GRAND CASINO*

"It's not true, right? It's not Lizzy" she sniffled, and Rebekah pulled her into a hug while Morgan patted her back.

*

ROONIE'S MANSION*

"It's been a while since you came here, you spend all your damn time at the Loft these days arsehole" Axel said as he came down from the bike with Roonie.

"Loft fits me better" Roonie replied.

"Touché" Axel shrugged as they went inside together.

Hyce is already in, but he's not alone. He's with Rook

Roonie drew his gun immediately, and Rook jumped behind the couch.

"Dude!" Hyce shouted.

"Give me a reason why this fucker is here" Roonie's eyes sparked.

"It wasn't my idea. Hyce brought him after claiming he helped him with the investigation. But you should kill him, I don't like him too" Axel replied leisurely.

"I don't have bad intentions I swear! I only want to make is up to Banks believe me... Trust me I'm for real" Rook said from behind the couch.

"Banks? Don't shoot that thing" Hyce said, and Axel chuckled.

Roonie brought down his hand, dropping the gun on the table, then Rook came out from behind the couch.

"Thank you" he said.

"So how did you find out about her?" Axel asked.

Roonie raised his brows before starting to talk...

"After Jeremy claimed Pearl as his girlfriend at the stadium, I had it in mind to kill him that night" he said, and Hyce coughed knowingly.

"Great...why is he not dead yet?"

"Immediately I left Pearl's place, I headed to Diaz mansion, but then I saw Jeremy carrying a body into his car trunk. It didn't take long before I recognized it as Rue's, and as he drove out of the compound, I followed him secretly to the forest where he buried her" he continued.

"Rue is dead?" Axel and Rook asked at the same time.

"That's a no-brainer" Hyce replied, and Axel rested back.

"Jeremy left after burying her, but then the trenchcoat dude came out from the shadows. I watched him order shovel and digger on phone, and he took of his mask and disguise to go collect the orders. It turned out to be Lizzy, and i watched her dig out the body" Roonie finished up, getting his phone.

He gave it to them, and as they watched the digging video, Hyce clicked his tongue.

"So she's asthmatic too?"

"According to Bekah, she is. It's not just as chronic as her epilepsy" Axel replied.

"What's really happening? You're not the only guy in campus" Hyce said again.

"I don't think it's about the handsome face, maybe Banks has something in him that attracts psychotic girls, and they all end up dead at the end" Axel said meaningfully.

"Now that i realize. Remember that girl when we were in year one? She was grouped with Banks for an assignment and developed feelings for him" Hyce said with wide eyes.

"What happened next?" Rook asked curiously.

"She confessed to him openly during the departmental party, and Banks turned her down bluntly" Axel continued.

"Then?" Rook asked again.

"She poisoned herself the next day" Hyce said.

"The hell!" Rook gasped.

Roonie said nothing, just sitting silently as Master X's words haunted him again.

"You're cursed, Roonie. You shouldn't have been born"

Is he really cursed? Every girl that gets attracted or associates with him ends up dead somehow.

His mother, Silver, the girl in his year one, Rue, and now Lizzy who's gonna die today.

"But Pearl is not psychotic or obsessive, that's the only hope I have" Hyce said.

"So what's gonna happen to Lizzy?" Rook asked.

"What else? Death" Axel muttered.

*

GRAND CASINO*

Master X and Hazzan are currently in his office, several bags of money surrounding them.

Hazzan is busy counting the money they made from last night's games with a counting machine, and Master X is supervising on his seat.

His mind is barely there though, he's staring at the picture on the wall again, his mind wandering off to that black day when his late wife gave birth to Roonie.

FLASHBACK, YEARS AGO*

Xusan is a very strong Chinese woman, she came from a family of fighters.

That's the first thing which captivated Xavier about her, and he fact that their names starts with same alphabet.

He believes they were made for each other, and he loves her insanely.

When they got married, he was the happiest man alive.

Xusan got pregnant with their first child, and his joy knew no bounds when she put to bed.

It's a girl who's her carbon copy, and they named her Silver.

Two years after, she got pregnant again, but this time, it was harder.