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Pedro’s POV~
” But I didn’t kill him. You’ve got to understand…. this is all a set-up”, I said, but the cops wouldn’t listen. ” Yeah right! A guy’s shot dead and a gang is caught on the scene and you all claim that none of you shot him. Just tell me the sky’s purple”, one of the cops mocked.
I was eventually taken back to my cell and locked up. ” This is a set-up”, I revolted as the cop locked the cell.
” Shut up pig! It’s about time you guys get the punishment you deserve. I hope y’all get locked up for life”, the cop said as he walked away.
I had now been locked up in here for about a week, with no word from that double-crossing jerk. I didn’t know what was going to happen to me, and I didn’t really care about myself particularly. I was more worried about how my daughter Coco, would survive without her Papito.” That bastard!”, I snarled as I punched the wall. I was going to have to get out, for my daughter’s sake and I’m gonna make sure that jerk pays for this.
The next morning, one of ’em stupid cops shows up in front of my cell and bangs on it. ” What the fuck is it man?”, I grumbled as I opened my eyes slightly, nearly squinting actually, to see the cop.
” Someone important wants to see you”, the cop said as he opened the cell. ” Oh yeah, and who says I want to see them? can’t you guys at least ask someone’s permission first?”, I complained as he cuffed me and dragged me out. I was taken to the interrogation room, and forced to take a seat as usual.
” Who is it this time? I’ve had more than enough of these visits”, I grumbled. Just then, a tall good-looking man walks in, heavily guarded. He clearly looks rich and I get irritated immediately. I try to keep my cool and get this over with.
” Good morning Mr. Pedro. I’m Justin Moore, CEO of YTC Corporation”, the man says as he introduces himself.
” What do you want?”, I ask in a grumbly tone.
” The cops told me that you’re the prime suspect for the murder of my lawyer”, he says.
” Look here Mr CEO, I’m tired of repeating my words over and over again. I did not kill that man. The whole thing was a set-up by one of my clients who owes me money. He’s just tryna get rid of me, but I won’t go down”, I explain to him. Then he just smiles, which is weird. I was expecting him to get angry.
” What’s so funny?”, I ask him, now with a feeling of annoyance brewing up within me.
” Nothing. I believe you”, he replies, which leaves me shocked. ” Wait, you do?”, I ask in disbelief. ” Yeah sure”, he says.
” But why?”, I ask. Then he stops smiling and stares at the table between us. An awkward silence grows and then he suddenly breaks the silence and says, ” My lawyer never had any dealings with any gangs or Mafia whatsoever, so no gang would come after him due to any personal grudge. But I know someone who could have wanted to kill him, not for personal reasons, but to protect himself and his image, and I think that person is behind this”.
” Well, I don’t really know about all that, but what I do know is that one of my clients set me up. He told me to meet up with him at that location with my boys and by the time we got there, we saw the dead guy. I was worried at first ’cause I thought maybe it was my client that was shot. So I try to check it out and just then, the cops have us surrounded. Instantly, I knew that rat had set me up”, I narrate to him.
” Well, I think I know who your client is. But I’ll need to confirm somethings. How about we meet tomorrow?”, he asks me, and for the first time since I got locked up in here, I looked forward to seeing someone. ” No problem man”, I reply as I give him a handshake ( with both hands since they’re cuffed).
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Third person POV~
Meanwhile, at Tristan’s mansion that afternoon, Tristan is enjoying lunch with Isabella who seems happier than ever.
” Are you enjoying your meal darling?”, Tristan asks her.
” Yes baby, I particularly love the lobster flesh. It’s unbelievable!”, she exclaims.
” I know right?”, he responds with a slight chuckle. Then he stands up and walks over to her chair and stretches out his hand, offering to help her up. She looks at him with a beaming smile on her face and takes his hand. They both walk around, talking in the meantime. They would chuckle and giggle like newly weds almost every three minutes. Then when they got to their bedroom, Tristan took off his shirt and kisses her.
” You know I love you right?”, Tristan asks her.
” Oh baby, of course I do and I love you even more”, she responds and pulls him in for a kiss. They both continue to make out for a while. Then he takes of her shirt and begins to kiss her neck. They get more intimate as he caresses her breasts. He takes of his pants and suddenly, there’s a knock on the door.
” Who the fuck is that?”, Tristan yells.
” It’s urgent news sir”, a male voice responds.
” Let it wait, I’m busy. Now scram! “, he orders. The man tries to explain how urgent it is, but he ignores and continues from where he stopped. Isabella smiles as they both lay down naked on the bed, about to go on a pleasure trip to wonderland. They have sex for a couple of minutes and sleep off.
At about midnight, Tristan wakes up. He stretches and yawns, and then kisses Isabella, who is still asleep, on her forehead, before walking out of the room. As he gets into the living room, he sits down and orders one of the nightshift maids to get him a cup of coffee. Then one of his men walk in and bows.
” You got any news?”, Tristan asks as he tries to light a cigar.
” Yes sir. It’s bad news actually”, the man responds.
” Alright, let me hear it”, he says.
The man then clears his throat and says, ” Pedro and his men have been released from police custody…”. At this point, Tristan spits out the coffee in his mouth. ” What?!”, he exclaims.
” But what about all the cases of drug smuggling they’re involved in?”, Tristan asks.
” Apparently, someone else took the fall for it. He parades himself as a kingpin though our sources tell us that he’s being funded by YTC to carry out the act”, the man says.
” Geez, that is bad news”, Tristan says as he wags his head, ” I wonder how we’re gonna deal with the Mexicans now”, he says.
” And that’s not all sir, there’s more”, the man says.
” What the hell could possibly be worse than the Mexicans getting out?”, Tristan asks.
” Well sir, there was a shootout at the hospital just a few hours ago and we have reason to believe that it’s the Mexicans. We have being sued already by over ten families and our stock prices have plummeted to an all-time low”, the man said.
” What the hell were you guys doing all this time?”, Tristan yells at him.
” We tried to tell you the moment one of our eyes in the police reported a meeting between YTC chairman and Pedro, but you were…. uhhm… busy sir”, the man explains as he scratched his head.
” We have to deal with the Mexicans. Those guys are vengeful folk. Arrange a meeting for me with the Purple Mafia Kingpin”, Tristan says as he puffs his cigar.
” But sir, that’s the most dangerous and the largest criminal organization in the US! They’re not trustworthy enough and I doubt they’d tolerate any tricks”, the man says.
” Just do what I told you. Leave the consequences for me to handle. If I’m gonna get some protection from the Mexicans, I need a higher power. Now run along and do what I told you”, Tristan orders as he moves his hands in a “shoo” gesture.
” So Justin’s working with the Mexicans?”, he asks with a slight chuckle, ” that’s surprising. Now I just need to get some dirt on him and he’s done for”, he says with a sinister smirk on his face.
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Justin’s POV~
Tristan truly was worse than I had thought. He would really go any length to protect his identity and his company, which was already shrouded in mystery. I and Pedro had become allies. It was quite easy to get them to work on my side, because first off, they hated Tristan. He had been owing them money for years and finally set them up, so they could get arrested and he would be free. But my legal team advised me to capitalize on the opportunity to get the underworld working for me. I gave Pedro a million dollars and he swore his loyalty to me. He confirmed to me that he knew nothing about my wife and her kidnap, but assured me that Tristan was more than capable of doing such a thing. I met with my men as we decided what course of action to take.
” Well I suggest we find that Dr. Luke guy”, one of the men suggested.
” My sources tell me that he left the country and is probably abroad as we speak”, another guy said.
” Yeah that’s what the police told me two days ago. They say he left on the same night the kidnap occurred”, I said to them.
” I can search the flight history that night”, one of the men said, ” I’ve got a mole in the aviation sector”, he added.
” Alright, tell him to get any flight record of Luke Hans on that night and send it pronto”, I ordered, ” we need to apprehend that guy as soon as possible”, I added.
” What about Tristan? what do we do about him?”, Pedro asked.
” For Tristan, we wait”, I said, ” if we kill him now with no evidence, we’d just end up getting ourselves locked up and besides, we need to make sure he dies miserably”, I explained.
” I guess you do have a point”, Pedro said, ” the guy put his own father in a coma just so he could control all his wealth. He’s an animal”, Pedro commented.
” I just hope he doesn’t touch my wife, because I won’t hesitate to dismember him limb from limb”, I said in an angry tone. Just then, my phone rang. It was Tristan.
” Hello Justin! how’s the family?”, Tristan greeted.
” What the hell do you want now?”, I asked.
” Oh, I heard about the death of your lawyer. I saw it on the news. I wanted to offer my condolences”, he said.
” Oh it happens. But I’m going to make sure the culprit pays in ways that are far worse. But thanks anyway”, I said.
” I guess whoever did it deserves what’s coming to them”, he said, ” I hope the Justice system works efficiently this time”, he added.
” Is that all? because I’m a little busy”, I said in a calm voice as I tried to hide my anger.
” I just wanted to let you know that Kelly Medicals is doing everything within it’s power to find your wife. We haven’t got much leads but I’m sure we’ll find her really soon. Anyway, continue with your work. I wouldn’t want to intrude. Bye”, he said as he hung up.
” Man we didn’t get anything out of him. But we did manage to track where the call came from”, one of the men said.
” That’s brilliant! if he took her, he’d most likely leave her in his house and the call didn’t come from the hospital so it’s gotta be from his house.”, I said.
” So what’s the plan boss?”, one of them asked.
” We raid his house by dawn”, I said, ” he won’t know what hit him”, I added with a grin.