They took him to their war room. A large space where his men used to rehearse. It wasn't standard to compare with the old man's training room for his men.
He freed himself off the chain. He flexed and eased his muscles of every tension. He was excited and thrilled to beat some asses. His plan is going on just fine.
The men came in whispering to each other.
"What is going on?"
"Why are we here?"
"Is Damien being assassinated?"
And a lot of side comments. Damien just stared with the most stoic face he could muster.
"Damien Steel in here would challenge each of you one after the other, and the person that beats him up badly would be rewarded,"
The men cracked their necks and their knuckles.
The first man came up, Damien practiced the four Taoist steps taught by the old man and the man came crashing on the floor with a huge thud. His leg was broken.
The second came rolling a huge stick, Damien dodged the attacks. The man seemed a little bit rough and razzed in attacks. Damien did the double men stunt and back kicked the man to the ground, and threw the huge stick on him.
Mr Cowell tried hard to contain his amusement and surprise, how could he beat his trained men with trained and accurate mafia steps.
He suspected him. Who could have taught him those moves? For a psycho he is supposed to be beaten easily.
Damien beat up all the men in a flash. One after the other, breaking arms, cracking nose, dislocations. All the men were groaning on the floor.
"Bravo, Bravo!! You are truly amazing," Mr Cowell complimented him.
"What do you want from me?" Damien asked Mr Cowell.
"I used to 'want' something from you, but not now there's no treasure," Mr Cowell laughed out loud.
"You killed lives for a fake rumour you heard and you don't feel guilty ?" Damien asked Mr Cowell, surprised at his lack of guilt.
"Watch your tongue boy! Watch your tone," Mr Cowell warned.
"I won't unless you let me go!!," Damien screamed loudly at him.
"Stubborn as your father, stupid as him," Mr Cowell reminisced as if Damien wasn't there.
"Why did you not just search for the treasure without killing?" Damien asked now on the verge of tears.
"That's no fun, don't be a party popper," Mr Cowell sneered at him.
Damien could only stare at the man. He has been longing to have a personal conversation with the killers of his family.
Mr Cowell whistled. Two hefty men came out and pinned Damien to the ground.
"And I'm going to end your life boy. But you have an option, work with me and you would be save,"
The sound of that irritated the shit of Damien. How could he join forces with his enemy? Mr Cowell didn't know what was coming for them.
Damien thought of Lily and Alexia in the hospital. He hoped Lily was fine. But with Alexia there , he had no fears.
"Never going to happen, dream on Mr Cowell," Damien replied.
"Oh! You are feeling sorry for your dead family, poor kid,"
Damien growled.
"You want to know why your family was really easy to eliminate ?" Mr Cowell asked Damien.
"They were too loyal, poor Mr and Mrs Steel, they were too trusting which was a disadvantage to them,"
Damien growled again.
"I can imagine Mrs steel's loud scream when she saw Mr steel shot on his head,"
Damien held his fist so tight.
"Oh, your baby brother. It's just so touching,"
"Shut up!!!!!" Damien screamed at him.
"It's enough Mr Cowell, I won't let you spit gibberish from your mouth,"
"Mind your tone," Mr Cowell warned. "By the way, I'm not even done, the story is about to get down,"
"How did we know there was a treasure your family was coveting,"
Come to think of it, Damien thought. Who was that anonymous source that gave the fake rumour. That's when the problem started but who?
"Mr and Mrs Baker gave your family out to us,"
Damien's eyes widened at the revelation.
Mr and Mrs Baker were considered as very close family friends. Damien's dad had trusted Mr Baker to the extent of letting him into his office and business.
But this is how they replayed all the good deeds.
"Mr and Mrs Baker" Damien growled.
He could not believe that his family would be betrayed by the baker's family. They were considered family to them.Mr C Cowell felt satisfied on seeing Damien's face, grinning like he had won a jackpot.Damien was mad with anger. Once could literally feel the heat of his anger from afar off. He overthrew the men holding him. He gave one a nose cracking blow and kicked the other on his balls.While they were still groaning he grabbed their hairs and smashed their heads off the wall. He gave them blows, slaps, kicks until they were both unconscious.He used the back of hand to wipe the blood off his mouth. He wasn't exhausted. Weeks of secret training and strategy, they are all coming into play.He walked towards Mr C Cowell with a death glare. Mr C. Cowell knew he was done for, there was no escape for him."Funny this world is filled with greedy betrayals like you and the other families huh?" Damien asked him sarcastically.Glaring at him eyes to eye."Back off psycho, one step closer
Mrs Elisa Turner went berserk when she heard that Lily was not dead. She wants Lily to be killed before Xavier gets her. She did not approve of the marriage between Lily and Xavier. It was bound to cause trouble and war if they get "How incompetent of you to spit this rubbish to me," She barked at the man that came to report to her."I'm sorry ma! I'm sorry ma!" He apologized hastily and quickly, his head touching her feet and raising it up again."Oh sorry?" She laughed. "Your sorry is useless the same way you are useless to me,"She slapped him. She was so angry."Why was it so hard to kill her, a lady with no superpowers is too hard for a full grown man to kill ?" She mocked the man."Damien saved her!" Those three words alone made Mrs Elisa Turner face the man with a questioning look on her face."Don't use a psycho to cover up for your weakness and incompetence!" She shut him up."Ma'am, Damien beat up all the expert martial artist you sent without losing more than a sweat.""Wh
Everywhere was pin drop silence. Xavier looked at Damien with wide eyes. Alexia and the doctor sat at a corner watching the scene unfold. Xavier slowly dropped Lily's arm he was caressing. Mr and Mrs Baker took steps backward, they were afraid that Damien was still a psycho and would hurt them. "Alexia what is going on?" He asked her as he came into the room. "Sir, this man here claimed to have saved Lily from death, after the accident and he wants to take her as his wife," Alexia told him. "Sir? Why are you referring to him that way,?" Xavier asked her, but she ignored him. Damien head almost snapped out. The anger in his eyes could melt any amount of ice. He glared at everyone, from the bodyguards to the, Doctor that came with Xavier, and then his eyes landed on Mr and Mrs Baker. "What are they doing here, why are you all here at the same time ?" Damien said loudky, slightly frustrated at everyone's silence. "Let me save you the stress, don't go any more psycho mode here," X
Lily's mouth was agape. She couldn't believe her ears. Damien had fooled her. He had taken advantage of her broken state and used her the way he wants. He made her believe he loved her and wanted to take care of her. Everything had been a lie. Damien's recovery from the sickness was all a lie. Tears stung in her eyes, the evidence was clear now. She let the tears out. She wanted to scream out loud. "Lily, who helped you remove your scars?" Her mother asked suddenly. With her eyes shut tight, she answered. "I thought it was Damien, but it had been Xavier all along." She said. It took all the self control in her not to break down. She didn't want Damien to see her weak and broken. All her sympathy and care for Damien were all gone and replaced with anger and disappointment. Everywhere was silent. The information they just heard from the nurse were digested in different forms for the different people in the room. Lily made up her mind. She was done with him and his sorry ass, sh
Damien was livid with anger as he left the room. His hair was dishevelled due to pulling. "Damien, Damien" Alexia called waving frantically from the back. Damien stopped on his tracks, as he turned to her. "Hey, okay?" Alexia asked. "I don't know, honestly. I don't know how I feel or what to feel." He told her. Alexia felt for him, she didn't know how to comfort him, or a plan to act. But they have to act fast, before the situation gets out of hand. Yes! She had the perfect idea! "You need to see him, now!" She told Damien with all seriousness. "Uh, how would that help the current situation?" "He started this with you, he would have the perfect idea or solution to the problem " "I don't want to be a liability to him, I mean he is still undergoing treatment," "Says who, don't judge from afar. Go!" She shooed him away. Damien left, but not before giving her a signal to watch over Lily. He sped to James Hopkins hospital. When he entered the hospital everyone was astonished to
Lily couldn't believe what was going on. It all felt like a dream and she prayed she woke from this horrifying nightmare. Her parents had returned back to their family house, while she was forced to follow Xavier III home. Xavier took the first limousine. She was in the other one with two hefty men by her sides. She felt more like a prisoner than a wife. All she felt was dread of what would happen. She felt something drastic was about to happen. But would it affect Damien? Did Damien really save her? Why the sudden interference of this vile man? Can things get a bit better? Can the drama end? She is still weak from the accident. Her head pounded hard, she held her forehead in agony. She whined at the backseat, waiting for someone to save her from this toture. The guards by her side thought she was making a show to distract them so she could escape. "Ma'am, sit still. I won't hurt you unless you push me to the wall." The first one told her coldly. She whined more and loudly. It
"Alright, our meeting will commence" Damien says, low and serious. People sat around a meeting table and looking towards the back his chair looking out the building's floor to ceiling window. As he turns to face them, a powerpoint tarp slowly unravels itself and a projector turning on. The lights dim down and the windows slowly shut them, leaving the room pitch black with only the projector lighting the room. "Operation Search Target" He stands, adjusting his suit and walking toward the presentation with a clicker in hand. A picture of a man is presented at front before everyone with the name below "Xavier III". "Our client asks that we must go back to Mr Xavier III's mansion, this has its correlation to how his family was tortured and murdered under an alleyway years ago" He explains. "Now, for sure, we don't have any other traces of evidence to lead up to him- Xavier. But, that's the reason why we're conducting this meeting, do you all have any leads to whom they are?" He asks,
"Are we all clear people?" Damien asks through his earpiece that matched the other waiters. He spots Alexia and gestures her to hurry. From behind the building of the luxurious restaurant, the duo walked towards it. Alexia looks at Damien with her bitting her lip smiling. "I wouldn't mind someone like you serving me" She whispers, cheekily. "Well, it's enough to look promising " He chuckles, shaking his head at the thought. "Lets just be sure they wont see through your disguise" She says, winking at him. "Name?" A guard asks, looking up from his time table book. "Sebastian Drew, attendees from Orlando branch" Damien says, sliding out a folder from his drawstring bag. "What about you pretty face?" The guard smiles at Alexia. "Cher Antonio, same branch as Seb's" She says, keeping in character. "Hmm- have you brought your COE?" He asks, crossing his arm on his chest. "It's in the folder, sir" Damien says, acting nervously. "IDs and registrations?" The guard asks, opening the fo