(NFTMB)Chapter 87
Alessandro
(Love, R)
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
You killed me once,
I’ll kill you twice.
Love, R.
I held the fucking note in my hand as I read it like a million times over and over and still couldn’t figure out what the hell is happening in my mind and in my life.
R?
Really?
Who the fuck is R?
“Alessandro, are you sure this isn’t just a trick?”
“Yeah, Nic is right. For all we know this person might just be messing with you. This doesn’t mean anything”
That’s where the lie is.
For that person to keep mute even though I asked a question means that he or she is scared that I’ll uncover their identity.
For that person to wear a black hoodie, a black shirt, a ski mask, dark shades and black gloves then that means that I know whoever it is and that person knows that I might recognize them even with the littlest hints they leave behind that’s why he or she tried to cover their tracks properly by leaving no body part exposed.
Nice try.
You got me. In a brainstorming session.
“It means something. It definitely means something because this person knows that I know them, Valentino.
Whoever it is knows that I’ll get them and I definitely will”.
“But you shot whoever it is, right?”
“Yeah I did. In the arm”
“Can’t we like take the blood for maybe a test or something?”
“Test? With whose blood being the match we’re looking for? Is it you?”
“And why would I want to stab you, Alessandro?”
“Who knows?! Maybe because you’re unstable?”
“You bastard!”
“Guys, let’s not fight now! Hello? We have a problem. The letter? Remember?”
“Shut up, Valentino! You listen here, Alessandro! I might be a few screws loose in the head or a few nuts missing up there but that would never mean that I would attack you or any member of my family!”
“I would kill for you guys!”. He said while looking directly at Valentino.
Interesting.
“Enough! Can we stop this and focus on the note? Please?”
“Fine”
“Alessandro, you have to think back to everyone you know and figure out if there’s anyone with an R in the beginning of their name”
“I don’t know”
“What do you mean by you don’t know?”
“Exactly that, Nic! I have no fucking idea!”
“That’s not correct”
“Oh, want to tell me about the people I know now?”
“Alessandro think”
“There isn’t anyone relatively close that has an R at the start of their name except one person”
“Who?”
“Roberta”
“Oh crap”
“We are talking about living people, Sandro not the dead ones”
“Well, that’s the problem then it’s just her and no one….. wait a minute”
“Do you remember anyone?
“Who is it?!”
“It can’t be her, can it?”
“Tell us!”
“It’s a girl I know, Robyn. Her name is Robyn”
“Damn, who is she?”
“She’s a girl I got to know and picked up from the club.”
“But if it’s her then why would she be doing this?”
“What’s the real deal, Alessandro? You’re not telling us something”
“What the hell does that mean?”
“Nic, that’s enough!”
“What?! Can’t you support me for once, Valentino? You and I know he’s sleeping with whoever this person is.”
“Nic, this is not the time for this”
“Yes. She was my mistress. Did I lie about that? Did I deny it?”
“Good. Now you know you brought this upon yourself.”
“Did things go down bad between you both?”
“No and that’s why I’m confused.”
“What if someone is trying to set her up? Make you think she’s betraying you. Have you thought about it like that?”
“I would have thought that if I didn’t have any previous suspicions of her”
“What previous suspicions?”
“Did anything happen in the past?”
“Yes. Once someone hacked into my computer system and signed away a large percentage of my shares to Castleford”
“Castleford? That creep? He’s still alive?”
“That guy is a total creep and a geek”
“Well, that’s beside the point. The point is how did she get into the whole business thing?”
“I ran through my list of suspects and she was at the top of the list considering that that was also around the time that I started seeing her and had invited her to my house a couple of times”
“So you thought it was her?”
“Exactly but it turns out that after I tortured her, her answer still remained the same. I concluded it wasn’t her. Sebastian said he would get to the root of the matter and find out who exactly did it but he never got anything done”
“Wow sounds like this guy has been fucking you over for the longest time but just never saw it that way”
“You’re right Nic, that’s exactly what I was thinking as well”
“Back then I had just written it off as maybe I was overworking him or something. Seeing that he was always around me and I also tasked him with various things.”
“Hmm”
“So, what are you going to do to her?”
“I have a few things in mind that will hurt. Hurt very much”
“But hold on guys, there is a high chance that it isn’t her and we might as well be making a big mistake”
“Then she becomes collateral damage then. One of the many oops”
“Alessandro, this is a human being who might be innocent of all these accusations. You can’t just kill her like that?”
“Of course I can.”
“No. This is wrong”
“Where do you actually stand Valentino?”
“I stand on the side of innocence. You can’t kill an innocent girl just by a mere hunch and a stupid letter. Come on guys!”
“I’ve made up my mind, Valentino and you’re allowed to leave and not support if you don’t like the idea”
What the fuck is his problem anyways.
What did he expect me to do? Fold my arms and watch her kill my wife and child before I spring into action?
That would be a stupid thing to do.
I need to act fast and smart to prevent the what ifs.
I hate regrets and I would really hate it if something bad happens and I’m harshly reminded of this moment where I would have made a difference.
It will kill me.
“What if this is Fabiano doing all this?”
“Then I’ll kill him too. He’s under my roof anyways. It’ll be easier”
“Okay. How about this? I have an idea”
“What again do you have to say in this traitor’s defense?”
“Valentino, I would suggest you shut up and sit tight if you have nothing reasonable to say”
He’s really beginning to get on my last nerve.
“Can you both just hear me out? I’m trying to save your conscience from the future emotional torture it will pass through in future with time”
“I have no conscience”.
That’s the honest truth.
Whether she’s guilty or not does not concern me. She is no problem of mine and killing her off definitely won’t weigh on my conscience.
Robyn means nothing to me and killing her won’t change anything.
For now my aim is to cut off this problem from the root cause which I think is Robyn.
If Valentino thinks I will hesitate in sending her to an early grave then he’s perfectly mistaken.
“You can’t mean that, Alessandro”
“Do I look like someone who is bluffing?”
“Alessandro, come on! Listen to me first, will you?”
“This is your last chance, Valentino. Spill”
“Okay look. Why not meet up with her and see if she has any bullet wound on her shoulder before you pass judgment on her”
He looked at Niccolo for help as Niccolo had a look of contemplation.
“I don’t know man, it’s up to Alessandro to decide. Its him who they’re attacking”
“And what if she does have a wound on her shoulder?”
He looked at me with an unreadable expression.
“Then do whatever you must”. He said with difficulty.
“Wait, Valentino, why are you pleading her case so much? Do you have a crush on her?”. Niccolo teased Valentino while wiggling his eyebrows and nudging him by the side.
Valentino had an irritated expression on her face as he shook off Niccolo’s hands from his body.
“Shut up, Nic! That is someone’s daughter and probably someone’s sister”
“You didn’t react this way when I killed Jasmine”
“You did that for a good reason”. Valentino said while staring right into Niccolo’s eyes like he was passing a message across.
Niccolo seemed to understand what he was talking about before swiftly changing the topic.
Smart but not smooth.
He picked up the note and read it again before taking it to his nose and sniffing it deeply.
“What lunatic shit are you onto now?”. Valentino said with a frown.
“Shut up you dumb ass! This is actually how smart people move. The Americans do it all the time in movies to sniff out the scent of whoever sent the note”
That’s the dumbest fucking shit I’ve ever heard. Why would someone who wants to remain anonymous to someone who can easily identify them now apply their scent on a note and then give it to the person.
Sounds pretty stupid.
“So, what scent did you get out of that note smarty pants, hmm?”. Valentino asked with a smirk.
“Well, this person didn’t leave anything behind. Must be a hardened criminal”
“Oh please. Spare me that!”
“Drop the fucking note, Niccolo!”
“It’s not like I’m eating it. Besides, what did you do to the lady that warranted the kill thing right here”. Niccolo pointed at the line that said you killed me once and I’ll kill you twice.
“Can’t think of anything. I always gave her gifts and whatever she asked for. Unless it’s that one time when I carved my name onto her skin”
“Must be that then”. Niccolo said while hitting the desk. “Women hate that”
“That must have hurt, Alessandro”. Valentino grimaced.
“It felt good then”
“The things you do, Alessandro. I can never understand”
I just shrugged before a knock sounded at the door.
“Boss?”
“Ahh, Sebastian! Long time no see!”. Niccolo said as I almost rolled my eyes at his overdramatic behavior.
“Come in, Sebastian”
“Hello, Sebastian”. Valentino said to which Sebastian nodded.
Seeing his face now made me want to pull out my gun and do some real fucking damage.
“What brings you here Sebastian?”
“It’s about the Russians boss”
What pathetic lie did you and your allies cook up now? Come to feed me more shit?
You’re too late.
“What about the Russians? They didn’t show up last night at the event, not even one of them after all our preparations and plans”
“I was surprised too, boss and that is part of the reason why I came here today.”
“Do tell, Sebastian. What have the bloody Russians been up to lately?”
“Boss, I think they have a man on the inside. Someone is feeding them information from our camp. This is a delicate situation, boss. Since last night I’ve been trying to track down where the information has been leaking from our base”
“Oh my God, this is serious”. Niccolo exclaims.
So much for being lowkey, Nic.
“Are you sure about what you’re telling us, Sebastian?”
“I’m very certain, sir”
Of course he isn’t. The bitch went for his regular smoke breaks which he takes every time something bad happens.
It’s become a habit.
The very first time that this attack happened which was on Victoria, it took him the whole night to appear and he claimed to have been on a smoke break then too.
Then the night I was pepper sprayed and attacked, he was also out on a smoke break when literally every other person was in position.
Careful with those lungs, Sebastian. You’ll need them when I get my hands on you.
“You’ve been smoking quite a lot lately, Sebastian. Is that good for your health?”. Valentino asked.
“Ahh, about that, yes it isn’t good for my health but it’s also not an addiction. It’s just a phase. It helps get my mind off things, sir”
Like the attack you’re launching with your best friends?
“Actually, Sebastian, I’m more interested in who this mole is? Who has betrayed us?”
For some strange reason, I believe I have an idea of who he is going to point accusing fingers at but let’s see shall we?
“Boss, I think it’s Franco. He’s been quite shady lately”
Bingo.
I knew it. That’s how guilty people behave.
They find someone innocent and pin their sins on.
“Franco?”
“That’s very unbelievable!”
“It’s been a long time since we last worked out together, Sebastian.”
Valentino and Niccolo both looked at me strangely like I had lost my mind.
“Yes, boss. That’s right”
“Let’s head to the gym?”