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Chapter 2 - Johnson Grey

Outside the prison gate, a convoy of ten black rolls Royces are parked neatly three hundred metres opposite the prison. Inside one of the cars, two ladies sit with anticipation.

Ten minutes later Johnson Grey is seen walking through the gate and standing below the bus stop stand.

Soon after a limited edition dodge Challenger SRT hellcat parked in front of him and he gets in the car.

------- an hour before Johnson Grey's release --------

Inside the warden's office as warden Micheal leaves, the lady smiles with interest as she replays the footage over and over again. A while later an old man wearing a butler's attire enters the room.

He bows and report "lady Alicia there is a problem, Ethan Park's son is trending again for assault." The smile on the lady's face disappears as soon as the old man finished talking.

Alicia Steele been a lady from a wealthy family in the UK, her fate was sealed to marry the first born son of the Park family. Alicia was always against it, been said that Ethan Park's son Steve Park is a born playboy with hundreds of scandals.

Then seven months ago someone emailed her a case of a convict in the USA. The proof and procedures were rushed and he was convicted. Everything seemed normal until she saw something else. The guy was almost identical to Steve Park except for his darker skin tone.

The guy ' Johnson Grey ' didn't even flinch when taken away and most of all Jason Park, Ethan's brother was present. All this could not be coincidental, so she paid a hefty price to investigate the case.

A retrial was granted and Johnson Grey was acquitted early. All this was under wraps as it involved big weeds.

--------( Alicia Steele's P.O. V)--------

I was having fun in New York City as I waited for the release of Johnson Grey. It is the fourth day since coming to New York City, I traveled with Catherine Smith my best friend.

She has been watching a video from the CCTV footage of the prison all day long. Today I caught her daydreaming and when I asked her,Cathy with no shame loudly screams saying "So sorry bestie,curiosity got the better of me as I watched the video clip of the prison. The entrance scene is hotter than any blockbuster movies I have watched."

That's Catherine Smith for you,a genius hacker, mathematics champion and also woman of culture who spends almost everything on mangas and games.

I slapped her daydreaming face and demand "what else." She hmphs with dissatisfaction hands me another ipad with only basic information.

The information reads Johnson Grey,twenty three years old, one ninety six cm tall, brown skinned, pure black eyes and hair athletic build, Asian - American heritage, once hailed as the talent of the century in both physics and biology, youngest man to pass university enrollment exams at age of fifteen years old and serving jail sentence for attempted rape.

I feel like something is missing as there is nothing about his family. Cathy shruggs off her shoulders symbolizing not knowing. This gesture makes me even more curious as Cathy is ranked second on the hacker list in the dark webb.

"You are going to the prison, make sure to hack into system I want to know what happened that changed a bookworm to a fighter." Cathy protests but does it in the end

--------end of P. O. V ---------

Back to present, inside the hellcat Johnson Grey enters the car with an indifferent look. A handsome guy with well proportioned body seats in the driver's seat.

"You're late fatty what was the hold up?" Johnson Grey asked coldly. "Ohhh come on boss, I'm not a fatty anymore look at me,*showing off his biceps and abbs*I look good don't you think." Sarcastically Johnson asked"what five years away and that is all you can do,loose weight huh."

Annoyed with the remarks the guy replies loudly "boss, I Maxwell Brooks am now a business man with friends all over the globe. My net worth is over three hundred million dollars l...." "Ok stop bragging and drive I want to see grandma Victoria." Johnson abruptly interrupted Maxwell.

Maxwell acknowledge it and starts car leaving at a moderate speed. After a while Maxwell speaks up"Hey boss, grandma Victoria left the states and went home three days ago. Before leaving she said that I should give you this*handing out a bag*" Johnson Grey takes the bag and slowly drift to sleep.

Maxwell slowly sighs and makes a call "hey old man, l have him but he is sleepy so book a flight back home in five days.", with that he ends the call.

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On Alicia's side, Cathy hands Alicia a blank laptop saying"That guy is not simple, his records have been erased completely. " Alicia is stunned as her curiosity continues to build up.

A bodyguard then knocks on her window symbolizing it's time to go. Alicia then turns to her driver "George follow them while the rest go back to the mansion." George tries to argue but one look was enough to silence him.

" Cathy hack the police department to know who picked up Johnson Grey." Alicia orders as she looks at the laptop screen. The car drives in silence as the only sound being Cathy's fast typing.

A while later a photo with details of Maxwell Brooks appears on the screen surprising Cathy even more. She reads slowly " Maxwell Brooks, twenty five years old,son of a Peter Brooks a lecturer in Chicago, businessman from age twenty one and have net worth of nearly five hundred million dollars. He is arrogant and narcissistic, rarely shows himself and a car enthusiast, a normal fat guy before twenty years."

This information surprise Alicia as nobody in the world can be a multi millionaire without a backing from powerful family or organization. Questions fill her head as how can one be rich in a flush. Cathy continues "He is the chairman of grand jewel designs and modification company, this company deals with modification of cars, mansions, private yachts and private plains all over the world."

Alicia Steele laughs mischievously "well well well, Cathy my dear friend I'm sorry for doubting your intuitions but this Johnson Grey guy gets more interesting.*before Cathy can speak, Alicia continues*tell me how did someone who took journalism course turn toa multi millionaire. His family is nothing special and he has almost no friends at all. This can only mean one thing, Johnson Grey has a hand in this "