While at the other end of the phone…
Alfred body was like a status. He was calm, even though he had a gun on his head. He knew his death was near. No matter what his boss just say, he knew he won't make it alive that was why he prayed for her not to come. She was going to sacrifice herself for nothing.
" How dare you betray me" Liam pressed the gun on his head. His eyes was dark, so dark. Killing intent was glowing in it.
"You help her escaping, you knew her importance to me but you helped her‼" he has the desire to murder. His presence beside him give him urge to kill, to have his blood flow but he restrainted himself. Death was too easy, it was a painless punishment. He knew better.
His lips curved up into a vicious smile, his eyes brighten a little bit. Thinking of everything he will do to him excited him, he will make him regret his actions, till the point he would seek death.
"Brain‼" he called.
A huge and black skin man came to him.
"Bring him in the torture room" he ordered.
The torture room‼ No matter how calm Alfred tried to be, how resign he was of his fate, his body couldn't help but show a reaction. It shivered, not because of the torture room, he knew he did end there but because it will be his boss who will be in charge. Everyone who ended in his hands finished insane.
Brain lightly shook his head, feeling no pity for him. He brought it on himself, who else is foolish enough to help the lady boss escape making Liam his enemy, Liam wasn't someone you wish to be your enemy.
Only the lady boss could, she was the only one brave enough.
…..
The room was dark, with iron scent laying in the air. There were suspicious black stain on the floor. The only source of light was up the bleeding man. His body was all red, he was drench in his own blood.
" Arrrrr" he screamed, his voice was ear bleeding in everyone ear. The men surroundings the room tried their best not to covered their ears, every sound he made was ear bleeding. Some already shut up their eyes, the scene in front of them was horrible. Even for professional assassin as them.
Liam called some of his men in the room, he wanted to set Alfred as example for everyone who had the stupid idea to betray him.
No one ever thought to and with what they saw, they will never.
Alfred was padding hard, every air he takes in was agonizing, his throat seems to have been set on fire. His vision was blurred, he couldn't clearly see around him, his consciousness was leaving him. He knew his boss won't go easy on him but he never thought it was so painful. His nails, skin, everything was pulled off, it was a miracle he was still alive. Everyone wondered how he was still alive.
"Hope betraying me worth it" Liam said. His gloves were wet of blood.
" How…did…you…know…" he managed to say. Every words was like knives being digged in his skin.
"Ohh…that. You lured me for a long time. We almost missed it" Liam removed his bloody gloves and passed it to Brian, who gave him a fresh new pair.
"It's all thanks to Brian or else you may have win" he said, a vicious smile on his face.
Hours ago…
The office was death silent. A fly could be hear flying with how quiet the room was. The men in the room had their eyes fixed in front of them, they stood there like status, if they could stop breathing they will. All they wanted was to be invisible, to have their presence forget. When their boss was in such a state, it was better to be far, very far because head could fly at any moment.
"How can I have such incompetent men" Liam said.
He was a the verge of breaking. It has been a month, a month since his love left him, since he didn't see her and those idiot couldn't find her.
How could she disappear like this, with no trace. As if the Earth has swallowed her.
Crack!!!
The glass in his hands broke, just like his patients. He couln't take it anymore. His heart was hurting. Why did she leave, why did she run away leaving him behind. He sacrifice so much, just to be by her side. He love her so much, he didn't mind it but why did she forget about him, about their promise when it was the only thing that made him walk forward. The hope and dream to be with her again.
Toc…toc…
The knocked on the door broke the death silence in the room.
"Come in" Liam said as he stared at his bloody hands. He felt no pain, nothing hurts more than her absence and rejection.
A tall, huge and black man entered the room. The pressure inside was terrifying. It was like entering a lion den, with the lions staring at you ready to bounce on you at anytime.
The men was impressed of the confidence he entered the room with. He seems unfazed with the dark aura surroundings their boss.
"Boss, I have new info" he said.
Liam didn't say a word just stared at him. Immediately he heard the knock at the door, he knew it was him, only he could.
Brain remain silent and travel his gaze around the room, it was all it took for Liam to understand. He took a handkerchief and grabbed it around his wound.
"Leave" and the room emptied the second. All glad to escape from his wrath.
They were silently thanking Brian in their heart.
Immediately the door closed up, Brian spoke.
"I find her" it all it took to have Liam exclusively attention. He jumped up of his chair.
"Really??" he asked. His face glowing of hope and happiness. His heart was bouncing in his chest, finally‼
"Not really but I know how we can. I find something" hearing his words, Liam happy face fell, and he fall in his chair.
"What's it then?" He asked, his excitement died down.
"Through Alfred" Brian said and put on the tablet in his hands. And gave it to Liam.
It was the footage of the day Sheryl escaped.
"I don't understand" Liam said. He already watched it countless times since she left. He already knows it on his fingers tip. Why was Brian showing it to him.
"I didn't see it as first" Brian said. Even he watched it countless times, trying to find what he missed. Nothing is perfect, they should have made an error somewhere,all he has to do was to find it. He spend nights watching them again and again until it hits him. It wasn't something to be seen but something to be noticed.
"To whom the lady boss was the closest too? who had some authority in the house?" Brian asked.
" Alfred…" he mumbled.
When he brought Sheryl in his house,he assigned a group of people to watch over her. Alfred was the one closest to her, the only one close to her and was the head of the group.
Liam let it be as it was good she could talk to someone and not be by herself. He hated the fact of her being close to another man but he let them be, it the least he could after forcing her to be in his house.
"Get him" he ordered. Fury was burning in his eyes. How could his men betray him. He wants to crush him, crush him till his death.
"With all due respect, we shouldn't" Brian said. He tried to reason his boss, taking the risk to have his head take off.
Liam eyes sharpened, Brian gluped.
"We should find the lady boss and Alfred is our only chance to." He said.
The fury in Liam eyes lessen, his gloomy face lighten a bit.
'It's true' he thought.
He cursed himself to be so impulsive, not thinking at all but it was always like that when it comes to her. She makes him lost his mind.
"What do you propose?" He asked, he wasn't in his right mind to think. He will just follow what ever he thought of.
"If you're ok, let me deal with it. I promise Miss will be given back to you" Brian said. He already has a plan ready only waiting for his boss agreement.
Liam nodded, it was what he was planning to do anyway. Getting his boss agreement, he bow and left.
Liam took the picture on his desk with his left hand, not wanting to stain it with blood. He caressed it softly, a sad smile greeted his face.
"Why? Why Sheryl?" all he wants is her love. He gave her everything one could desire and could give her much more but she refused, she rejected him.
"You promise, why did you break it" she promised to marry him when they meet again, when he becomes rich. He worked every single day of all those years to be as rich as she wished, to be able to give her everything her heart desires but the promise was long forgotten by her. She forget all about it, all about him.
"This smile…" in the picture the girl was smiling. A big smile was on her face letting visible her beautiful dimples.
Since he came back, she never gave him a smile. She smiled to everyone but him.
"Arrrrr ‼" he slap the desk with his already wounded hand. The bandage broke, and blood flew out, dispersed on the desk.
"Why…why…" are the words that kept playing in his mind.