Logan didn't know that a lot of time has passed by while he was having that conversation with Stephen. It was already past nine when he got home. He noiselessly opened Ava's door to see her sleeping peacefully in the bright room, how can she comfortably sleep with her lights on? Is she scared of darkness? Whatever it is, he is grateful he met her sleeping.
Entering into his room, he pulled out of his wears, grabbed a towel and entered into the bathroom, took a cold bath. That's what he needs right now!
Once he was out, he put on his night wears and climbed on the bed. He texted Alfred and Daryl the address Stephen wrote for him, asking them to meet tomorrow morning since they have a mission to complete urgently.
It will be a stressful day tomorrow!
The next day....
Logan came out of his room, dressed in a suit. He met Ava in the living room and they exchanged greetings! She was already dressed for work, she look astonishing in her work attire.
"I am not used to doing wife duties so I didn't make breakfast, do you want noodles? That's the only thing I can prepare without making any mistake" she admitted to him. Logan raised a brow at her, his wife is emphatically a Daddy's girl who gets everything done for her by maids.
She doesn't know how to cook?
"Don't worry about that, I will eat on my way" he replied.
"I guess you are going out" she asked, pointlessly nodding her head.
"Yes, I need to start job hunting" he lied, Ava believed him since they already discussed it a day before. Logan already scheduled a meeting with the members of Blue Carter, that's exactly where he is heading to from here. He will figure out a place he will pretend to work when the job at hand is done.
"Okay, I will be going to work too" she said.
"I will see you later then" Logan replied.
"Come to the company later. I want you to get something for me and again, I lost the paper you wrote your account number the other day, send it again. I will wire the money to you" Ava mentioned.
"Okay" both husband and wife went their separate ways right after that. Logan had to wait a few walks away from the house for Daryl to come pick him up. His thought occupied with how commanding Ava sounded a while ago, she's not planning on turning him into her puppet is she?
A few minutes later, Daryl halted his car in front of him.
"Is the wealthiest billionaire that commands power wherever he enters stranded because of a woman?" Daryl mocked playfully.
"Shut up" Logan said, entering into the car while Daryl laughed.
"Get me an average car tomorrow, it shouldn't be too expensive. You can get me a fairly used if possible" he instructed
"Noted, but why are you doing this? You don't want her to find out your identity? Do you like her?" Daryl questioned.
"I don't know why I am doing this, I know I don't like her either" Logan confessed. He never really thought about the reason why he accepted to marry Ava.
"When are you introducing me to her?" Daryl queried while Logan rolled his eyes at his dramatic brother.
"How can I introduce you when she thinks that I don't have any family?" he asked.
"What of your friend, I can be introduced as your friend till you are ready to tell her the truth. I just want to meet her" Daryl whined like a little boy who got his candy snatched away from him, no one will think he is the second in command to the mafia king with his kind of attitude.
"Fine, fine, I will introduce you to her. Will you drive peacefully and let me rest now?" Logan asked
"Yes Blue, please have a nice rest" Daryl replied playfully instigating Logan to shook his head at him. They talked about random things till they got to the main mansion were the gang members reside.
"Welcome Blue, good morning" Alfred came out to greet the brothers. Daryl smiled and Logan on the other hand waved his hand instead of replying to the greeting.
"Is everyone gathered inside?" he asked.
"Yes Blue, everyone is waiting for you"
"Okay, tell the cook to prepare something for me. I haven't had my breakfast" Logan instructed, his dear wife doesn't know how to cook, he is not a fan of noodles either. So will he be the one doing the cooking? Hiring a cook will be very obvious that he has money.
"I will do that right away" when they got inside, they were greeted by the rest of the members. Among his group, Logan is liked and at the same time feared by people who are familiar with him. He has so much power and the most dangerous connections any one can ever think of. He doesn't forgive so easily, likewise, he can make anyone and their entire family disappear from the face of earth. He can ruin just anybody within a blink of an eye if he wants to.
But fortunately, Logan only go after those who gets on his nerves, those trafficking women and engaging in child abuse and introducing them into vice crime. He hates those who makes life unbearable for people and also him. That's how dangerous Logan Weston is!
"I am not going to waste time on this operation, Stephen sent the time I am to come over to where he is hiding the girls. We will just do as we have planned before, there shouldn't be any mistake. Remember, our priority is to ensure the safety of everyone under the captive of Stephen. Do we get it?" Logan announced.
"Yes Blue" they replied in chorus.
"Any news on the rat messing around with my database?" he questioned. Just like that, everywhere became dead silent. It's taking them so much time to get just one guy, just how good is this person with computer?
"We are still on—"
"Send every information you have collected about him and also the login details of the email he reply us with whenever he likes, I will deal with this myself" Logan cuts in when Alfred was about responding.
Logan used to be a very skilled hacker and good at everything that has to do with computer. At that time, he could find just anyone even if they hide themselves in Mars. He was so good that big companies sort after him but all of a sudden, he stopped touching anything related to computer, aside his phone. This is attributable to the incident that occurred five years ago!
"Will you be okay?" Daryl phrased, the rest of them nodded their heads in agreement to his enquiry. Logan was nearly replying when his phone beeped, taking his attention from the members.
He brought out his phone to see that was an unknown number. The first thing he heard when he picked up was a loud scream. Like a new york minute, Logan shifted the phone from his ear, checked the caller again before placing it back.
"Hello" he said skeptically.
"Why the hell did you take time to pick my call? Are you being disrespectful to your father-in-law on top of you being such a disgrace to the Hilton family because of your poor background?" On hearing that, Logan picked up immediately that Ava's father is on the phone with him. How did he get his number and why is he calling him?
A frown formed on his face as he gritted his teeth together. That was a welcome greeting from his supposed father in-law. Is he going to hurl more insults at him? What makes this family so bold? Their wealth? The one Logan can destroy? Even their lives are in his hand.
"Father-in-law" Logan called trying to act as polite as he could and excused himself from their midst, leaving everyone except Daryl staring widely at his retreating figure. Father in-law? Did their boss get married by chance?"Father in-law? Is that your way of greeting an elderly person?" Mr Charles Hilton yelled. Logan imagined him hitting the table while screaming his lungs out. Both him and his wife didn't say a word yesterday when Mr Hilton senior was low blowing him. "I am sorry for being impolite" Logan voiced out, at the same time rolling his eyes. "Keep the apology to yourself, I am only getting involved with the likes of you because of my daughter. You should be thankful to her!" Mr Charles Hilton razzed wildly. Logan suppressed a scoff, that should have been said the other way round. His daughter needs Logan more than the money she is giving to him which is as good as useless to him. "My daughter left the house because of you, I am sure you took her to a suburb area whe
Logan paused, he briefly took a glimpse at the two older men right outside his door then walked hastily towards them. "I am sorry, I was out when you called and I tried to be here as soon as possible" he said, coming forth to get the front door opened for them to enter. After looking around like two lost puppies, they both looked at each other before glaring at Logan who didn't understand why they did so. "This is the place my granddaughter is living? Do you know how precious she is to us? Staying in this place feels like you are being confined" Logan almost scoffed on hearing that, this place? Confined? A spacious living room like this is confined to them? "No way am I allowing her stay in this God forsaken place, she has made her choice but I haven't made mine. How will I know that you are not planning on murdering her and running away with her wealth?" Mr Hilton senior added, Logan couldn't hold it, he passed them a disrespectful look. "I won't do that for any reason, I don't
Logan looked around the abandoned warehouse in disgust, Stephen must be stupid to have kept young girls here. It look so messy with grasses everywhere creating room for reptiles, this place is not healthy at all for any human. As he move towards the house, he balled his hand in a fist, his jaw clenched with each step he took. It's inhuman to keep people in this kind of environment. Just as Logan was about stepping into the house, Stephen came out with a big smile on his face. His eyes were obsessively on the briefcase in Logan's hand. "You came right on time Jordan, the girls are ready. Please come in" he said to Logan who tried to effortfully maintain a smile on his face. "I learnt time management you know, every business person should know that" Logan replied as he was ushered in. He looked around, taking notice of every little thing that matters. The guards here are less than ten and only about three are armed. He chuckled silently at the foolishness of Stephen, how can he keep
Logan entered into the sitting room, looking worn out. It was a few minutes past nine, two hours have gone by while he was taking care of just a job. Stephen is long gone, he should have seen his ancestors in hell by now. When it comes to women and children, Logan doesn't spare anyone, you'd die by his hands no matter what. As he was about relaxing on the couch, Ava's voice boomed in the room. "Where have you been?" she asked in a low tone with her forehead creasing. Logan was a little startled, he didn't see her when he came in and she spoke all of a sudden."Oh, I am sorry I didn't inform you. A restaurant was looking for a part-time manager due to personal reasons, I had to try to see if I could get the job since it was a one time thing and luckily I got the job, we just closed now and I got paid a few dollars, it wasn't much but then, it can do some things for me" the lies rolled out of his mouth smoothly like he has been practicing them. Logan couldn't help but cuss mentally,
After his call with Daryl, Logan finished up his food and left the dinning to Ava's room. Without planning on intruding, he gently knocked on her door before going inside. She was seated on her bed while working on her laptop. "So?" Logan uttered, taking a seat beside her on the bed. She raised up her head before closing her laptop and focusing her attention on Logan. "I know that we do not love each other but with the way things have turned out, we have to act lovey dovey all the time so that my family won't suspect anything. We will also have to share a room, even if it's not okay by you, there's nothing I can do about that" Ava laid out. It's true that they barely know anything about each other but then, since they are already married, it's just right they make everybody believe otherwise. "I understand that, it's necessary" Logan replied in a single tone, he doesn't have anything to say in particular because he already predicted this before now. "And... It's nothing, forget
Logan stood there watching his father and mother in-law leave He was totally livid but still maintained his calm, Logan has never been a patient type but somehow, he has been digesting everything this family have been saying to him. How he manages to stay tranquilized is a mystery to him. "Are you not coming in?" Ava asked breaking him from his chain of thoughts. She didn't bother to apologize to him because she sees no reason to.Without saying anything, he followed her into the room. "This is where we will be staying, your things will be moved into the closet" she explained while Logan looked around the room, it's big enough to contain both of them. That's all that he could see. "I will love it if you don't get too comfortable in my personal space and cross the line between us" she warned making Logan to raise his brow at her. Is she saying this to him? Was there a line between them before now? There's no way he is here because of her and then, she will draw a line between them
The moment Grandpa Hilton left, Logan brought out his phone and sent a message before leaving the library irritated, his heart burning from rage and retaliation for these people. Slamming the door behind him, he found himself going back into the house. Thankfully, there was no one in the living room so he went straight into their room. Even Ava wasn't in the room when he got there, she has either gone to work or probably just anywhere in the house. Logan like it more that she is not in the room, he will have time to do what he wants. He brought out his laptop and placed it on the bed and getting to work. The nonsense about him cleaning should be a joke because that's the last thing he will want to do, he can at least fax those emails but not cleaning. Logan inputted the details of the person and sent him a message. *Are you not going to give me back my data?* he typed that on his laptop and pressed sent, about three minutes later, he got a notification announcing that the person re
While the Hilton was calling all the media houses and their partners, trying to explain to them, Logan went back inside and turned on the televison in the room. He initially wanted to enjoy watching the news but when he saw that the paparazzi were in the company giving Ava a hard time, he stopped moving for a second. He could barely see the head of his wife because she was literally surrounded by tons of reporters and this is being broadcasted live. Logan dropped the remote and rushed out with immediacy, if he could fly, he'd do that right now. No one bothered to ask him where he was going, no one even notice him leaving because of the tension. Logan had known that whatever he will do will affect Ava but he still did it, as much as he is interested in her, he won't forgive her family for humiliating him all the time. He entered into his car and drove off, not caring about it befiting her family's already stained image or not. He is not going there to chase the paparazzi away but to