Chapter 176: You Forced My Hands
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'What did you call me here for?" Sapphire asked, she leaned forward and stared at Jessica who swallowed before she sat straight. 'You mention something about Arielle using Amy to threaten you, care to elaborate?"
'This is what is up. Arielle wants to kill you, after doing whatever business she has this evening, her next target is you."
'You didn't suddenly feel empathy for me right? How does killing me have something to do with Amy's kidnap?"
'After she kills you, she knows that Alexander won't let her go and she don't have enough guts and force to attack Alexander, so she would force me to dress like her, she would force me to take the fall for her and while Alexander think that she had been finished off for good, she would be at a beach in Miami, enjoying the nature at its best."
'She would use Amy to threaten you to do it?"
'Yes, and they know that I would do anything for my daughter. I am still in the gang because they use my daughter as leverage against me. I doubt that after they have killed me off they would leave my daughter in good condition, probably put her on a ship and traffic her away in the black market, not caring if she ends up a prostitute or dead." Jessica said and hastily reached her hands over the table to grab Sapphire's hand tightly that it turned red instantly.
'I am going to die Sapphire. I know all that, the moment I turned to you to save my kid, I am already a gone woman. Those who work with Arielle always end up dead, either by her hands or by her enemies. There is no escaping, she would kill all the women who worked for her too when she is done with her crazy mission. She is a bloodthirsty psycho who would rather go through the hard, messy and bloody way for something she could negotiate for, she didn't even want to be the C.E.O of the company, she just want to retire at a beach with a whole lot of money,"
'There is no amount of negotiation that could work. There is no way I am going to give her as much stock as she wants in the company and her twisted dirty mind has recognized that."
'I just need to assure you that Amy will be alright, even after I am gone. I would even love it better if you consider her your kid, see," she shuffled about and took out a brown envelope from her bag.
'This is her adoption papers, I have prepared it. If you would just sign it then they would have no right – at least legally- to take my baby away."
'And why would I do all of these?" Sapphire asked. 'You don't happen to think that I am Buddha, do you?"
'No, I don't think so. So that's why I would give you every single information you need on Arielle and Heather, their schedule, the place they stay, their hideout, what they do every single minute of their day. I would provide everything that would make it easier for you to bring them down, all of it. Just keep my baby safe," Jessica said desperately. 'Keeping her in good hands is the best gift that I would ever give her, it is also the only good deed I would do to the world. All these wouldn't have happened if I hadn't took Heather's hand at that time, maybe I would have the chance to spend the rest of my life with her, I would be there when she graduates, when her prom date come to pick her from the house, when she shows me her first boyfriend, when she get her first job, when she . . . when she gets married…" Regret dripped from her words and Sapphire could feel how much she loved her daughter, at least, she loved her daughter immensely and genuinely.
'Alright Jessica, I would take care of Amy," Sapphire said and she swore that she had never seen someone's eyes fill with that amount of relief, joy and hope that showed in Jessica's eyes.
'Then I would keep the part of my deal." She said, a smile on her lips and wiped her red eyes but you could still feel the nerves.
Her behavior made Sapphire remembered Venita and signed, she had a similar case to Jessica's, she just didn't have anything to live for and was ready to fall into death's embrace and maybe that's why she didn't falter in her decision but knowing that you would die and not being able to do anything about it, especially when you have something to live for must be the scariest feeling in the universe.
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'Let me tell you something, good old Mr. Felix," Arielle said, she sat on the floor with her back to the wall, she had a gun in her hand and looked like she was ready to end her uncle anytime, the hockey stick was on the floor, right beside her and Felix sat on the spot he was, motionless and unmoving, he had been tied up by Arielle so he really had no other choice.
'You have had the thought that finished off my father your whole life, I mean, you banged his head repeatedly with this thing, blood was all over your body and face and you wiped your hand with a white handkerchief when you were done. I know that it wasn't some men that did the job, you finished him off yourself. They only helped in making him helpless against your attacks," Arielle said and Felix just stared at her.
'So, you are here for some sort of revenge?" he asked blankly and Arielle started laughing maniacally, her voice was loud and bounced off the walls of the cell.
There was no use wondering if there is no cop in the near distance to come and save him and take him away, he knows that even if they are none of them would come to his rescue. He is very familiar with how this thing works.
'Revenge? Revenge my foot! Why on earth would I want to avenge that stupid old man. I am very glad that he died, he was too nice and dumb, smiled at every opportunity he g0t like his face was some smiling emoji. The only thing that pissed me off is the fact that he didn't leave that damning flash with me even when I repeatedly begged him to, he went ahead to pass it to his son. What irony!"
'It was with Max all along?" Felix asked in shock.
'Who the heck did you think gave that flash to Sapphire? Me? Dad? Come on, use your brain uncle, it is there to be used. Your son was the only good candidate for the task, they used to be so close. You could have had it but you ended up screwing up your relationship with him and made him team up with Brielle who is a fan of Sapphire. How stupid!" Arielle said and fired the gun, the bullet pierced through the man's leg and he groaned loudly in pain. 'No, that wasn't loud enough." She said with a bemused smile and shot his other leg, she cupped a hand over her ears and listened to the blood curdling scream of pain that tore through his lips.
She turned to him and nodded.
'Now, that's what I call loud." She told him, clapping her hand with an excited look on her face. 'Let me let you in on a secret, Felix. You thought that you killed Marcel but that wasn't the case. The man was just too damn stubborn, after you beat the hell out of him, smack his head. Bah!" She made a smacking sound and hit the stick on the floor. 'He just fell unconscious. I just happened to be there when he woke up so I gave him an easy death that wasn't as bad as yours. Just stabbed him on his chest twice in a quick motion." She said and made a swishing sign. 'Then I watch the life seep out of him, I would tell you uncle! It was such a beautiful sight!"
'You Psychopath!" Felix snapped at her, she even had the nerve to sound so excited about the face that she ended the life of her own father.
'Don't hurt my feelings, uncle. You know that I take after only you, maybe just a bit worse. If you call me a psychopath, I would have to call you a psycho." Arielle said with a pout. 'But chat time is over. Let's get to business." She said and stood up, the smile had fallen from her lips and her eyes only had murderous intent.
'At least, tell the reason why you want to kill me before proceeding" Felix said, he sat in the pool of his own blood, the blood was still seeping from the wound in his leg and he was obviously in pain.
'You failed to kill him the proper way, I was counting on you to end it all on his end but you had to make me get myself in the mess." Arielle said, she took the stick and observed it. 'Let me teach you how to do it successfully, make sure you use the exact tactic when next you have to use this method," She continued and Felix scoffed.
He would be dead by the time she is done, when on earth would he have time to use it on someone else.
'Then let's begin." She said she now stood in front of Felix, she raised her hand and swung down swiftly, hitting him square on the side of his head, the flesh tore and blood splattered on the wall, she giggled like a kid.
'This would be interesting." She said to herself and continued to hit him even when he fell to the side.
