Chapter 9

In a well-built building.

A melodic laugh echoed in a huge hall. It's obvious there's nothing funny in what's happening there, but the young mafia boss sitting on a huge black chair, found it funny.

Behind him, there are twenty black men with dangerous weapons in their hands. The least dangerous weapons in their hands are guns.

In front of them, two boys in their early 20s were kneeling, with ugly bruises on their swollen faces, their bodies were wrapped with thick chains, their hands were handcuffed behind them, making them unable to move. Like a notorious criminal.

Another five men in dark pants and black singlets are roaming about, hitting them whenever they fail to reply to their boss's question. They also had swords and knives in their hands.

"Well, look at how cute you two are, I told you, my make-up will suit you" Adian laughed and pointed at the boys.

He is the only one who dared to laugh, that's his nature. He found everything funny in every situation. Adian adjusted his expensive long coat and checked his wrist watch. "What takes him so long?" He said, his face serious this time.

"Boss," one of the men roaming about, called him respectfully. "He's here," he added.

"Okeyyyyy" he said and chuckled. He then looked at the tired boys, "Don't be afraid of his aura, he's a very nice person" he whispered, using one of his hands to cover his mouth as if telling them a big secret!

The boys trembled, because another gang joined them, Adian's men who were roaming around suddenly made a big way for them.

Twenty men in expensive black suits and black sunglasses entered, they're quite different from Adian's men, they're very serious, neater than Adian's men, because Adian allowed his men to smoke, drink whether in his presence or not, they all has huge phoenix tattoos and other tattoos on their bodies, the phoenix is very important, because Adian's logo and name in mafia world.

The boy kneeling had already guessed who it might be, but seeing him made them pee in their pants, Adian's men burst into laughter. It looked like almost everyone knew that another version of Adian is a beast.

Confused, they glanced between him and Adian in disbelief, the only difference was the suit, one in a white business white, the other in a black mafia coat! Very identical!

A young boy in a neat white suit, with his hands in his pockets walked majestically, to the boys who were now shaking, covered with sweat and tears. If they knew they would cross him, they would never bully people in their lives.

"Oh brother, looks like they're very happy to see you, I hope you package their gifts so well" Adain laughed in amusement.

Adan looked at the boys coldly, after some seconds "Who sent you?" His voice was too sharp for his young age. He may be taller than his age but he's still eight.

Those boys couldn't help but exchange glances, they couldn't believe a boy who was young enough to be their baby brother could be this terrified.

Suddenly, a gunshot echoed, one of them was shot dead, seeing his friend in a pool of blood, the other boy's eyes widened in horror. He thought it was Adrian's men but it was actually from men with dark glasses. Adan's men!

"Ahh, what a gift" Adain burst into laughter, "My bad, I'm very sorry to inform you that my brother isn't patient enough for a long time response" Adain added. Between his laughs.

"I..I.. please.... give me a minute to think"

Ken, Adan's assistant, widened his eyes in surprise. "So bold," he mumbled.

Someone suddenly reset his gun. Ready to fire, scaring the boy, the red pointer from the gun was pointed at his head!

" Oh...no need...I will talk... It's Laurence Stone... he's family owned the tiger... I don't mean to push your sister inside the tiger pit..." he confessed, Laurence threatened him that, if he refused to obey him, he would use his family power to make his life hell.

But these twin brothers aren't kidding.

This issue happened three years ago! Back in school! In fact, it has a big impact on Adan's life that makes him a psychopath, even Alan changed after that incident!

He remembered the day, Adian was bullied and beaten by the seniors, on his way to check on Alan in her school. Laurence was the head of the gang. Alan was tricked into Laurence's gang by her friends.

Adian's hands were held back while on his knees, watching them assault his sister.

Alan cried as their arms roamed around her body, they undressed the five-year-old Alan and made her sit on the dirty floor. Timothy, Laurence's best friend, almost went further, but Jethro stopped her.

Timothy was the one who pushed Alan into the tiger's den before Adain. Adan witnesses a scene that's bigger than his age. "Alan!!!!!!" He screamed in horror, he struggled with all he had and jumped after Alan!

Landing before a calm tiger watching Alan in confusion, the tiger was even afraid when Adain fell from above.

Seeing the tiger being trained, he sighed in relief and quickly took off his shirt and put it on.

Alan stopped crying and looked at the trembling Adain. "Look...you are...bleeding.."

Adian shook his head. "Is nothing" he focused on wearing her clothes, just relieved she's saved. He glanced at the tiger hiding, as if they're the real tiger that scared him.

"Nooo.... It's coming from your head!" She covered her mouth and let her tears stream. "How can we tell Mom about our situation?" Adan is abroad with Norman, not long Esteban informs them. Someone pushed their mom from a tall building, a scene that happened before Adan!

Jenna visits Adan in Norman's company, who knows one of his crushes was crazy enough to end her life, because she thought she was a single mother who was trying to hit on him!

Although, Jenna as an agent who is used to risk missions survived and was fine. But Adan is not fine! He was shocked and froze for hours, with his eyes widened. If his mother weren't an agent, she would have died, he would be motherless, and he would blame himself for not saving her! For not doing anything.

Since then, Adan's mental stability has become unstable.

And also Adain, Adain hit his head and suffered from unbearable shocks, they were rescued by Esteban and rushed to the hospital immediately.

Since that day, the triplets have become psychopaths and are different from other kids.

They aren't born that way, they were made that way. What they experienced made them abnormal.

Since then, Adain has had the fear of leaving his younger sister alone, afraid she will be bullied or killed.

Adan's heart was locked, no one would be able to read his emotions or know his next move. He stopped talking to people, the lady he admired most was the same person who pushed his mother.

He became his mother's secret protector, anyone who wants to hurt her will pass through him first. Adan's heart kept colder and more merciless as he grew, dying is now a normal thing in the eyes of Adan and Adan.

At first, Alan became insecure because she was assaulted, she used to feel she was naked no matter the amount of clothes she wore, later she became shameless and fearless. Flirting is now a normal thing to lure any boy into her trap!

Back to the present. Jethro shook his head, they really went too far. What if the tiger is wild?

"Three days, bring him here" said that, Adan left with his men. Their back view is very beautiful, a young handsome boy in a white suit and transparent white glasses on his face, in the midst of tall men in black, some are even bodybuilders.

"Ahhh, well, I told you, he's a nice guy" he clicked his fingers. A table with tires was pushed before Adain, several whiskies and Hennessys on it, Adain picked a fruit wine glass cup and raised it at Jethro "Why don't you join me senior, let's talk about old days" he slipped from his wine, his men owned the alcohol, drinking from it.

Jethro shook his head "What have you become, Adain?" He whispered nervously, afraid he would hear him.

"What are you saying? And oh, you can also bring your dead friend along, many hands and legs have been chopped off on it, so it's meant for both living and the dead"

The men burst into laughter, Jethro sighed, shook his head once again. Adain frowned and pretended to be hurt "Ahhh, why not, someone should nicely escort my senior to the high table" he said with kindness.

Just as Jethro thinks Aidan is an angel in disguise, a heavy iron hits his back. "Stand up" the man who just used a cutlass to hit him said.

Jethro screened in agony, he quickly stood and ran toward Adian with his heavy chain around him. Another person helped him unlock the chain's key and handcuffs.

Jethro sat obediently, facing Adian "Relax senior, my men thought you were asleep when I was offering you a drink, so he geared you up, hahaha" he poured him a drink and his men passed it to him.

"Look, you're old enough to drink these sweet wines, but I can only drink fruit wine" he raised his glasses up with a beautiful smile on his face, Jethro suddenly felt sorry for the ladies who would be trapped with those smiles, a dangerous smile.

Chapter 10

Kelly was about to get out of her car when she saw Esteban, heading to the shopping mall, with eight of his strong men, the owner of the supermarket personally came down to greet him.

Kelly hid in a corner, she looked at the bad boy in a long suit and a black beret on his head. His hands are hidden with black gloves, and the dragon tattoos are very visible, beautifying his white skin. "When will I be able to hold your head close to my chest?" She murmured. Someone suddenly gasped beside him. Kelly was startled and looked in that direction. Only to find a kid, probably five years old. With her hands on her mouth.

"Kelly Smith?" She giggled, "I never knew I would meet like this." She quickly adjusted her messy hair and ragged clothes. She hid the broom and rags behind her back. Kelly's heart aches. "You...what's with those cleaning tools in your hand?" She asked in disbelief.

"I'm....."

" Wait for me, I'm coming back, okay?" She gritted her teeth and left in a hurry, she entered where Esteban's just entered, this is not a gun or sword mall, so what is he doing here?

Entering the big VIP area, there was no sign of him!

"Miss Smith is here, let me attend to her"

"No, I will"

After fighting for who would be her personal attendant, a girl named Loveth won.

She rushed to Kelly and asked, "May I help you, Miss Smith?" She smiled sweetly at her. They like Kelly so much because she's rich and not stingy! Lol.

"Emmm....that man in black that entered..."

"Esteban Ergos?" She quickly replied, she blushed and pointed in a certain direction. Esteban is very good-looking, the ladies had already registered his name and face in their heads.

Kelly nodded gratefully, she was about to rush in that direction but Loveth pulled her back. " Please be careful, that man is very dangerous," she said nervously, Kelly has helped her life a lot so she doesn't want anything bad to happen to her. "He's a mafia, the number one dangerous Mafia...." She whispered.

Kelly raised a brow and pretended not to know " Really?"

"Yes Miss Kelly, he's also the big boss of the Entertainment industry, do you know that dragon tattoos on his body and his neck.... That's his logo, Dragon is the most powerful mafia gang while Phoenix is the second, please be careful, some people are above the law, he has a crazy lawyer and a tycoon has friends."

Kelly laughed in amusement, he already knew about Norman and Archie as his friends, just shocked that the dragon tattoos she found cute were actually a symbol of a gang. " Thank you so much, Loveth, I'm not a detective there's nothing to be afraid of"

"Really?" Loveth sighed in relief, she thought Kelly was helping detectives. She nodded and smiled.

Kelly roughed her hair and gave her some pocket money!

Kelly followed the directions and texted Jenna. "Stalking the mafia boss hahaha,"

...

'Beep!'

Jenna's eyes fluttered open, she glanced at her phone and sighed, "The sun was almost down," Jenna groaned as she sat up, Archie is more beastly than before.

She saw a new dress prepared for her on the bed with a note from Archie "come out when you're awake" Jenna smiled, she picked up her phone to check the message.

Her heart jumped the moment she read the message. She quickly covered her naked body with a blanket and dialled her number, but Kelly wasn't picking up. She then pressed the voice note button. "Damn you chicken head! You can't stalk him. He already noticed you the moment you started the foolish plan in your head! Stop stalking him and go your way! He's crazy Kelly! He's crazy!"

Jenna waited but she's not even online. She quickly dialled Esteban's number, Kelly is too stupid to think she can play with fire!

After picking it Jenna roared "Hey, I knew you saw her, if you dare to hurt my friend, I swear I will break your nose, your leg and your ribcage with a jigger and feed your bones to sharks, I will donate your hair to the witches"

"Ahhhh, I like your style, but her hair is longer. Do you know any investors who're interested in a female dry skull for Halloween decorations?"

"Esteban!! If you touch her....shit! He hung the line! Damn you Kelly!" She cursed, what Esteban hated most was stalking. She sighed nervously and dialled Adian's number, she didn't trust Esteban in that area!

"Ahhh! You annoying brat, why can't I reach you these days huh?"

Adain laughed. "Playing"

"With dead bodies huh? Deal with you later, help me keep eyes on Kelly Smith"

"Which one? Is it the one that is already on his way to his den?"

Damn it! She knew it! "Go get her for me!"

"Relax... he won't hurt her, he hates dealing with ladies..."

"Shut up and send her back to his house or I will send Adan"

" No don't.... already on my way hehe.." Adan and Esteban aren't really on good terms, ever since the accident happened, he blamed Esteban for failing to look after him. Adain is the only one who can handle Esteban.

She took the dress to the restroom, she needed to freshen up, Her leg almost gave up but she quickly held the wall to support herself. How will she walk confidently today?

She inhaled and opened the door slowly to check if no one was in his office but luckily she found two men with Archie in serious conversation, she frowned and eavesdropped "How would I know the intruder if I don't gain her trust?" Archie told Mr Chen.

Jenna was stunned, 'Didn't he know who Myth is? Or what is he talking about? Several questions with no answer started playing repeatedly in her mind.

Could it be... that's the reason why he...

Forget it, it is her own fault for trusting him in the first place, maybe he has his own plan. Jenna closed the door gently, she took the elevator in the private room, Archie's office has two hidden elevators so it's very easy for her to leave without alerting them.

"Your things are now in Mr Archie's estate" she read out her assistant's message and groaned, "That's too fast!" She groaned and headed to Archie's villa. As soon as she entered the sitting room, she met the Hindley family, Archie's mother, sister and grandmother.

Chapter 11

Kelly opened her eyes slowly, she tried to recall what had happened and how she ended up here "I was on my way to the manager's office and...." Her eyes suddenly widened. Now she remembered, someone covered her nose with a white handkerchief from behind!

She trembled and looked up, she then realised she was standing before a pole, while her hands were tied behind and her face and mouth were blindfolded!

Scared. "Hi..." she paused. The environment isn't silent, she could hear laughter, arguments, the smell of cigarettes and whiskies.

Kelly felt a chill in her spine, 'Hope is not what I'm thinking?' Ehn? In Esteban's Den!

"Boss is here!" Someone whispered.

"Boss! Welcome"

"Hey Mercury! Open her eyes!"

"Yes open, look, she's awake!"

Kelly swallowed her silver nervously, the noisy place is now silent! Ahhh!

She heard footsteps approaching and felt a hand removing her blindfold.

Kelly refused to look up after the blindfold was removed, she knew Esteban was there, staring at her! 'What will I do..' she thought.

"Hey, head up," one of his men said. But Kelly frowned and ignored him. Mercury gritted his teeth in annoyance, he roughly grabbed her neck "You want to die"

"Take off your dirty hand from me," Kelly roared in anger.

Mercury was surprised she dared to talk back in this situation "How dare..."

"Let go..." Esteban's cold voice echoed from behind.

Kelly finally looked at him, despite his dark aura, his good-looking face and tattoos are just...

"Are you a detective?" He asked. Kelly quickly shook her head. Esteban tilted his head and raised a brow. "So why are you stalking me?"

Kelly stared at his lips in daze, unable to speak...those lips are.... She licked her lips and looked away, embarrassed.

Esteban men exchanged glances, surprised, it turned out the lady was crushing on their boss hehe!

Esteban shook his head and moved closer to her, seeing him coming closer Kelly clenched her fists. 'Where are these feelings coming from?' she thought.

Reaching her, he raised her jaw with his glove hand and smirked. "Kitten, what is the meaning of that?"

"I...I..." He's just too close, so his lips. "I'm not stalking you" she denied.

Esteban nodded and turned. "Wait..." Kelly unconsciously stopped him. She was even surprised to say that out loud. She felt he was about to leave her life and he would never return.

Esteban halted, "Get it out, it's not gonna happen, stop daydreaming"

"He knew...." Kelly murmured. "No, I won't!"

"Are you insane..." Mercury sneered, no one dared to say NO to their boss!

Esteban chuckled. Why won't he know what the girl is up to? He threw his head back and sighed " You don't belong to my world Kelly " he said coldly. He

"Esteban Ahhh..." A hand flung on her neck, choking her.

" How dare you call him by his name..." Mercury couldn't stand her disrespecting his boss.

" Get your stinky hand away from me" then she spat on his face. Mercury was stunned. The rest burst into laughter, Esteban lit the smoke in his mouth, not caring.

Mercury gritted his teeth, disgust, and he raised his big hand in the air. "Bitch..."

"Mercury!" An authoritative voice echoed in the hall. Stopping him.

Another gang entered, with their little boss leading them.

Mercury clenched his fist. "Not your business, Adain," he said. Immediately, a sharp knife was thrown at him. "Ahhh" the knife pierced his chest, he fell, blood oozing out from it. "How dare you call him by his name," Johnson smirked.

"Hahaha, what a straight hand" Adain chuckled, he glanced at Kelly and walked toward Esteban.

Kelly's heart almost leapt away the moment their eyes met. She's not familiar with Adan and Adian. She barely saw them. But Adain became scarer day by day. What makes his aura thicken is the black thing he used under his eyes. 'Maybe an eyeliner'

Esteban glanced at his right-hand man in a pool of blood and looked at Adain. "Hi Dad, Hummmm...you know if we don't return mom's property, she will break our heads," Adain said.

"You can't be like Adan" Esteban frowned at the blood. Adan's situation is already out of hand, even Norman who raised him couldn't control his temper.

You will have to pass through seven gates with tight security before you reach his mansion door. Adan started living alone at the age of seven, that's the previous year, Israel gave him the estate as birthday gift, he rebuilt it and transformed it into his palace. A dangerous tycoon's palace.

Seeing Adain like this makes him uneasy, he will end up more dangerous than Adan!

Adan was capable of controlling his emotions, but not Adain.

Adain's smile faded, "I didn't kill him, he only lost a litre of blood" he said innocently. Then glanced at Johnson, nodded at him. Johnson immediately unties Kelly.

"Follow me," he said to her. Leading her out, Kelly's eyes never leave Esteban till she leaves.

Adain roared in laughter. "She's into you, tsk tsk! I see" he shrugged "Ahhh... don't worry Dad, I can never be like my brother, I'm very innocent, you know" he tapped Esteban's shoulder and left with his gang.

Esteban watched his back and sighed, he smirked and texted Archie. "You have a lot to do with your kids"

Mercury, still groaning in pain on the floor. "Boss..."

Esteban moved towards him and bent "You can't be rude to Adain, just because he's once among us doesn't mean you can call him by his name, he's now a boss with territories " he warned.

Esteban stood, he glanced at the small knife and frowned. " Don't even think of crossing his brother" he added. The knife has a phoenix logo on it 'Who created this weapon?' he thought.

"Let's go. Keep the knife" he said to the rest. Leaving Mercury in pain. " You're a fool to think boss will fight Phoenix, he raised him and loved him like his own son" his friend said and helped him up.

"He knew about your secret plan on Myth, so don't even dare to do something stupid to get his attention. He's not familiar with the boss" he warned.

In Adan's car. Kelly kept glancing at Adain from time to time, wondering why his aura was similar to Esteban's.

"Whatever feelings you're having for him...." He paused. "Go for it" he smirked.

Johnson coughed, what kind of suicide advise is he giving him?

"Unless you want your lungs out of your throat" Adain smiled at Johnson, Johnson sealed his lips and said to the driver "make it slow," Creating more time for Adain and Kelly who were sitting in the back seat.

"He's a man that doesn't love, he's thirty-one, already old, seduce him and make him fall for you hahaha" he laughed.

"You're too young for all these Adain" she murmured. People will mistake his present for Adult.

"Really? Same as you, you are too pure to aim for him, that's how things are, people are now doing what they aren't supposed to do to get what they want"

Kelly was stunned. Where did that brilliant speech come from?

" Don't think he's aware I'm on my way to get you. Just be thankful you're a friend of his stubborn baby girl. Or else, you will end up in a place you don't want."

"Is he that bad?"

"As you're a Cinderella, you should look for a prince, well if you really prefer a beast, go for it... his beauty was shot dead so no one will blame you"

"I like your boldness, but don't piss him off, just do your thing as a lady, by telling him he can still love again"

Kelly looked at Adain in daze, he's only eight and already giving the vibes of a Playboy. "Adain, do you have a gf?"

Adain froze, the driver choked his own silver. Johnson burst into laughter.

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