They laid on the couch as they drifted to sleep. But, Jilly had awoken and dressed while Cayne was still naked and sleeping on her arm as a pillow. He slept like a baby, cuddled to her as it was a comfort spot for him.
“Wake up, Isa.” Jilly tried to wake him up as her fingers played with his hair. She had been thinking and finally found something that might work. It was not guaranteed, but it would be worth the try.
“Hmm…” He was slowly woken up as he felt her hands playing with his hair. It felt nice and too nice for him to end it, but he should or she would get mad. He just knew it. So, he opened his eyes and searched for her eyes. It was calming for this moment. He had no worries then, even though death was right in front of his eyes.
“I’m going to cook something for you to fill in your stomach before you leave.”
Jilly had been preparing as Marcus told her today was the day. It finally came and Jilly couldn’t back out of this, but she had a clear mind now. Everything was on her head in the right direction. She would be going by herself as per usual, she worked alone.“Are you sure you don’t need our help?” Fran offered as he was worried about this specific job Jilly was about to execute. Because it involved someone she once loved.“Yes, Fran. Don’t worry, just make sure your part is going well as we planned.” Jilly said as she adjusted her clothes. She just tucked a gun onto her waistband. Their plan as they discussed was to put him in jail and the original one, the Marcus plan was to kill Cayne on the spot. With these plans she had, she made sure that one of them was going to work.“I’ll send them in before Don come in,” Fran said the plan they had behind the don’
Jilly arrived at their meeting point. Cayne was already there, waiting for his angel of death. He was facing another way when she arrived and didn’t notice her at first, but he could hear her heels stepping on the cement ground. Her particular sound of heels was something that stuck in his head. “It’s not about the money, is it?” He spoke, still looking away. “There is no payment made in here.” Jilly replied, confirming his guess. She didn’t even bring anything but herself and the gun hiding underneath her top. Slowly, he turned around and faced her. He doesn’t look good and was quite pale than the last time she saw him. He nodded his head to her in a way of telling her that whatever her decision was, he was ready. “You shouldn’t have step up, Isaiah. You don’t know this field. I told you didn’t I?” Jilly asked him to try and remember what she said years ago. She had warned him from long ago.
Marcus let out a sighed harshly as he saw what was happening in front of him. He was right when he felt something was off about her just before she left. He couldn’t approach her as she was surrounded by a DEA. If he came out, he would as well surrendered himself to them.“Don’t tell your mother just yet.” Marcus told his son as his eyes kept looking at the scene.“You wanted to hide this from mother?” Marco’s voice raised at his father. Ha hated to be in this situation because he couldn’t help her. “Then, why would you send her to do this?” He asked in a loud voice. Marcus quickly turned around and glared at him.“Be quiet.” He sternly said to his son. He saw Marco already crying because he knew that Marco felt helpless, so does he. “Let’s leave, we couldn’t get caught.” Marcus grabbed his arm, but Marcus pushed his hand away
Kook took the first flight to Italy as soon as he hung up the phone with Mark, one of Marcus’ trusted men. He didn’t even bother to tell their parents of what happened to Jilly. He was too worried about her and did what came to his mind first.He came to the hospital Mark told him about. He informed Kook that there won’t be anybody waiting, because the DEA was on their tail. He realized then, that was the reason why they called him.“Who are you?” Kook asked the woman who stood not far from his sister’s room. He never saw the woman before, was she someone Jilly knew?“Who are you?” she asked back arrogantly. She was there first, so she was a little bit entitled to that.“I’m her brother,” Kook replied with a raised eyebrow.“Brother?” At first, she was confused. But, she recovered fast as she remembered
The investigation was not finished yet, so Kook couldn’t do anything. He needed to wait until the stupid investigation was done, that way he could bring her back home to the State. Kook also had to face Marco because his father asked him to permit him to see her.Kook told him to came in the evening, because then the DEA wouldn’t show up out of the blue. He was surprised when Greg suddenly visited Jilly. Nobody was telling him about what happened until Greg told him himself. Jilly was found shot in the chest at the suspected transaction site. So, they were investigating the gun which was close to her and literally next to her.Kook hadn’t had the time to checked on Cayne and his whereabouts. He was too worried about his sister to worry about someone else, not even his girlfriend.“Hello.” Marco’s voice brought him back, then he blinked his eyes a couple of times before looking up at hi
The investigation was not finished yet, so Kook couldn’t do anything. He needed to wait until the stupid investigation was done, that way he could bring her back home to the State. Kook also had to face Marco because his father asked him to permit him to see her.Kook told him to came in the evening, because then the DEA wouldn’t show up out of the blue. He was surprised when Greg suddenly visited Jilly. Nobody was telling him about what happened until Greg told him himself. Jilly was found shot in the chest at the suspected transaction site. So, they were investigating the gun which was close to her and literally next to her.Kook hadn’t had the time to checked on Cayne and his whereabouts. He was too worried about his sister to worry about someone else, not even his girlfriend.“Hello.” Marco’s voice brought him back, then he blinked his eyes a couple of times before looking up at hi
Kook went to the hospital by himself to checked on Jilly’s condition. He went since the morning. Cayne was begging Kook to let him came along secretly, but Kook was not going to risk what his sister had done.“How is she?” Kook asked the doctor who was responsible for taking care of Jilly. Today was the decision day about Jilly.“There’s no changes and improvement that she made. I’m sorry, but your sister is in a coma.” The doctor declared and Kook felt like his heart dropped freely. This was what he feared the most after meeting her and after he knew what she did for a living. “Excuse me,” he excused himself and left.Kook took a seat on the waiting chair and dropped his head on his hands. His first thought was to call their parents, so he did. He called his father and failed at the first attempt, so he tried again and failed again. He promised himself if he won&rsqu
Agent Greg had confirmed that Jilly’s case was just an accident. They dropped the Jilly case and the drugs case came to a dead end. Everyone was glad, especially Cayne. He immediately went to the hospital to visit Jilly as soon as Kook ended the call with him. So, the hospital was now crowded. The Jaelane and the Bakerhubb were both present along with Cayne and Leira.Her doctor entered the room and was surprised to see so many people in her room. He was going to check on her, but he couldn’t do it with too many people in the room.“Can I ask everyone to leave? I need the room cleared to check on her.” The doctor asked everyone. The one who understood easily left right away, but that was not the case with Cayne and Marco. They stubbornly didn’t move their legs to leave the room.“Don’t make me drag you out, Cayne, Marco.” Kook said to them sternly. He really did dragged the
Jilly had found their location and it was a bit odd because the location was in the coastal area. There was no call or message after Cayne called, which was even weirder. It was the first time she handle this kind of kidnapping. They went silent with no clue at all. So, she decided to handle this lightly and go with Marco, just the two of them.“Do you have friends in this area, Jilly?” Marco asked. They have reached their destination in the coastal area.“Not that I recall,” she said and sigh out of uncomfortable. “I don’t like meeting like this.”“Then, do you want to go back around and make a plan?” He raised his eyebrow in question.“That is a waste of the trip and I need to get my daughter fast. I would have made a plan and taken my time if it was only him getting kidnap but Grace was also with him. A kid would have trauma when experiencing bad things they remember,” she said seriously. After being a mother, she considered a lot of things.“Kidnapping has not been this easy and s
Jilly, Mariah, and Marcus were waiting for Marco for dinner. While Jilly was enjoying Mariah’s angst, Marcus was stiffly sitting on his seat afraid of her outburst. When he first got home, Mariah was giving him an earful about guiding Marco the right way. Right there and then, he knew Jilly must have been talking about Marco and told her everything he try to hide from her. He didn’t want her to find out for a reason, because he doesn’t want to stress her out about him.Marcus was tapping his finger on the table and shaking his foot in the air under the table. Jilly turned to look at him who looked unknowingly unconscious, she smirk at him. Marcus caught her smirking at him from his sightline and then he glare at her for putting him in this position.“Are you happy now, Julliane? Are we your laughing stock?” Jilly pouted to Marcus for being so mean to her. Her mood had livened up because of them, she admitted that.“Marco are, not you. But, if you feel that way then I’ll be grateful.”
Jilly was waiting at the airport for her baby's arrival from New York. She missed her badly and couldn’t wait to hold her in her arms. She was waiting by herself in the lounge of the private airport. She furiously typed on her phone, answering to many emails which were waiting for her response.“The plane is landing, Ma’am,” a staff informed her as the jet was on its way down. She put her phone down and thanked him before looking outside where she saw the jet going down. She stood up and walk out to greet her right off the jet. She was standing at a safe distance waiting for the engine to die down.She was excited to greet her under the stair but when she saw Mark walking out on his own, she got confused. She looked at him with a raised eyebrow, silently asking him where her daughter was. When Mark got down and before she could scold him, another person appeared in the doorway. She saw Cayne along with Grace standing there ready to make their way down the stairs.“What are you doing?”
Luca came back to Jilly’s spot along with Lyan which confused her. They waited for Jilly to be done with her session because it was her right to have the time. The three men stood behind her as they wait, Marco was kind of in an awkward position there. Nobody was talking and beside him was Lyan Bargin, a former enemy unofficial line.Seeing Jilly was done with her session, Marco came forward to help her with the boy. He took the bow from her so she could talk comfortably with her guest.“I thought you were going to give me a tour? I reserved a solo, not a group.” She glanced at Lyan who come unexpectedly.“My apologize, Miss. Vantes. Mr. Bargin wants to see you in person.” He pointed at Lyan who still silently standing next to him. Jilly looked at him with a sinister look and ask what he want from her this time.“Do you like the archery place?” Lyan stepped forward to finally talk to her. While she was here, he wanted to impress her, and maybe that could change her mind. “I’ll give yo
While her daughter was out of the country, Jilly tried to do something she had never done in a long time. She even drove out of the town to find the perfect shooting range, not guns but archery. She tried it once, so she wanted to give her skill a try after a long time.“Welcome to the WiArchery,” a male worker greeted Jilly as she approach the front desk. The archery range was huge and in a winery field, so that combination was what attract the shooters to come. Everyone could come but amateur beginner was not recommended since the range was prepared for someone who knows archery at least the intermediate level.“I called yesterday, thank you for making a slot for me.” Jilly shook hands with him. She knew the reputation of this archery range, they didn’t take sudden or on-the-spot customers.“We don’t usually do this but since you said you don’t have much spare time, we took you into our available spot.”“It was very much appreciated,” she replied.“This way, I’ll lead you to the sto
Around lunchtime Kook finally brought Grace to meet his father. She spent the entire morning with him and Katherine. She took care of Grace wholeheartedly, he love seeing that but to have a child of their own, he didn’t think he was ready enough for that. That topic never came up in their conversation or life nor did someone ask about it to them. They had lived live comfortably and would continue to do so.Since the bar was not an appropriate place for them to meet, Kook actually didn’t tell Cayne that Grace was coming but he did ask Lincoln if Cayne was home. He said that he barely come outside during daylight. He also came out only to the bar which was at night. Kook didn’t know what kind of lifestyle he was doing but he better does good for Grace.Kook knocked on the front door of his house and waited for him to open up.Cayne opened the door and was totally shocked when he saw Kook standing there with Grace and also Mark with them. Cayne was literally just woke and still have diff
Today was the day Jilly going to send Grace off to the State to meet her father. This was her way of not cutting off their relationship but meeting him again in person, she was not ready yet. She would need more time for herself. A month was definitely not enough.“Kook will be on standby the moment you get off the jet. So, make sure to keep my daughter’s safe. That’s the only thing I ask from you, Mark.” Jilly had trusted Mark ever since they work alongside him, so she ask him for a favor comfortably based on trust.“I understand, Jilly,” Mark assured her that she would need no worry. He would put his life on the line for Grace. Grace was a baby everyone in the family cherish, so no harm should come to her.“Thank you.” After thanking him, she goes to get her daughter who was still occupied with her toys. She was in the living while Jilly talk to Mark in the kitchen. She bend down and picked her up from the ground. “Are you ready to go, My Grace?”“Yes,” she replied in her baby voice
“What are you doing keep coming here, Leira?” The house was not so crowded anymore. It had been a month since everyone left. The only visitors she had lately were neither her family nor Leira. She would visit with Marco at times but in the last few days ago, she had been visiting alone.“Taking care of Grace. She likes me,” she replied while playing with Grace.“So?” Jilly brought the breakfast she had just made to the living room where the two were playing. She put the plate down on the coffee table and sit down. “I don’t know about you, Leira, but I called Marco to come here to take care of your problem. Understand?”“Jilly.” She turn to her and raised an eyebrow. “Marco, he has been busy.”“I understand, that’s his job as an heir of the don. You get a bit of the life we’re living in, right? Giving service is not that much different from what he did.” Both heads turned to the front door when they heard the doorbell.Jilly got up from the ground and walk up to the door. She knew it w
“Do you even know what family means?” Marcus stared at Cayne. Marcus valued his family the most in this world and he would die for them, it had been his life’s motto. “It’s not just about to be together with them. You have to know what you want to do with them. From what I see until now, your life is extremely the opposite of what people live. Is that how you want to be living every day?”“Okay, we’ll take care of that ourselves.”“Julliane seems to be sick of it. Didn’t you hear?” He was referring to the earlier event. “What about you, Rachel?”Marcus was just asking her when the door was being knocked on, so he let them in. He saw it was one of his men. “What?”“Fran is here to see you,” he said and Marcus look at him with a raised eyebrow.“Does he mention anything?” He found it weird that his right-hand man wanted to see him without telling him beforehand. The guy shook his head to answer his question. “Let him in.”The man leave and Marcus was in his own world to find a reason wh