SIMON THE ZILLIONAIRE FROM NOWHERE

7

Angela's bedroom door was roughly opened by Eddie. His hands were busy carrying Angela's body while kissing her lips. He was so passionate that he accidentally slammed Angela's body too hard onto the bed.

"Wait!" Angela stopped Eddie's attempt to touch her again. "I don't have any condoms. Can you buy them quickly? There's a store at the end of the street."

Eddie's aroused expression turned disappointed, but he chose to comply with Angela's request. For him, the opportunity to sleep with a woman as beautiful as Angela was something to be seized.

"Wait, then, and do something that makes me crazy when I’m back." Eddie gave Angela a kiss on the lips and immediately left the room.

Angela hurriedly got up from her bed and peeked at Eddie through her window. Just as the car started moving, Angela pressed a number on her phone and made a call.

"He's gone. You can send the money now, or I'll expose everything you've planned. Always remember who's protecting me, Frank!"

Angela grinned widely as Frank, the person on the other end of the call, agreed to her demand. She ended the call and whispered, "Forgive me, Eddie, your fate is unfortunate, especially considering how handsome you are."

Eddie was completely unaware of the nefarious plan. He, who had been thinking of doing crazy things to Angela, was solely focused on driving the car and finding a store on the deserted outskirts of town.

Eddie didn't even realize that an old green jeep was following him from behind. Inside the car were two men, with one starting to pull out a silenced weapon aimed at Eddie's car.

"Do it near the turn that leads to the cliff," said the driver.

"Yeah, I know. Just focus on driving; dealing with that guy's life is my business!"

As per the instructions of the man driving the car, right at a sharp turn, the man fired six shots at Eddie's car.

"Argh! What?!" Eddie panicked as the car lost control and headed towards the steep cliff.

"Shiit!" Eddie shouted loudly, his hands moving quickly to undo the seatbelt. Just before the car flipped over, miraculously, Eddie managed to leap out of the car.

Eddie's body rolled swiftly, but his vigilant eyes and his focus on his surroundings enabled him to catch a tree branch to stop his fall.

Blood streamed down Eddie's forehead as he witnessed Angela's car explode.

"Okay, we did it; the car exploded, and I made sure he's dead."

The statement and the loud laughter that followed made Eddie move his body to hide behind the bushes on this sloping terrain.

"Damn it! I've been set up; this must be Frank's doing!" Eddie checked his pockets, and his expression showed relief when he found his phone.

Eddie opened the message and sent his location to Gilbert. Eddie also called his brother, fortunately, Gilbert answered promptly without much delay.

"What’s up, where are you?"

"Far away from people, find a secluded place, quick! There's something I need to talk about, and it's important."

Gilbert's footsteps and the increasing noise in the distance indicated that he was following Eddie's instructions.

"Okay, what's going on? What urgent matter are you talking about? You were leaving with the girl earlier, right?"

"Yes, and now I'm lying by the edge of a cliff, my body stuck to a tree, and Angela's car exploded to pieces. This is all Frank's doing, I'm sure of it. I don't have any other enemies besides him. It's a bit strange that I, who just announced as Jehemian's heir, would suddenly disappear. Does Jehemian have many enemies?"

"What the fuck?! Okay, I don't know which part to digest, but if you're talking about enemies, Jehemian doesn't have a track record of being hated excessively. And you, how did that happen? I mean, what about your injuries? I'll instruct Douglas to take me there immediately and catch Frank and the woman from earlier; they must have evidence, and luckily, Frank is still here!"

"No, don't do that, Gilbert! I didn't ask you to solve this problem! Just listen to what I'm about to say!"

"Eddie, I'm really confused by what you're planning. If this is indeed a mistake by Frank, why are you letting it go?"

Eddie adjusted his breath; he moved his cramped leg, raised it slightly, and distanced the phone from his ear before shouting loudly.

"Fuck!" Eddie composed himself, then brought the phone back to his ear. "Okay, sorry, my leg feels stiff and cramped. So, I want you to announce news of my death. Yes, you heard that right; I want to go along with Frank's drama; it'll be more fun. 

Pretend to search for me, find Frank and Angela; they'll surely direct you to this street because I went to buy a condom. Organize the search, but you also need to cooperate with the police; I'm sure traces of the exploded tire and friction on the road are still there. 

Send someone to secure my body, put it in a body bag, and make it look like I died in the explosion. And make sure no one is connected to Frank or anyone near him; I'm sure you have reliable contacts.

This cliff can be accessed from the opposite road from my current position. This is very advantageous because you can make people gather at the bottom of the cliff to search for the car; you can pick me up on the roadside, and I'll try to climb up and hide in the forest. Do you understand? Do it in two hours from now, because if it's too late, I might pass out. I only seem to have broken bones and some minor injuries."

"I understand, but what about collecting your body that you said was burnt?"

"You can take remnants from the destroyed car or anything there. When the car is shattered like that, I'm sure you won't find a charred body there. I entrust this to you; I'll wait for you to pick me up, and I'll contact you again when I'm at the edge of the forest. And don't forget to send me a message when you've started moving."

Gilbert seemed to sigh heavily. "This is the craziest plan I've ever heard; if this fails, I'll be the one to burn you, Eddie! You've only just returned a few hours ago, but you've already caused so many unexpected things, damn it!"