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HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 137
Roman opened his eyes once more and stared at his surroundings. He sighed as he realized that he was still in Florence’s room. When he had first woken up, he thought that it had all been a dream and that he would eventually wake up in his office or his bedroom. But that wasn’t true now. The prospect of getting shot was traumatizing. It seems Viper Don was out to make his life miserable. After getting his spike broken by his men, he attempted to take his life. That was all that he needed. Roman knew that with him out of the picture, Viper Don would have easy access to the artefacts and Selena as well. That had been the plan all along. Roman tried to sit up, but the pain in his chest stung a lot. He sighed and decided to lie back down. It was happening all over again. Just like the time had his back broken. He had been immobile for weeks until he had been nursed back to health by Lydia and Ben. Roman had hated that feeling of always having to depend on others for survival. And it wa
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 138
Roman was now seated on the couch. He was watching a television program. It had been a long time since he had seen the television. Being connected from the outside would have its advantages and also its disadvantages. Besides him sat Florence who looked to be engrossed in the program. It was a telenovela program and it caught Florence's mind. It had been a week since he had been able to walk on his two feet. He was getting better, but better wasn’t enough. He needed to be back to his best once more, but he feared that would be a long time. There were still bandages on his chest which meant that the wound wasn’t fully healed. He couldn’t stress himself in fear that the stitches may be undone, and that would mean going back to square one all over again. As his eyes fell on Florence, he wondered how he would tell her that he was going to murder her dad. She was the person who had saved his life, and he still wondered why she had chosen to do that. She had every right to put a bullet
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 139
Adam walked through the hallway with haste. He was heading back to his desk to meet up with Eric. In his hand was a flash drive, a drive which seemed to contain something worth much to Adam. They were still on the case after Deputy Behrens had told them to stay away from it. There was no way they were going to let the Deputy decide who brought the murderers and all those involved in the case to Justice. So far, there hadn’t been anyone who had been employed to take over the case which had been suspicious to Adam. They had been taken off the case for about a month now and there was nobody that had been appointed to handle the case. The case seemed to be stale and scary in the water which wasn’t a good look. And that wasn’t all. There was a new development in the case. One that was going to shock Eric. When Adam arrived at the desk, he found Eric seated with his feet on the desk as he leaned back on his seat. He had a hat covering his face and Adam knew that he was sleeping. They ha
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 140
Florence handed Roman a glass of water as she came into the room. Roman looked at the glass of water in her hand hesitantly before getting it from her. He kept it by his side as he watched Florence take a seat beside him. Florence could feel her heart pounding. She had been caught by Roman. It seemed he had found out the truth about her father. It stunned her that her father would end yon being broadcasted in the news again. After the takeover of Troyes Inc., she had hoped that he would end up going lowkey but that didn’t seem to be the case. He was very active on the news for a man that is supposed to be dead. “Roman,” she began. “I have not been completely honest with you.”Roman chuckled at that. Florence bit her lower lip. Currently, she was in a tight spot and she couldn’t see herself getting out of it easily. Roman wasn’t going to forgive her after this, and she understood. “If after everything, you decide you don’t want to stay with me, I won't hold you back.”Roman was t
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 141
Florence was baffled by what she heard. It took a few moments for her head to gather what Roman had just told her. Roman was silent as he stared at her. He seemed to have destroyed the soothing feeling that was around them. Florence was more tense and confused now. “Yes, Florence. I was aware this whole time. I knew your father was Viper Don.”Florence tried to digest what Roman was saying but it was more difficult than she expected. Roman sounded like he was confident. Maybe he was?“What?”Roman sighed. He knew that if he kept on doing he would have no other choice but to go deep like she had done with him. He wasn’t sure that was a good idea. He wasn’t a fan of this kind of talk. The regret that surrounded him as he realized that he was the one who had started this in the first place was cold and morbid. “Florence, I knew you were using me this whole time. Not technically, because I was doing the same thing.”Florence almost lost her head as she heard that. Roman had used the wor
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 142
Selena Rhoades sat on the couch deep in thought. Besides her was Lydia who was also silent. They had searched everywhere for Roman but still hadn’t found him. Ben was out and they didn’t have a clue of where he had gone. The house was a mess since Roman was gone. It had been two weeks since Roman had gone missing and it seemed he wasn’t ever going to be found. Wherever he was, and whoever was hiding him was an expert. Selena felt this was all over. There was no way they were going to find Roman. The least they could do was to make sure that Viper Don didn’t get the artifacts, but presently, she didn’t feel the need to look for the artifacts. They had searched numerous times, but she couldn’t find where her father had hidden it. Wherever it was, Selena doubted that it could be found. Her eyes went to Lydia who was sitting silently. She was lost in her thoughts as well. It seemed that was the theme of the day. It was hard to feel anything. Though Roman wasn’t confirmed to be dead, it
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 143
Selena could only stare at the artifacts before her. She had a feeling of relief and also excitement. She had finally found the artifacts, and she was glad that it was still safe. She had feared that Viper Don might have found it. But since it was hidden here, she was a hundred percent sure that he wouldn’t find it no matter how long he searched. The only way he would have found it was if he had brought the house down. Selena closed the box which was made of crimson leather and had a strange seal embroidered on it. It was an owl standing on a ball that looked like the sun. She shook her head and closed back the shelf before stepping out of the closet. As she stepped out, she found Lydia walking into the room with her phone in her hand. When she saw that Selena was there, she quickly shoved the phone into her jacket. Her eyes fell to the box in Lydia’s hands. She was trying hard to believe that the artifacts were in there. “Is that what I think it is?” She asked, walking quickly
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 144
Adam found himself walking through the hallway as he headed towards the records room. There were a lot of enigmatic things going on at the station presently. He had just found out that the case of the cartel had been closed. There was no way that could be possible. Deputy Behrens had told them that he was going to send a new team to take over the case. It was a decision that didn’t favor Adam and Eric. And now, he was hearing that the case had been closed. He had to see this for himself. Eric had gone to the crime scene of Roman to search for evidence. It seemed that the cartel had struck again, and unfortunately for Roman, he had been their next target. If Roman was there, it meant one thing. The cartel was behind all of this, and they were all in danger. Roman was the most industrious person they knew. If Viper Don was able to take him out, then they were all in big trouble. Adam arrived at the records room and knocked on the door. He swung it open a few moments later and steppe