Chapter 4
"Boss Axel!
"Yes!
He quickly glanced back at the sound of Donte's worried voice. There are only two reasons that makes Donte worry. It's either they are under attacked or something happened to his uncle,Giovann. The poor old man have been diagnosed with coronary heart disease recently and he doesn’t want to be in a hospital.
That’s one of the reasons why he brought him here in New York. Aside from his meeting with the organization members is Giovann’s treatment. The old man needs the best doctor they can get.
"What the fuck is it Donte!?
His pale blue eyes in slits. Since he started to take over as the Mafia leader, a lot have changed in his life. Or the changes started when his mother was murdered.
Donte's expression softened a little. He’s standing in front of his table while Axel is sitting behind in a swivel chair.
"Boss we have a problem at the hospital".
"Why? What's wrong with the old man now?
He asked irritably, he leaned back in the chair and listened to the next word that Donte have to say.They have a huge and luxurious office in one of the tallest building in New York. They occupy the whole floor.
"He's rejecting the doctors and refuse the operation,he is being sedated right now.Giovann è molto arrabbiato".
(Giovann is very angry)
Donte’s shoulders are tensed, he has been with Giovann for a long time. He knows that the old man has a long time sickness in the heart. He needs surgery and a very good doctor. But he doesn’t follow instructions from them.The man is full of pride and cannot accept to show any signs of weakness.
"Donte,you know he would die if the operation will be postponed for any more days! Call his doctors and tell them to do their fucking job,with or without his own consent!
Donte’s eyes widened but he knows it’s the best thing to do if they want Giovann to recover.
"ogni tuo desiderio è un mio ordine Axel". (your wish is my command)
He stepped back and left. Axel sat in his chair with a different thoughts on his mind. It’s about there business and how they can expand in this place where the competition is rough and very dangerous. They have a million dollar worth of guns to deal with and other weapons importing from the areas of the Middle East.
He needs the people here to get the supplies from him. The business transactions in Europe was swiftly handled by himself and he is sure that he can do business well in this City too.
"versami un bicchiere". (Pour me a drink)
He motioned his hand over into one of his men who’s standing closed to him. The man quickly respond and move to get him a glass of whiskey in there mini wine bar.
"Boss I giapponesi sono qui". (The japanese are here)
Another man from the front door gave him the message. He smirked, he is already expecting them to come and pay him a visit. The’re very arrogant to come to his place like this.
"Stay alert,you know my signal. If it turns out bad we need to disposed all of them".
Axel dialed a number in his mobile phone. Two rings and someone answered from the line.
"Yes Boss Axel?
"Tell me how many japanese men they have down the building?
"Ahm...from what i see from up here boss, three vehicles and a total of eleven men and one woman".
He arched his thick brows and then stands from his chair. He scan his office room with his eyes before looking back at the very thick wall glass of the office overlooking the scenery of the city below. Donte is in the hospital together with a few of their men.That left him with eighteen men but only four inside the office, two are outside the building who serves as his marksman and the others are below the building guarding the main entrance.
The guests are still downstairs, they are waiting for his approval to come up.
"Woman?
"Yes Boss Axel,a Japanese woman".
"Ok,keep watching and let me talk to them.You know my signal alright?
"Certo boss Axel". (Yes)
He dialed his phone while looking at one of his men in front of him.
"How many of them is asking to come up?
"Three boss, two men and a woman".
Axel twisted his mouth in a mocking manner. He took his glass of whiskey and gulped down half of the liquor. He sat back down in his swivel chair and gave a command to his men.
"Alright,send them up".
He gulped down the whiskey from the glass and run his fingers on the small weapon under the table. He also has an automatic small revolver hiding in his waistline.
If this visitors came for trouble, he can easily fight them with his hidden weapons and his men are ready for battle twenty four hours a day. His marksman up in the building next to them is always watching in the small scope of his high powered rifle.
The front door of the office opened, their guest have arrive. One tall man in early thirties, an old man and a japanese woman in a tight black body suit. They don’t have any weapons in their body.
"Good day Mr. Brussel! The old man greeted him with a small smile in his face. Axel stand up ready to return his greetings.
"Welcome to my humble office Mr. Nakamura,Please have a sit".
He motioned towards the two leather couch facing his office table. Between them is an antique table made of an expensive wood. His men are now in silence but ready to slaughter the new comers in his command.
The old man sit stiffly in the couch, his two escort standing beside him. The tall man look at them, calculating his men while the woman’s eyes roamed his body up and down desire obviously emitting from her chinky dark eyes.
"Drinks?
He offered them holding his glass that was newly refilled by one of his men. He sat down at the other couch facing the old man.
"Sure..Mr. Brussel,arigato".(thank you)
"Please can someone give Mr. Nakamura a drink?
He commanded for his men to be at eased and pour the old man a drink. His men are all ready for a fight weather it’s a hand in hand combat or at arms. One of them bring the glass of whiskey in the table for the old man.
The chinky old man is sizing him up and looked at him with a killer smile that’s more creepy than friendly.
"You look very young Mr. Brussel, how old are you if i may asked?
He smirked and he wants to gauge out his eyeballs. He has no right to asked for his age but he answered despite everything.
"I'm twenty eight, but I don't think you came here just to asked that. Let's get down to business Mr. Nakamura".
The old man laughed without humor. He didn’t even glanced at the man who brought him his drink and again he looked at Axel with his eyes angry and insulting.
"Is Europe not enough for your business?
Axel felt his annoyance trying to surface. But he tried his best to be calmed. If his next question is again only to insult him, he swore he would signal his marksman to shoot. He touch his the big ring in his thumb.
"What if i told you that the whole world is not enough for my business?
He said irritably, of course he is exaggerating but his blood is already boiling from this men who came to just throw insults at his feet.
"You are a very ambitious man Mr. Brussel,do you know how long it took for me to rule this place?
He’s not even interested in his history but he is forced to listen at the old man.
"And how long is that Mr. Nakamura?
The old Japanese man sighed.
"Five decades! And now you come here trying to steal that away from me!.
The veins on his neck are moving in the strength of his loud voice. He just shouted at Axel. Axel’s face turned red in anger, he move his hand to scratch the diamond earing in his right ear.
His men alerted but no one dared to put out a gun.
"I'm not trying to steal anything from you Nakamura! The consumers have a choice,and they choose me so how it's gonna be is up to you".
He run his gaze up and down the man’s figure sitting in his office at his own couch. He can easily break this man's neck if he wanted to.
The old man’s eyes widened. He cussed in the air with his language. If he only understands what this old man is saying he would definitely lost his life in instant.
"Minagoroshi ni suru! (Kill them all)
In a fast and calculated move the big man beside Nakamura jumps at one of his men and took one gun. He stands up trying to get his own weapon but the woman was quick to stopped him. She is a skilled woman in martial arts.
The big man shoot at his men inside the office. And Axel was slammed against the floor with the woman’s feet, she's incredibly fast.Axel landed face down on the floor.He groaned but kept still he covered his ears with both of his hands. Which made the Japanese woman grinned in triumph.
Then the whole room was silent. Three single shots was fired coming from the glass wall of the building. The glass wall shattered and pieces of it rained all over the office.When Axel opened his eyes he smirked. The three visitors lay lifeless in the floor, all was shot in between their eyes.
He stand up and removed the dirt from his clothes, his slacks and grey button down shirts is dusted. After a few seconds more of his men came up the office.
"Boss Axel?
They sighed with relief when he smiled at them. He have no traces of blood or any injury. Well aside from just a scratch in his forehead and his nose it must be when he fell down the floor. But six of his men was killed, the four inside the office and the two guarding the door.
And he would have been dead if not for his marksmen outside. Now he thought he needed more practice in martial arts.
"How's the three vehicles and their men downstairs?
He remembered asking them about the men downstairs. He took his phone from his pocket and send a message to Donte.
"All blown up Boss, our territory is clear".
"Good!
He smiled at the back of his mind. Their biggest competition in business is just gone and he already knows how to fix the police in this city. The most important thing is beating down their toughest competitors. Axel can already smell the Billions of dollars coming into his account after this incident.
"Hey baby, why don't we go somewhere private? Hmm".The woman's sweet voice whispered in his ear. She's the club's most famous stripper in one of the VIP clubs in Broadway New York. The woman run her
"Welcome to the Phillippines,Thank you for flying with us".The cheerful and warm greetings of the flight attendants standing at the airplane's door exit barely reaches Axel's hearing. He just came out from the business class deck of a famous international airlines. A total of six men are behind his back while he's walking the stairs getting out of the plane. The long flight has been exhausting.
“Oh Red! I’m so happy you came to help me today, this luxury jet will be full of guests. How’s your Dad? I am glad he allowed you to take the part time work today”.
The jet interior meet Axel's classy taste, the tidy and luxury brought by the plane is enough to gave him the feeling of comfort that he desrves.The seats are very cozy and designed to be modified as a single bed whenever anyone wishes to take a snooze. When the pilot notifies them that the plane is ready for take off, a female attendant finishes a demo of safety measures and emergency exits. Axel paid no attention to the common rules and leaned his back against the cushion of the soft leather seat.
"Stop it Donte".Axel tries to reprimand the tall man sitting not far from him, it was obvious how the amusement and teasing shows in his face. Why, Axel had just displayed something he doesn't usually do and that is showing some affection towards a girl he barely knew. He knows deep inside he can't blame Donte for getting amused. He saw what he did to the woman in the floor. His kisses towards her was maybe something Donte thought he would n
Axel put his utensils down, the sight of a good looking couple drew his attention towards them. Donte and him decided to spend their dinner at a famous beach restaurant tonight.
"Are you sure you don't want to meet up with him Boss?When Donte's eyes widened as he turned to his side, Axel never express his emotion through his face but it's as if the man beside him knows exactly how he feels. He just let out a deep sigh instead.
"Can i ask you something?Curiousity won over Reda and she couldn't contain herself from asking, she also knows the owner of these resort has an Italian blood. Maybe Axel is related to them, and if they were relatives it would be at her advantage having the owner Mr. Alexander Brussel treating her as a part of his family. And specially her Dad who works for the man in quite a long time.
* Reda Faith *I enjoyed watching him eat, the way his red lip moves, and his mouth slightly open to take in his food. But I tend to look away when he notices and then gazes at me because it would be too embarrassing to be caught staring. He is the man who can make all women swoon inside the restaurant, it doesn't matter if some of them have a partner on their table. I couldn't help but notice how they gave him their admiring gaze."By the way, I am waiting for a business partner to arrive. She is a bit late so it gave me enough excuse to start eating."His voice sounded normal but he glanced at the entrance with a frown before wiping his mouth with a clean white table napkin."Oh, it's alright. I have no other plans for today, and I may just go back to my room after here. You can speak with your business partner then."His expression changes as he looks at me and the way his eyes glimmer makes my stomach churns. "I will come to see you afterward, it's just a short meeting regarding m
* Reda Faith*We had another successful flight, from Australia to Singapore. Almost all the colleagues I worked with this time were foreigners since it was not supposed to be my time to fly. I changed my schedule with one of my colleagues to go back to the City where I could meet him. But he was not aware yet that I was back in Singapore.I checked my phone for his messages but was a bit disappointed to find none. His last message for me was the day before yesterday morning, which was sent around five am and I was only able to answer two hours later when I woke up. After that, there were no messages or any signs of being online on his number. I am still debating with myself if I should call him or not."Good morning Miss, care for a cup of coffee?"The question coming from the waitress who holds a pot of coffee in her hands put me back in reality."Oh, yes please."I let her pour the aromatic coffee into my cup and then glance around the cozy restaurant of the hotel. This is a complim
* Axel *I don't know why but something triggered my fear when I saw the expression on Rafael's face, but he turned towards Rocus who looked at me calmly. Almost like he voids himself from any emotion. "What is it, Rafael?"The second time I asked him. Rocus cleared his throat while Donte groaned frustratingly, waiting for an explanation from either of them."The bullet that killed the old man comes from my rifle."At first, I didn't see anything wrong with what he just told me but as Donte started to let out a series of explicit words. It all dawns upon me."Shit! Rocus, that's not the order we had in the plan. Our role was only to support the Dragon gang why did you have to shoot the old man?"Gritting my teeth I so much wanted to break his neck for being stupid but I know that both of them have worked so hard while I was hiding away with Donte. "I know Boss, it wasn't supposed to go on like that. I was the second option when Miss Goh and Bernard attacked the old man but they got c
* Axel *Donte was driving our bulletproof car when we reached the busy streets of Singapore. Rafael and Rocus along with the others went ahead of us, while I was busy checking my phone. It took a few minutes before I realized that we hadn't taken the same road as the others."Donte, where are we going?"He drives in silence, I look at the streets which start to get cleared from the traffic."I am not putting you in danger Boss, Rafael and Rocus are already out there. And they have understood the assignment."I close my eyes for a few seconds and shake the irritation that is starting to surface. Donte is only thinking about what's good for me but this is not a part of my plan. There could be implications if I am not seen with my men supporting Julliana."This is not what I was expecting from you, Donte!?"I realized my voice, but I didn't have a plan to fight him. Somehow deep inside I felt the surge of relief. The road we are taking is leading to the harbor. "I am not fleeing Donte!
*Axel*Time moves fast, when it is about six pm Donte was the first one to take my attention off from the laptop that I was working on. "Boss, have you informed Miss Goh about your decision?"He looked more anxious than I was but fully ready as I saw his clothes from top to bottom the weapons hiding inside his jacket and knives on his waist. Donte leaves no space without something to depend himself on. "No, I am waiting for her call. Since I am not the one needing help at this point. Let them call me, if they don't then they don't need my hand or something has come up."Donte looked at me and exhaled slowly, agreeing to my words. I don't want to make this look like we are the ones offering our hands to help Julliana and Bernard. This is their fight, but the situation requires me to lend a hand."It won't be long now and I am sure that she will call me for the follow-up."After I said that, my mobile phone rang and it was her name on the screen. "Oh, that's her Boss!"Donte sat down an
* Axel *Her eyes turned from being hurt and sad into something darker as her lips tightly shut in a thin line. The side of her which I had no idea that she was hiding behind the silent type. "Think about it until midnight Axel, I will have my people ready today and we will execute the plan on the brink of dawn."I raise an eyebrow. "You know I did not sign up for this Julliana, this is not what we have talked about. Do not force me into something that would put myself and my men in danger otherwise, you will have an enemy worse than your father."My words are real, there is no threat just the fact that I would not participate in their plans. It's enough that I kept my mouth shut until this moment and went through with the wedding. Bernard exhaled as Julliana sat in silence."I think we made a mistake in coming here early Julliana, let's go."She looked at him and then back at me, Donte was watching them both ready to speak more if they were going to insist. "Fine you stay here and ke
* Axel *The morning came early for me as I opened my eyes and immediately fixed myself to start the plan on some of my online records and business accounts. Juliana and her man will not be up early, I just know that both of them have taken advantage of the situation to celebrate their love. Despite what happened to he brother, she is still able to make out with her man, I couldn't blame her for that. They have been hiding their relationship in the eyes of many and only got their full chance to be themselves for not.A honeymoon for the newlyweds, but I am the groom who's not going to be with the bride. For there is only one woman in my mind at this moment and even from before, she is the one that I should be marrying. A few knocks on my door alerted me. "Good morning Boss! It's me."Donte's voice made me relax and walk towards the door without pressure. "Morning Donte, glad to see you early."I looked behind him and saw Rafael and Rocus, both had deep frowns on their faces but bowed
* Axel *We were inside the limousine going back to the house when Juliana broke down and cried. There are only both of us at the back since I let Donte sit with the driver in the front."I'm sorry about your brother Juliana."I ran my hand on her back and took the box of tissues on top of a small attached table. She was gently sobbing. "He was rude but he didn't deserve to be beaten up like that in front of everyone, he was still my brother.""I know, but your father has a violent way of disciplining him."She stopped crying before we reached the hotel and I was glad that she did or I will have a lot of explaining to do to her men when they see us. It is still our first wedding night even when it is just for a show, none of her men knows about our secret agreement. The hotel we were about to spend the honeymoon is located in the center of Singapore.The whole building stood the proudest and we booked the most expensive room but I don't mind spending. I didn't let her family pay for t
* Axel *It was an exclusive gathering with only the members of the Dragon gang of higher ranks and the members of my family were invited. The gathering was held three days after I had given my positive response to marrying the daughter of Mister Goh. The differences between our organizations were deleted and we agreed to bury whatever hatred we felt for each other. We agreed to settle things peacefully now that I have become a business partner of the gang. It was not something that I had wished for nor did I need to do it but considering the safety of my people I did it.Juliana and I had an agreement, I took her word for it or their word since it was hers and Bernard's the lover that she wished to be with."I hope it's alright but I don't think Bernard would appreciate it if we have the official kiss."Her whisper is what brought me back to the moment when I did not pay much attention to what the judge was saying. I turned towards her and looked deep into her eyes, the idea of kissi