The Rich Man's Daughter
Episode 5
"I knew you will come here" Mrs Sophie with a smug smile immediately opens the door.
"Are you really stalking me? I scoffed aloud.
"Nope, I just managed to witness the whole scene... Accidentally" she pursed her lips.
"I can't just believe you" I mumbled underneath glaring at her.
"My bad" She gestured opening the door widely for me.
I shuffled my feet in without a second thought. I definitely had no where else to go except from here, The hideout.
I glanced around the room, It was empty. Jane wasn't back from school.
"How long has she been seeing the guy? I managed to question.
"You mean John? She sat next to me.
"You even found out his name" I ruffled into the air.
"That was quite easy" she grinned childishly.
"It been three month I guess, John didn't know she was married" she muttered relaxing her back.
I can't believe Cynthia had been cheating on me all along and keep pretending to be innocent.
"Are you sad? Her voice echoed through the room.
"Am not" I grunts silently.
"Do you love her that much? She pick up a cigarette.
"More than you can imagine" I sigh inwardly passing her the lighter next to me.
"How rich is the guy? The question found a way out of my mouth.
"He is a baseball player, I heard he receive a very good pay and live comfortably"
I went silent.
"Do you want to get revenge on him? She lit up the cigarette.
"Are you planing to hurt him? I glanced over at her face.
"Nope, Why will I? We definitely had no business with him" She puffed the smoke into the air.
"Then Cynthia? I yelped
"You shouldn't hurt her, just let her be" I mumbled turning sideways.
"If you say so" she whispered.
The whole room was covered up with silence.
"You know when my husband left me" she started, breaking up the silence.
"Jane was just a month old, My husband abandoned me and moved in with a rich divorced woman" Her voice was solemn as a dispirited sigh left her lips.
Most times I had always wonder why she was alone doing illegal works with her only daughter, I never knew she passed through a lot.
"Do you know what I did? That sounded like a whisper.
"W-what? I was really curious
Did she killed him?
"I got back my revenge" she chortled.
"How? Did you kill him? I lean in with anticipation.
"Why will I? Mrs Sophie began laughing before transitioning to soft cough.
At last she could regain control of herself.
"He wasn't at fault, I was at fault for coming out of a poor household " she grinned softly.
"I worked more hard than I ever worked before and that's when I started working illegally"
"AtLast, I was able to have every good things I desire. Exotic Car, Luxurious Bags, Expensive Watch, Everything thing, All check! But then....She smiled vividly.
She suddenly went quiet.
"Then what? I was getting more curious
"My husband came back of course" she shrugged and went quiet again.
"And did you accept him? I questioned.
"I gladly did and lure him into his mysterious death" she cracked.
"D-death? I battled with my lashes
"Yeah..He definitely deserve death for his greediness, Why would he come back after I got rich?
There is a silence that quickly become awkward.
I can't believe she really killed him.
"Are you not afraid of telling me all this? I exhaled a deep breath.
"I don't know, I just had some trust in you" she rested her back and took in another puff of smoke.
"Then, Should I just get you your revenge George? Her eyes softened dangerously.
I narrowed my eyes.
"I don't want to become a murderer" I blunt out.
I thought she was going to get furious but she never seems to bother about that.
"Do you want to work with me George? She sounded serious and threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.
"I mean illegally" She added
"You will earn a lot than you can imagine , Then you can get back your wife if you really love her" she definitely manipulated me with Cynthia again.
"What will happen if am caught? I questioned softly.
"That mean I never know you" She pulled out her silver pistol, uncorking it and pointing it directly at my forehead.
That send a cold chill down my spine
"I was only joking" she chuckled tossing it aside but I somehow knew it wasn't a joke
She mean it.
If I got caught by the cops, They would definitely get rid of me before I could open my mouth and confess.
The fear of what will happen if I am caught gripped my heart so badly.
I wasn't ready to go to jail at this age and I wasn't ready to die as well.
"Are you sure you can do this? Jane voice jerked me out of my thought
"You back? My eyebrows rose slightly .
"I had been here for hours" she sat on the arm chair crossing her arms.
It was still surprising.
"Mom, Are you sure he can do this? She turned to Mrs Sophie face.
"How sure is my payment? I questioned shrugging off the negative thoughts.
Getting back Cynthia only matters right now.
"As long as you successfully accomplish your mission" Jane butted in.
"What do you think, can I do it? I scrooched closer to the window away from them. Crossing my arms I looked outside the window leaving them hanging with my question.
Lily walked behind me.
"Here" She passed a bagpack
"What's that? I glared at the weird bag.
"Drugs" Mrs Sophie muttered.
It an really important task, Lily will go with you and the other men" She ordered before I could open my mouth and say officially agree.
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A loud screech of gunshot echoed through the land, with bird flapping their wings around for safety. I hold Lily hand tightly as we ran for our own safety.
I thought it was an easy task with the other hefty man around but we are nothing compared to them. A fight just break out between the two gangs and it was definitely Lily fault, she shouldn't have grabbed her pistol first.
Gunfire erupted, ricocheting through the dark hush street. Half of our men were gunned down.
I shouldn't have agree with the stupid illegal offer, surviving seems really hard.
The thud I heard was the sound of bullet piercing through a heart
Someone just fallen, but this time it was me...falling.
"George! I heard Jane screamed my name as her shivering fingers kindly slipped out from my hand.
Slowing losing consciousness, I fell helplessly on the cold floor as my blood spilled over the floor.
"C-Cynthia