day, Ace had grown used to the system in the state penitentiary. The first three months had been hell

cal attention afterward. From there on out, he'd changed his approach. Rather than fight back, he'd out-scheme them. He'd toughened himself

tworked with some inmates and got to learn how some of them think, how they wo

. His revenge. He had a plan in motion, he'd become friends w

ked it up and it was the second largest conglomerate in all of America with so many factions and lines of businesses in

there was no use holding onto some information. Almost like that, Ace had set the wheels of his plan in motion. And now that he was

nts, he was taken through a corridor and out of the facility

was finally a free man once again. He was free at last. He didn't know what to do, where to go

not knowing why he did that or wha

it?" He asked no

" And with that, he walked out o

walked in and grabbed a seat. Ordered a shot of liquor and picked up a

know, the right investments, the right markets. He was still sharp. Maybe sharper than before. He'd

ATM just across the street. He still had his credit card and his accounts weren't frozen, so he shou

river waited for him to get down once they'd

othes and everything else. What were the chances of him getting his belongings back? Wa

to the building, climbed the stairs, and knocked softly on the d

see him, she didn't show. She just stood there, blank-faced,

Liv."

bviously repulsed and uninteres

d, he didn't know how t

my clothes. Sorry some of my things were sti

im. Confused and feeling like a fool. He rested his head on the door frame, hands lim

r opened again and he turned just in time as a bag hit him in the face. Then came

get a restraining order." She s

at him in shame and mockery, he grabbed his bag and pr

ngers stepping out, found a cleared bench and sat on a corner looking out the window. He watched the windows as the train s