Hamilton was still awake when Derek and his men returned to the basement that night. His face looked haggard, his throat sore from screaming profanities all night. Despite his tiredness, Hamilton's eyes still shone with anger. "Derek, I swear if you hurt my woman. I will-""Thoughts of us hurting Cindy kept to awake till now?" Derek sat opposite him, his face serious and determined. "I can see how much she means to you, and I give you my word that not a finger has been laid on her.""But I cannot assure you that things would remain that way, depending on the answer you give me now." Derek retrieved the iPad from Benson, showing him all the photos. "There she is, unconscious and helpless. Locked up somewhere only I can access. I'm giving you one last chance to make a decision, Hamilton.""You're a bastard I swear!" Hamilton gritted his teeth. "I'll kill all your family if any harm comes to this woman!""Yeah. I've heard that countless times already." Derek hissed. "Straight to the po
"I'm glad you know that you might not return alive." Hamilton gave Derek a sinister smirk. "No one confronts Morris and goes scot-free. That man can sniff a conspiracy from afar, his mind has been trained to know and predict things. If you don't lose your head, you will surely lose an arm!""Don't be too quick to jubilate, old man. That's up to fate to decide." Derek replied calmly. "You should start praying I return alive, else your end will not be too far. By then, not even Morris would be able to save you!""You're making a mistake there. Now that I've been missing for a few days, I'm sure he would have looked into the matter." Hamilton chuckled. "That cunning snake would have sniffed and guessed that it was all your plan. I'd be giving you a piece of advice to be careful!""Keep your concern to yourself. I'm fine without it." Derek said and left the room with his men. "Keep him locked in there until I return from my trip in 2 days!" He ordered the men guarding the entrance. "On n
Derek thought for a while before replying. "That's why we have to position at least 5 of our men around, with their target on anyone holding Cynthia. The moment they notice the person is about to pull the trigger, our men attack them, then I'll see what I can do.""Other than that, I'll try my very best to keep Morris distracted, while you guys infiltrate the mansion." Derek pointed at certain points on the map. "There are entrances into the mansion in these areas. Since Morris will be distracted, all of you will secretly come in, killing any guard that gets in your way or tries to raise an alarm.""Smart!" Jack nodded in approval. "Let's start with Cynthia's abduction. We want to carry out the operation at the same time I'm meeting Morris. What do you guys think?" Derek sat back down, leaving the floor open. "First, who are the people going there?" Alex asked. "I'll lead the men going," Dominic spoke up. "I'm confident this part will be successful. We just need a little more info
"After you guys attack. I'll try to protect Sophia while leading Morris on. A few of you would join me in attacking him then." Derek continued. "His men would be distracted by the sudden attack, I'll use that chance to get Sophia to safety.""What if struggle ensues between you and the person holding her hostage?" Benson asked an obvious question. "That will be in your hands, Benson. Immediately after leading your men in, locate Sophia first from a place of hiding. You should be able to kill the man holding her hostage with our special submachine gun." Derek rubbed his chin in thought. If the plan proceeded that way, this meant he was willing to place Sophia's safety in Benson's hands. Derek tried to push every thought of her getting hurt away. There was no other way they could approach it. He would be so busy with getting Morris down that he might not be able to look out properly for her. "I think that should be all?" Derek sat up. "Don't forget what I said, let it rain bullets
The D-day arrived like any other day, with the sun shining brilliantly in the sky. Derek got up early enough to exercise and have coffee. He sat locked in his study all morning, getting into the right frame of mind. By noon, Thomas came to announce he was leaving for Dominic's. "Stay safe, Boss. We're celebrating together at that party!" Thomas said and left. Derek nodded, then turned to Benson. "Go in and start briefing the men, we have less than 3 hours left. No one is allowed to come in or leave the mansion without my permission from this moment on!""Yes, Boss." Benson bowed.Just as he left, Jack arrived, saluting Derek with respect. "It's good to see you, Boss. The day is finally here, let's give it all we've got!""Of course, we will." Derek had always loved Jack's fierce but principled approach to situations. "Benson is already inside addressing the men, please join in, making sure to reiterate the most important details.""Roger that!" Jack saluted again and left. Derek
Dominic was able to keep the little girl mute until they all jumped over the fence. "Are you a bad man? Why're you sneaking in, instead of using the front gate?" she asked innocently, not an ounce of fear in her eyes. "Because we're here to meet a friend, and we don't want to disturb the rest of the nun's dinner! Now, come with me." Dominic dragged her along with his men, pressing his hand against her lips.He couldn't risk alerting any other person at this point. They approached the Head Nun's garden, got in, and peeked into the room through the window. "We just have to climb in and abduct her from here. She'll probably still be observing her prayers while others are having dinner.""You go in first," he signaled to Thomas. "Make sure you land very quietly, when you see her, give us a signal and we'll join you!"Thomas nodded, and soon he disappeared into the room. "What're we going to do with a cute little girl like you?" Dominic crouched to the girl's level. "Are you going to
"Reminds me of your father. Back in the days." Morris smiled. "He was so vibrant, smart, and full of energy. Just like you, Derek. But guess what, he ended up dying by my hands!""So, you're finally willing to admit it?" Derek clenched his fists with boiling rage. "You took my sister away from us and killed my father, you motherfucking bastard!""You're forgetting one thing." Morris laughed again. "Or perhaps you don't know? Your mother's accident was caused when she was fleeing away from me, so in other words, I am the nemesis that broke your family apart!""You!" The rage erupted in Derek's chest and he lunged for Morris, aiming at his neck. If Derek had caught him at that moment, he would have dug his throat with his fingers. That's how much hatred he had for Morris! But before he could get to Morris, several hands clamped down on him from behind, kicking him violently to the floor. "How dare you try to attack Master Morris?" "You must have a death wish and be so tired of livin
"Now!" Benson signalled his men, and they burst through the gates, opening fire on each and every thing on their way! Morris' men were very taken aback. They would require time to get into formation for defense. Before then, Benson reckoned they would have wiped out. But to his chagrin, they didn't take too long to adapt. Only a few got injured while the rest got into hiding and started exchanging fire. More men started to pour in from the mansion to join the assault, and soon Morris' men were overpowering Benson and his team that they had to retreat back outside the gates. "Where the fuck is Jack and his men, aren't they supposed to be attacking them from behind? The pressure on us is getting worse!" Benson yelled, moving to the foremost and targeting the leader of Morris' men. In his anger, he almost forgot to take cover and a bullet grazed past his arm, almost hitting him. "Be careful, Boss. If you get injured, who will lead us?" someone shouted from behind, but Benson was ad