Dead in the night, his phone rang nonstop with Harrison’s call. Steven trembled with fright. Sweat sprinkled down his forehead as he kept gazing at his phone screen. He couldn’t cut the call nor could he keep his lips sealed. Not after what Rica did. Running away would only prove he is more guilty. He took a deep breath and picked up the call.“Count your days, Steven! Count your fucking days!” Harrison’s deep voice threatened the call. “Harrison, listen….”“Three….”“Harrison, this was Rica’s doing. I didn’t do….”“Two….”“What are you doing? Harrison….”“One!”There was multiple gunshots, breaking glass windows and forcing open doors. Rica smartly forced him down and they snuck their way out of the room. “What is this about?” She asked, as they snuck to the basement. It was their safe site for then. “You are asking me? I wasn’t one who killed a child!”“Stop whining like a damn child!”She typed in the password and they walked in. “Maybe we should change the password from 1234?”
“Are you fine?” Rica asked. “We cannot go there anymore.” Steven tapped the driver to stop.“What do you mean?”“Harrison has tracked us to the guesthouse. We need to turn around.”“How do you know? Did you speak to him?”Steven was quiet. She growled with anger and switched her destination on the map. “How can you be so stupid? He will ask my father for the closest apartment I will flee to for sure. Didn’t you turn off your location?”“I did.”“Then how do you know he tracked us?”Steven couldn’t say what he didn’t. Rica would kill him for sure. “Better safe than sorry.”They stayed overnight at a hotel. Rica could barely sleep as she researched where else they could go. “We should flee the country. I will get us fake passports.” Rica suggested. Steven disapproved.“I am going nowhere.”“It’s not a choice. We have to go. I am with your mother.”Steven had had enough of her empty threats.“Will you stop with the old threats? It is getting annoying.”She dialled a number and paced
Steven was nervous Anita narrowly caught him. But he needed to be smart about it. He couldn’t let her ruin him. “I didn’t mention that name.” He denied. Rica was fuming.“After everything I have done for you, Steven. After every fucking thing, you are still seeing that lady.” Steven calmed her.“You heard things. I didn’t mention Anita.”“O! You keep your mouth shut! I am not stupid! How long have you been seeing her? Where does she stay?”“Rica, I swear there is no Anita.”She took her phone and began to dial a number. “Tell me or I will kill your mother.” “Why are you not listening to me? There is no freaking Anita.” “You have made a grave mistake, Steven. A grave one!”As she dialed the number, Steven slapped her on the face, causing her to fall on her side and her phone slid off her grip. “Hello, boss.” A deep voice said at the other end. “Kill that bitch!” Rica screamed. “Excuse me? Hello….”Steven cut the call promptly and closed Anita’s mouth, to prevent her from talk
Steven shouldn’t be weakened by an old friend. Unfortunately, it was too late. His two arms were on his sides with the oddest expression on his face. “Steven, are you okay?” Anita asked, waving her hands before his eyes. He said nothing, “We meet again,” Phineas smirked with his gun pointed at him. “I thought you fucking left the mafia!” “I did, but Rica invited me back. She wanted me to take care of Mrs Gold here.” Phineas bowed before his mum in respect. Mrs Gold frowned. “This guy is horrible.” “I promise Mrs Gold, I was just doing my job. The pay was good.” Steven raised a brow. Perhaps, Rodriguez was right. A devil known is better than an Angel unknown. He sharply pointed his gun at Phineas.“You are a sneaky demon!” He spat.“As I said, it is all about the hustling. Your mother is a sweetheart. She makes me feel right.”“What do you mean?” “I watch her naked in the bathroom.”Steven furiously shot Phineas, but Phineas dodged and shot Anita on the heart. Anita fell inst
The gate’s doorbell rang. This confused Steven. Anita didn’t tell anyone of the guesthouse, did she? He pulled out his gun and tiptoed to the door. He activated the security camera beside the door. He was confused at the sight of a familiar face. He swore he saw that person somewhere. He wasn’t sure where. The person carried something. He opened the door and stepped outside. The person struck more resemblance to him. It was Vicky! Anita’s neighbor. The lady grinned naively and held Bonnie in her carrier. “O! It’s you, Mr Steven.” She sounded cheerful. “Is Anita in? She forgot Bonnie with me.” Steven shut the door at her face and began to walk back inside. “Wait! Is she your daughter?” Vicky yelled from the gate. “Why don’t you take her? She keeps crying nonstop. She wants Anita now.” Steven shut the door behind him and locked his door. He sat on the door, traumatized by this new stage of his life. A baby? How was he supposed to take care of her? He doesn’t know anything about Bonn
Steven fumed. The guards were useless. How the hell did Rica get to them? He froze her account. She couldn't have paid them.” He furiously chartered a cab. Damn! He needed to get a car soon. “Your mafias are corrupt. Where did you get those idiots?” He scolded Rodriguez.“What’s wrong?”“Rica got into my home! It is security guarded with a code. There was no way she got in without opening the door.”“This is on me. I apologise”Steven entered the compound and frowned at the sight of the guards dead. That explained it. But who let them in? Vicky didn’t dare. The pin still worked fine showing it wasn’t hacked at all. The security camera worked great. No alarm was set off. “Relax, Steven. I am just a guest here.” Rica said, running her hand on Bonnie’s hair. “The guards allowed me in. Unfortunately, I am not the nicest person in the world.”Bonnie stopped crying and gave up fighting her. She turned to Steven and protruded her hands to be carried. “Vicky, get her.” Steven looked away w
Vicky (Third Person’s POV)Vicky gave her husband Donald Gree his meal and hurried to get her own. Since he arrived from his long trip to Paris, she barely got time for him. The excuse she gave Steven was the only chance she’s got. It's been two days since his stay, but the thought of Bonnie poked him for some reason. He hated the idea of Vicky carrying another man’s burden. They were only married for a year and still enjoying the honeymoon phase. Taking care of a child was nothing they prepared for. Bonnie constantly being the center of Vicky’s attention scared her husband. As they settled to eat, Bonnie dragged herself in her stroller and stared at them. Her face looked pale white and sick. Vicky felt a bit concerned but needed to attend to her husband first. “More Chicken?” She asked. “Yes, love.” He smiled in a flirting way. She blushed and offered him the chicken with a kitchen tong. His hand grabbed hers and caressed it a bit. She blushed and pulled away. Her eyes went to Bo
Steven’s mum was shocked by her son’s decision. She could barely think straight considering how much he hated his dad’s business. She visited him two days later with a box of chocolate.“Did you summon the boys yet?” He asked, ignoring the box of chocolates she brought.“Why do you want to do this?” His mother was unimpressed. “Do what?” She sat on his office couch and crossed her legs. “You have a child to think about. Do you want to raise her in a toxic environment the way your father did?”Steven raised his brow nonchalantly.“I know what I am doing.”“You do not know what you are doing. This impulsive decision can make your daughter hate you.”“What daughter?” Steven frowned. “Bonnie? I have got no time for an infant now. I am working on ways to rebuild my reputation.”“So your reputation is more important than Bonnie.”Steven was bored of the conversation.“Please get me the documents and summon the men. I need to see them.” He arranged some files on his table and placed them