Since Stacy got the message from the unknown number late in the night, Thomas could not do anything but wait until it was morning before letting Damien know about it and also taking matters into his own hands.
He and Stacy spent the night in each other’s arms as he kept trying to calm her down. Her temperature had gone up, and she was sweating profusely. The news had shocked her so much but all she could do was pray that her son survived.
“What do you think happened to him? He was fine the last time we spoke.” She asked her husband, who also had no idea how their son was suddenly in a hospital bed.
“It doesn’t look like he was involved in an accident. I’m guessing he got shot.” Thomas said, looking at the picture that was sent to Stacy.
“But, who would do that to him?” Stacy asked in a shaky voice with her head laid on her husband’s chest.
“I don’t know, my love. You should get some rest.” He said, dismissing the topic.
Thomas wasn’t stupid. He knew that something had transpired between Damien and Adrian. He also remembered that Damien sustained a head injury a few days ago. Adding things up, he didn’t need anyone to tell him that his sons had a fight and Damien ended up pulling the trigger on Adrian.
Of course, he knew that Damien would never do a thing like that without having a proper reason. He concluded that Damien pulled the trigger in self-defense.
After hours of thinking, Thomas decided to finally get some sleep.
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“Your mother is sick because of this. I cannot sit back anymore, Damien. I just want you to know that I’ll be handling things my own way from now.” Thomas said over the phone to Damien.
Stacy’s health had worsened so much that he had to call the family doctor over first thing in the morning.
“I’ll come over in a few minutes. Let’s do this together.” Damien suggested, even though he knew that his father’s ways were different from his.
While Damien did things legally and fairly, Thomas Daniels didn’t. He didn’t mind getting his hands dirty as long as his family was protected.
That was exactly why Damien had been keeping him out of it. He wanted to try doing things his own way; peacefully and legally.
But, it seemed like that wasn’t working, so now, he was going to do things his father’s way.
Damien gave Harriet a call, letting her know what had happened, since she was already at work. As much as she wanted to visit Stacy, she couldn’t until closing hours as she was once again choked with work.
“I just hope we can finally end this chapter, Damien. It’s draining everyone.” She said over the phone, and Damien nodded in understanding.
“We’re going to be successful this time around. I can feel it.” Damien said. He had so much faith in his father’s ways, but it wasn’t something he would want to learn.
Damien arrived at his parent’s house where Thomas was waiting for him. He used the opportunity to see his mother even though he was angry with her.
‘This is what she gets for siding with Adrian. I hope your eyes open, and you can finally see the truth, mother.’ He said in his thoughts as he left the room.
When he got to the living room, there were three other men in the living room, and they didn’t look like normal people.
“This is Dante, a trusted friend. He’ll be helping us with Evelyn’s case,” Thomas said, referring to the tattooed man standing beside him. They looked like they were part of a gang or, even worse, the Mafia.
Damien couldn’t help but feel wary of him and the other two who were in the room with them. Thomas noticed his discomfort and smiled.
“As a businessman, son, you need to have connections on all sides. You never know when they’ll be needed.” He said, and Damien nodded. Seeing that his father was comfortable around them, he also loosened up.
“Carlos here is a world-class hacker. He will track the location using the number she used to send the message and also the account number that was sent. Even if she switches off her phone, once we have the location of the bank she uses, we might be able to find her.” Dante said and Carlos immediately pulled out his laptop and got to work.
Ten minutes later, his laptop beeped.
“The bitch is actually smarter than I thought.” He chuckled, stretching his hands.
“Did you get her already?” Damien asked Carlos, clicking his tongue.
“She’s using a burner phone. I guess she believes it’s impossible to track phones like that. Thankfully, she wasn’t smart enough to switch it off.” He smiled and tapped his laptop, calling the others.
“I have her location. She’s in a different city that is…really far from here” he said, and Damien sucked in a breath and looked at his father.
“You already took mother’s phone, right? We can’t trust her yet.” Damien said, and Thomas nodded in understanding.
“I have it. Besides, she’s bedridden, so, there’s nothing she can do.” He said, and Damien nodded.
“We’ll go there and get the girl. We have skilled men for this, Thomas.” Dante said confidently, but Damien frowned.
“No. I’m coming with you. I need to be there.” Damien said in a stern tone, letting them know that he wasn’t putting it up for deliberation.
Before leaving, he called Eric and briefed him on all that had happened. Eric being Eric, decided to tag along.
After what happened the last time, he wasn’t comfortable letting Damien face Adrian alone. He wasn’t ready to lose his friend.
Fifteen minutes later, Eric arrived at the house, and they all left to find Adrian. All except Thomas, who stayed behind to take care of his wife.
“Are those guys in the mafia?” Eric asked as soon as he and Damien were alone in the car. He had also noticed the strange aura those men had and wasn’t comfortable with it. He would also have preferred the police, but they have been useless so far.
“I thought about the same thing. They look like it.” Damien shook his head.
“Your dad certainly knows a lot of people.” Eric laughed and focused on driving.
After almost two hours of traveling, Dante’s car slowed down a few meters away from a house.
“She’s in there.” Carlos said to Damien over the phone, and he nodded, gripping his seat tightly.
“Alright then. Let’s get her.”