"Sir, Mr. Seo-Jin is here," Kaden gossiped once he made up to the office of Cristian, standing with the head lying low and hands at the back, still after ages, he was the one who accumulated his conviction with everything.
"Alright, I am coming," Cristian mumbled and disregarded the work, he was enthusiastic with, just go welcome his old companion.
"Should I take him here?" Kaden questioned
"No," he muttered and Kaden went noiseless after, following his steps to the living room of the Mansion in Milan.
Once he reached the end of the living room, soon an untouched smile arose on his face, lips bucking upwards.
"HOW ARE YOU, MY OLD BUDDY?" he let out with the glimmer of contentment in his manner, and that's when Jin spun to take his glimpse, similarly a wide grin shadowed by his lips, and they two walked towards each other to embrace manly and like a long lost buddy.
They shared laughter and got seated on the restful sofa in the same space while Cristian asked Kaden to prepare a mouthwatering feast for them, two. And without opposing something, Kaden moved towards the way to kitchens, to pass the directive to the chef.
"It's been long since I saw you, " Jin spoke, as they were seated opposite sides to face one another.
"Yes, it's been long," Cristian added
"How's your business going on?" this question was obvious to be raised when the two parties from the business world comes together.
"Now, you can say that I am resting, considering Daniele to handle the same business wisely," Cristian whispered and gulped down the water.
"I admired him for taking on the dangerous business," Jin jokingly emitted, making the atmosphere scrutinize optimistic on the meeting of old friends after a long time.
"You would be the same if you wouldn't have gone for the different choice," Cristian whispered about the past happening, making two of them remember the time when they shared the bond of brothers but due to the choices they made, they had to part ways but it didn't affect the friendship of two.
"I guess, the time before was awful to remember," Jin muttered.
Cristian nodded
"Where are your children? I haven't seen them?"
"Ah, they are busy with the event, as something happened so they had to delay the event by some time," Cristian let out with the knowing sound of a sigh, averting gaze with him.
"What happened?"
"Those Russians are such pain in a**," he mumbled with the annoying tone and expressed the anger by looks, as his wrinkled served pure rage for them.
While Jin got lost with the thoughts of letting him know about the past, that his daughter was being their enemy at this time, he cleared his throat and made up his mind to let him know the truth before they regret something mishappening.
"Cristian?"
"Yes," he said.
"There-"
"Dad, I need something to discuss with you," they both were interrupted by the utterances of Daniele in the common space and Cristian excused himself from listening to the Seo-Jin.
"Sure,"
And Daniele's footsteps got closer to the presence of the two, and the sight of Seo-Jin sketched in the eyes of him.
"This is Seo-Jin, a famous businessman in South Korea and my long-lost friend," Cristian let out with the appearance of a wide grin.
"Oh, hello Uncle," Daniele greeted him with the handshake while Jin returned it with the same emotions as Daniele.
"And Jin, this is Daniele Stryker, my son," Cristian introduced them to each other.
"I can sense it because he got your looks of youth," Jin filled the space with chuckles, in addition, Cristian and Daniele joined after afterwhile.
"What you were talking about?"
"Oh, yeah! Actually, I wanted you to join the event, it's all alright!" Daniele muttered
"And you too Mr. Seo," he added.
"Sure, son."
* * *
Strippers were entertaining the people, with a lap dance, with pole dance and there was money lying on the floor, thrown by the rich people for the strippers. Those ladies were bound to accept their fortune of working here, sold to the Mafia, having the reason of family, not being able to pay off the debt of the Strykers, so they were hired to be the strippers in the clubs.
"Enjoy, I have something to look after," Daniels excused himself from the crowd and got disappeared into the VIP room while grabbing the phone.
* * *
~Daniele's POV~
It was predictable that after knowing this, Russian wouldn't stay at peace and the end of the moment, destroyed everything. Delaying the happening.
As I entered the room, I dialed the contact Enzo, considering that I still have something to deal with the Russian.
And with the one call, he appeared in the space as him.
"Boss?"
"Have you checked on the Security?" I asked him, facing the screen of the phone, as they were something I was pausing for.
"What about Luca and Marco?"
I enquired as they two weren't in the sight from the time I arrived here, and I wanted to know if something was going on in between them.
That's when my phone buzzed with the unsaved number, I picked it up as excepting the news I was lingering for.
"Boss, Luca has been attacked by the Russian, and Marco is in Milan-" I hung up the phone and threw it on the ground which soon broke down into the pieces, my expression was cold with rage in my eyes.
"Where is Vittorio?"
"I'm here, brother," before Enzo would open his mouth to let me know about the presence, he occurred while acclimating the revolver in his belt.
"You know what to do?" I whispered, not averting my gaze from the broken shade of the mobile. But when the silence dropped in my ears, I turned around to see both of them lying on the floor.
"Shit, no!" I coldly muttered and hurriedly grabbed the phone Vittorio.
"Kaden, take Vittorio and Enzo to the hospital, fast," without receiving the feedback, I hung up on the call.
And soon, dialed the contact of some else, "Hello, Mark, look after the location of Marco and all other Russian, I want all the men died except him in one hour," I said.
"Now, you would see who the real Daniele is, Miss Eleonora," I was pissed by the news of Luca but then encountered the unconscious bodies of them, shaking my soul.
* * *
"Dad, you go home, it's not safe here, and please look after Victoria, I am scared about her safety," I whispered to his Dad and he nodded while eyeing the blood on the hem of my shirt.
"Vittorio?"
"I'm going to the hospital right now, and please double the security of the mansion, I don't want anything happening to her,"
"Alright," he said and disappeared with the presence of Jin and his secretary, Shik.
* * *
"Kaden, how's their health?" after the passage of two hours, I reached the hospital.
"They haven't regained their consciousness, the doctor said, by the morning they would report us," I nodded at his response.
"Alright, arrange the nursery at the mansion, I can't risk their lives in the hospital,"
"Yes, sir," and then I watched him, going inside the cabin of the doctor while I heard the sound of the phone buzzing.
For the time now, only the thought of losing them was frightening me the most, but erasing those negative thoughts, I accepted the call of Mark.
"Boss, they are killed but still the location of Marco is unknown,"
"Then look after every corner of Milan, I want him tied up to the bails by the morning," I said and hung up the call, and waited for Kaden to show up.
As I saw Kaden walking towards me, I heard the sound of a notification from Victoria.
*Brother, I am safe but please take care of yourself, love you," a wide grin appeared on the face, with the avoidance of sigh.
*I will, love you too* I typed on the keyword while Kaden emptied his throat to gain my attention.
"What?"
"They will arrange everything in an hour," he said.
"Okay, I am here, you go and look after the club, and then you can rest," he nodded and walked away.
I sighed and leaned against the walk while seated on the chair nearby. I closed my eyes, to let go of the stress but soon my mind thought of playing around with the thought of Dad's friend. This time was the first when I heard about him from his mouth, otherwise, I didn't hear his name from the past of ages.
However, when the images of them, laughing fell into the sight, I recognized that indeed they were buddies, although their ages didn't match as Dad seemed pretty old in front of him, might be the ages difference.
But suddenly, an urge seemed to wrinkled the peace, was his background, would he be the one from those opponents or someone loved by Dad?
Recognizing the thought, I grabbed the phone and dialed the contact of my private investigator, Hardin.
"Hello?"
"Hey, how are you?"
"Good, there is something I need your help with?"
"Tell me?"
"Have you heard of Mr. Seo-Jin, I want to know everything about him, by morning," I said.
"Oh! that business icon. Alright, I will let you know!"
"Thanks!" with that I hung up the call and watched one of the nurses entering the room of Vittorio.
"What happened?"
"Nothing, but you asked to take them to your mansion, so that's what we are looking after,"
"Oh, yes please!"