Kim sat on her bed in a daze. She remembered how Ian had walked up to her and claimed to know her, but she didn't know who he was! She tried to recall if she had ever seen him before, but nothing came to mind.She laid on her back and closed her eyes, struggling to remember. But the only memory that flashed into her mind was herself in a coffin. It was pitch dark, and as she was about to scream for help, the coffin opened. Suddenly, something was placed over her mouth and nose, and she struggled briefly before losing consciousness.She sat upright instantly, breathing heavily as she recalled the scene. "Was that me?" she asked herself. "How could I have been in a coffin? If it was me, why do I have chains around my hands?" Nothing made sense to her. All she could remember was being in a station where officers asked her questions, and she didn't know how to respond.And then suddenly, she was chained, both her hands and legs, and taken to a room where there were many people like her.
Ian stood in front of the door, waiting until Helium drove away.He heaved a sigh of relief, afterward. His phone had been ringing non-stop, fortunately for him, it was on silent mode, but he knew because of the beeping. Each time the phone beeped, he was scared to look at the screen, fearing it might be the officer calling him.Now that Helium had left, he took out his phone and stared at the screen. He was surprised to see that his father was the one calling him. Hesitating for a while, he wanted to pick up the call, but eventually changed his mind and ended it. It wasn't a good idea for him to speak, as both the woman and the little girl masquerading as his baby mama and daughter could not really be on his side.He couldn't trust anybody except Jack, as he knew that the latter so badly wanted to bring Helium down. He turned around and began walking to the road so he could get a cab to take him back to his hotel. At this point, Jack drove a car and pulled up right in front of him.
Ian's heart began to race, and he was consumed by fear. Helium kept staring at him, waiting for a reply, but he couldn't say anything. He didn't know what to say. At this point, the boiling-looking man said, "If these are the people you walk with, then you cannot be trusted.""Give me a second," Helium said. "I'll take care of this, I promise." Turning to stare at Ian, he said, "I'll ask you for the very last time, Freddy Bones. Why do you have a camera on you?" Ian stared at him with a terrified expression without saying a word in reply.Helium moved closer to him and began to search his body. He finally touched the camera, which was hidden in the middle of his shirt, and pulled it out. He stared at the camera, threw it on the ground, and destroyed it with his foot."I trusted you, Freddy. Why did you betray me?" Helium asked."I brought it as leverage!" Ian replied."Leverage? Against who?" Helium asked.At this point, Jack, who had overheard everything, said to the men with him, "I
Ian took Kim to his hotel room after boarding a cab. When they went inside the room, Kim looked around the place as it seemed very unfamiliar to her. "Have I been here before?" she asked. He shook his head. "No, this is your first time. Please have a seat."She sat on the bed while he said, "What you're wearing is what you must have been wearing on the day you were taken to the psychiatric hospital. So I want to go out and get some things for you – clothes, shoes, shampoo because I noticed that your hair is kind of dirty and so many others."Kim touched her hair and said, "Yeah, all the time I was there, I never washed it.""It's fine. I'll get everything you need, okay? All you need to do is wait here for me in the hotel room, and I'll be right back.""Okay, I'll wait," she replied."Ian?" she asked."Yes?" he responded."That's your real name, right?""Yes, that's my real name," Ian replied."Please come back." She told him."Why? Of course, I will. Just be patient; I won't take l
A FEW HOURS EARLIERIan shot helium in his clavicle, instantly causing him to fall on his back. While Helium laid on the ground, he heard officers barging in and bullets flying around. He knew he had met his Waterloo, but he wasn't willing to give up. Despite his bleeding neck, he crawled until he found refuge under one of the cars in the garage.As he laid there, he noticed a disgusting hole in the garage that led to a sewer. He knew the chances of going through there were slim, but it was better than where he was. He considered crawling towards the sewer but realized he would be shot if he tried. So he remained hidden under the car.However, the garage soon caught fire, and the men he was supposed to do business with began to burn. It was at that moment he realized Freddy was working with the cops. Perhaps everything Freddy had told him was a lie.Determined not to let himself die and to get the opportunity to seek revenge against Freddy, he took advantage of the chaos caused by the
"My mom? That woman was my mom? So it's possible she was trying to save me like I thought!" Kim exclaimed."Calm down my dear," Ian said. "Don't get too excited."No, I can't be calm. Let's go to my mom. Since my mom wanted to save me, she'd be very worried. Everyone in my family will be worried not knowing where I am. Ian, let's go to my mom.""Listen to me," Ian said. "It is not a good idea, Kim! "Why is it not a good idea?"Ian sighed, "Listen, I'm going to tell you about our story. First of all, I want you to see some videos." He opened his phone and began to show her videos of their moments together. They made her laugh, blush, and feel extremely happy.He said, "You and I have been in love, and we dated for a while before I went to meet your parents to seek their consent to openly court you. We were so happy together. We were even made prom queen and king before we graduated high school. Suddenly, you were diagnosed with leukemia, and they said you had a short time to live.""
Days passed, turning into weeks, and then months. Ian and Kim spent time together. He did his best to care for her, cooking meals, taking her out shopping, to see movies, and engaging in a variety of fun activities they usually enjoyed together before her supposed death. The doctor visited twice a week to aid in her recovery process. Gradually, Kim began to accept this new life. She particularly enjoyed going to concerts with Ian and shopping together. Ian was determined to give her the best life possible.Back home, Ian's father, concerned about his prolonged absence, started tracking his expenses. Despite providing Ian with the money, he grew worried about how it was being spent. He began calling Ian every day. Ian would step out to answer these calls, not wanting Kim to worry about the sacrifices he was making to be with her. He assured his father that he was doing okay, spending time with friends, and trying to move on."You can't keep grieving over this girl forever," his fathe
EIGHTEEN HOURS EARLIER,Lieutenant Jack sat on the couch with his wife and little daughter. They had just finished their dinner and were watching an animated movie, which his daughter was thoroughly enjoying.His phone began to ring, the sound coming from the bedroom. "I'll be right back," he told his wife as he handed their daughter over to her. He got up and walked into the bedroom. While inside, he noticed a call from one of his colleagues. He answered the call, but then a scream pierced the air from the living room - it was his wife's voice. He quickly hung up and rushed back to the living room.When he arrived, he was shocked to find Helium pointing a gun at his wife. Frozen in place, he was unsure of what to do next. After a moment of staring, he regained his senses and his hand began to move towards the drawer where his gun was located.Helium watched him intently until he retrieved the gun. "Don't even dare, unless you want to see your wife die in front of you," Helium warned
Ian and Kim paced up anxiously."You both should relax," Ara said. "Come on, I feel everything will go according to plan.""I know," Ian said, "but I'm just worried. What if something happens to one of our parents? I mean, despite how much anger I feel toward the ones who have hurt us, I do not want anyone to get hurt.""I'm worried about the same thing too," Kim said. "I'll not be able to forgive myself if anything happens to either of them.""Relax, both of you. What will you gain by worrying? Are they not with law enforcement agents? Don't worry; everything will go according to plan." Ara reassured them."Okay, thank you," Ian replied.Jackson drove to an address that had been agreed upon. He stopped at the back of the house, came out, and went into the house. A guy and a girl came out, bending down and trying so hard to conceal their faces. They got into the back of the car while Jackson got in and began to drive. While he was driving away, men suddenly started to shoot at the tir
Thompson and Jackson met after Beatrice had been arrested. Unfortunately, the police had not been able to get to Zayne so Thompson said to Jackson, "He may be already dead because even his number isn't going through. The only other option we have now is to reach Ian and Kim."But they're not taking our calls, thanks to you," Jackson replied."I know," Thompson said. "But if we can convince them that we have made progress, especially you, it might be different. I think Ian will listen to you more because he thinks I have betrayed him as his father. Try once again to get through to him. You can start by sending him a message and letting him know that Beatrice has been arrested, and the police are desperately searching for Helium. Helium will be caught soon. I've also made a deal; I've gathered some military men.""Military men?" Jackson asked. "Isn't that going overboard? You're only going to attract more attention.""No, I remembered what Ian said," Thompson explained. "He said he did
Jackson got up and stared at Wendy in surprise. "Do you know where your mother is?" he asked.She nodded. "Yes, I just spoke to her right now, and she gave me her location, asking me to meet her there. Dad, I know you're very upset with me right now, and you have every right to be. But you need to know the truth. Yes, I have always been in love with Ian, all thanks to Mom who planted the idea of being married to him in my mind. But I never knew she planned to do something so terrible to Kim. No matter how I treated Kim, she was still my sister. Mom told me she was sending her back to her family because she discovered where they were. But she wanted to make it look like Kim died, so Ian would be able to move on and love me. I went along with the plan because of my feelings for Ian, but I am so sorry that she was having an affair with Ian's father and associating with a criminal. I cannot be in support of that. Dad, I'll never betray you in such a way. Just as I love Mom, I love you
Ian drove their car until they arrived at the location. Both he and Kim looked around and remarked that it was a quiet environment."You should wait here," Ian told her. "I will walk around and take note of the area. We're still one hour early, so we have the upper hand."Kim shook her head. "No, don't say that, Ian. We came here together and we are going to leave together. Let's just do everything at once."Ian shook his head, "It's too dangerous. You should wait here for me while I go out and survey the area.""And if something goes wrong, then what will happen? I won't be of any help to you." Kim told him."You will. This is the plan," Ian replied. "You're going to drive this car away from here and park it in a location that will not be easily noticeable. But from there, you should be able to see me from a distance. If anything is going wrong, I'll let you know, and you can pick me up. If we both go in, we will fall into a trap, if Zayne turns out to be our enemy."After thinking i
After a while, Jackson tried calling Ian again, but he wouldn't take his calls."Hold on, let me call the police chief," Thompson said, and put a call out to the police chief.He said to him, "I called earlier about the case concerning my son. Have you made any progress? As I said before, I want Helium captured at all costs.""Do not worry," the chief assured him. "I have put my best men on the job, and they are all searching for him. No matter what happens, he will be found. But right now, we all know that he's after your son and his girlfriend. It would be in their best interest if we were able to get their location. That way we can protect them before Helium gets to them.""Well, yes, that's a good idea. I'm still trying to reach them. Once I'm sure of their location, I'll let you know," Thompson replied. "But please, thoroughly search for Helium. No matter where he is, he should be fished out. If there's a need for me to support financially, I'm willing to do it to speed up the pr
Jackson walked out of his room and stared at Wendy, who was in the living room crying. She hugged her body so tight, shivering, as she knew that they were all in big trouble. The more he stared at Wendy, the more he became filled with rage.In the end, he lost control of his temper and walked over to where she was, slapping her so hard on her cheek. She held her face in surprise and stared at him, "Dad, why?""You are a disappointment," he yelled. "I can't believe you.... you're really my daughter.""It was Mom's idea," she cried. "It was never my idea, Dad, I promise you. Yes, I've always loved Ian, but Mom put it in my head, she kept telling me I would get married to him and everything.....""Shut up! Shut your trap," he thundered. "You could have come to me. You cannot tell me you did not know that what you were doing was wrong. Why didn't you come to me? Why didn't you tell me anything? Was I not a good father to you? Was I not your friend? We were pretty close, why didn't you te
Wendy's father, Jackson, was still in his office when one of his colleagues came up and sat beside him. Jackson, noticing his colleague's persistent stare, asked, "What's the problem? Are you okay?""I should be the one asking you," the man replied. "I mean, with everything that's going on, how are you coping?""What are you talking about?" Jackson asked his colleague."Hold on, let me show you," the colleague replied.He played the video Kim had made and showed it to Jackson. As he stared at the video and listened to what Kim was saying, Jackson's hands shivered. "This...this..cannot be," he stuttered. "Kim is dead. How... No, this is not possible. Is this some kind of joke? Is this real?""Come on," his colleague said. "Do I know anything about your family? I'm just showing you what I saw online because your wife's picture was also shared, and I know that's your daughter who supposedly died. Are you not hearing what she's saying? Maybe you should check on it using your phone; it's
After Ian posted the videos of the recording he had made, he and Kim waited in the room to see the reaction it would get. In no time, people began sharing the videos—especially those who were friends with Ian and Kim on social media. Ian's attention was suddenly drawn to a message he had received from a man, and the message read:"My name is Zayne, I am a retired soldier. One of the girls killed by Helium in that video you posted is my sister. I've been looking for her for a long time, and I didn't know she was dead. I can't believe she died such a horrible death. Please let's meet; I need to find Helium and get justice for Kim and my sister. Just to put your mind at ease, I'm going to send you more information about me."Attached to the message were three videos, featuring the girl the man claimed was his sister and the man himself. In one video, they were dancing together; in another, they were at a wedding ceremony; and in the last, they were having breakfast together. The man also
Beatrice stepped out of the taxi and entered the compound. Upon reaching the door, she rang the bell. Helium, observing from inside, opened the door for her. As soon as she entered and the door closed, she raised her hand and slapped him. "How could you be so careless?" she yelled. Angered, he gripped her neck and flung her to the ground. She cried out in pain as her butt landed on the floor. He then walked toward her, picked her up, and carried her into his bedroom.He threw her on the bed, pulled down her pants, and had sex with her."It's been so long," Helium said, licking his finger when the passion was spent.She sighed, "Yes, it has been, but it's all in the past.""So tell me, why did you so badly want to meet me?" He asked.Beatrice began narrating everything that happened, including how Ian and Kim caught her in Ian's father's house."That's really bad. Where are they now?" Helium asked."They should still be in Evanston," she replied.He got up, gritting his teeth. "I wa