He locked the door behind him finding his way down the stairs amidst the dead bodies, "I'll talk I promise, I'll give you whatever information you need." Mohan screamed already sweating from the pain he was feeling. He's never felt this way before this pain was so unbearable for him. But the man holding his leg didn't seem like one that was going to let him go, liam twisted his thumb in that hole earning another scream from the man.
Moham was getting weaker by the minute, the man holding his legs was not letting him go, was he trying to kill him? He feared for his life, even if he wanted to die before he didn't want to die anymore. He said that cause he thought his death would be an easy one.
"Liam please, you'd kill him." Antonio stepped into the lounge with a grave face. "It's not like he'll live longer than today." Liam rose to his feet to pick up the phone that was once thrown away by Mohan. "Call Harbetto." He commanded already getting more upset than he already is but was still very much calm.
"I'm sorry if I had to disturb you with his screams." "What's going on here?" Antonio asked, just the night before, the entire mansion was in peace but waking up this morning...
Moham vibrated profusely taking the phone from Liam, he was weak from his screams and the unending pain he felt, but above all, he has lost a lot of blood. If he ever gets out alive, he might never walk with his legs ever again. He dialed his uncle's number to call...
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Finally, the dusk sky had released its grip on the earth and had been replaced by a bright welcoming sky. Jesse stepped out of the room to the balcony to have a great relaxing view of the morning sun when she heard the door to the room click open. She turned her gaze to the door stepping closer to the room only to see Ethan pulling his shirt.
While she left her family's mansion the previous day, Ethan didn't return home with her, he dropped her off and left the mansion immediately. Maybe to hook up with one of his many whores, she thought.
"Good morning." Jesse stepped back into the room. She wanted to listen to the advice of her mother, she would endure whatever life has to throw at her in this Union and they will all conquer together. She'd make Ethan understand how much she loves him, then maybe he'd love her too.
If her bestie Elsa can do it, then she can also. "Keep your greeting to yourself, I'm sure by now you know how the drill goes." "Until you do what I ask, we seize to be husband and wife, this is no longer your room, the butler will administer your room to you later." He stepped into the bathroom with an impassive face.
Jesse held herself from shading a tear, why is this happening to her? Why wasn't anyone seeing Liam as the victim of what happened? The people involved in this are her family members, they have nothing to do with Ethan, but it seems he's carrying this case more than he should. "How do you want me to tell Elsa such? It takes time to forgive Dax, especially what he did to her." She followed him to the bathroom.
"Her false narrative is what's keeping them in there, she has the power to get them out, they're killing them daily." "Apart from the fact that they hurt her, they also tried to kill brother Liam." Jesse couldn't breathe when Ethan gripped her neck tightly. She struggled to break free, her long nails scratching his hands but he still didn't let her go.
This is the most stupid woman he's ever met, if only she knew what he's capable of. It's not like her weak family can do a thing especially after her mother gave him the leverage to do whatever he likes to her. "If you don't do anything about this, every last part of their body would be cut into pieces." He didn't know how else to explain things to her. "I'm sure you don't want that."
The sudden knock on the door distracted them from whatever they were doing, Ethan dropped the girl on the floor to check whoever it is disturbing him this early. He twisted the door nob ignoring the girl coughing on the floor, Jesse gasped for hair digging her nail into the floor which was impossible as her right hand held her throat. If there was no knock on the door, would Ethan have killed her?
The tears she tried holding back before rushed down her eyes, while a kid they made her believe her brother was evil and she should stay very far away from him even if she barely knew who he was. Maisha always said he had mental issues cause of his birth mother's illness, she grew up scared and distant from him.
Telling Jesse to free Dax was not an issue, but instead of forcing her to do this why can't they all let go of their pride and just apologize to him. Liam does not play when it comes to his family, he values them more than ever. She doubts Elsa can make him free them.
Jesse wiped her tears, she will talk to Elsa, no matter what, Dax is her brother too. It's bad when Ethan hates and despises her, but worse if her family rejects her too. One thing she could not understand was why her mother disliked Liam so much but pretends to like him. She could recall the day he returned home from his many years' trips, that was actually her first time seeing him, she hid just to get a glimpse of what he looked like.
"I'm happy about your achievements my son, you've made your father so proud." She heard her dad praise the man sitted in the lounge with them. Twelve years old Jesse stared at the man in awe, if her father called him son, it only means this is her long-lost brother. The man she's forbidden to see, not by anyone but his very own family.
She tried observing if she could see any trait of madness, but saw none. The man sitted in the lounge didn't look or appear like a mad person as her mother had said.
For some reason, Jesse couldn't look away she was elated to see him. She had a big brother which is totally different from Dax, she didn't stand there for long for two pairs of black eyes to meet her gaze. She gasped wanting to hide but couldn't, Maisha and Donovan's eyes traced the direction of Liam's gaze only to see he was staring right at their little daughter Jesse.
"It seems our angel already found her brother." Maisha professed with a smile. "Oh, she hasn't seen you before, I'm sure she's surprised to know she has a brother," Donovan confessed. "Come, love, come meet your brother." He added gesturing his hands towards the very calm man sitted on the couch.
Jesse took her time taking one step at a time as she approached them, "H... Hello brother Liam." She greeted not daring to meet his gaze as she pressed her index fingers together tracing invincible lines with her right legs. "Jesse." Was his only word before returning his gaze to his father. "I should leave now." He rose to his feet met her gaze one more time and left.
She barely saw him after that, but she was happy she had a brother. She didn't want to think of the numerous scolding she got from her mother that day.
"Doctor James is here sir, and also a black box was sent in early this morning by Mr. Black himself. According to his servant, he specifically wanted you to have it, saying the surprise is meant for your pleasure." The butler announced with a bow. "Send James to my study room, leave that box in the lounge I'll be there soon." He bounced the door without waiting for a reply from the butler.
Without thinking, he already knew the content of the box, the thought of it irked him more than ever. He turned around only to see his stubborn wife still on the floor. She's the last person he wanted to see right now, he walked past her but paused when a thought came to him. Pulling her up by her hands, Ethan dragged her robustly out of the room and down the stairs to the lounge. "Ethan you're hurting me." Jesse tried keeping up with his movement so as not to hurt herself.
Ethan was astonished by the familiar figure he saw in his lounge, he frowned wondering why his butler never told him about the presence of this man. Alan's perfect smile hung on his lips as he saw the couple step in. Ethan felt displeased, this was the last thing he needed, someone seeing him treat his wife this way. The man sitted before he is none other than Alan, Liam's third in command.
"What are you doing here?"
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Stepping back into the bathroom was Liam after his bath in another room, he picked his beloved tenderly from the bathtub. It turns out she was still very much asleep with everything that went on. Why wouldn't she? When he's taken more than half the night to be with her. He placed her on the bed tenderly covering her body with the duvet. He only hopes she doesn't catch a cold after spending the night in a bathtub.
He stepped out of the room to prepare breakfast. Everything in the mansion was finally back to normal, there was no trace of blood or even a trace of the massacre that just occurred anymore. Liam had instructed Carlos to take Mohan to his dungeon, disturbing the peace of his wife and family is the last thing he wanted to do.
"We have a lot to do today so we'd need to leave, just in case my baby wakes up, please tell her we couldn't wait for her to wake up." Liam nodded at his father-in-law's words as they all stepped out of the mansion to the front yard which already had a car awaiting them.
Antonio had so many things to do, gathering his life back again was not easy but he had to do it. The first thing they will do is clear their name and family from the evil the society has painted them. He knew making such an announcement about his existence will cause a stare, changing their lives forever, maybe even alerting their enemy about them.
This time he'd be fully prepared and will make sure no one messes with his family ever again.
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The chattering of glasses and kinds of stuff were heard coming from Harbetto's study room, he's heard that dead man's voice for the first time today. It wouldn't hurt him if only his men were dead, but threatening him with his dear nephew was not acceptable at all. Me. Black has bitten more than he can chew.
"Are you alright, I heard you screaming?" Florence stepped in at the same time the maids did cleaning the mess in his room. "You were right, that man needs more than just my guards to take him down," Harbetto announced to Florence. It got him upset that Liam had not only called him but also threatened him giving him warnings to stay away or else his death might be the next.
He heard his nephew's voice, Moham's hurt a lot, he could hear his nephew's pain and cries from the other end. "Calm down Harbetto, that man's not one of the men you can just kill, remember you're dealing with Mr. Black, don't let your anger get the best of you."
Florence's words were like pouring water on a rock, the anger brewing in him was an unquenchable one, nothing could calm him down. His nephew cannot just die at the hands of this man, he has to get him. He didn't care what he would do to get his nephew all he knew was that he must get his nephew.
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"What are you doing here?" Ethan asked again furiously since it seems his first question was deliberately ignored. "I'm only here on my boss's words, to make sure you get the package." Alan maintained his smile. "I have the package, you can leave." He ordered.
"Open the box Ethan, that's the instruction from my boss."
Ethan picked up the box and opened it flinging its content to his wife.
She screamed and ran to a corner after seeing the content in the box, she was terrified and wondered what two fingers will be doing in a box. "What's going on here? Why did you send this to us?" Jesse asked the man sitted on the couch. She was confused and at the same time needed answers. What she could not understand was why chopped fingers were sent to them.