56."Here, ma'am. It's so beautiful and incredibly lucky. Just after I hung it there, you woke up. Isn't it magical?"Unbeknownst to Evie Young, the lady holding the emerald was lost in a trance, struck by fear.Her face paled the moment she held the pendant in her shaking hands.If there was a better way of saying, I FOUND YOU, it was through this pendant.Never leaving loose ends, she was very careful and hid herself from the monster. How on earth did he find her after many years?Veronica grasped the sheet under her as fresh fear dawned on her. When the clown handed this pendant to her that evening in the parking lot, she did not take a good look at it.Now that she recognized it, she realized the grave mistake she committed by ignoring it."You know, it's been in my house for months. My mum found it in my laundry and returned it so I brought it here."Evie thought Veronica was silent because she was dumbfounded, stunned by the beauty and distinct craftsmanship of the pendant. So,
57.Black Shades And Grey.Whatever Arrow expected, it was not this club in front of him. He rubbed his neck and groaned.A fourteen hour drive from New York only to find a night club at address 255-769-02?"What's the use of keeping a night club coded on your phone? That Dizon Fortaleza was a psycho," beside him, one of his men said, also disappointed.A warehouse or safehouse maybe. Probably some other significant building but certainly not a club.What could spell a bigger waste of time? They were all disappointed.As it was still day time, the club was not operating. A few people walked in and out.Staring at the building for a while, Arrow began to think from a different angle. He struck his chin and hummed."Fortaleza worked at a casino. His records state he's been arrested a couple of times for dealing with drugs and getting involved in fights. What's your bet that this club isn't a cover for drug dealers?"Many drug transactions between dealers and customers happened in popula
58.It was like hitting two birds with one stone.Arrow's men were at the counter drinking when two guys showed up, bawling about some matters.While ordering their drinks, they spoke about their boss and the problems they had to deal with.One of those problems was Spence Darkwood. In the club, they talked carelessly about him, unintentionally slipping a clue about his location to the listening ears of Arrow's men."Spence Darkwood escaped to Philadelphia a week after Jackson disappeared. That's why we couldn't find him in New York.""Their boss sent him there himself so they don't his current location. They only know he's in Philadelphia.""Their boss sounds like a smart bastard," Arrow reckoned. He purposely kept his men in the dark about Spence's new hideout.If anyone got them, they wouldn't be able to give information that they didn't have. In the end, it would be a waste of time."But that's not the only thing we got," the second man said, smirking hard."We got into a conversa
59."What do you mean it was a trap? How could they have found out that you were coming?!" Exasperated, Ethan waved a hand angrily in the air.On the other end of the line, Arrow looked over his injured men and sighed."I really don't know, sir," he said, running a frustrated hand through his hair. "They were prepared for us. Almost like they knew we were coming."When they arrived the warehouse, it was almost empty. The few guards outside were easily subdued.Inside the building, there were huge stacks of boxes filled with drugs and counterfeit money. A few cases contained guns."Boss, this is all cocaine and ecstasy," one of the men yelled out after analyzing the drugs.Warehouse 45-331-90 was a storage unit for hard drugs supplied all over Chicago hence the large quantities in the wooden cases.The drugs, cash and weapons were enough evidence against the person who owned it."What do we do sir? Do we call the police or just raid this place as planned?" Another man asked as he dropp
60."Would one of your enemies target me again? Possibly kill me this time?" She demanded fearlessly.His illegal businesses were not a secret to her. Two years ago, she witnessed her brother crack open her kidnapper's head with an axe.Ivan did not know but the other kidnapper placed a camera in the lobby where the action took place.At that time, the Chinese men kidnapped her to get revenge over some mafia murder Ivan was responsible for.The best target was his sister. They were going to rape and kill her as revenge for the death of their brother.Ivan went crazy, pulling all his resources to find his sister. He rescued her from the kidnappers before they could harm her.When he encountered the first kidnapper in the lobby, he engaged in a fight with him and ended up slashing his head, unaware of the surveillance camera in the lobby.Before that, his sister adored him. In her eyes, he was the perfect brother figure with a successful career.Their bond was unbreakable.Ivan might ha
61.He was holding some colorful balloons that had smiley faces on them in one hand and a bouquet of lilies in the other.Looking immaculate and breathtakingly handsome in his well tailored Italian suit, the balloons did not fit with his imposing appearance.They were alone in the ward. The nurse had finished her morning round and she wasn't sure when Evie would come back.This man could do anything to her and no one would find out. She was sure he had taken preventive measures before coming into the ward.A skilled assassin was very careful and would never leave traces of evidence behind.Frightened to her core, Veronica scrambled up the bed, her back plastering on the bed post like a cornered cat."Wha-what are you- doing here?" Just like her trembling body, her question was a stuttering mess.He looked over her terrified form and smirked ruthlessly. "What else little sister? I'm here for you."Okay, that part was pretty obvious. Which led to the next question, "how did you find me?
62.At the Chicago O'Hare International Airport…It was early in the morning yet the airport was bustling with activities, busy people moving in and out with their bags and belongings.At that moment, a Mercedes-Maybach SUV drove into the airport followed by several other vehicles of similar brands.All eyes were on them.Whoever would make such a grand entrance had to be a celebrity or some other important person.Several guards in black suits jumped out of the vehicles and surrounded the maybach.One of them opened the door and a young female stepped out.As she did not want to come here, Reese did not bother with dressing up in a formal outfit for her flight.She was wearing a white oversized tee and her jean shorts paired with white high top sneakers.Her hair was packed into two messy buns at the sides of her hair with some free strands falling over her face.Keeping a bare face, the only makeup she applied was mascara and a thin glaze of pink lipgloss.Her look was simple yet sh
63.That familiar voice, deep and sultry.... Reese froze. Goosebumps enveloped her body.Quickly, her head snapped to the man who spoke. Immediately, her eyes widened and she trembled.'Fuck, fuck, fuck! What kind of luck do I have? Of all people, why him!'Tattoos snaked out of his shirt to his neck. Her eyes fell on the familiar phrase tatted on his fingers which gripped the steering wheel.The night at the club, she did not pay enough attention to the full sleeve tattoos on his thick hands.She trailed up from his huge biceps which were larger than her thighs put together to his sharp side profile.Reese was still staring when his voice broke into her ears.Not taking his eyes from the road, Arrow said casually, "nice choice of wardrobe. Doesn't seem like you at all."While the girl at Black Shades And Grey looked reserved and elegant, the one beside him in the car right now looked like someone applying for a job in some stripper club.Well, Reese did not appreciate his tone. She s
Ethan's phone began to ring aloud. He opened his eyes from a short sleep. “Who is calling?” He thought in his head. He checked it and he saw it was an unknown number.“It could be my investigator!” He thought in his head and immediately, he picked up the call.“Hello!” He said, expecting the recipient to start speaking.“Hello, Mr Ethan. I have all the evidence that Mr Morgan was the person that killed his wife!” He said to him.Ethan was excited, because that was good news. “Where should I meet you to get the evidence?” He asked him.He sighed. “Sir! Meet me at Grace broadcasting station,” he said to him.Ethan was taken aback by his words. “Why that place?” He asked him.“I do not have much time to explain things. There is a change of plan and to make Mr Morgan pay that is the only way we can do it. He is too connected to be reported to the police,” he said to him.“Okay! I understand you.”He ended the call right away.Ethan sat down in dismay. He was in thoughts as to what to do
“Damn!” Trish expressed his in-depth stress.“Sir! Won't you mind going home now?” He asked him.Trish took a look at him. “You are right. I was wondering if I could finish with this, but I am very much exhausted. I need to get going,” he said to him.“That would be better for your well-being,” he said.Trish widened his eyes. He left his company in the evening and he entered the car. Driving through the arduous distance, he got home. He stepped down from his car and walked to his apartment. He checked his pocket to bring out his keys but he couldn't find it.“Where is my key? Did I forget it at work?” He started panicking.While he was in the middle of this, he heard a loud cough from behind him. He shook even to his feet. He wasn't expecting such an intrusion and that was what scared him, because the person was so close to him.He turned to see who it was. Glancing at his face down his body, he didn't recognize him.“Who are you by the way? And why did you barge on me like that?”
Morgan opened his eyes after a very long sleep. He looked sideways, he saw the light had brightened the surface. He raised his head and grinded his teeth.“Now is the time to take my daughter down! Just like I killed her mother. I need to shut her light and put her out of the game before she becomes my total headache,” he thought in his head.Morgan hadn't in his life feared before until now. A lot had happened.He felt he was being monitored by someone, but he didn't know until it turned out they were his past foes and enemies.Morgan's phone started ringing out. “Hello! Who is this?” Morgan strained out. He was expecting someone he had commissioned to a task.“You have 3 more days, Morgan. If not, things wouldn't go easy with you,” the caller threatened him.Morgan's illegal cartel was in danger. His deals had been affected greatly and it had caused sloppy growth for his company.This didn't affect only his company but it affects everything that had to do with him.Morgan stepped do
“My father's name is….” She called his full name, with the address of his house and the places he visits often.She unlocked her phone and showed him his picture. “This is how he looks. Let me send it to your phone,” she said to him.“Okay!” He brought out his phone and collected it from her.Back to Ethan. “For this job, I will pay you a million dollars. But now, I will give half payment when you are done, I will pay you the rest. Do we have an understanding?” He asked him.“Yes, sir!” He replied at once. “If you are going to call, Message or hold a physical meeting… for calls and messages, use a private unknown number so it can't be traced easily. For private meetings, come in disguise so you won't be followed,” Ethan explained all his rules to him.“Consider it done, sir!” He said to him.“Good! your account number, please,” he said to him.Without further ado, he told him his account number and boom, Ethan had the money transferred at once.“I have transferred the money,” he said
Ethan exhaled. He walked up to his clothings and wore them. Just then, Veronica's phone started ringing.“Baby! Your phone is ringing,” he alerted Veronica.“Help me bring it,” Veronica gave a loud shout from within.Ethan picked up the phone. He didn't look at his face. He went to the bathroom and gave it to her. But he stylishly swayed his eyes not to see her body.“Thank you!” Veronica said after she collected the phone from him. Checking the person calling, she discovered it was the man they had called early yesterday.“Baby! It is the same man that wasn't picking yesternight,” she informed him.“Huh! Let me pick It then,” he said and immediately collected the phone from her. He picked the call.“Hello!” He said with a loud voice.“Hello, this is Baldwin, a private investigator,” he replied.“Yes, Mr Baldwin. This is Ethan. I exhausted my call card over there. Can we see this morning?” He asked.Mr Baldwin halted. He thought about it for a while. He looked through all his schedule
The both of them walked into the hotel. “Good evening?” Ethan said to the reception.“Good evening. How can we help you?” The receptionist asked him.Ethan exhaled and swallowed the saliva in his mouth. “I want a room,” he said to her.“Oh. Okay. A room! What type of room? Or just any room would do?” She asked so she could know their specifications.“Not any room! We need a classic room at least in the average with a minimum night pay,” he explained to her.The reception checked the room available quickly. “Okay, the only average room available is room 40 and it's going for just three hundred dollars per night,” she said to him.Ethan looked at Veronica. It was a nice price. They realized they could actually stay there for days.“Okay! I will be staying here. Can I have my room key already?” he asked her.“Okay! When you are checking out tomorrow, will you pay?” She asked him.Ethan looked at her and he wondered if something urgent happened that required them running, so, he made the
Ethan got there, “I was asked to make payment of three hundred dollars here, this is my card,” he extended it to them.“Okay!” One of them collected it. He deducted the money at once. When he was at the door, he collected the receipt from him.Ethan walked up to him, he slammed the receipt on his hand. “That is your receipt. Start my work, please,” he said to her.“Okay!” The man folded the receipt into his pocket. He started repainting the car.Ethan went directly to Veronica. He exhaled. “I know you are angry, Ethan! Calm your nerves, it's not worth it to be angry here,” she said to him.Ethan sighed. “The man is actually a ridiculous one. Telling us to pay when he hadn't even touched the car. I promise to bash him if he doesn't paint the car well,” he said to her.Veronica glanced at her. “It's better you stop getting angry unnecessarily, my dear. Look at how he is doing it. I bet he can't make a single mistake,” she said to him.Ethan was taken aback by her words. “Whose side are
Ethan noticed a slight panic in her voice. “Don't panic, baby! We'll be fine!” He said to her.Veronica glanced at him. “I am not panicking. I am just wondering if you have a solution to this problem?” She asked him.Ethan glared at her but he quickly faced the road. “Anyways! Do you have a solution, cause I don't,” he said to her.Veronica licked her teeth. “Okay! The solution to this is to drive to a location we are not going to!” She said to him.Ethan sighed. He was left unsatisfied. That wasn't the solution he was looking out for. “I don't think changing location or route would be the best thing to do,” he said to her.Veronica was surprised. “Why did you say that? This car is practically following us!” She alarmed. Her voice was filled with an air of distrust.Ethan sighed. “I know you don't trust me, but you will have to do this. I know the best thing to do here. This is the best opportunity for us to get evidence against Morgan. Why don't you bring out your phone and take pic
“Are you expecting someone?” Veronica asked him, considering his facial expression.“Huh!” “No, I am not expecting anyone,” he said to her.Veronica exhaled. “Let me check the door!” She stood on her feet and walked forward.Ethan was at watch. He wanted to see the outcome.“Who is there?” Veronica asked immediately as she reached for the door.“It's the room service, mam!” She said to her.Veronica was quite surprised. “No one called the room service. Why are they here?” She has it in mind that there would be an ulterior motive to it all.“We did not call the room service. Why are you here then?” She asked her.“I brought your food. You are in a classic hotel. You don't need to order, we know what to do,” she said aloud.“Wow!” That word came out of her lips involuntarily. She was taken aback by that statement of hers.She opened the door immediately.“Good morning, mam!” She greeted her.Veronica glanced at her. Right in front of her was a young, adorable lady. She held a long tray