9. The Fool!

Author's POV

Later that night, Laurence messaged Mikhail and called him in the club when he found out that he had saved Marona.

When Mikhail entered the VIP area, he saw Laurence fucking some stripper on the couch. 

Mikhail sat by the bar counter and waited for him to finish his business while looking at him disgusted. The other stripper tried to approach him but he dismissed her. Since he has been with Marona, it has become difficult to imagine any other girl and he has been struggling with this feeling for years now. 

When Laurence was done, he pushed away the girl from him and sat beside him while fixing his clothes. Mikhail shifted a bit away from him, feeling disgusted. He hates Laurence more than he hates his father and he has earned his wrath too. Mikhail is not someone who acts in rage, he keeps his calm and then does things. Impulsive decisions are not in his nature. 

Laurence is his elder but he has never acted like one, he was always selfish, arrogant and greedy for the throne and he is doing everything to take it. He is playing politics, trying to take businessmen in his favor, trying to collect as much as support he could. Rafael and Mikhail waited for him to play his dirty politics and waited until he crossed his limits, now when Laurence has crossed all the limits. It's time to put it to the end. 

"What's the point of going to some random girl when you have a good and beautiful wife?"

Mikhail circled the rim of his glass while scowling in disgust. Till now he didn't try to separate Marona from him because he thought Laurence will keep her safe but he was wrong. He thought he loved her but he was just using her and it boiled Mikhail's blood.

Laurence chuckled mockingly. 

"A good wife is just for the society, a good woman is mandatory to keep your image good in front of the people. Look at Marona, she is a good obedient wife who makes people think that I have control in my house. Uncontrolled women make you dirty in front of people. She is good but boring, too boring"

Mikhail clenched his angry jaw as he stared at the glass in his hold. 

"So you married her to use her?..."

He knows but he wants to hear it from him.

"Of course, you really think that I'll fall for a fat girl like her? But she was good & obedient so why not. You ask her to sit, she sits. You ask her to stand, she stands. Dumb Bitch"

He chuckled while shaking his head. 

Mikhail took a deep breath to control his anger. He knew that Laurence was always into slim girls and not curvy girls like Marona. But Marona is beautiful, she isn't fat but curvy. She has a breathtaking hourglass body which some women pray for. 

"Why have you called me here?"

"I know you have the file. Give it back or else I'll tell my father that you stole it from my room."

Laurence warned, he knows that Mikhail is dangerous for him because he has messed up a big time. 

Mikhail let out a mocking chuckle. 

"Father? How long are you going to hide behind your father, Laurence? Grow some balls and come out from the protection of your father and Marona."

He always hides behind his father's power and Marona's innocence which is his facade in the society.

Laurence could see in his eyes that Mikhail is not at all intended to give the file back which has all the information of hidden warehouses and code locations of the Delgado family which can give power to the person who gets it. 

"I am not playing with it, Mikhail... I want that file back."

He grew restless and angry.

"It's with Rafael"

Mikhail smirked when he saw Laurence's face draining colors. Everyone knows that Laurence doesn't mess with Rafael because he is insecure of him. Rafael is more intelligent than Laurence, he is not a coward, he has a better understanding of decisions and matters than Laurence. He was always scared that Rafael would impress his father and the throne would go to him, so he tried to gather power outside the Delgado family which included businessmen, Politicians and what not. Only if he knows that Mikhail already has them in his pockets for Rafael and they are only with Laurence until Mikhail wants. 

"I love when I see you shaking with Rafael's name"

Laurence grabbed the glass of alcohol nervously. 

"Why are you so loyal to Rafael?... Since childhood, you are with him and then that bastard Damon came with his siblings. I am your elder brother, you should be happy for me."

He complained. 

Mikhail shook his head. 

"When did you act like an elder brother for me?"

Laurence couldn't answer his question because he was never there for anyone but for himself. It was Rafael & Damon who supported Mikhail at every step of his life. Laurence always supported dirty doings of his father for power and that's why Leonardo is so fond of Laurence because he is just like him. 

"He killed our mother but you never cared, he harassed our sisters in front of you and you never bothered to stop him. You had influence on him and you could have stopped it if you wanted but you never cared. Not for anyone else but at least you should have cared for Marona. Your blood didn't boil when he touched your wife? Even Leonardo was possessive of his women, he never let any man touch them when they were with him but look at you. You are an updated version of him"

"Look, I don't have time for all that... I am not a hero, they should protect themselves and why would my blood boil? Those girls are not my sisters, they are from another women. Who knows if they have Dad's blood in them or not... And I don't love Marona, I don't feel anything for that fat bitch. She is just a showpiece in my house which increases my reputation in front of people. People touch and check showpieces, I don't think there is anything wrong with it... But I care about you, I'll give you the best position if you come to me and leave Rafael. He can't give you anything, I'll be the King soon."

Laurence tried to bribe him. It was important for him to get Mikhail on his side because currently he is the only one who can be called the brain of the Delgado system. Within a short span of time, Mikhail has understood the whole system and he also plays his silent games. 

Mikhail laughed at him mockingly but he was boiling from inside.

"You are a fool, Laurence... Rafael is my brother, who are you?"

Laurence scowled and looked away madly, it was now final that he wouldn't agree to leave Rafael.

"I have something which you want, if you want it then you have to leave Rafael. Leave him and come to my side, you will get everything you want."

"You don't have anything which I can't make mine"

Mikhail smirked. 

Laurence chuckled arrogantly and looked at him. 

"Marona! I have the woman you want and desire"

Mikhail didn't react, he let him talk. he knows that Laurence is with Marona because he knew that Mikhail had eyes on her. 

"One of the reasons I proposed to her was to teach you a lesson. I knew you had feelings for her and that's why you killed everyone who were witnesses of Jenna's case but you didn't kill Marona. You just used 0.1% of your skills and power to scare her so she can keep her mouth shut..." 

He mocked.

"You didn't even slap her, you must be so flattered for her... Why didn't you kill her when father asked you to kill her? I told you to make her silent because she made a big issue but no, you were roaming behind to change her mind. Forget about me, she thought you killed Jenna still you tried to save her... Father warned you to kill Marona but you didn't listen. You went against him for her so I used her to get back to you. I married her and that stupid girl was crazy for me. I didn't even have to be a hero like you, Mikhail. I didn't do anything for her but just pretended it and she was mine..."

Mikhail just stared at his mocking smile. 

"I felt so satisfied when I got your girl. You can't even imagine how much I enjoyed her while you were trying to mourn her loss."

Laurence smiled overconfidently while sipping on his drink. 

"You had scared her to death and I fueled her mind even more, So I am the good guy and you are the bad."

"I am the bad guy, Laurence..."

Mikhail smirked. 

"I know that you married her to hurt me but you are wrong if you think that I felt hurt. I let you marry her because she wanted it. I didn't interfere because it was her choice."

"Whatever you say to make you feel good but you still have time, you can have her if you promise to leave Rafael."

He offered. 

"Rafael or Marona?"

"Both!"

Mikhail looked at him like he had both in his hands. 

"I want both. Rafael will become the king and Marona will be my wife. It doesn't matter if they both want it or not. I want it and I'll make sure to make it happen."

Laurence closed his eyes irritated. 

"I am giving you the last warning to give me my file back..."

He threatened. 

"Or what?"

Mikhail challenged. 

"Or else, I'll hurt Marona again..."

He smirked and Mikhail raised eyes at his overconfidence. 

"You think I don't know that you two fucked behind my back last night?... I am not a fool... She let you touch her and she will be punished for it. I  already knew that you won't agree, so I have already called her here... Now watch how I fuck your slut in front of everyone and you. After that I'll slit her throat and will make sure that you watch"

"You shouldn't feel so proud of yourself because she doesn't even recognise your touch, Laurence... Do you know what it means when a woman doesn't recognize the touch of her man?"

Mikhail mocked.

"It means, you were never the one... You couldn't satisfy her and it was clearly visible in her beautiful eyes. You had diamond in your hands and you wasted your time on garbage outside. I gave you Marona because she wanted you. She fell for you and not me. I let her go because I wanted her to find her love but I should have known that you can never be the one for any woman."

He looked at him disgusted.

"You couldn't satisfy her so I did... She was always my woman, anyway. And it's time to get her back."

"I'll kill her before you get the chance to see her."

Laurence threatened. 

"Yes, she is your woman and I fucked her. Go and do whatever you can do."

Mikhail closed his eyes with a deep breath and looked back towards Rafael who entered and sat on the couch behind them. Rafael shook his head like he had never seen someone as stupid as Laurence and got up, he shot Laurence's bodyguard and Laurence got up from his stool in horror. 

"Rafael, How dare you?"

He growled. 

Mikhail grabbed his collar while turning him around and crashed the glass on his face which he was holding, Laurence grunted in pain while falling on his knees. 

Mikhail glanced downstairs and noticed Marona walking inside the club. She was already confused and turned worried when she saw the silence which Rafael's gunshot created. The club was already half empty by now.

"How were you going to slit her throat?"

Mikhail mocked him as he grabbed his hair and forced his head back. 

Laurence tried to fight back in horror but Mikhail was too big and strong for him even though he is younger. He struggled but Mikhail easily held him down.  

"Like this?"

He sliced his throat and blood splattered everywhere. 

He looked at Laurence as he took his last breath and stepped back from him while whistling his favorite tune.

Marona was looking around confused while heading toward the VIP area and pushed through the crowd. She was waiting for Laurence at home after Jeh dropped her back but he called her to the club instead. He said, he wanted to tell her something so she came. 

When she finally got out of the crowd, she froze in her place when she saw Laurence laying dead on the floor. 

She felt her world crashing down as she screamed on top of her lungs.

"LAURENCE!"