Episode 3

At the Vin's companies, David walked in to see a bright and happy Cara,

"Good morning Cara, you look good and happy today" he said.

"Good morning sir and Thank you” she answered.

He smiled at her and walked away but didn't seem to notice that her mood had brightened up from the way it was.

Sonia walked in with a moody face ignoring Cara’s greeting,

"Good morning Sonia" Cara couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with her or if she had done something wrong to offend her.

Alberto who happen to step in at the same time noticed Sonia’s moody face but what he didn't know was that he also became worried at the same time.

He got to his office and sat grumpily on his seat, he picked up his phone and called David.

" Get me Sonia" he ordered in an harsh tone.

Minutes later a knock was heard on the door,

"Come in"

"Good morning Sir" Sonia greeted as she walked in.

"Morning" he replied.

"Do you need anything?” she asked.

"Come, sit, I need you to read something for me" he said.

"Okay sir", she took a sit as Dylan handed over a book to her.

Sonia read through the pages in no time and she was in page four when she felt a stare on her.

"Is there any problem? she asked Alberto keeping his hands on his lips while starting at her.

"Uhhm, nothing" he replied completely snapping back to his senses.

"Can I have your permission sir?” she asked.

"To do what?”

" I need to be somewhere right now, it's urgent”

"It's okay, you may leave” He said not trying to hold her back.

Sonia stood up and walked away hastily but to Alberto he felt like the light had left him.

Sonia arrived at the cemetery, she stood in front of a tombstone engraved

" In loving Memory of Frank Leopard",

Sonia sat down with a flower in her hand.

" Hi Dad, it's Sonia.

I'm doing fine incase you are wondering about that, it's been ages since you left this world but you know sometimes I wish you were still here. I know that you are watching over me and you are with mom” a tear drop fell from her eyes.

“I know I had promised to avenge you and I will do that. Sometimes I wonder how you are fairing, I wish I could just get a glimpse of you again.

I know I am blabbering a lot, the truth is I don't have anyone else to talk to.

I started this new job so that I can earn more money to enact my revenge, I swear to you and mom that I will kill the man who took you two away from me".

More tears rolled down her eyes and she wiped it off, sitting down for hours, she kept on talking to her father tomb until she checked the time and realized that it was late. Sonia wished she could stay much longer but she needed to rest of she was going to make it to work early.

At six, the breeze in Rome had become colder make Sonia shiver, she dropped the flower, blew her father's tombstone a kiss and finally walked out.

A black SUV was parked outside the cemetery gate, immediately she stepped out, Alberto winded down his window.

Seeing him, she walked up to him,

"Did you follow me? she asked.

"This girl doesn't have any manners' he thought to himself.

"And so?" he replied.

Sonia scoffed and began walking away, she couldn't care less about him and why he followed her.

This angered Alberto that he blocked her path with his Car.

"Are you crazy? she yelled.

"Ofcourse" he replied as he came out of the car.

“Get in” he ordered.

“No” she replied.

“Dont make force you, get in” he ordered again but she didn't budge.

"Fine then, walk with me" he requested as he started moving, she followed slowly behind him.

"I said walk with me not follow me" Alberto stopped and waited for her to reach his side before he started walking again.

"I don't know what you want from me...”

“shhhhh" she was interrupted by him.

" Quietly walk with me" he said.

After Sonia had left the office, Alberto was feeling restless and decided to follow her to calm his nerves, once he saw her come out of the cemetery, his muscles suddenly relaxed.

How could this girl make him feel this way?.

He had never looked at any girl twice no matter how beautiful she was, but once he saw her in his office, he already wanted her around.

He suddenly slowed his pace to let her walk forward when a gust of wind blew her hair giving her the most angelic pose as she turned her head towards him

" Mr Alberto, walk with me not follow me", she uttered noticing his lazy steps.

He smiled a bit and then joined her.

The ride back home was beautiful for Alberto as he had a smile on his face,

"Hello old man" he greeted Almano who was sitting at dining room.

Almano couldn't help but notice the smile on his son’s face

"why are you so happy?” he asked.

"Nothing" Alberto replied, he removed his jacket and left for the underground vault.

In the vault, a man was strapped to a chair, being electrocuted from time to time waiting for him to get back.

"You can do this all day but I won't say anything" Adam yelled while in pain.

The young man torturing was getting frustrated and punched him in the face, for years Bernard had always been Alberto’s right hand man. He was as ruthless as Alberto but served a master.

"Anything?" Alberto asked as he walked in

"Nothing boss" He replied and punched the man again.

Seeing Alberto, Adam started to laugh, "You can't get anything from me, I don't even have a weakness for you to threaten me with" he blurted.

"Is that so, I didn't come here to torture you. I came to strike a deal with you" Alberto replied.

Hearing about a deal, Adam's face lit up,

" I'm listening” he nodded

"How would you like to be a major shareholder of the Vin’s Companies?” Alberto asked.

The Vin Companies was the second largest company in Rome and to be a major shareholder meant a lot for Adam who was just working as an ordinary agent for the MFT.

" Is this true? he asked.

Alberto signalled and a paper was brought before him, Bernard untied Adam as he picked the contract and read it, looking at him, he smiled.

Alberto gave him a pen and he signed it happily.

"Now speak" he ordered.

"The MV9 is not just an identity list but also has encoding to the missile operation of Pakistan force. Whoever has the mv9 is able to dominate the military force of Pakistan giving him power to create a war" Adam confessed and when he was done telling Alberto everything he needed to know, he stood up and tapped him by the shoulders.

"I will take my leave now" he cockingly said as he turned to leave.

Bernard handed over a Gun to Alberto,

"Hey Adam, you don't make deals with the devil" Alberto said holding the trigger.

Adam turned and a shot was fired straight into his forehead, his body dropped on the floor. Alberto picked up the contract and burned it with a lighter.

"Clean this up" He ordered.

"Yes boss, Bernard nodded as he ordered the boys to tidy the place up.

*****

The Friday morning in Rome was warmer than usual as Sonia had decided to wear a beautiful blue dress, walking into the Vin Companies, all eyes pierced her.

Two seconds later, Alberto walked in, greeted by a few employees, he noticed her in a dress and couldn't help but be stunned.

"She looks beautiful" David said bringing back Alberto from his thoughts.They both walked steadily behind her as she headed to her office.

At the office, Alberto couldn't help but think about how beautiful Sonia was completely ignoring David who had been talking for a while now, he picked up the office phone and dailed

"Good morning Sir" Sonia said through the line

"And he wasn't listening" David thought to himself realizing all he said has fallen to deaf ears.

"Office now" he ordered.

Two minutes later Sonia arrived,

"I need you to pick up some flowers at this address, he handed over an address to her.

"okay sir, she replied and then left.

"David, we will continue later, get back to work" David nodded and also left.

Down the street, a few blocks from the office, Sonia got the roses and returned when she spotted a familiar car with a plate number, her blood boiled as she ran to the office,

"Hey Cara, who owns that car? she asked.

" Mr Almano, he is here to see Mr Alberto"

She suddenly dropped the flowers on the counter and retreated to hide outside the building waiting for Almano’s return.

Luckily for her, Almano came out a few minutes later and drove off, she took a cab and followed him.

In the car, Almano who was reading a newspaper noticed a taxi was following him, he tapped his driver

" lose them". The driver drove extremely fast making an abrupt turn causing making a bus from the alternative road to crash and block the road.

Sonia came out of the cab completely frustrated that she had lost him.

Alberto who had just chased out his father, waited anxiously for Sonia’s return when David interrupted him,

"Waiting for something Sir?" he asked as he walked in.

"Is Sonia back? He asked.

"Yes, and she looked really angry, she clearly bumped into me and didn't care" he replied.

"She didn't happen to have a flower in her hand, did she? " Alberto asked again feeling worried.

"No Sir" he answered.

"okay".

Alberto paced back and forth trying to figure out what happened, Did the flowers make her angry or did something happen on the way.

David had a worried expression on his face while observing his boss.

Sonia stormed into her office completely angry,

“Damn it” she cussed.

The one chance she had in finding that man had just blown away.

The thought of losing her parents murderer made her angry that she had forgotten she was given a task by Alberto.

Few hours, remembering the task given to her by him, she ran to the counter noticing the flowers were gone.

"Where is it? she yelled as she asked Cara.

Cara pointed at the flowers and she picked it up rushing towards Alberto’s office, she took a deep breath before entering his office.

Alberto who had been pacing noticed her presence and frowned,

"How long did it take you?”

"I'm sorry Sir, I got carried away" she replied

" There is no need for the flowers again, you can keep them to yourself" he replied nonchalantly.

Sonia left not realizing that the flowers were actually for her.