We waited for about fifteen minutes before he woke up after Martins threw an entire bucket of ice on his face. He was breathing like a rat doused with water as he struggled to crawl to his feet when he finally regained his senses.“The biggest mistake you made was thinking you could run away from me forever. I wasn’t even planning to repay you this early if only you didn’t decide to pull a smart string on me,” my raspy voice taking over as my anger level rose with every memories of his stupid shenanigans“Forgive me! I am very sorry! I shouldn’t have done that. I will give you everything you want so please forgive me. I will do everything you want me to do,” his desperate pleas became music to my earsHe shouldn’t have crossed his lane when he knew he didn’t have much backup. I expected him to have several men guarding him but he must have thought the security of the club would be enough to make him untouchable. Sadly, I had access to everywhere I wanted as long as I was ready. “You
|Irena|I couldn’t bring myself to break down in front of my mother. I had made up my mind to be blunt as much as possible because that was the only thing that would push the truth out of my mother. She could see that I come with some knowledge of my father but she didn’t know what extent I knew and didn’t have any choice but to succumb. I didn’t know what to meet or expect in the box she described for me but I knew that another chapter of my life will be opened with that box. It was a Pandora box that I had to open with caution. “Are you sure things will be okay when you do this? I can help you investigate if it is overwhelming,” Paul said to me as I staggered out of the prison areaI had stopped a bit around the yard to cry my heart out before I went out to meet him but he must have noticed that I cried as he ushered me into the car that was driven by one of the bodyguards. “I know it can be tough but then, it is my responsibility. I have to do this. I will be fine,” I told him,
Paul understood that I wanted to be left alone and told others to back off from the door and give me time. My eyes couldn’t stop producing hot water as my heart wrinkled like a squeezed wet cloth. It was too tough for me to bear. The evidence was clear. There was no room for doubt.“How can this be? How did I end up with such a cruel fate? How did this come to be? You should have stopped our paths from crossing. Father, you should have guided my path and not let me encounter him. I cannot bear this pain,” I cried heavily, holding unto my beating chestMy heart sank deep in sorrow as I tearfully packed the box and grabbed only the album containing the pictures of my father at work with other colleagues. I didn’t want any other person to see what I had just seen till I sort my thoughts.I wouldn’t want to make any rash decision until I find sufficient evidences and there was no how I would be able to do that without leaving Rocco’s villa first. If I attempt to run away here, the men wil
We both knew they were the people after me. I didn’t need to tell her anything, but the fact that I appeared tattered and unkempt out of the blue at almost midnight gave her the idea that something must be up and that I had come to her for protection.“I will take care of them. Just hide well in the basement,” she said to me and nudged me into the stairs.She waited for me to get to a safe distance before closing the lid and covering it with the rug that was placed there. The basement was only known to the both of us. In fact, it took me several years to find out that there was a basement in the house.I heard the door open and the men rush in before Martin's voice sounded amidst the ruckus.“Keep calm. We are not here to cause any trouble. Remember who she is to the boss,” he gave a stern warning, and the disturbing noises ceased instantly.“Good evening, ma'am.”I heard Auntie’s voice finally as she calmly responded to his greeting and asked why she was being bombarded with their me
|Rocco| I had contemplated over and over whether I should kill Matteo or not but something kept holding me back and it was the words of Irena as I went to Jamaica. I didn’t want her to worry and I found myself holding back a lot because I wanted to be a better person. The thought of coming back to a house where she was absent never occurred to me. It was even crazier that I didn’t know why she left. It felt like a dream. I kept reading the letter she left over and over but nothing got registered in my brain. My world was suddenly empty and she didn’t specify the exact reason why she left. “Find her to the end of the earth. I want her brought back to me. Also, do not hurt her in any way. I will decide what to do after I see her,” I commanded and sent almost all my men out. They camped in front of the house she ran away from, the entire town, and the front of Auntie’s house for several days, but no one saw any traces of her. It was like she disappeared off the trace of the earth.
|Irena|Paul had to take a leave from work after I went to stay at his house. We kept discovering several things that we knew wouldn’t be good to leave in the open. They were top secrets that needed to be kept out of sight, so we had to be isolated and continue our investigation underground.“We have to look into the family tree first,” he proposed.“I agree. We also need to find out why my father was sent to kill him,” I added.“I met with the man who told us about him then, and he said that he also couldn’t have any access to the case file even though he was one of the top-ranking officers. He said the case files were only accessible to people who were in the highest cadre, and that was suspicious because it had to be a very coded task for it to be that encrypted,” Paul explained further.“We will never be able to gain access to the file at this point, and if we table it as an official investigation, the corrupt ones will make it die down,” I mumbled, and he agreed.“Let’s take it o
She continued telling us about my childhood and several things that had happened until she mentioned my father’s death. That was the part I was waiting eagerly for.“That dreadful morning, we all woke up to find his dead body lying on the ground and he was covered with blood. There was a heavy gunshot fight that night so nobody came out. It was so sudden and unexpected, considering the fact that our town was always a peaceful one. Everyone locked their doors tightly and no one could come out.” She narratedBy now, her husband had joined us in the sitting room where we were discussing. He was busy boiling some medicinal herbs when we first came so he couldn’t stay with us.“What happened that day? I can’t seem to remember that much,” her head tilted to the side, trying to remember the details.Anxiousness took over me as I waited for her to resume. She shouldn’t forget the most important details. If I can know what happened that night, I will know the next line of action.“Isn’t that o
|Rocco|Seeing Luca’s name on the list was quite shocking but after a few seconds, I realized that it was not a big deal because Luca was known to love luxury. He collects rare fashion items because of their uniqueness, according to him.Shaking the suspicions off my head, I turned to the next page and the buyers had been streamlined to fit the size of the foot that was found at the scene. Luca’s name was also there; this got me more confused. They were only three, including him.I didn’t want to give unnecessary doubt so I called Martins and told him to find out about the other two.“I already found out about them. I attached the documents; it is in the envelope,” he responded.I had to take a pause for some seconds. I was hesitant to ask but I didn’t hold back for too long. “What of the third person? Is it our Luca?”“Yes boss. It’s your brother. I left him out because I didn’t see any need to do that. He loves to collect luxury fashion items so it must have been a coincidence,” he