At the mention of Jonas, Amelia found it hard to believe. Jonas had told them that he was Michelle's boyfriend, and Michelle had seen him herself. Amelia was a little confused; does that mean they haven't made a voice call to themselves? She knew no one could ever trick her that way."Does Michelle know?" she asked.Leonid's eyes narrowed, a subtle shake of his head indicating that Michelle remained oblivious. "We need to be vigilant. He could be lurking around the house, attempting to inch closer to us.""What do you suggest we do?" Amelia inquired. "He is going to be watching every one of our movements.""I guess so." Leonid placed a finger on his chin and thought for a while. "I haven't said this to Viktor, but I think we should let him get to know us. Since he wants to trick us, we have to trick him first.""Do you think that would work?""It might; we have to know what Yuri is up to," Leonid replied."We will keep an eye on Jonas," Amelia muttered. "Don't you think Michelle has t
Reaper and Anger arrived in front of the coffee shop. They had no idea where to begin looking for Ace. If Jonas had killed him, he would have probably hid the body somewhere, and there should have been news about a man who died. There is nothing new about Ace."Let's get ourselves some coffee." Anger muttered. "If we can start a discussion with the workers, We can find out if they have since Ace.""We don't even know what he looked like." Reaper replied. "There are a lot of people trooping out of this coffee shop.""We will have to try; come on." Anger urged.They walked into the coffee shop, and Reaper walked over to the worker. He picked up a car next to the table and ordered the type of coffee he wanted. He smiled at the teenage boy who was making his coffee."Did you see any guy who kind of looks rich with an innocent look on his face?" Reaper asked.The boy shook his head. "No sir."Anger grabbed a chair and took his seat next to Reaper. "You didn't see him? He was waiting for us
‘We have Ace,’ the message read.Leonid’s lips curled up into a smile as he read out the message. Viktor peered at the screen, as did Amelia.“What’s next after this?” Amelia asked.“We keep him here and go to the amusement park with Michelle. Viktor has to tell her about Jonas and everything that is happening,” Leonid replied.They were standing around a large table with a sheet of paper lying on it. Amelia watched Leonid draw on the sheet of paper.“Reaper and I will try to distract him and give Viktor the time to get to the roller coaster with Michelle. They can talk there,” Leonid pointed out. “If Michelle doesn’t want to deal with Jonas, we will have to think of plan B.”“Plan B: Michelle loves money, so I will have to bribe her to agree. If she doesn’t agree to plan B, we will threaten to get her fired,” Viktor suggested.Amelia frowned at him. “The third one is just cruel; we were the ones who brought a threat to her.”Leonid placed a finger on his chin and said, “Let’s go with
"Chill, it's just me," Black muttered, pushing away the gun pointed at her head. "You could have shot me."She was wearing black pants with a white shirt, and there were jewelry pieces all over her body."You better stop popping out like that, or you are going to get shot," Satan warned.Black rolled her eyes as she climbed into the car and sat next to Amelia. She pulled out two bars of chocolate and handed one to Amelia."It's delicious, trust me.""I don't like you; there is no way I am accepting that," Amelia muttered, shoving the bar back into Black's hand."You don't have to be so rude, princess," Black uttered. "We haven't had a good discussion before. Why don't you like me? I'm cute, and I am nice to pretty girls.""I'm not a girl; I am a woman," Amelia differentiated as she took bars and tore the wrappings. "And I don't want you to keep flirting with my husband."Black's brows arched. "So that is it, huh? You wouldn't hate me now?""I don't hate you," Amelia replied. "If you s
Upon arriving home, Leonid found himself in the living room with Viktor. Amelia had gone upstairs for a bath, and the distant sound of the TV playing in the adjacent living room drifted through the air. Reaper, Ace, and Saint were engrossed in a video game.Viktor's phone incessantly buzzed, and a pained expression crossed his face. Leonid, unaware of the recent developments, looked on with curiosity."Could you tell Black to stop texting me?" Viktor growled. "Sil gave her my number, and now she's asking me to text her back."Leonid observed Viktor's frustration and burst into laughter."It's not funny," Viktor muttered. "I might look tough, but I'm not good at talking to ladies.""You have to learn," Leonid said as his laughter subsided. "They are not scary."Viktor rolled his eyes and powered off his phone. "I am not replying to the message."Leonid shrugged. "Your choice. Have you heard from Sean?""Yes, he said there is a secret code on the necklace. It is a code for an illegal an
"Stay back!" The masked man yelled, causing Satan to come to a halt. Amelia whimpered; she could feel the blade against her throat. Her breath hitched as she tried hard not to move. She knew Leonid was coming for her but also understood that if he came, he wouldn't be able to do anything. "Drop your gun," the man ordered. Satan's jaw clenched as he slowly dropped the gun. "The second one," the man muttered. Satan pulled out the second gun and placed it on the floor. "Kick it out of sight." Satan kicked both guns out of sight and grinned at the man. "I would like you to let the young miss go," Satan said. The man chuckled loudly, and just then, Leonid and Viktor rushed into the room. Amelia tried to move but remembered the knife on her neck and stiffened for a moment. Leonid froze as soon as he saw the man holding a knife against his wife's neck. "You know you could just put that down, and we can talk this out," Viktor uttered, his heart racing in his chest. The man only pull
"Hey Sean," Leonid said as soon as Sean's face appeared on the laptop screen."Boss," Sean muttered. "I found something about Yuri.""Spill it out," Viktor ordered as he placed his head on Leonid's shoulder, making Leonid stare at him.Amelia had already fallen asleep; Satan was with her in the room, sitting on a chair and watching her sleep. They were still convinced that someone might come for her. They had contacted the rest of the guards, and the house was now surrounded by a lot of men. Leonid hadn't expected them to come after Amelia; he wondered what might have happened if Satan hadn't gotten there first."Let me speak first," Leonid uttered."Yes, boss," Sean replied.By the look on Sean's face, it was clear that he had a lot to say."Someone attacked Amelia a few minutes ago. He had a knife to her throat."A hard look appeared on Sean's face as he listened."He came in through the window; we weren't expecting him.""How did you stop him?" Sean asked. "How is the young Miss?"
"Matteo has been stalked, and he had to stay indoors all through. We have to get this all over with. We are ruining his life," Sean explained.Leonid nodded in agreement. "When you are done listing out the code for sale, we will leave for the beach house.""I will inform the rest so they can start packing," Viktor stated. "Talk to you later, Sean."Viktor left the room; Sean was still on the phone with Leonid."I heard you code.""Yes, I code," Leonid responded. "How did you know about it?""Mr. Massimo told me about it; he often spoke about you, and I am glad he found you.""Why didn't he ask you to find me?" Leonid was confused. If his father had a great person like Sean, why didn't he find him sooner?"I was not fully with him then; I was considering a career at the FBI," Sean answered. "He also didn't know my full potential; I always hid it."That answered a lot."How come you invented the God's eye?" Leonid inquired."Boss, that's like asking me why I exist. It's a freaking long