Milo was in his study taking care of work at home since he could not go to the office for the week.
He was deep into his work as he had his eyes set straight on the papers analyzing the report that had been finalized by his secretary.
The wounds on his face did not look as bad as they were the previous day because he had been taking care of them diligently.
Just when he wanted to turn over the next page, a call came to his phone. He let go of the page he wanted to flip and picked up his phone. He looked to see it was his brother, Alexei calling him.
He rolled his eyes a little and sighed before picking the call. He said nothing as he waited for Alexei to speak up.
"Milo" Alexei's voice came out deep "Won't you speak to your elder brother?" He sounded a little bit drunk. He was at the wine cellar in his house sitting in front of the counter.
Milo moved his phone from his right hand to his left and turned over a page of the analysis record. "Is there something you want to say to me Alexei?" He asked. He knew his brother was drunk but did not bother much. Alexei knew how to keep his composure in his most drunken state.
Alexei's laugh resounded over the phone "Milo.. Milo.. Why didn't you tell the family you were married, huh?" He asked "She was even willing to kill her in-laws for you" He said and laughed again.
Milo, still paying attention to his work, answered "Maybe you didn't hear her well cause of your pain. She said 'business wife' not 'legal wife'. We are not married, Alexei"
"You are right" Alexei agreed as he drank his whiskey with his bandaged arm "The pain must have done a lot to my ears" He cackled a little bit and took another drink.
"There is only one woman I know of in the country that wears mask all the time. Was she the one that day? You know, the pain was too much, I could not see her really well"
Milo sighed as he massaged his temple "What do you want Alexei?" He asked, tired of his brother's talk "I want a refund Milo. The embarrassment I went through cannot go like that now, can it?" His voice came out sinister, but Milo could not care less "Whatever you want sir" He said sarcastically and wanted to end the call, but Alexei's voice came again "Did you really not want to have anything to do with the company?" He asked.
Milo growled a little in annoyance, but he gave a different reply this time "No, I actually do".
"You liar!!" Alexei shouted into the phone as he hit his hand on the counter "You lying bastard. I knew you were lying all this time. You deceiver. You and dad must have already talked about how to transfer everything to your name, right?!!!" He screamed some more into the phone.
Milo had the phone away from his ears. When Alexei was done, he brought it back "I was never interested in the company, but you and your brother had to go as far as kidnapping me for what I did not give a damn about. If you had not done that, I would have stuck with my usual 'I don't want another business on me'. But you had to go as far as kidnapping me, and now, I have to make it worth it" He smiled like Alexei was in front of him.
Alexei growled out "Milo Vincenzo Ivanov"
Milo replied "Alexei Leonardo Ivanov"
Alexei could not retort, so he angrily ended the call. Milo dropped his phone and shook his head deciding to get back to what he was doing, but another call came in.
He picked the call without looking to check who it was "What is it?" He said almost angrily to the caller. "I'm sorry sir, did I call at a wrong time?" A man's voice came through. He recognised the person and apologized "I'm sorry about that, it was not meant for you. What is going on?"
The man nodded, and then spoke up when he realised he was on the phone "Someone was able to track us down sir". Milo's attention was taken away from his work "What?" His voice came out low.
"We were as shocked as you are. This person was able to breach the fake IP address and was somehow able to locate us through the real one. Normally.. that's not possible sir"
Milo was quiet for a long while, then he proclaimed the fears of the man "Bernardo, are you telling me there is someone better than you?" He asked in a funny voice trying to tease him, but no words came from Bernardo, then he sighed
"I'll take it that someone is in fact better than you. I might have to_"
"Jumping into conclusion is not something anyone should do, sir. It might be that the person just has a lot of expertise in that area. That's all" Bernardo protested to Milo's words.
Milo was very ready to continue with his onslaught, but decided to let it go.
"Okay then, whatever you say. Is there any way you can find this person?" He asked Bernardo, and he replied "No information whatsoever was made known. I have to admit... The person is really good"
Milo thought for a while, and then he rolled his neck making little cracking sounds. He was a little bit tired. "If the person was looking for your location, it means said person is heading to you. I think all we can do is wait" He came to that conclusion, and Bernardo nodded and then answered "Okay Sir".
Milo asked in a more serious tone "Is there any progress with the people you are searching for?" And Bernardo made a slight sigh "Russia has not said a thing to us yet, America is not having any sort of hope, the whole group in the countries of Asia are not having any leads as well" He gave the report referring to the countries where Milo's men were.
Milo closed his eyes as his emotions began to rise to the surface. The thought about them being dead crossed his mind, and Bernardo said it out "What if they are dead?".
Milo opened his eyes and his voice came out cold "Don't you ever dare say that again. They are alive, we just have not found them"
Bernardo knew he had pushed the wrong button and immediately apologized "I'm sorry sir" but no words came from Milo.
He asked slowly being very careful not to touch Milo the wrong way again "They are not your parents sir. Why are you looking for them?" He asked.
Milo was silent for a long while, and then he replied "Because they are the parents of someone I love, so they are my parents as well".