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
64.Diego spun on his chair. His expression was serious while he played with a Rubik's cube."Your sister is very vile. For years I've been patient. Now, I cannot wait to teach her a lesson for all she did!"Veronica was the impudent daughter who rebelled against him by running away.Dante became very furious when he thought of everything that happened in the past."Dad, she's immortal. You cannot hurt her." Right after talking, Diego spun around and faced the screen."What are you talking about? Is she now some goddess?" Angry at the crude remark from his son, Dante clenched his teeth, firing the sharp question.Contrary to his father's current mood, Diego remained composed and worked on his cube. There was no sign of remorse for what he said."She survived all those years in Italy. She survived the butcher house in Mexico. Even when you sent men to kill her, she still survived," the list was endless. Diego mumbled lazily and played with his toy."What's your point?" His father frown
65.Veronica fixed a stray strand of hair back into place. Purposely, she avoided his gaze.If she kept quiet, he'll suspect that something happened. But she had an excuse prepared which he would believe."Didn't you hear?" She asked slowly. "A man broke into a ward today and tried to hurt his wife who is a patient here."It was the perfect excuse, even better because she wasn't lying about the story.One of the patients was hospitalized because of domestic abuse from her gangster husband.The paranoid husband saw her with a male colleague and assumed she was cheating on him.When they got home, he confronted her about the affair but she argued back and defended her innocence.Her husband was already a regular abuser. Their argument heated up and resulted into a big fight.He beat her up until she was unconscious. Luckily, one of their neighbors came to her rescue.Before the police could arrest him, the husband got away. For her own safety, the woman was transferred to this facility
66.The blond hair… Her fierce green eyes…When he saw Dante's picture, he felt he looked familiar. The reason was clear now.All along, he had been with Dante's daughter. The female copy of her villainous father."You're his daughter…"The girl in the photo with a teddy. She was so young at that time. It would take time to process her true identity."You'd think it was an honor," Veronica muttered angrily. "Even a slug is better than his child."Old memories flooded her mind."He wasn't the best father. Heck, he wasn't even a father! He rather see us suffer than…" pausing, she punched the bed and screamed."What sort of father dehumanizes his own children!""What demon leads his daughter to the slaughter house as a sacrifice to other demons in his circle!""Selling your own child to a world of betrayal and pain and bloodshed!"Dante Guillermo was a monster in and out. He showed no mercy to his victims and his children were not exempted."Do you know, when I was six, the kind of games
67.The cold wind blew, ruffling the trees. Littered on the ground were brown and dried leaves. Just another autumn night in Chicago.Reese rubbed her arms and cursed. It was so cold and the jacket she was wearing wasn't of much help in shielding her from the harsh weather."Is tonight cursed by some witch or what?" She muttered angrily while she trailed up the alley.She just came out of the phone booth at the end of the street. In need of a place to stay for tonight, she called her friends.However, none of them could help her. Not when her brother had gone to each of them in search of his sister.Ivan stationed guards to watch over their houses just in case Reese came over.Why didn't she think her plan through?With all her thoughts focused on escaping, the idea of a place to stay never crossed her mind.Now, she was stranded with no place to go. Add to her troubles the unfriendly winds howling.Looking up, she was greeted by the shining stars illuminating the darkest parts of the
68.It was dark outside but the lights Illuminating the poolside made it as bright as day.In the water, two men were swimming, competing in a race.A few minutes later, the first man came out all drenched. Bearing the looks of a Greek god along with a tall glorious statue, he was the definition of perfection, currently looking like a model.Ethan combed his hair with his fingers as the water dripped down. Wearing only black trunks, his body was bare, exposed to the cold.Some of the female staff looked from the windows, marveling at his toned muscles.An eight pack and that chest… he was the weapon designed to bring all women to their knees.But wasn't it too cold out there? They worried that he might catch a cold.Colton was having a hard time catching up. He finally completed his ten laps in fifteen minutes.By the time he came out of the pool, Ethan was sitting on a sun bed, sipping some gin.Not raising his head, he asked lazily, "you done yet, slow tortoise?"Slightly, Colton fr
69.Sad, hurt and betrayed. Colton understood his boss's mood perfectly.Ethan valued trust above every other emotion in life. In his eyes, he was capable of protecting his loved ones. No one should hide anything from him. They shouldn't hesitate to tell him about their problems.Hence why he was angry at Veronica. A rift occured between them because she hid important details of her life from him.Their troubles will only grow if they distanced themselves from each other. Each person would suffer in pain for as long as this feud continued.Colton knew he had to be the pacifist and restore their relationship."Sir, don't you think you're being too hard on Miss. Morgan?" He asked tentatively. The best way to go about this was to be gentle and gradual."How dare you accuse me of that? She's the one at fault!" As always, Ethan's volatile temper sparked.In this case, he wasn't in the wrong. Veronica kept secrets from him that were equivalent to life itself.That night, they would have lo
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