(Isaac’s POV)
I frantically threaded my fingers through my hair after hitting the enter button for the last time. Virus removed successfully… I glanced up to the man who has been waiting for good news since I started trying to hack into the Chastier’s firewall. We knew that there’s no way we can contact them when we are their main enemy. It’s either I develop some kind of miracle… Or we’re never getting back to Bright. I lowered my head on the floor. “I’m sorry, Master Cole.” I sensed him glanced up at me blankly. I just finished reversing a virus defense from the site after my failed attempt to access them with an “I Love You” virus. We weren’t really expecting them to have something back in return. The last thing I remember is the new computer freezing before everything went black on it. I had to move to my old one. Stupid of me for getting too excited for the new one. It was Jade’s(Bryan’s POV) I glanced around the grand hall confidently. The entire place is alive with conversation and laughter of the guests. I can hear the clinking of their expensive glasses filling the place. The big chandeliers in the room just make everything look more luxurious. I moved through the crowd effortlessly with a practiced smile plastered on my face. I have been personally serving the guests their wine. Each bottle costs more than most people make in a year, but for these people, it’s nothing. They expect this kind of treatment. I’m not exactly complaining. As a matter of fact, I think it’s better for them to be materialistic. At least, I know exactly what to give them just to earn their support. Money is never a problem to a Hitwell like me. “Give me five more of those,” I said to the waiter who had been tailing me as I circled around the place. He nodded promptly before walking back to the wine chamber.
(Cole’s POV) I can’t breathe. The revelation is just too much for me to bear. I felt my fists clenched so tight that my nails dig into my own palms, but I barely feel the pain. My father’s death wasn’t an accident. Bryan killed him. My own brother. I grabbed the nearest chair and threw it against the wall. It shattered on impact, but it did nothing to calm the rage burning inside me. I want to rip Bryan apart. I want to watch him suffer the way he made our father suffer. How could he do something so evil?! “I’m going to kill him,” I growled. Butler Francis didn’t even flinch. He was just standing near the fireplace with his arms crossed, watching me like he’s been expecting this reaction. Why is he just telling me this now?! He should have told the moment he found out that Bryan was poisoning him! I frantically grabbed his collar, feeling the storm of rage swirling inside of
(Francis’s POV) [A Week Ago] “What is the meaning of this?!” I angrily said, tossing the box towards him. The bottles of arsenic poison dramatically rolled on the floors until it stopped into their scattered clothes on the floor. He glanced at me annoyed. I seemed to have interrupted his intimate moment with Michelle, but I couldn’t care less. Not after I found out that he has been ordering lots of poison from the same company for the last thirteen years. Why on Earth would he buy one thousand bottles of that?! Bryan frantically looked at me, his glares piercing deep into my bones, but that didn’t faze me. I did not raise him all these years to play with something so dangerous. I know how lethal envy could get, but I did not expect this. Where is he using that poison? To whom? His expression changed as soon as he saw the bottles on the tiled floor. He gestured to Michelle to leave the room. I watched him cover him
(Isaac’s POV) I frantically threaded my fingers through my hair after hitting the enter button for the last time. Virus removed successfully… I glanced up to the man who has been waiting for good news since I started trying to hack into the Chastier’s firewall. We knew that there’s no way we can contact them when we are their main enemy. It’s either I develop some kind of miracle… Or we’re never getting back to Bright. I lowered my head on the floor. “I’m sorry, Master Cole.” I sensed him glanced up at me blankly. I just finished reversing a virus defense from the site after my failed attempt to access them with an “I Love You” virus. We weren’t really expecting them to have something back in return. The last thing I remember is the new computer freezing before everything went black on it. I had to move to my old one. Stupid of me for getting too excited for the new one. It was Jade’s
(Bryan’s POV) After my father’s burial, I didn't waste time and called out a meeting to address the vacant position he left. I told them that we have to make a decision on who will be the next Lord Master of the mob. We can't leave that position vacant for too long. The enemies might grab that as an opportunity to destroy what we have. But of course, that’s just an excuse. I want to take advantage of this situation while Cole is still distracted with Bright’s disappearance. I want them to see how incapable he is as a leader. I want them to believe that I am the one deserving for the position. Of course, some are still stubborn who choose to stay on his side. The meeting room is in chaos with their voces rising over each other, arguments bouncing back and forth like a game I have no patience for. "We should honor Lord Roberto’s last wish," Hector, one of my father’s longtime advisors, said. I pinned my eyes to him.
(Cole’s POV) I rushed back the moment I heard the news from Isaac. I was in the waters with my men, searching for any hint of Bright when I received a call announcing my father’s passing. I didn't want to believe it at first. He was so alive when I left him in his office last night and now he’s dead? It just doesn't make any sense. My search for Bright temporarily stopped. Nothing matters except seeing my father with my own eyes. I will not believe their words unless I see him not breathing myself. My father was never a good father to me, but he made me who I am today. He’s still my family. The last one I have. And now, he’s gone. When I arrived at the morgue, I instantly felt the heavy atmosphere inside. Butler Francis and Bryan are already there wearing black suits. My eyes landed on the steel table in the middle of the room. There, my father lies motionless, with a white sheet covering most of his bod