Jordan and the other man remained inarticulate. Inwardly, they were hoping and wishing that Liya would not listen to her supposed man and kick them out. Where would they go then?Liya on the other hand was engrossed in thoughts trying to figure out how to handle the situation. On one hand, was her impossible boyfriend whom she knew no one else could ever bear with. The man’s haughtiness and withering nature topped his endless list of odds. She was also cognizant of his bullheadedness and vengeful nature. She knew that there was no way he could change his decision about the matter at hand. He wanted the guests gone and he would wreck havoc until that he managed to see them gone.On the other hand, the two strangers were in dire need of her help. The little she could afford seemed to have meant a lot to them. Additionally, she also knew that everyone around would benefit from Jordan’s knowledge of medicine. She did not want to give in to her abusive boyfriend’s selfish desires. But, she
“So, can I escort these fools out, babe?” Martin asked.For the very first since they became a pathetic couple, he called her a romantic name. If it was before, Liya would have felt like she was on cloud nine. But she knew better now. He was not being sincere. She figured Martin was feeling threatened by Jordan that was why he was trying to act nice just to lure her and piss Jordan off.“They are staying!” Liya said, and Martin’s ire almost tore his skin. He turned crimson with rubor as he chewed his teeth to curb the anger.For the first, Martin saw a side of Liya that he had never seen before - the dauntless side that had given her the hard balls to defy him. He cursed Jordan a million times, and now he couldn’t wait to slit his throat.“They disrespected me in our house…”“My house, Martin!” Liya corrected, and Martin’s shock widened. She was now even talking back at him and humiliating him in front of the cursed guests. “There is absolutely nothing for you here and you know it,” L
A moment of pure lull passed with Jordan and the stranger man both fathoming where to begin explaining their lies. Liya on the other hand was darting her anticipative eyes and face between the strangers awaiting their explanations. She wondered whether she had made a wrong decision inviting them in. The fact that they had lied to her riled her so much.As she gawked at them, her mind was doing a mental scan on them - could they be con men? Kidnappers? Her inner self told her that they didn’t seem to be any of the aforementioned kind, but her insecurities and curiosity could not let her nerves settle.“I asked a question here. Can someone explain how it turns out that you both are strangers to each other? You introduced yourself as his son, and I heard him call you son a while ago when he was asking me not to kick you out. What is happening here?” Liya asked in curiosity as she gawked at the two strangers in front of her.Jordan and the other man stared at each other. They both felt b
“What can never happen?” Jordan asked.Liya had been battling with conflicting emotions and disbelief for a long moment, leaving the two men puzzled.“Miss, can you tell us what is worrying you like this? If it is about us, we assure you that we are not bad people. We will cause you no single harm.” Jonathan explained.They would not cause her any harm directly, but the people they had messed up with would surely kill them all if they found out what they had done. She understood their oblivion though. They didn’t know what kind of hell they had evoked. Fear stung her tenfold. Martin would spare no soul if he found out. Their lives were in greater danger. Even hers, for hosting them.She gathered her trembling self from the couch and stood up, trying to amass as much amount of air in her system to calm her nerves. A fruitless attempt it was. She knew there was nothing that could calm her down in the situation.“And you?” She stared at Jordan, speaking with a voice that was too weak. Sh
The man who was listening behind the door took out his phone after gathering the information he needed. He dialed his boss’s number.“Speak, Tony. What have you found out?” Martin spoke, a puff of smoke emitting from his nose and mouth.“Boss, your hunch was correct. I heard them talking. The old man was Gabriel’s target last night. The other guy is the one that rescued him and also killed our men.” Tony explained as he walked out of the compound.Martin roared in emotional arousal. He knew those men were not to be trusted from the moment he saw them. But now his anger and thirst for vengeance grew even more. An eye for an eye.“Those bastards!” He cursed. “Did you get any info about those two fools? Especially that cursed guy that killed my men. Who is he? How was he able to kill our three men that easily?” Martin asked. He wondered how a single man was able to kill his skilled killers that easily.“The guy is a nobody as far as I heard. He has no family nor does he have work.” Tony
“You both better hurry if you want to escape them. They will not spare you if they catch you.” Jordan was still engrossed in thoughts when the voice of Liya startled her.Jonathan nodded his head. He appreciated the girl’s honesty to save their lives. He still remembered his promise to reward her for her help and generosity. He inserted the combination into the briefcase and it opened. It was fully ladened with bulks of dollars that Liya’s naked eyes could not count nor could her mind surmise their exact figure. She had never even dreamed of such kind of money in her entire life. She even forgot how to breathe while her eyes tried to corroborate whether all those notes were fake or real. She swallowed hard.‘There are really some rich people in this world.’ She thought, snapping her eyes out the briefcase as the man pulled out a bunch of denumerable notes. He shut the briefcase and turned to Liya who was sweating from the kind of wealth she had seen with her naked eyes. She wondered
“I am sorry I didn’t think of that at first.” Mr Jonathan explained.Lia felt a bit relieved with the idea of the two men not leaving. She was so apprehensive of her safety. She just didn’t want to stop them or vex them.“So, what do we do? Those men will kill us the minute they find us.” Jonathan directed the question to Jordan.Jordan paused to think, while the two individuals waited patiently for his decision. They trusted him with their lives.Jordan thought and thought. He knew his martial arts skills would be of great use, but he knew it would be difficult to fight a whole gang all at the same time. He needed a good plan.“It is me that they want, so we will lure them into a trap but outside of this neighborhood.” Jordan stated, puzzling Jonathan and Liya even more.Lure them? Did he want to trick them?“What you are thinking is dangerous. How will you trap them? And what will you do? You can’t fight them.” Liya said. She was getting so worried by Jordan’s hazardous plan.“You w
Jordan walked in swiftness and traced his way back to where he had rescued Mr Jonathan the previous night. The first shock he got was the missing bodies of those goons he had fought at night. The ground where he left them lying half-dead was crystal dry. No single drop of blood was traceable. The lack of blood rang an alarm for him. It meant that someone had taken them and cleaned up the blood. For someone to do that, it meant they had a motive.“Looking for something?” A deep voice spoke from his behind.He could agnize that arrogant voice. He had heard it a few minutes ago. He turned around slowly, portraying zero signs of nervousness or fear. The belligerent face of Martin greeted Jordan’s arctic one, and behind Martin was a battalion of armed goons with all-ready armor. The acuate blades and guns made Jordan deduce another plan. Fighting a battalion of militarized men would be a straight ticket to the grave for him.He had to think of a plan B fast.Martin walked closer in drawn-o