" Draken don't shoot , im okay" i managed to cough out a few words before Levi let go of me letting me catch my breath.
Draken quickly ran over to me and picked me up and placed me on the sofa. I tapped his shoulder to let him know that I was alright. I stood up and walked towards the door wanting to leave.
"Ms Wong, I don't know what Mr Damien is up to but for all I know it's regarding you and him and a man never hits or harms a woman , You have my word. And I'll probably get more info from my guy that tried to kill you. See you soon , I'll arrange a meet up with you. "
"Thank you , Mr Green. " i said and nodded my head and left the room and out of the building
Draken and I got into the van and told the boys to head to the butterfly safe house, we arrived and went into the house and flopped onto the couch and every Leader came in front of me and greeted me and served me tea .
"Lady Red, how was it?" Skylar asked
"Mr Green was hard to predict despite him strangling me. We are meeting again soon. We will have more than enough protection , we will come up with a contract . In the meantime, how is Remy? , i know it has been awhile since i came here due to my busy schedule "
"Remy … she uh… " Skylar muttered a few words , I widened my eyes and placed the cup of tea down on the coffee table and dashed up the stairs and into the bedroom where she was receiving care . turns out she fell back into a coma . I let out a sigh and closed the door and went back down to the living room .
"What exactly happened ?" i raised my brow and have all Captain stand in front of me including skylar
"We were under attack , while you were away . they came for Remy but we managed to defend ourselves and knocked them all out " Jean said
"Who attacked ?"
"The guy said it was under Ethan's command that they take Remy back to their side. " Victoria answered
"I see… why didn't any of you call me?"
"We thought you might be out of the country looking for Damien and Ethan so we didn't think to call you first only to report it to you now. " Skylar replied.
Suddenly someone's phone started ringing , Draken handed me my phone and it was the kids facetime me . I told everyone to keep quiet while I answered the video call.
"Hi kids! Eh? Dad?"
" Stella , How is everything in Paris? The kids asked me to call you and tell you that they miss you " Dad said
"Dad, I'm in the middle of a meeting , but yes I miss the kids too, how is the new household team I hired for you guys?"
"Yes they are fantastic uhm Stella , the kids are having their school holiday soon and i was thinking , is it possible for you to fly over? " my dad asked and scratched the back of his head.
"Uh? I'll see what I can do dad, but no promises and don't tell the kids about it. "
"Of course my dear, okay see you bye. " my dad says and hangs up the phone.
Everyone looked at me as though I had committed a crime , I raised my brow and everyone quickly went to look at other stuff. I spent the remaining day at the safe house finding out what did Ethan and Damien want from Remy, it was already 3am in the morning and i am still here drinking tea and while the rest knocked out around the living room Ran , Shane and i were busy doing work on Remy's background and Ethan's background
" So far we know that Remy is a subordinate to Ethan but what other relationship do they have with each other? "
"Boss, They used to be a couple . Rin said and showed me the photos.
"Damn i never knew … so she had this before becoming a lady red? "
"Apparently yes , but then it seems like they broke things off then became Dom and Sub. " Shane said
" Lady Red , do you want to rest first before making a decision?" Skylar yawn as she got up from the couch
" oh , it's already 3 am … hmm will crash here , no worries you girls should go back to your rooms and sleep , the boys and I will take the living room. "
"Yes lady red" skylar tapped the remaining girls to tell them to head up to their room while the rest of us crashed in the living room "
The next day the rest of us left the safe house and went back to the mansion zzz everyone went straight into the dining hall to have breakfast before going to our own rooms to sleep. The next few hours while everyone was sleep and Baji and i were just cleaning up after ourselves and another call came in i let out a sighed and realise it was Skylar
I picked up the phone and switched it to speaker mode
"LADY RED!" skylar screamed at the top of her lungs panicking in fear
"What's going on , why are you screaming "
" The Bandits came back ! and Remy's gone! " she yelled and running around the house
"Okay, "
"Okay?! Are you even listening to what I'm saying??" she questioned me again
" Its okay, leave it don't panic , at this stage Ethan and Damien can't do much to her either since she's unconscious at the moment, even if she arrives at wherever they are she won't be able to respond well either they will have no choice but to keep her in bed until she is fully awake. For now take care of the rest of the girls and leave the remaining work to me and my team let me sleep pleaseee."
"Yes Lady red, do have your rest" Skylar replied and I ended the call from there.
"What's the matter honey?" Baji asked.
"Uhm, Remy has been taken away. I thought you were listening to the conversation?"
"No i was busy in the shower , time for sleep im exhausted" Baji stretched his arms in the air and jumped into bed
"Told you we shouldn't have gone 4 rounds , you still insisted we did and now look at the time its already noon "
"But we haven't done it in a long time " he wined and pulled me closer to him cuddling together
"Hey, i was thinking if we should you know take some time off and visit the kids , it would be a surprise for them to you know and a break for us to be alone as well"
"I think it's a great idea but what if Damien and Ethan strike again? Or make a sudden move while you are away ? " Baji asked
"That's true… but it will only be for a week or 2 , and besides Rin and Shane will be the only ones contacting us no one else is allowed to "
"Whatever you say princess" baji said and slowly dozed off so as I .
The next day . . .
Everyone was up and eating breakfast in the dining hall even our guest was having breakfast with us Sebastian. . . i won't deny it's quite awkward since I last saw him and I was at the safe house all night the other day …
After breakfast , I told Sebastian to follow me to have a word alone and the boys can take the day off as usual.
In the office. . .
I sat on my chair and Sebastian sat opposite me.
"How long have you retired?"
"Not too long ago, " Sebastian replied
" How is Noel and the rest since I last saw them?"
" Noel moved to another country , Westly as well. I'm the only one left in HK… " he said and lowered his head.
"Where's Jo? "
"Jo died in a tragic accident, up till now Westly has been trying to process it … " he replied
"What happened?"
"Westly and Jo were going home from supper , the rest had already left the place, it was just the both of them. They were walking along the shophouses then out of nowhere a car driving at high speed crashed into both of them . Westly woke up and found out that Jo had died ." he said and sniffled a little.
*Flashback*
"Stella, come on! " Jo yelled at the top of her lungs and ran up the stairs on the track of the roller coaster
"Coming coming geeze you need to stop being so quick. Besides, if we stay here for too long we will get into trouble, you know what it is now?"
"I know your last day is coming and i won't be around then haha , but thank you . '' she said and looked at me and took my hand
Mind you we are literally quite high up from the ground , i then looked at her direction and realise the sun set was amazing that day and this is what she wanted to show me , i wasn't really a fan of heights at first but now looking at this sunset everything changes
"What? Thank you. what for? I barely did anything."
"Being my friend silly girl! , tho im older than you by a year but i really enjoy your wisdom and immature , mature personality hahaha! Will you contact me when you touch down in Paris?" She gave me the warmest smile i have ever seen in my entire life i felt so full
"You bet i will, thank you Jo, "
"Thank you for being my Lead, so long Dragon lemur. " she said and hugged me
*End of Flashback*
To be honest Jo and I were very close at that point in time and it's hard to believe that she is just gone like that because of that car accident. I was in Hong Kong for an internship and I never knew I would be there for 3 years before coming back to Paris to dominate the Business world .
I paged Rin and Shane to come up and they came into the room straight away even bringing me cookies and coffee. I told them about Jo's death and got more information from Sebastian and they managed to retrieve the CCTV footage nearby and the car that hit her and Westly.
Turns out this was Damien's doing as well, it was his car but the driver is completely different and that case was an easy solve. The guy immediately surrendered and served a lifetime of imprisonment with no parole allowed.
I slumped back on the chair thinking what is the linkage there and I went to dig up Jo's history , parents and everything relating to KKP. turns out Jo's parents and brother were working for KKP before they left for another company. They were found in the car accident and Jo wasn't there because she was working in the theme park and couldn't go away with the family… tragic…
"This is no coincidence at all … it's all planned, Knowing Damien its all planned out very carefully but we do not know who was the original founder of KKP before Damien , there must be a mastermind behind all this. "
"True that , so you're thinking Damien is just the puppet ? and is there someone behind him even better and stronger than him?" Rin said
"Definitely , though Mr and Mrs Lim when i met them they might not be his real parents but paid to be one so is real parents might be the owners of KKP ."
"Stella, you were only 17 when you joined us in that internship and for 3 years you never met anyone called Damien have you ?" sebastian asked
"No, at that point in time i was seeing so many other guys i don't even bother to remember their names oh oh Nicholoas was one of them bloody bastard. "
"How is he now tho?" Sebastian asked.
I looked at Rin and Shane , and Rin leaned in to tell Sebastian personally and his eyes opened wide open and his hand covered his mouth in pure shock .
"Yea thats what exactly happened and not surprised there hahaha they're linked to KKP, but Sebastian. You can stay here. I entrust that you aren't a snitch. I'll be back in 2 weeks. " I got up and walked out of the room and to the living room .
I sat on the couch and just scrolled through the news feed until i felt someone's arms around my neck and i looked up to see it was Baji , he jumped on to the couch and laid his head on my lap
"Have you booked the hotel and the flights? " Baji asked.
"Darling, i have a plane and a mansion there come on "
" How would I know … " He said and pouted
"But yea the kids and my dad are living in the mansion and they have their own house keeping service there. "
"Have you told the rest of them?" Baji asked
"Oh right. I'll tell them during dinner.
During Dinner everyone was seated down and started eating away. At the end of it i announced my 2 week on leave and as well as them and they need not follow me to Singapore for my trip since Baji will be by my side the entire time i guess it's fine .
Draken wasn't fond of the idea but ended up agreeing to it and made me promise I will update him every single day, Rin and Shane say they will keep monitoring Damien's end and try to find his real parents. I told them to take it easy first when i'm back from my trip we can go full mood on that case in the meantime Sebastian will be under our protection for the time being in the meantime Rin and Shane will look for Westly and Noel .