
"Thank God"
Jennifer breathed a sigh of relief while Antonio grinned at the frozen figure of Emily.
There stood the Mafia in front of them holding a sleeping Emma. Her petite figure was well wrapped in her black coat and her head was lying on her chest. William went down the stairs slowly and carefully to make sure not to wake the sleeping beauty.
Emily's eyes widened as she looked at William in astonishment. The terrace was about 10 floors above the floor where they were standing at the moment, but he did not look exhausted at all. His face was cold and his eyes were empty. She was holding Emma as if Emma was weightless.
As soon as William approached them, Jennifer rushed up to him.
"Oh my God, what happened to him? Is she okay?"
She looked at Emma with teary eyes and stroked her hair.
"William, what happened"
Jennifer stopped when she saw her dark eyes. He immediately shut himself up and walked out from before him. William then turned around and looked at Emily who continued to stare at him with her jaw hanging.
"Be careful with your choice of words because I won't care to shoot a bullet in your head next time"
He growled with clenched jaws. Emily was embarrassed.
William then turned his gaze towards Antonio who was looking at him with a proud smile. Antonio then pressed the elevator button. The elevator is open. William was about to enter the elevator but before that Antonio stopped nearby and made him frown. William drew closer to his ear and whispered in a deadly tone.
"I don't usually care about anything, but I do care about things that concern Emma. I hope you understand now because I don't mind giving you a snippet of the scene that happened an hour earlier. Am I clear?"
William boiled as he threw a sharp glare towards Antonio. Antonio gulped with fear. He then lowered his head and nodded gently. William looked at her sharply and with that he entered the elevator with the beautiful who was fast asleep in his arms.
Jennifer and Emily continued to stare at the iron door in confusion. Antonio looked up. Her lips automatically curved upwards into a bright smile as she recalled the incident that happened an hour ago in the warehouse.
~ FlashbacksÂ
An hour before
As soon as William left Emma, he immediately headed to his warehouse. He drives his shiny black Lamborghini Aventador at high speed. His jaw was clenched and his grip on the steering wheel was so strong that his fingernails turned white. His eyes were red and his face cold.
After 10 minutes of reckless driving, the car stopped in a shrill voice. William slammed the door of his car hard and entered the warehouse with heavy strides. His bodyguards bowed respectfully to him, but his gaze was only on one person.
William unbuttoned his suit and let go. A man wearing a black suit came forward and took his coat. William then loosened his tie and opened his sleeves. He folded his sleeves up to the elbows, the veins on his arms poking out as he stared at the unconscious man with deadly eyes. The wall of the abandoned building shook as his Gucci shoes hit the concrete floor with a thud as he walked towards the unconscious man tied to a chair.
Shortly afterwards, the sound of the clattering of shoes and murmurs echoed in the dark, rotten room as the members of The Scorpions entered.
"William?"
Elijah whispered while looking at William in shock. The warehouse was about 40 miles from the office which clearly explained how crazy he was driving the car.
"WILLIAM? HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY? DO YOU WANT TO GET YOURSELF KILLED? WHAT DOES THIS STUPIDITY MEAN?"
Sebastian yelled at her because she was so angry with her carelessness. But William looked unperturbed as he took out his Titanium Gold Desert Eagle tucked away on his waist. He unloads his gun and throws away all but one of his bullets. He filled his gun again and cocked it while looking at the bloodied man in front of him with a dead look.
"William, are you sure Henry was sent by Vincent?"
Noah asks him as he approaches Henry who is unconscious and looks almost dead from being seriously injured. William turned his gaze away from Henry and looked at him.
"Have I ever joked?"
He grins. Noah scoffed at his words. William then turned his gaze towards Antonio. Antonio nodded and gestured to one of his men to hand over a dossier to Noah. The guard immediately gave a black file. Noah opens it and starts reading while Antonio starts explaining to the others about the whole situation.
"Henry is one of Vincent's confidants. He is hired by Vincent to watch over Emma at all times and protect her. Emma doesn't know this because she doesn't want any CIA bodyguards nearby, so that's why Henry kept her identity a secret. Vincent is afraid of him, which is why he always keeps Henry close to him, which also explains why he accompanied Emma on her business trip to London."
Everyone except William and Antonio became shocked by his words.
"Sorry Emma, her name is too long so I thought about giving her a nickname. It'll be easier for me too. I hope you don't mind"
He chuckled as he scratched the back of his neck nervously. Noah rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Damn it, I think we're hurting innocent people"
Sebastian muttered as he rubbed his temple in frustration.
"You know I've never killed an innocent man. Everyone I've killed up to this point is dead for a reason and you all know it"
Antonio nodded.
"That means my suspicions about this bastard are true. I have to say that her acting skills sucked because she tried so hard to pretend not to know any of us, but she recognized Noah as she entered the conference room, her face turning pale."
Elijah chuckled while glaring at Henry.
Suddenly William dropped his gun and retreated. They all looked at him confused.
"What are you doing William?"
Noah frowned but William looked at him with a blank face.
"Shoot him"
Noah looked at him in surprise.
"But isn't he your target?"
He scrunched his eyebrows. Everyone in the room was confused by William's strange behavior. They were all aware that he had never let his target live and so was his Rosebuds. William always made sure to give them the most painful death and that too with his own hands. But this was the first time he had asked someone else to kill his prey.
No one could understand this crazy man, not even his own gang members, but they did not dare to oppose or question his orders because they had sworn allegiance to their commander.
Noah nodded and pulled out his 9mm gun and thoughtlessly shot Henry twice on his forehead. He was instantly killed on the spot while his blood splattered on the floor. Everyone looks confused but Antonio is still doubtful about William's suddenly changed attitude.
"All right, we're leaving now"
They all nodded. William rolled his sleeve back and handcuffed it. He then put on his black suit and they all started coming out.
*bang
"AHH"
Noah screamed in pain as suddenly, a bullet felt extremely painful in his right arm. Blood started to flow from his arms.
He's shot.
Noah pressed his left palm against his bleeding wound and turned back.
William blew the smoke out of his muzzle. Noah clenched his jaw. His face was red with anger. He glared at her and shouted at her furiously.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WILLIAM? WHY DID YOU SHOOT ME?"
Sebastian and the others also looked at William in shock. William then turned his gaze towards Noah and spoke in a deep hoarse voice.
"Because you touched what was mine"
And with that he walked away leaving everyone stunned and confused.