Chapter 9

So, who did this team belong to"

*They belong to CEO Lincoln. She was with him that night and he was with her when the ambulance came. He ruined the whole plan*; Ruffy said as he continued to puff his cigarette. He assured Raphael that his men had never failed before and someone had something to do with this for their plan to fail. And this someone, was CEO Lincoln.

Raphael was in deep thought of what his sister was doing with CEO Lincoln. As far as he knows, they've only met once, and that was during the board meeting. Unless he has something for her.

*Fine. I want you to deal with him first then. Do everything you can to get him out of my way. This Friday we will be having a meeting with him but this time at my company. So be alert, do you understand me*; he said harshly as he gave Ruffy an envelope full of money.

*Oh, I perfectly do*; he said, smiling widely at the tip he just got. He stood up *It was nice doing business with you. See you on Friday *; he winked then strode off. Raphael continued drinking for a while before standing up to leave.

Earlier on, he made a call to Annabelle, his girlfriend that he will be paying a visit. She was filled with excitement as she knew that before he would leave, she would get a tip.

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Drake was still holding the letter reading it over and over again when the door to the room opened. He stopped and turned around to see a surprised Mr. Montenegro standing there looking at him.

*Mr. Montenegro, nice to see you again*; he greeted with a weak smile since he knew that he had just caused trouble for Jessica. No one was supposed to see him here. No one was supposed to know that he went on a date with her, but now it seems that all of their plans had gone negative.

*I am surprised to see you here Mr. Lincoln. I didn't know you knew of my daughters accident*; Alonso said. In order to not make the atmosphere uncomfortable for the old man, Drake decided to tell the truth.

*Well, actually I knew because I brought her to the hospital*; Drake replied.

*Oh!. Thank you then, for saving my daughter's life. She means a lot to me*; Alonso said. He didn't want to push further to ask how Drake saved his daughter, for he already knew they went out on a date. But what annoyed him was that Jessica didn't tell him the part of Drake saving her. He was vigil towards Drake for a while and began to think that he was lying to him but just kept quiet. Whatever it is, he would find out soon.

*It's my pleasure. But it seems she has been discharged already. Isn't that a bit too early*; Drake asked worriedly.

*Well I didn't know until now. But I know where she is so I will be leaving*;.

*Okay. Please kindly send my greetings to her and tell her I hope she gets well soon*;

*I will*; Alonso said, turned around and left the room. "How dare Olivia take the girl out of the hospital without informing me about it. When I get there, I am going to give her a piece of my mind.

Meanwhile back in Jessica's hospital room, Drake was annoyed as his plan of visiting her had just been ruined. He cursed and stormed out of the room. Slamming the door loudly. Santo saw the angry look on his boss's face and suddenly became worried. He knew that his boss would release all the wrath on him again if he didn't get what he wanted.

He just followed his boss quietly behind to the car. As soon as Drake entered, he shut the door, went to the driver's seat and drove off. *When will I ever get a chance to be alone with you now. All the plans I have been making are being ruined. All because of your stupid brothers wickedness. I will surely make him pay, I promise you that Jessica*; Drake whispered to himself but was perfectly heard by Santo.

Drake noticed that the car was moving slowly and he became irritated by that and started yelling at his bodyguard. *What are you doing?. What is wrong with you?. Don't you know i'm already late*;

*But boss, you haven't told me where you are headed to*; Santo replied calmly. He knew Drake was not his usual self now, so he wouldn't allow that to annoy him. Drake noticed his mistake and finally calmed down a bit before replying. *Let's go to work*; he said gently. They drove off to work and stayed at the company for the rest of the day till it was night before they drove back home.

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It's been three weeks since Drake last heard from Jessica. Even though he had a meeting with their company, she never showed up there but rather her vicious, annoying brother did. He wanted to pounce on Raphael and snap off his head for what he did, but he knew that was impossible to do. He just remained calm till the business meeting ended before he left.

On his way out, he decided to check if maybe she could be in her office, or she was not totally healed enough yet to come for work. He asked the front desk manager and he gave him the location of her office. He had guessed she was in anyway. He walked to the elevator and they went to the 15th floor of the building where her office could be located. But he saw Alonso coming out of his daughter's office and quickly hid.

He turned around and left but this time, used the back door at the company since he didn't want Alonso to see him. Santo followed him as he made a call to the driver to meet them at the back. They got into the car and drove off.

Ruffy was enraged when he took a look at the number of guards protecting Drake. How was he supposed to attack him if he was being protected this way? But he knew what to do. He sat there waiting for Drake to come out, but rather saw the guards leaving without their boss in the car.

He was confused. Was this a game or what. He felt like following them, but he knew they would be discovered if they did. So he just drove away with his men back to their hiding place for plan B.

Drake didn't know why, but he felt something for Jessica in a weird way. He felt that he had pushed himself towards her just because of the dream he had about her. He couldn't understand why he suddenly had feelings for her but he knew it was not because of her beauty, but because of her heart.

She had such a calm heart, no matter what the situation was. She would smile gently at him even if he annoyed her when they went out for dinner. Her heart was filled with so much love, unlike his which was filled with anger these past few days. He laughed at the thought of him becoming filled with anger for not just being able to see her. He knew that his attitude had surely changed just because of a woman. He decided that no matter what happened, he would make her his. Even if he had to run on lava to