He opened the door to the secret room where Elsa was. She was smoking with her eyes closed. He wondered for a moment why she was doing this to herself. She could escape this place if she wanted but she wasn't attempting to do so. Normally he would have regarded what she is doing as stupid but he was suspecting a fight for power. It made him so curious and frustrated at the same time.Elsa seemed like so many things to him, a ticking bomb, a software with so many features, a hard code to crack. She was a woman with intentions. It was very obvious in the she was spoke to him the last time but she was hiding her abilities.She was interesting like a book with cliffhangers and he wanted to know more about her. He would literally pay her to tell him bertying about her but he could not offer heer money.That was the only issue because he would be blowing his cover. Money didn’t seem to be a problem for her. If she was really sleeping with the Lions as Antonio had claimed then she would hav
99Her daughter sent chills down his spine. He would be lying if he said he wasn’t scared for a bit but like the brave man he was, he hid his fear and joined her in chuckling. What killed him? Did he die while he was on one mission she gave him? Was he trying to pry into her business? Was that why he died?“Who knows, I might be different from him.” Cpehas said in a suggestive manner. He didn’t want to seem like he was too confident. He was doing a perfect job in hiding his curiosity.“Well that is pretty easy. All it takes is for you to fulfill some tasks, if you succeed without doing or getting caught then i will consider you to be a very smart man.” Her eyes met his then she gazed away from his direction.He wished she had maintained eye contact with him, he would have been able to read her expression a bit. He was good at using psychology, he could pick up a little information from studying someone's eyes. Elsa seemed like she knew the trick too.It will all be a waste if he tri
100Elsa lit up a stick of cigarette and started smoking once again. A big smile formed on her face as she thought that it would be interesting to watch Cephas accomplish the mission that she gave him.It has been a while since she had fun last, she has captured his sympathy and now he wants to be her partner. He was one of a kind.He didn’t even question her or ask why she wasn’t helpless like he first thought.He was like the kind of men she feared and loved o because they loved to explore, some of them die foolishly while they seek knowledge while the rest find what they seek and never get satisfied.His ,otive was none of her business, she was glad that someone was available to keep her busy till the Lions returned back and they gave appropriate judgment. (Author’s note for the purpose of this story alone: The Lions were the mafias that brought their organization to New York and renamed themselves.)She had vowed to deal with Antonio when the time comes.Till then her little toy
Spying was harder than Cephas thought it would be. He was trying not to get caught while he was monitoring Antonio’s moves.Antonio was barely at the base, he leaves as early as possible and the times he returns too were very odd. He thought he used to see him around almost every time. It has been three days since he spoke to Elsa last and he had not been able to repeat anything to her.Not that he was in a rush to impress her but he didn’t want to do too much. Of course he wasn’t going to report Antonio’s working schedule to Elsa, that was too little . He wasn’t finding much about Antonio but he was going to find a solution to it. During their dinner time, he sat beside the house help that was assigned to clean Antonio’s room.“Good evening boys, " Pedro said in a lively and clear voice. “Good evening sir.” They all replied, the maids and the househelps do not have their meals together. So the men were alone.“I want to issue a warning to you. If you have plans of leaving or esc
102“What?” Antonio dropped the hammer on his table. “You have something to say to me?” he asked in amusement. Cephas’s eyes darted quickly so he could pick up his emotions and find the right words to say.“Yes sir. Even if I die right after I don’t mind. As long as you hear it I can rest in peace.” he said with fear in him.“What a daring soul. Since they are your last words I want to hear them.” he removed his jacket and dropped it on the table, revealing the guns that were carefully tucked in his pants.Cephas took a deep breath before he spoke again. “I admire you so much, sir, anytime I see you during inspections, it made me so curious about you and I have always wished that I was close to you sir.”He quickly made up a suitable story that he was most likely to believe, crossing his fingers that he believed him.Antonio’s ear widened, this was the first time someone was saying this kind of thing to him. A househelp said he admired him. It made him excited, and he even smiled. Th
“Your brother is going now, We can have all we want without thinking or fearing that we would get caught.” Ruth said to Abraham. They were sitting in her office.“We just need to get the executives on our sides and the shareholders too, especially that Rossi man,”“Can you listen to yourself mom? You were there at the meeting. did they seem like they will actually listen to us?” Abraham, asked his mom. He hasn't gotten over what happened the last shareholder's meeting.“Have you grown weak? Do you plan on backing down because of the words that your father said to you?” She scoffed. “I never knew you were not as ambitious as I thought you were.’“These things don’t even belong to us. I am tired of fighting for it.”“What do you mean that they don’t belong to us? He is your father, legally. You have the right to fight for his wealth.”"Then let him share it equally, aren’t you tired of acting like you are two faced.”“You really think that man will give you anything? He will give ever
104“Sarah?” He said to himself confusedly, “How was she able to text his smartwatch after the connection from outside had been disabled.He tapped on the screen to open the full message. “Hey brother,” he could hear her voice in his head.He smiled to himself, she had found a way to reach him. It gave him a lot of hope and motivation at the same time.“Are you hanging in there well? Most especially, are you still alive? You can reply to me it is safe. No one can trace our interaction.”“Really?” he quickly replied.“It took me so long to figure out how to do this but Zoro had an expert programmer fly in for this so don’t be bothered. Our conversations are safe.”Her text came into his phone again. “Thank goodness you are alive. What has happened in the past four months? Has there been progress? Are you well? I have been bothered about you.”He sat on the edge of his bed after double checking that he had locked his door.“I am very much okay and I started making progress a few days ag
Pedro picked him from the floor and held onto this shirt. “What were you doing in Master Antonio’s office today?”His eyes were fierce like he was ready to attack him again. There was no way Cephas would avoid an attack from him if he initiated it.“I was cleaning the insides of his office?” Cephas replied, confused at Pedro’s outburst. Antonio had released him so he didn’t expect his direct master to come for him again.“Maybe Master Antonio had scolded him right after I left. Fine I am sorry for that.” Cephas thought in his head.“Don't you dare lie to me,” Pedro spat at him. “Do you think I am a kid or something? Are you not aware of the rules? You know You’re not supposed to be here l” His grip on Cephas was so strong that he couldn’t even attempt to wriggle out of his hold.“I wasn’t sir. I am sorry for the negligence.” Cephas apologized immediately. He must have been scolded real bad so he didn’t even try to struggle, because this reaction wasn’t a normal one“You are sorry?’ Pe