The phone almost slipped from Ryan's hand. How do things always end up like this? Why does it have to be him? Why does it have to be the Butler? Why does it have to be the man who he relied on most, the man who has taught him a lot of life lessons?
Ryan had known, had been pretty sure that the person who caused his amnesia would be someone very close to him… But the butler?Ryan bit his lower lip. He threw the phone on scar-face's thighs."Call him and tell him to come here."With trembling hands, Simon dialed the phone. He placed it on loudspeaker."Hi, Tan.""No business for now.""Yeah. I know. Can you come to…" Ryan heard scar-face call out the address of the factory to the butler.The man who answered the call was definitely the Butler. He couldn't miss the man's voice for any other one.Ryan wasn't sure how he would react when he saw the butler. He"I don't—" Simon started to say but Tanner raised his foot and slammed it on the already broken scar-face's fingers. "I asked for the name of the person who sent you," Tanner said, a dead serious expression on his face."It was an anonymous person, Sir.""How were you contacted?""Through mail." "The email address?" "It's still on my phone. I tracked it but it didn't lead anywhere.""How were you paid?" Tanner asked."The money was here. We met it here, Sir.""Where is it now?" "What?" "I asked where the money is now!" "I don't know of the others but…" he stopped to catch his breath. "Mine is in the car. We already shared the money before he came." He nudged at Ryan.Tanner kicked Simon. "You're a freaking fool.""I'm sorry, Sir.""You know better than anyone that I don
Tanner walked over to the table where the lighter and cigarettes were. He lit one and took a drag."For a big conglomerate like ours, there are a lot of bad folks, enemies that would never repent. That's what Simon and those guys are for," Tanner said. "I'm sorry about what they did to you, Sir."Ryan waved it off with a hand. He lit another cigarette and sat on the edge of the table. "We have those guys all over the place. With what Simon did, I will have to do lots of digging about our other boys in other countries," Tanner said. "Master was going to tell you everything when you turned eighteen but…"Ryan nodded. "I get it." There was silence for some seconds as they both concentrated on their cigarettes."You're familiar with how to use that, Sir?" Tanner pointed toward the gun."Yes. Stephanie's grandfather taught me a lot about it." "You must be pretty close."
"I'm not fighting over anything," Ryan said without looking away from the window. The image of people walking on the road had become a blur and all he could see now was the smiling face of his mother. Her last smile at him. "Is there anything you want me to do for you, Sir?" Tanner asked."Go. That is what I want," Ryan said. "Alright, Sir." There was hesitation in his voice.Some moments later, Ryan heard the sound of the door closing. He turned around and leaned on the wall. The truth no one knows, not even the butler, was that it wasn't only because he had not known those who abducted him that he didn't want to go back to New York. It was because of his mother. In New York, he rarely thinks about her. There are too many activities going on over there and it hurts him really hard anytime he remembers that she could have been alive and been a part of those activities if she hadn't been murdered.Ryan didn't wan
Ryan stepped away from her. Has she lost her memory? He almost shuddered at the thought."Piper? It's me. Ryan. It's me."Piper pressed a button beside her. Some seconds later, a nurse came in."You're okay, ma'am?""Make him leave. I don't want to fucking see him," Piper said.The nurse turned to Ryan. She nodded in the direction of the door. Ryan walked to the door. He took some steps back. He stared at Piper, she was looking somewhere else, anger was on her face. What the hell is wrong with her? "Sir, she said she doesn't want to see you," the nurse said. "I suggest you go outside for now."Ryan was going to tell her to go to hell with her suggestion but he knew better than that so he just nodded and went outside."Did she lose her memory?" Ryan asked the nurse when they got outside."No, Sir. She seemed to have been in a lot of shock when
Ryan raised the phone. He had made a video call instead of the voice call. "Is that you, Ryan?" Mr Carson asked."Yes. Good afternoon." The last time Ryan had seen him, he didn't remember Mr Carson having a mustache."Wow. I can't believe you called."Ryan smiled. "I just wanted to say hi.""I would have called you if I had your number. Please let's keep in touch.""Okay." Ryan glanced at Piper, she was staring at him, eyes widened. "You won't believe who I have here with me, Mr Carson." He turned the phone to Piper's face"Little angel?" Mr Carson's voice was full of surprise.Piper sulked but collected the phone from Ryan. "Do you remember the last time you fucking answered my call?""I've been busy, Angel. So sorry. What do you think about spending vacation in Ireland? To make up for not answering your calls." Ryan watched the two of them t
"Ryan?" Ryan heard Anderson call again for the hundredth time."Yes it's me. Why do you sound so shocked?" "I'm not shocked. Just surprised. We're not friends.""Yeah. I know.""To what do I owe this call, Ryan?""I just want to thank you for staying with Piper. I wouldn't have expected that you'd do that anyway. She told me you were kidnapped with her while trying to stop her from being kidnapped." "I am not the kind of person who repays evil with evil," Anderson said at the other end.Ryan cleared his throat. "Seems you're not."There was a little silence for sometime."As well as I don't repay evil with evil, I don't do free things too," Anderson said."What do you want?""For now, I don't know what to get back from you but when the time comes, I will let you know how.""Okay." Ryan said and ended the call.<
Again, Ryan realized he was composed even with what Brenda said. He didn't feel his heart beating fast or any of those things."What do you think we should do?" He asked."This is not good at all," Brice said and started pacing around again.The secretary sighed repeatedly."The board of directors have decided that we will dissolve the partnership with Lt company before it's too late," Brenda said.Apart from the occasional frown on her face, she betrayed no emotion. Ryan hoped she was really okay."I have a kid. My wife is five months pregnant…" Brice muttered. He turned to face Ryan. "What do you want to do, Sir? I can't afford to die yet." Ryan smiled. "Who said you were going to die?" "Things haven't been going smoothly since you came…" Brice stopped himself, trying to control his outburst but the remaining three people in the room already knew what he was talking ab
Ryan took some strand of Brenda's hair and let it fall between his fingers. "I am going to solve everything.""I know. I mean, how would you do it? The real head of that company is a deadly man. How do you want to go near him? Other people who have tried to come against him in the past are nowhere to be found now. How can…"Ryan groaned and took some steps away from her. "When are you planning to have kids?" "What?" "You should take some course or something. Anything that can help you to reduce the way you nag. I am not sure any kid would want to spend a minute with you being like this." Ryan made a 'tsk tsk' sound.Brenda couldn't help the smile on her face. Even when he came back and she asked him about what happened during his disappearance, he had taken it lightly, she wasn't surprised that something like this didn't seem to startle him. The only guy she's ever met who has all the qualities she wants in a ma