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The small room is filled with smoke and a strong scent of booze. Three men are huddled around a table, playing cards. They are all wearing similar denim blue jackets with cut up sleeves and each of them have a tattoo of chimeras on their arms. “F*ck!” One of the men hiss as he loses the round.“Pay up f*cker,” another man smugly grins. “Yer cheating!” Another gang member accuses.They start to argue among themselves. The men have been playing for hours and are completely stoned. They start another hand when there’s a knock on the door.“Pizza!” the voice of a female comes from behind the door. The men grin at each other.“Wanna drag this one inside?” A bulky man in his thirties smirks.“How old is she?”“Let’s find out. I prefer young ones.”A thin man with a goatee peeks through the door. The girl’s face is hidden under her oversized hat.“She looks like she’s got some muscles on her,” the man frowns.“A meaty one?” A short, stocky man exclaims. “Even better!”The man with the goat
Back at the Rochesters’ mansion, Scarlett is anxious. Ryder had received a tip that the chimera gang members are probably hiding in a cheap motel and went to investigate. Will they find clues there? “Scarlett…” She looks up to find Troy and Kat, watching her with caution. Kat sits next to her and grasps her palm. “I’ve tried to hack into the Hawkins’s system,” Kat says in a small tone. “I still can’t-” “It won’t be easy,” Troy adds. “No one knows the password nor can anyone break into it. The system is too powerful.” “We can’t give up,” Scarlett murmurs. “Did Jim say anything? How’s the search going?” “He’s trying but there’s nothing suspicious he can find in the area,” Kat admits. “It might be a deadend.” Scarlett stands up and starts pacing back and forth. So far, they only have suspicions but no concrete proof. Her phone beeps and it’s a message from Ryder. “Found the car. Jim took it for prints.” “Thank god!” Scarlett sighs in relief after reading the message out loud. “A
Dr. Ronan is in his office, looking over at the charts. Ryder’s last report is concerning him. It seems that the damage is only becoming even more severe and without a transplant, it’ll be impossible to treat him with medicines.He picks up his phone and dials Ryder’s number but it’s switched off.“This kid is gonna get himself killed,” he mutters.“Why?”Startled, he looks up only to be shocked. A beautiful dark haired woman with striking blue eyes is standing there. With her intimidating aura and elegant demeanor, it’s not hard for Ronan to guess who she is. Also, he saw her picture in Ryder’s phone.“Scarlett D’arcy,” Ronan mutters. “Please, sit.”Scarlett slowly takes a seat and faces him. Her calculative gaze unnerves him.“How can I help you?” Ronan asks.“You know very well why I’m here,” Scarlett states. “So, let’s get it out of the way. What is wrong with Ryder?”“He’s perfectly fine-” Ronan says as he tries to hide the report but Scarlett reaches over and snatches the report
“You have our full support,” the investor assures Vincent. “We were forced to work with Ryder Rochester. There is no reason for us to work with him any longer because of what he and his men did to Hector!”Vincent is unfazed by the claims. He knows that the investors are simply following the trend and have no particular loyalty to anyone. Ever since Hector’s death, a rumor has been circulating that Ryder pushed Troy to murder his own brother. This caused a ripple effect as Ryder started to lose support from the board of directors. They’re now flocking towards Vincent.“We’ll regain our shares from him,” the investor goes on. “We can oust him from the company!”“The next board meeting is in a month,” Vincent states. “How do I know you will be loyal till then? After all, you all conspired to trap me.”He leans forward on his desk to scrutinize the man. The investor gulps.“We-”“You will sign a contract to assure me of your loyalty and oust Ryder Rochester from the company,” Vincent thr
Elle is slowly brushing her hair, looking at herself in the mirror. She’s wearing a silky negligee which perfectly highlights her perky b*easts. Taking her silky hair, she carefully prepares herself for another torturous night with Vincent. After being with Hector for so long, she has learnt how to manipulate men. Vincent is no better than his son; he’s worse.But it doesn’t matter to her. Her eyes are still on Ryder.She’s in the room she now shares with Vincent. Outwardly, she’s looking like a doll. Her pale skin is glowing while her dark hair is swaying in the air. There’s a soft blush on her cheeks and she looks as angelic as ever.Inwardly, she’s in agony.“This is just for Ryder,” she tells herself. “Once Scarlett is dead, I’ll take him. I know he’ll forgive me…”They were in love once. It was a mad, passionate love. Surely, he’ll remember it?Beep!Her phone flashes a message. She takes it, expecting it to be from Vincent but it’s an email from an unknown sended. Frowning, she
A long silence follows Kat’s declaration. Scarlett glances at Ryder who has gone pale with fear as if he’s scared to relive that day. His knuckles are white and he’s speechless. Kat and Troy are also hesitant to talk to him.“I think it’s best if we don’t play it-” Scarlett begins but Ryder shakes his head.“Play it,” he says. “I want to see it.”“A-are you sure?” Kat asks. “I mean this…this will show our parents’ deaths…”Both the siblings are in a dilemma. A part of them wants to see how Vincent wronged their parents and another part is too scared of what will happen if they did. Kat, who only heard the stories of their deaths, is visibly shaking upon facing the reality. Ryder, who faced the reality, is paralyzed by the memories of the past.“If it helps…” Troy says. “All of you can leave and I’ll watch it for you. I can confirm if…if it’s the real video.”“No,” the siblings say together. “We’ll watch.”“You guys don’t have to,” Scarlett says, privately agreeing with Troy. “This isn
Elle is slowly chewing her food, looking down. Vincent is sitting next to her at the dinner table and right across them is Amelia who’s being fed by a nurse. Vincent calmly cuts his steak as he speaks.“The investigation is going smoothly,” he says. “Autopsy reports will be out in a couple of days. Hector’s body will then be released for burial.”Elle hides her disdain and fear. So far, no one connected her to the murder and they’re still looking for Troy. The police only asked her a couple of questions about that night and she said that she was at home. No one had seen her going out nor coming in so she’s playing her cards right. The bald man’s disappearance has not been noticed either, but Elle needs to be smart.Sheer luck won’t help her. She needs to erase all the evidence but the new kidnapper is making her life miserable.“Do you know how he was killed?” she asks.“Same as in the reports,” Vincent states. “A heavy object crushed his skull. Troy’s fingerprints were all over the m