Thomas said, “Mommy, when will you and Daddy come home?”Caleb muttered, “I miss you, Mommy.”Melanie whined, “Mommy, Daddy, I miss you so much.”…The three children had sent Tamara some voice messages. Tamara felt her nose prick when she heard her children’s voices.She turned to Sebastian and saw him already staring at her.“Our children are ready for us,” Sebastian muttered lowly.Tamara nodded and composed herself. She replied to her children.It was midnight in Clacton. The children were probably asleep, so they wouldn’t be replying any time soon. Tamara put her phone away.She looked in the direction of the manor. The sun was setting. Evenings at Nammu Bay were long. The sun took a long time before it finally disappeared into the horizon. It was like the sun was struggling not to get consumed by the darkness.“I wonder how Margot and Benjamin are doing?” said Tamara worriedly.Sebastian glanced at the manor. He asked his men about their progress. His men had already d
Joseph furrowed his brows in disgust. He listened closely to the source of the voices before peeking from behind the cupboard.There were two men there, and they were cleaning up Eric’s body in irritation.Joseph climbed out the window and came back in using the door.“When will you be done?” Joseph asked as soon as he walked in.“Soon.” The men didn’t even lift their heads when they answered.Joseph walked over and passed the men some joints. “You sure have it bad. Look at his body. He stinks.”“That’s fucking true. We have killed many people but never once had to clean their bodies. This fucking sucks.”“Hey! Watch it! He was our chief!”“So? He’s fucking dead!”The two men argued among themselves. They lit their joints and glanced at the corpse before turning away again.“How about this? Take a break, and I’ll cover for you,” grinned Joseph.The two men paused. They looked at Joseph. One of them squinted at him. “I have never seen you around.”Joseph chuckled awkwardly,
The living room was quiet. Suddenly, a bodyguard rushed over, panicking. “Bad news! The chief’s body is gone!”“What?” Andrew’s eyes snapped open, and he sprang up. He glared at the bodyguard. “Repeat yourself!”The bodyguard paled. “The chief’s body is gone. When I went over, I saw the two men in charge of the body unconscious on the floor. As for the chief…”“Fuck!” Andrew hit the bodyguard with his staff.The bodyguard fell to his knees, not daring to look up.Andrew’s wrinkled face was shaking with anger. “Get out! Get the fuck out! Find him! If you don’t, then go fucking kill yourself!”The bodyguard nodded and ran out.Soon, all of the bodyguards left the room.Andrew must have gone mad. He shouldn’t have asked his men to leave his side.Joseph, who was hiding in the building, took this opportunity and ran inside.Joseph made himself known to the two remaining people in the living room.“When did you get in here?” Andrew widened his eyes at Joseph, but the latter ignor
Sebastian spoke up, “My men are already looking for them.”The Zimmerman manor was not a big place. It wouldn’t be hard to find two people.Margot and Benjamin were found within record time.When the couple saw Tamara and Sebastian, they grew excited.“Tammy!” Margot rushed toward Tamara and hugged her.Tamara giggled. “You’re fine now.”Margot nodded. She noticed Joseph was smiling up at her from the couch. “What happened to you?”Margot walked up to Joseph. She immediately noticed his injured leg. “You’re injured?”Margot widened her eyes. “Is it fatal? Have they sent for a doctor?”Joseph shrugged. “It’s nothing. Just a scratch.”Margot raised an eyebrow at Tamara.Tamara sighed and explained, “He got shot.”Margot sucked in a breath. “What?”She turned to Joseph. “You got shot? Here?”Margot pointed at his thigh.Joseph groaned. “It’s nothing serious. At least, it’s better than being blown to bits by a bomb.”Margot rolled her eyes.She couldn’t believe he was joki
Tamara and Sebastian were walking out when they heard Andrew’s words. They stopped and spun around.Margot had a bad feeling about this. She turned to Andrew. “What do you mean by that?”Andrew chuckled darkly at her. “Your mother betrayed me. I have to get my revenge on her. Too bad she died, so I can only get revenge on her daughter instead. You love that man, don’t you? What a coincidence. He is also the man my daughter loves. I will make sure he gets buried with her. He has to die!”Benjamin suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. All the colors drained from his face.“Benjamin!” Margot widened her eyes and went to support him. “What’s wrong?”Tamara rushed over to check on his pulse. When she felt his pulse, her eyes flew wide open.“Margot…” Tamara was at a loss for words.Margot’s heart dropped. “What’s wrong with him?”Tamara didn’t know how to break the news to her.“Tell me, Tammy. What’s wrong with him?” Margot shook Tamara anxiously.“He…” Tamara began. But she saw
Margot stared at Tamara in desperation. Her hand gripped tightly onto Benjamin, and her vision blurred.Tamara slapped a hand over her mouth and started crying for her friend.“Save him…” sobbed Margot. Tamara couldn’t bring herself to speak. She shook her head at Margot.The poison inside Benjamin was deadly. It was one of the most lethal Tamara had ever encountered.There wasn’t any cure for it.When Margot saw Tamara shaking her head, she gradually stopped crying. She turned to Andrew. “Are you sure there are no antidotes?”Still, Andrew remained silent. He seemed to have accepted his fate and was waiting for his impending doom.Margot retracted her gaze and helped Benjamin up. She observed his pale face and watched as blood flowed freely from his mouth. Tears welled up in her eyes again, but Margot bit them back.“Benjamin, let’s… let’s head to the sea, okay?” choked Margot.Benjamin wiped the tears away. “Okay. Don’t cry.”Margot helped Benjamin out of the manor. Toget
The couple enjoyed each other’s presence. Benjamin’s breathing quickened, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.“I’m sorry, Margot. It looks like I won’t be able to stay with you forever.” Benjamin grabbed the railings to stop himself from falling over. He gave Margot an apologetic look.“Sorry…” He apologized. He wanted to hug her but found himself too weak to even do that.Margot stood there as the man beside her slowly closed his eyes. His body slumped against the railings gently. It was so soft that the sound of the waves crashing against the beach drowned it out.Margot stood rooted in her spot. She watched as the sun rose from the horizon. When it finally broke free from the shackles of the sea, she suddenly exclaimed, “Look! The sun’s out!”She turned around, but Benjamin had already passed.“Benjamin?” Margot called out gently. She leaned down and pulled him into her embrace.“I know you’re tired. Sleep for now, okay? We can watch the sunset again once you wake.” Ma
“Okay,” said Margot to Tamara, smiling.A car was waiting for Tamara. Margot glanced at it before suddenly taking Tamara’s hand. “Tammy.”Tamara was puzzled. “What’s wrong, Margot?”Margot smiled faintly. “I just want to give you a hug.”With that, Margot pulled Tamara into a hug.“You have to live a good life. All of you need to live a good life,” said Margot. There was a hint of sadness within her voice.Tamara’s heart sank, and she hugged Margot closer. “You have to live a good life too.”“I will.” As she said that, Margot nodded and slid into the hug. She closed her eyes as a single tear rolled down her cheek.Sebastian turned around to look at the duo. When he noticed Margot’s tearful gaze, his eyebrows knitted together.Margot released Tamara from her embrace. “Alright. Text me when you get home. Ask your kids to send me a quick text too.”“Okay.” Tamara nodded. She turned around and got in the car. She stared at Margot’s figure. At that moment, she felt a weird sensati