Gina crossed her leg and listened as her spy filled her in over the phone. She was shocked to hear about the extent Scorpion was going to just for a girl he did not have a future with.She found it disturbing that this girl already had someone she loved yet Scorpion refused to let her go and was trying to force her to love him. He had said that she should not interfere in his life until they got married but if she turned a blind eye to what was going on there may be no wedding.She didn't believe that Scorpion will go back on his word and allow the gangs to go to war because of a little girl, she also could not imagine not getting married to Scorpion. He was the only absolute love of her life and she had kept herself for him all her life. If this so-called Ava was going to be a problem, then she was going to have to put a bullet through her. She had just come back to Bangkok after so many years. Coincidentally, she met Scorpion's dad, Felix when she came down from her jet. Due to the
Richard and Damon paced up and down as they both tried to figure out what to do. They had lodged into a different hotel just in case Scorpion decided to go after them while in their hotel rooms. After a while, Richard said he wanted to get some air and left Damon who fell sadly on the bed and tried to recall the brief sweet moments he had shared with Ava. While he was outside, Richard's phone rang. He saw that it was an unfamiliar number and quickly answered it just in case Ava had found a way to contact him once again. However, he was disappointed when he heard a man's voice.The voice said, "hi, Richard."Richard did not find the voice familiar so he asked, "who is this?"The man replied, "I am a friend and a fellow officer like you. I heard about what went down yesterday. All you need to know is that we have a common enemy and I can help you if you are willing to help me. We can work together my friend."Richard immediately hung up without bothering to reply but he received a text
Ace closed his eyes and tried to rein in his anger. He didn't want to shout at his dad because their underlings were standing just outside the door. As the former leader of The Black Scorpions, he needed to show his dad some respect but he hated being forced into a corner or compelled to do something he did not like.He briefly imagined Ava's reaction after meeting with Gina and sighed. He could not endanger Ava's life in that way. He hadn't seen Gina in years so he needed to meet with her anyway to understand what she was really capable of. He stared at his father and finally conceded. "Fine, I will meet Gina tomorrow but remember, no one is allowed to go near Ava, and Gina is not welcome in my house. I hope we understand each other, dad?"Felix nodded his head in agreement before Ace walked out and headed upstairs. Felix was really surprised at how much Ace had changed in such a short while. He never argued with him before and always did whatever he said but now he was even threate
Ace drove over to the Fierce Pythons' mansion. He was led into a beautifully decorated room while his men waited outside the room. After a while, Gina came out from another room smiling, with a bottle of champagne and two empty glasses in her hands.Ace stared at her without smiling. When he was young, he had considered her to be very beautiful but after he grew up, her beauty faded in his eyes and he saw her just like he did every other girl. She smiled seductively at him, placed the bottle and glasses on the table, and threw herself at him.Ace pushed her away from his body but she pounced on him once again and began to kiss him, staining his lips with her lipstick. He pushed her harder this time and as she fell to the ground, and stood up immediately from the couch. "Is this why you called me here?" He asked angrily.He turned and began walking to the door but Gina stood up and said, "we haven't seen each other in four years and this is how you treat me? Is it because of her?"Ace
Gina smiled at Ava, " you are one sweet girl, Ava. It's a shame that we can't be friends. Later in the evening, come out of your room. You can say you want to see the sunset or the stars or whatever. Use whatever you feel would work for you and make sure you are outside before Ace gets back.I will make arrangements for the phone to be handed to you. Is that clear?""Yes, it is" Ava replied. She stood up the moment Gina did and walked her to the door. When she had gone, Ava went to sit sadly on the bed. She did not want to betray Ace again but she didn't have any other choice.Her life was in grave danger and a bloodbath was looming but more importantly Ace didn't give her any reasonable guarantees, not that she needed any though. He claimed he loved her but he was busy having sex with Gina. She wasn't going to wait around for him to turn her into his side bitch because if the two gangs didn't end up going to war, that was what was going to happen.Under normal circumstances, she wou
Ava woke up in the morning to discover that Ace had left as it had become his new routine. He had told her the previous night that he had meetings that his dad mandated him to attend but Ava doubted him because she believed that he was spending most of his time with Gina. His schedule suddenly became packed when Gina came back into the country, did he think that she was stupid?The reason why he came back early yesterday was probably because Gina had bailed on him and came to see her instead. Of course, he would not want Gina to convince her to leave because he was happy to keep her as his prisoner.She noticed that her breakfast had been served and got up from bed. At least, Ace always made sure that she had her most important meal of the day.After brushing her teeth and taking her bath, Ava had her breakfast and requested for the plates to be taken away. Once that was done, she made sure the door was properly locked and took out the phone she had hidden in the pocket of her gown la
Ace looked around his safe house in contentment. He could not devote much of his time to it because he kept attending different meetings and negotiations which he believed his father deliberately sent him to do so as to keep him busy.His father had told him that since he was the leader of the Black Scorpions, it was important for him to deal with their business partners personally. He was only able to come to his safe house after the meetings and he always sent his underlings back home each time because he could not afford for anyone of them to find out about this place.He just needed to stock the place with a few more necessary supplies and it would be all set. He had one more meeting tomorrow and then he was going to take a break. He decided that after stocking the place tomorrow, he would move Ava at night. That will give him the opportunity to spend more time with her. And, it would also keep her safe from whatever Gina or his father may be planning.He didn't know if Ava did
Morning came quicker than Ava had hoped. When she woke up from sleep, she realized that Ace was still lying beside her. She turned her body and stared at him. Why did she have to wake up to him by her side on a day that she really needed him gone?She wished she could say goodbye to him but that wasn't going to be possible as she would only end up giving herself away. Ace woke up and realized that Ava was already awake. He told her about his plans for the day and asked that they shower together.After bathing, Ace ate breakfast with Ava and kissed her goodbye. When he had left, Ava waited to hear from Gina. She wanted to know when precisely her plan of escaping would begin but she didn't know how to reach her since she didn't give her number to her. Gina had said she was going to call her when the time was right but Ava wished that she could speak to her at that moment to understand how everything would work out. She thought of going out to ask Ace's dad who hated her but was apparen
When the quarterly gang meeting ended, Ace took hold of Ava's hand and left the venue.His father had already returned to the Black Scorpions mansion and was waiting for him. With Black Axe as their driver, Ava and Ace got into the car and went to the mansion.As they made their way into the house, all the gang members came out and bowed before Ace. He looked at them one after the other and saw those who were responsible for the fights within the gang. The expressions on their faces already showed that they were guilty as they carried nothing but fear.Ace nodded at them all and whispered a few words into the ears of Black Axe who was by his side before leading Ava into the mansion.His father was waiting for him in his private room and Ace headed right there with Ava in his hand.When he got to the door, the gang member who was guarding it bowed and said, "I'm sorry Scorpion but she's not allowed to enter.""It's fine. I'll just wait for you outside." Ava said but Ace wasn't having it
Valerie woke up in the morning and looked at the time. Today was the day she had been waiting for—the day the result of her interview would arrive. She got up and met her elder brother, Julius, who was in the living room."Good morning, Julius," she greeted him."Morning, darling," he replied.She sat on the couch sadly. "What is the problem?" he asked."Well, the result will be coming in today. I'm just so anxious and afraid," Valerie explained."Why? Come on, you graduated as one of the best in your college. Besides, you aced your interview," Julius reassured her."That's what they said," Valerie replied, "but I heard that people who get jobs in that hospital are highly connected. Although it has always been my dream to work at 'Best Diagnostics', I'm afraid it's not just about qualifications and skills."Julius comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, listen to me, my dear sister. Just do your best and everything will work out in your favor.""I hope so," Valerie replied. "It should arr
TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS LATERAndre drove over to Sky Hills with his best friend and most trusted underling. They sat in his car, waiting. After a while, he looked at his time and then his best friend, Drew, and asked, "Are you certain that Bull will be here?""Of course, I would never lie to you," Drew replied. "He has bitten off more than he can chew, and this is the best opportunity. He should know that he doesn't stand a chance against the leader of the Black Scorpions. He is nothing before you."Andre nodded. "Yeah, today is the day he gets to say goodbye to this world. But what about backup?""They were waiting at the agreed location but they will be arriving very soon."While Andre and Drew were still waiting in the car, Andre noticed other men arriving in different cars with the Black Scorpion logo on their number plates. He smiled, "Good, backup is here." The words had barely left his mouth when they all began to shoot at his car."What is going on?" he exclaimed, looking at Dre
Ace smiled at Ava, "Hello, princess."She ran to the bed and hugged him as she cried."It's okay," he said. "I'm sorry, baby." Black Axe opened the door and walked in at that point. Ace looked at him with eyes that said, "I asked you not to do this, so why did you do it?" Black Axe smiled, "I'm sorry, boss. I know you wanted to protect Ava, but I had to do this for both of you. I couldn't see her being so miserable, and I also need you to get well as soon as possible. I know that having Ava here will achieve that. Please forgive me. I will take whatever punishment you give." Ace smiled. "As if.....I guess you know me better than I know myself, and you know what's best for me. Thank you, Black Axe. Thank you very much."Black Axe nodded and turned to leave, but Ava got up and said, "Hold on Black Axe. Thank you so much. I wish there was a way I can repay you for everything." "Just make Ace happy, that's all I ask." After Black Axe left, Ava went back to the bed and hugged Ace, "Oh
ONE WEEK LATER Ace opened his eyes and surveyed the room he was lying in. It was a hotel room, and he immediately recognized it as his own private hotel that was not open to the public. Only Black Axe knew about this place, so the fact that he was here meant that Black Axe had brought him here. He recollected what had transpired—he was shot but he fell into the water. Just before he lost consciousness, Black Axe pulled him out and took him away. He recalled that Gina and her men had been pursuing Ava. Ignoring his pain, he sat upright and began to sweat profusely, "Ava, what must have happened to Ava?"At that moment, Black Axe entered the room and happily said, "Boss, you have opened your eyes." "What about Ava?" Ace desperately inquired. "She survived," Black Axe replied. A sigh of relief escaped Ace's lips. "Thank you, thank you so much, Axe." He laid back on the bed and asked, "What happened? How did she survive?""Well, her police officer friend, Richard, came to her rescu
Ace led Ava into the house and they both settled in. Ava noticed that Ace had already stocked both the kitchen and refrigerator with all the necessary items. "So smart and thoughtful," she said to herself.Ace insisted on cooking for the both of them despite Ava's disapproval. She wanted to do the cooking because Ace had already done so much throughout the day but in the end, she couldn't win against him.Ace wanted to make the day amazing for her and it included making lunch for her. He had decorated one of the rooms with inscriptions on the walls because he wanted to ask Ava to marry him. He locked the door though because he did not want Ava to figure out the surprise he had for her. When he insisted on cooking alone, Ava let him have his way and went outside the house.She stood at the top and stared at the water below. It was so beautiful that she could not resist taking a few pictures with her new phone. After taking some pictures, she began to make a video. An idea suddenly oc
Ava pulled Ace's face closer and kissed him. Ace kissed her back and in no time, they were both naked, while his fingers played with the folds in between her legs. When he got a feel of her juice, he entered into her and their bodies became one as they swore their undying love for each other.Gina sat inside her bedroom thinking about her wedding to Ace which would happen in four days. At least, something good came out of her injuries.She knew for a fact that Ace would not allow the war to take place so his only choice would be to marry her. If he insisted on keeping Ava by his side after their marriage, she will turn a blind eye to it until after giving birth to a child for him.She would use the child and force Ace to give up Ava. After that, she would have her revenge, and no matter how upset he would get if he found out the truth, Ace wouldn't be able to cause any harm to the mother of his child.While Gina was still daydreaming, her father received a call from Ace's dad. He was
The next morning, both Ace and Ava left his guest house in the company of his underlings. Ace told them to go ahead of him because wanted to do something first. They parted ways and his underlings went to the Black Scorpions' Mansion but Black Axe secretly followed Ace."Why aren't we going to the Black Scorpions' mansion?" Ava asked Ace when they were alone."I need to ensure your safety first," Ace replied. "For now, I will drop you off at my safe house. I don't want your life to be unnecessarily put in danger." Ava nodded her head, "Okay, Ace."Ace parked his car by the roadside and Black Axe noticed him and Ava come out of the car and head into the supermarket. He recalled that night when they had searched for Ace around there and became convinced that Ace had a personal hideout. He decided to give him his privacy and waited for him on the other side of the road.Ace typed in the password and opened the door, after which he let Ava in. Once they were inside, he changed into a ne
After making sure that Gina had been thrown out, Ace went to Ava and lifted her off the ground.His underlings watched in silence as he took her into the house. They knew that what had just happened would bring about unfavorable consequences.The gang member who had given away Ace's location felt deep regret and worried that Ace would be very interested in knowing how Gina came to know about his whereabouts.However, how Gina came to be in his guest house was the last thing on Ace's mind. He laid Ava on the bed and placed his hand on her stomach, "Does it still hurt? Are you feeling pain in any other part of your body?"Tears fell from Ava's eyes as she replied, "I was in pain but I'm much better now and I am very worried about you. With what just happened, I fear that your life will be in danger."Ace wiped Ava's tears, "I am very sorry, princess. I've said that I would protect you but today you got hurt right in front of me. I never should have turned my back on Gina. I was struggli