THE annoying grin on Lucario’s face lingered longer than expected, getting Jasira so pissed off. Okay, she just said she was ready to carry out the task, was that funny?
“Mmmm,” Lucario mouthed as he walked over and sank into his seat, “good! I have always known you would come back to your senses. So what made you change your mind?” He asked.
She hissed.
“Do you guys already have your plans on how it should be? Or I should just tell you mine which I had drafted out,” she said.
He smiled, nodding his head knowingly.
“You quick witted! I see, let me hear what you have got.”
She leaned forward.
“Alright so, as you know, Jeremy Petersons can not just be manipulated into getting a dying company partner with his, because he knows there is an ulterior motive.”
“Mmmm, mm,” he nodded in concurrence.
“And not just that, I was also able to find out that your client in question has been trying to do this but to no avail, in other words, Jeremy, our target in question already knows about him, his dying company and his ulterior motives, he knows this all. And so getting him do this is not gonna be easy, and can be done only through a way,” she said.
Lucario listened with keen interest.
“Which is?” He asked.
“Through violence,” she said, “we can only manipulate Jeremy through violence, make him sign whatever papers and agreement by force,” she explained.
“Ew! You are still my smart quick witted little cat,” he said, “I have always trusted you, always.”
She rolled her eyes.
“So, this violence, how are we taking it?” He asked.
“This is where your team comes in, I can’t do it alone.”
“Huh?”
“Yeah because we will have to plan a kidnap, kidnap him and then get him into doing your bidding.”
“Wow! Brava!” Lucario clapped his hands in excitement.
“Listen Lucario, I do not want anything harm to come on him, I’m not pulling any trigger, that was why I brought this plan,” she stated.
Lucario snickered.
“You would only pull the trigger when he fails to comply. He agrees to do our bidding or he dies, whichever one,” he said and all she could do was stare at him in shock.
“Why must I eliminate him?” She asked.
“Why can’t you eliminate him? Do you know him? Is he a member of your family? Or-,” he leaned forward, “do you have anything to do with him? Is he the reason you are quitting the mafia?” He inquired, rushing his words.
Her mouth fell open as she digested all his questions at once. She couldn’t even reply a thing, she was lost for words.
“No, you have to answer me, because in all the years I have trained you, I have never for once seen you develop sympathy for any of our targets, so what is different with this one?” He probed further, yet, she still kept mute.
He leaned backwards.
“I see, the cat has caught your tongue huh? Carry on with the task please and ask me no stupid questions,” he said.
Her eyelids flickered and she closed her mouth at once, as if snapping out of her reverie.
“Where is your team? We need to stake a plan,” she said and he smiled.
“Now you are talking,” he said picking up his phone to send for his team.
***
Amelia stood next to the window looking out, she had already left the city as her dad had wanted, and was now in one of his penthouses in Texas, waiting for anything to happen.
She was still looking out the window when her phone which was in her hand rang out.
Looking into the phone a smile played on her lips, she picked up the call at once.
“Anything?” She was the first to speak.
“Yes Miss, there is,” the person from the other end spoke, it was a female voice.
Amelia’s eyes widened.
“Oh! So spill it.”
“Um, I don’t really know her and obviously can’t say anything about her, but she has been frequenting the company, his office to be precised,” the voice said.
Amelia kept mute, as she let what she has just heard sink in.
“And you think they are an item?” She finally found her voice.
“Miss I don’t think, I know. They have something together, I see the way he hovers around her, holds her, and even open the car door for her. The way she laughs and smiles at him as well, I know they are in love.”
The expressionless face which she had worn immediately turned into anger, a face of anger. Her left hand fisted as she wailed inwardly.
“Hmmm,” she finally let loose her anger.
“Miss can I suggest something?”
Amelia shook her head, rolling her eyes.
“What?”
“I would advise you do not overwork yourself Miss, and do not worry much, just take your time to look good instead of filling your head with infos that would obviously disorganize you, make good time of this vacation and relax, chill, look good, freshen up, so that when you return to take your man, you would be fit both physically, mentally and emotionally. Just focus and take care of yourself, that is my suggestion,” she said.
Amelia sighed deeply, giving what she had just heard a thought.
“Thank you, I would consider what you have just said,” she said.
“Good Miss, please do.”
“Thanks for your service,” and with that, she hung up. As soon as she did, she tossed the phone on the bed and let out a wail.
***
In her bedroom, Jasira sat on the bed, reminiscing a whole lot on the issue at hand. How was she going to do this now that she has known the plan?
She was still deep in thought when her phone which laid on the bed beside her rang, rudely interrupting into her thoughts.
She glanced at it, then stretched out her right hand and grabbed it, it was Jeremy calling. She picked up immediately.
“Babe?” He called.
She sighed.
“Hi, what’s up?”
“I’m supposed to be asking you that. For four days now, you have been acting weird, no calls from you, no texts, you even hardly frequent my house these days, what is wrong?” He asked.
She rolled her eyes.
“Jeremy I have told you before that I’m fine, I am.”
“No you aren’t, and I really need to know. All these started the day I gifted you a car, after getting drunk, what is it? Tell me,” he insisted.
Jasira scoffed, what a caring man.
“Baby look I’m okay, alright? Believe me. What’s up? Do you want me to come over tonight?” She asked.
He laughed.
“Are you asking me if I want you to? Come on, what kinda question is that? If you aren’t coming, then I will,” he said and she burst into laughter.
“Do not worry my love, I will be there sooner than you expect,” she said.
“Okay, I will be waiting.”
“Where are you?”
“I’m still at work, got some office work tripled, and I have to handle them myself. Don’t worry, I will be done soon.”
She laughed.
“Please take your time and do your thing, to avoid mistakes.”
“As my queen wishes.”
She laughed.
“Alright then, see you soon.”
“You too, take care of yourself, and don’t forget, you still gonna tell me that thing bothering you,” and he hung up.
“Oh! Really -,” she said and stopped, realizing he had hung up.
As soon as she got off the phone with Jeremy, she rang Nathan, he picked up instantly.
“Ma’am” He spoke.
“Are you busy now?” She asked.
“No I’m not, as long as it is you, then I’m not,” he said.
She exhaled, closing her eyes. Then she opened them.
“Come over to the house then, I’m waiting,” and she hung up.