
At CIA Headquarters, United States
~ OTP
"Not seen you in a long time, Agent."
Noah: Hi, William.
William smiled sinisterly as he was impressed to see that Noah quickly recognized his voice even though it was a bit hoarse and deep.
William: Good morning, Agent 001.
Noah: Guten Morgen, how can I help you?
William chuckled at Noah's insinuation.
William: Wow! you're learning German. By the way, I think I helped you. How's it going? Still playing the role of traitor? He said while biting his teeth as he recalled his deception. Noah smiled cynically.
Jos: Ah! I've left this job now. It's kind of boring, you know. What about love life?
William raised his eyebrows as he saw that Noah cleverly avoided his question and tried to pretend to be ignorant.
William: Of course. You know how much I love Emma, but that dirty little bug of yours keeps bothering my lover. You know how scared I am of them. But no, your bug kept bothering me, which made me smash it between the fingers. You must have gotten the latest news about your beetles, right?
He's laughing a little. Noah held tightly to his phone after hearing it. Her veins protruded around her neck because she knew that William was talking about Jennifer.
Noah: So, that's true.
He spoke with tightly clenched teeth. William smiled with satisfaction.
William: Of course.
Noah clasped his hands tightly as he tried to hold back his anger.
Noah: Listen, William, by committing many crimes and murders, you are just digging your own grave. You have been arrested and an arrest warrant has also been issued against you. It only takes an instant, with one finger move, you will be captured. So, stop playing this Tom and Jerry game and turn yourself in.
He spoke as he stared angrily at the glass window in front of him. William laughed wickedly at his words, making Noah even more furious.
William: If you are so desperate to arrest me, come and get your man. I'll be waiting for you.
With that, he ended his phone call. Noah throws his phone hard to the floor in frustration.
"What's going on, sir?" leon asked curiously while looking at Noah who was breathing heavily due to his anger.
"We must go to Paris, NOW !!!"
******
Meanwhile
Villa Romano, Paris
William put his head on the sofa while smiling to himself.
"Someone looks in a good mood today."
He turned his head to the owner of the voice.
"What's up, Antonio?"
Antonio smiled sinisterly as he sat next to her on the sofa. "Well, so how's Emma doing?" he said while smiling at him. However, William's aura immediately turned dark the moment he heard it.
"Worrying about my wife?"
William said with tightly gritted teeth while looking at him sharply. Antonio was surprised by his words as he did not expect him to react this way.
"T-No, I just.." she can't even talk. William simply ignored her and stood up. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.
"Why are you here?" he said, turning his back to Antonio. Antonio feels a little hurt because William suddenly gets cold, but he smiles as he remembers his possessive nature towards Emma. "I just came to tell you that your Deluxe Knight's Heritage is ready" he said. William smiled cynically.
"Well, that's good news," she replied as smoke slid from her lips and filled the air around them with a strong tobacco scent.
"Hmm, indeed. But why did you decide to stay in Italy?" ask Antonio. William sighed and sat down on the sofa. He then folded his legs and spoke while exhaling smoke.
"Because that's where I'm going to build a new Empire" he replied while smiling to himself in an evil manner. Antonio nodded.
"But why was Noah still unable to track? Doesn't he know about me? Besides, why didn't you do anything to him, William? I mean he's as guilty as Emma. But you tortured him and you did nothing to Noah. Aren't you upset by the fact that he's a CIA spy and because of him, you're ruined?" Antonio let go of the question with a single gulp.
"WHAT?? THEN WHY ARE YOU-" He couldn't continue his words because it was stuck in his throat. He continued to look at William in admiration. William sighed. He then extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray. Finally, he looked at Antonio.
"Yes, I knew that from the beginning. I began to doubt Noah when he often asked for himself on the grounds of having to attend an important call. Every time we managed to defeat those CIA rats, I could see the darkness and anger in his eyes as if he was not enjoying our success. Do you remember the day the CIA blew up our headquarters in Chicago?" said it. Antonio nodded.
"I was a bit surprised when Sebastian told me about the attack. I mean, how could anyone possibly break into my base as if it were his own land and blow up the area. Then I took this matter into my own hands. I secretly assigned some people I trusted, Lucas and Caleb, to investigate this matter closely. After four days, Lucas told me that Noah was the last person to leave the base when the explosion occurred. When I asked Noah about this, the answer was unsatisfactory, and when I talked about it with Sebastian and Elijah to get revenge on the CIA, Noah was the only one who opposed this mission. From that day on, I began to spy and spy on him. And one day, I managed to catch him talking to Rebecca and Mark in a dark alley. They both called him Master. As I dug deeper, I learned that Noah was actually Agent 001" William explained.
Antonio is shocked to hear him as William explains to him the whole truth about Noah.
"Then why did you let all this happen when you knew THE DARK TRUTH, WILLIAM? You let yourself be broken voluntarily? WHY?" Antonio shouted out in pure rage while standing up from the sofa. His anger culminates after learning that William let them defeat him when he already knows everything.
"Emma."
"What?" Antonio said while looking at her in confusion. William then took a deep breath and looked at Antonio who was looking at him firmly.
"I love Emma so much. He is my life. I knew everything but still did not react because I knew that even though the world stood against me, he would never betray me. I know how much hate I receive from others, but I don't care because I have it. I have his love, his attention, his happiness, his smile, his trust. You have no idea how much I trust him. But he also left me and ran away. On that day when Noah attacked him, I knew he had some business I didn't like. But I still defend my love because I'm crazy about her. But when I saw him with those CIA bastards, my heart broke into millions of shards. I lost faith, faith, hope, and most importantly my love."
Antonio surprised. Tears began to flow from William's eyes as he continued to talk about Emma while recalling her betrayal. After two years, William showed emotions other than hatred and revenge. Antonio's gaze became soft as he stared at his best friend who the whole world called him a cruel and heartless figure, who today cried in front of him like a child. William was completely crushed deeply. No matter how hard and tough she tries to pretend in front of others, yet in her heart she is deeply hurt by Emma's betrayal.
Then Antonio walked up to her and sat down beside her. He stroked her shoulder and wiped the tears with his hand.
"Don't cry, William. You got it back. Now the two of you can start a new life and-" Antonio instantly stopped as William looked up and stared with reddened eyes. He looked at it with fear as his gaze grew darker with each passing second.
"New life?" William growled with clenched teeth. Antonio gulped with fear. Suddenly William started laughing darkly as tears continued to flow from his eyes. Antonio was surprised to see it like this.
William was actually behaving like a psychopath!
"You're right, my friend. We will definitely start a new life. Everything will be new. New country, new villa, new guard, new maid, new relationship, and new me!" William growled as he wiped away the tears with the back of his hand.
"What do you mean?" Antonio stammered while trembling at the thought of what this psychopath would do to Emma. William suddenly stopped laughing. He closed his lips with a thin line and bit his jaw.
"You don't need to know. I don't like to interfere in my personal life" he said in a sharp tone. Antonio turned his eyes down.
"But why did you lie to Noah that he could catch you here?" he frowned. William sighed.
"So, what do you expect? I had to tell him to arrest me in Italy because I'm going to live there with Emma now and I'm going to start a new business there. Noah would have been happy to catch me after that. Are you really a Mafia leader, Romano?" he mocked. Antonio looked at her furiously.
"I can't go back to America because my image was destroyed there. Besides, I can't stay here because now they (CIA) must have found out about my baby. This is a difficult choice because the only option there is is only Italy. And speaking of you, Noah will never suspect you because he doesn't even recognize you" William said with a cynical smile. Antonio's eyes widened at his response.
"What's? You never told him about us?" he screamed in shock. William shook his head firmly.
"I've always kept some of my unexpressed truths. There are still many mysteries that have not been revealed because I have never told anyone. I've never trusted anyone more than Emma. But she was just a simple girl who knew nothing about the Mafia world. Noah was also a little jealous of Emma because I trusted her more than he did. I really trusted Emma more than myself" William said, his voice cracking at the end of the sentence. He clasped his fist tightly as memories of the past filled his mind again. Antonio notices her and immediately stops her by pulling her from her daydream.
"So, now what should we do?" he stuttered. William looked at her sharply.
"This is why I asked you to build my new home in Italy. Noah will come here and I will fly there. I will be with Elijah and Sebastian to rebuild our great and invincible Empire. And this time I won't lose." William gritted his teeth.
"You're amazing, William. I will give you full support. I'll always be there for you" Antonio smiled at her and hit her on the back. William then looked at her and nodded his head.
"Well, then we'll go to Italy today" William said.
"All right, I'll arrange everything. See you later" Antonio replied. The two of them hugged each other and Antonio left.
*****
Meanwhile
P.O.V Emma's
I'm so hungry. My hands are very hurt. This place is so dark and scary. I was too scared. I constantly turned my hands to release this chain but it only became more and more painful. My wrist must be badly bruised by now. My tears did not stop at all. I couldn't scream for help because my mouth was sealed. I lay on the cold rough ground while crying silently. No one came to help me. I don't know why I was punished. I just defended myself and ran away to save my life. William said that I betrayed him, but what he did to me, is that true?
I slowly closed my eyes because I was too tired and hungry. I feel like I'm really going to die today.
*****
~ Time passed
9 Hours later
I gasped when I heard a loud bang. I opened my red eyes and looked at the door only to see the silhouette of a man.
William!
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