Luke's vehicle pulled up next to mine as I was parking mine in the yard.
Jack, Luke, and Emma got out of the car. We made our way into the house and went right to the study.
"Come up close and read this eerie message," Chelsea said.
"He's in our hands now. Do you want us to put an end to him?"
"Take him to our base. I'll be there in a moment."
"Who are these people? Are we tracking down a mob?", Chelsea
"A reputable mob.", Luke
"We know the well-known one is dead, so who's this? Never heard of them", Chelsea
"Oh, you know them, you hear about them all the time.", Luke
"You constantly baffle me!", Chelsea
"Wait, are you all helping the police in some way?". Chelsea
"You could put it like that. We're assisting them in promptly resolving this case", Jack
"Chel, can you trace them down? I want to know where their base is.", Luke
"Easy as pie! We'll have them in a snap.", Chelsea
She tinkered with the keyboard once more.
"Voila! I got them", Chelsea
"Send it to my phone", Luke
"Done!", Chelsea
"Emma, you stay with Chelsea and keep me informed.", Luke
"Okay", Emma
"Jack, Sarah, and I will go down there.", Luke
"What? You wanna go there? Guys, we don't know what the place looks like. Furthermore, we're unsure how many they are. Bring your guards with you.", Emma
"Don't worry, we'll remain in the car.", Luke
"Take care.", Emma
We made our way back to the front yard.
"We don't use my car. Does Emma have a car?" asked Luke.
"I'll go get her key" said Jack.
Jack went back inside to get the car keys. Luke takes a walk while making a phone call with someone.
Jack emerged from the garage in Emma's car.
"I'll take the wheel", said Luke.
He shifted to the next seat. As I take a backseat.
"Buckle up ladies and gentlemen", Luke
"Dude, we're not going to race, we have a woman in the backseat", Jack
"We can't pursue them by moving slowly", Luke
He drove at a fast rate of speed.
"You didn't say to whom the message was addressed", Sarah
"Shane"
"I wanna know what that calm and genius man is up to!", Luke
"Could your father be involved in this somehow?", Jack
"That's for sure! They wouldn't take any action without his command.", Luke
"They would do whatever Silas said without hesitation.", Luke
"I'm hoping we don't come across something terrible.", Sarah
Eventually, we got there. He parked in the bushes behind the large trees.
"Seems like we got here first", Jack
"Better than late", Luke
"Where is the base?", Sarah
"No clue. We'll wait for them", Luke
"Luke, I think they spotted us", I looked over my shoulder.
Jack circled back. "Dude, a car is coming our way. We're finished!"
"They are my men.", Luke
"Since when do you have guards? You used to be irritated around them.", Jack
"Since past incident", Luke
"If this thought had crossed my mind at that time, I was already living a blissful life with Isabella and my child.", Luke
"There won't be any forced marriage", Luke
"Luke!", Jack shouted in a low voice.
"It's fine Jack, he's right. I'd be grateful if that happened.", Sarah
"I don't have to put up with him and his sadist family!", Sarah
"I could've completed high school, gone to college, and found a better man than him!", Sarah
"I'm the best man you could ever ask for", Luke
"You want me to show you?", Sarah
"Guys, calm down! We'll lose them if you keep fighting.", Jack
We both remained silent. Soon after, a car in the distance came to a stop. Four hefty men emerged from the car, dragging a man with his face covered in black cloth and his hands bound behind his back.
They hauled the man into an abandoned place.
"Who's that person?", Jack
"I guess we should take a closer look", Luke
"Wait, the boss hasn't shown up yet.", Sarah
A lavish car entered the desolate area. Shane and Seth climbed down the wheels.
"We've got a smart ass and a violent man over here.", Jack
"Why are my dad and Scott not here?" Luke
"What if they happen to be in the car?", Sarah
He pulled out his phone, he dialed a number. Luke commanded, "Check that posh car."
One of Luke's men worked his way over to the posh vehicle.
He drew nearer to the car while keeping his eyes on his surroundings. He peered through the black glass.
Luke's phone rang.
"Empty, sir."
"Come on down, let's see what's in there", Luke
We moved towards the abandoned house, while Luke's men watched strange movements from outside.
We took a position and peeked through the undetected hole.
The man's headgear had been taken off. Meanwhile, Seth and Shane wore faceguards.
Seth clenched his collar, "Who are you? Who sent you to harm my brother's daughter-in-law?"
"The jerk captures the wrong person.", Jack
"Look, young man, if you're truthful with us, we'll let you go, otherwise you won't be found anywhere", said Shane.
The man's face was pallid and glistened with terror.
"I didn't harm anyone. I don't even know who your brother and daughter-in-law are.", the man cried.
"Please let me go, I'm only a regular employee. I have a family that I have to support.", the man
"We want to believe you, but you look like the man my brother-in-law characterizes. What do you say about that?", Shane
"Many males have similar traits. I'm positive I am not the person you're looking for", the man
"I wouldn't hurt a fly. How can I kill people?", the man
For a brief period, they were both deafeningly quiet.
"They discuss something.", Jack
They called one of the guards and they conveyed something to them. The guard masked the man's face again.
"Sir, please! Don't kill me! Please..!", the man screamed in fear.
Removing their masks, Seth and Shane exited the area.
"Hide", Luke ordered.
We ducked behind the bushes.
After they drove off. We rose up, glancing at Silas's men loading the man into the car.
We hastily piled into the vehicle, following Silas' men.
"Where did they take the innocent man?", Sarah
"Probably to Isabella's hideout.", Jack
"Miracle, if that happened.", Sarah
"Silas is not a simpleton, he has his own way to cover his dirt", Luke
"That's how he became a billionaire.", Jack
We landed in a packed area.
"From secluded to bustling. Are they going to return him?", Sarah
"Might be. It's not like they're going to beat him in public.", Luke
The right door swung open. The man was pushed into the throng while the car was still moving.
Luke slammed on the brakes.
"Holy s***! He threw him out like trash", Jack
The crowd gathered around him. They assisted him as he freed the rope and face mask.
"Your family never has any regard for other people!", Jack
"Thank goodness, he's unharmed.", Jack
"Should we ask him?", Sarah
"That man is blameless. We won't gain any information, other than he frightenedly staring at us", Luke
"Where are we heading now?", Sarah
"Back to Jack's", Luke
"How about Seth and Shane? Shouldn't we follow them?", Sarah
"Not necessary. They're probably back in the office or staying home.", Luke
"Are you certain of that? What if we are missing an important clue?", Jack
"Contact the office. Turn on the speaker.", Luke
"The reward goes to...", Jack
"Hello, thanks for calling EMPIRE MINES. How may I help you?", the receptionist
"It's Luke. Is Shane there?"
"Yes sir. They are here. Would you like to connect with them?"
"I'll meet him in person.", Luke
"Is there anything else I can do for you, sir?"
"That's all I've got.", Luke
"Why did you say your name? She'll tell him. You know clearly how Shane's mind works.", Jack
"He'll get suspicious and start nosing around in our affairs", Jack
"Easy Jack, She's loyal to me", Luke smirked.
"What exactly does that mean?", Sarah
"You hooked up?", Jack
He grinned at him.
"Whoa", Sarah
"I'm waiting for you till morning, and you! Sleeping with some babes in your office?", Sarah
"Is that why she blushes whenever you're around her?", Jack
"She still recalls our passionate night together.", Luke
"How is she in bed?", Jack smirked.
"Do you wanna taste her body too?! You were supposed to reprimand him, not join him!", Sarah
"No! Emma is the one for me" Jack
"You Bastard! Your wife waited for you all night at home. What have you done, man?", Jack
"Are you switching sides, Jack? I'll always cherish our sex party", Luke
I yanked Luke's shirt. "A sex party?!"
"I can explain, Sarah", Jack
"I want him to go into detail!", Sarah
"The best night ever!", Luke
"Stop it bro!", Jack
"I'm speaking to you!", Sarah
"Remember that Mia girl? Such a body! She gave us gratifying service. I can't quit thinking about it", Luke
This guy put us in danger! Jack
"We're not meant to talk about our past anymore, we have our woman.", Jack
"Who gives a damn about our woman? It was precious, Jack", Luke
"Luke Abrams, you had better make everything clear to me!", Sarah
"I'm not a broken radio that you can ignore for the rest of your life", Sarah
"How many sex parties have we had, Jack? Is it 10?", Luke
"Ten?! Dude, you'd better bite your tongue and tell her everything", Jack
"Man, I should explain to Isabella not her.", Luke
"Her? Be more respectful to your wife! I'm not some bitch you slept with!", Sarah
"Pull over, I'm taking a cab back to my house.", Jack
"I won't let you bake in the sun, bro. Relax", Luke
"Relax?! I'm about to explode here!"
"It was just for kicks.", Luke
"Sarah, you better kick his ass once you are in your room.", Jack
"I'm gonna throw him out of that building", Sarah
"Do you think a mouse can throw a wolf? She's not even physically able to shoo the wolf away.", Luke
"Stop firing her up!", Jack
"Alright. I internalize it.", Luke
We arrived at Jack's residence shortly after.
"Finally! I'm back in my heaven after a lengthy journey from Hades.", Jack
We switched back to the study room.
"Did you discover something?", Emma
"Yeah, we found an innocent man being thrown onto the street.", Jack
Emma flashed a perplexed look. "I don't get it."
"They catch the wrong attacker" Sarah
"Is he okay? He got thrown onto the street" Emma
"Guys, don't leave me in the dark, who are "they". Don't tell me 'you gonna know'" Chelsea
"Not the moment for the truth.", Luke
"Is there any new information?" Luke
"No calls or texts came in after you left.", Chelsea
We four left the study room.
"How's the $1 million technique progressing?", Luke
"We gathered a lot of data, but nobody matched him.", Jack
"Not as simple as revealing my covert wedding ceremony", Luke
"Do we have to disperse around the cities?", Jack
"Time waster. Put that on hold for now. We centered our attention on Abrams.", Luke
"Are you going home?", Luke
I shut the car door hard.
"Hey, be gentle with my car!", Luke
I sped away, leaving him in Jack's yard.
What a terrific day! We earned nothing from following those brothers, and he irks me to no end!
What is he trying to accomplish by disclosing all of that? Got us into a fight?
Mother and child are the same, they can't live their lives without getting into a quarrel with me.
The ladies were munching on something while sitting on the porch as I approached the mansion gate.
"You seem free these days. Where were you going?", Delores
"You're not my husband. I've to tell you what or where I'm going.", Sarah
"Mind your words! You're her daughter-in-law, you're not allowed to act freely here. Tie your legs and do chores", Reggie
"Why don't you take that maid job? I'm the eldest daughter-in-law, not a maid!", Sarah
They glared at me while remaining mute.
"Any questions?" Sarah
Fools!
I dashed up to my room. I dumped my bag on the mattress.
Ugh! I wish they were all gone from my life!
I curled up on the mattress with a rage that I could not control.