"Know your worth and they can never play you"Natalie went to her father's office and took the files she had to study before her father had signed them. She went through the reports given, flipping through the pages until she stopped at one. Took one closer look at the stamp on the paper which was put exactly in the box, perfectly aligned. It was obvious to her it was fake.
No genuine receipt is taken care of that specifically, that the stamp is entirely in the box as much as center-aligned. There are many receipts to stamp. No one has this much time to care about the same details, this was obviously done by a rival gang who just had one receipt to take care of and did it perfectly, which turned out to be their biggest mistake. She looked at the receipt, and it turned out to be a normal receipt for construction material.
She realized two things. Firstly that it was a test, a test to see if they would notice the difference or not before they took a step ahead in their plan by taking bigger advantage of this carelessness. And secondly that they have a traitor in the gang who put the receipt in the file.
She took the receipt and went to her room and called Isaac.
Isaac was the most trusted member. He was like a son to Dimitri. He proved his sincerity for the gang numerous times as well as took bullets for Dimitri and Natalie without a second thought for his well-being.
"What happened pearl?"
He always called her pearl or Nat mostly and loved her like his sister. Natalie would always smile at the nickname as he was like an elder brother she never had.
"I was looking through the receipts and found a fake one. It was a test, we need to show them we take tests, not give them."
" Who did it ?"
"There is only one gang out there with enough balls to do this"
Isaac smiled, knowing its time for some fun.
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They took out the guns and went ahead in their car to a shack, to others it would be a worthless little distorted hut, but only a few knew its actual worth.
It was the underground storehouse for the Smirnov's drug products in the desolated area of the forest. No one could guess that it was storing loads of drugs, worth millions. It only had two guards to not get much attention.
Natalie thought it was indeed a smart choice but they forget that there were smarter people around as well. She felt intrigued as to why a shack needs any guards at all and that too always present all the time. It must have something important. It didn't take her much time to realize it had to be drugs, stored underground because the shack was not big enough. But keep this information to herself for use in the future. Now the time had come.
They drove near to the forest and started walking to the shack quietly.
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The drug storehouse of the Smirnovs.
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Adrian woke up before his alarm could buzz, he didn't need one but just had the adrenaline to turn it off before it could even ring. Quite a morning person.
He wore a shirt and went around the mansion to check if everything was okay. He was a focused and disciplined person, utterly devoted to his father's mafia. He would put nothing else first, not even himself.
He went to his gym to work out for an hour. Then continued to practice further his martial art skills, he was a black belt in taekwondo after all. It helped him relax and was a source of peace in his life. He has faced the loss of people close to him and developed thick layers of leather around his heart to not let anyone in anymore as he thinks he destroys people who love him.
He took a shower and noticed that it was now around 8, then went to the room next door.
" Wake up, it's time to put your brain to use"
" School doesn't let us use our brain because they are scared that we can outsmart them" Timofey his 11-year-old brother answered.
" Yeah yeah big scheme against you, you're doomed" Adrian rolled his eyes and replied sarcastically. Timofey huffed and got up.
Adrian ruffled his hair and went out of his room.
"Get dressed, I'll make you breakfast"
He went downstairs to the kitchen and started making breakfast for Timofey when Adrian's father, Roman walked into the dining room while wearing his watch.
"Morning"
"We have a problem down the storehouse. You need to leave now. No one is picking up the calls."
"Will do"
Adrian asked the cooks to make breakfast and started walking towards his car. It was how his relationship was with his dad, just work no emotions.
"Where are we going, mate ?" Leonid his closest friend asked him while walking down the vestibule, behind him.
"I am going to the storehouse, you are going to drop off Tim at school and for the last time you're not British"
"Ok, I'll drop him off, mate"
Adrian stopped and that's all it took Leonid to flee away. As Adrian turned around he saw Leo's little figure running like a mad man. Scared little shit, he thought as he shook his head and continued his journey.
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Natalie and Isaac sneaked into the shack from the window and spotted two guards by the door smoking peacefully. They seemed to be quite relaxed and unattentive, probably because they thought no one would get to know about this place.
Natalie nodded at Isaac. He sneaked towards them & hit one of them with his gun on the back of his head knocking him out and as the other turned around to the noise, Natalie who stood behind him, hit him on his head, knocking him out as well.
They both then started to walk to the underground door and opened it. It was filled with packets and packets of powder worth millions. Natalie smiled at Isaac before planting a large-scale firebomb inside and getting out.
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Adrian drove to the shack and noticed waves of smoke coming out of it from a distance. He immediately hit the gas pedal &vdrove there. Reaching the place he ran to the door once he noticed the guards knocked out by the door but before he could have a look inside he turned his head to the side hearing rustling of leaves at a distance. Wasting no time he took out his gun and started following the same pathway.
“It was a love that was inevitable” 3 years later Natalie enters a club. Loud music was blasting and it was filled with the smell of alcohol and sweat. She walked further in the crowd to the VIP section. There she found the person she was looking for, surrounded by half-naked women dancing around him as he drank while looking at them with his lecherous gaze. Her jaw clenched looking at the audacity of this man, prancing around here with different women every night despite having a wife. She looked at the papers in her hand as her fist tightened around them before she walked over to him with a deadly gaze. The women were irritated by her coming in between them but after one look at her calm but deadly eyes they ran away. She saw how his eyes were filled with frustration because of this disruption, but he still didn't realize it was Natalie standing a few meters away. Natalie's anger rose further as she stood in front of him before throwing the papers on the table in front of him.
8 months later Natalie woke up groaning slightly, caressing her belly. She was near the due date now. Sighing she got up to go to the bathroom. After she was done showering she wore a white summer dress. Getting out of the bathroom she saw Adrian sitting on the bed waiting for her. He immediately got up and walked to her to kiss her forehead. Natalie smiled lightly but she had a slight headache along with back pain and not to mention how her feet were killing her. Adrian saw right through that tight smile knowing she must be in some pain and helped her sit on the bed. He brought a tray forward which had all her favorite food. Natalie didn't really have any weird cravings but she craved crazily for chocolates and cheese. Not together though. Natalie smiled lightly at the food in front of her, knowing Adrian cooked it all. He didn't trust any maid to cook for her. He would stay at home most of the time for her and cook instead, sometimes Dimitri and Maxim would too cook for her. I
3 years later Natalie hesitatingly looked up from the ground into Thomas's eyes. She finally gathered the courage and told him everything about his real parents. Her heart was thumping loudly as she waited to hear him but he was blankly gazing at her. He was just nine years old but probably more mature than an 18-year-old today. Thomas sighed almost in disappointment making Natalie hold her breath as negative thoughts started coming into her head. Was he blaming her? Did he not see her as his mother anymore? Did he not love her anymore? Would he not want to live with her anymore? What if he started hating— She was pulled out of her thought as she felt his finger wiping a lone tear that fell from her eye without her even realizing it. A frown was visible on Thomas's face as he wiped the tear away and then looked at Natalie with a small scowl. "Did you really think I would blame you for something you were never at fault for?" Natalie could hear the slight anger in his voice, sadne
6 months later Adrian and Isaac looked at each other and sighed, they were surrounded by the police. They got out of their cars with their guns pointed at them and yelled, "Hands in the air and drop your weapons." Isaac raised an eyebrow at that but Adrian cleared his throat looking at him, signaling him to do as said. Reluctantly they both threw the gun in their hand on the ground. Adrian looked at Isaac, as he dropped another gun on the ground. The cops were right in front of them as one yelled, "Drop all your weapons. Fast" "Like I need any to fight you.." he muttered under his breath, Adrian held back the smirk forming on his lips. Then Isaac proceeded to through five guns strapped onto him on the ground and when the cops thought he was done, he started dropping a few knives he had with him as well. The cops were a little frightened they knew who these two were but they still held a gallant look on their faces. Their jaw dropped to the ground when they saw so many knives and
"After the dark nights, there is always a sunrise..." Natalie walked into her room, her eyes on the book in her hand. Adrian was sitting on a chair as he too had a few books scattered on the table. "Just two more weeks" Natalie sighed as she sat down on Adrian's lap. His attention immediately turned to her as he wrapped his arm around her waist. He looked at her with utmost love. She looked up from her book feeling his gaze and raised an eyebrow in question. He didn't answer with words but smiled softly and tucked her hair behind her ear. "Two more weeks alone." He corrected Natalie making her chuckle as she nodded. After the whole story was finally revealed and Roman paid for what he did. Natalie and Adrian were forced to go back to the US to finish the degrees they had left in between. They were hesitant at first but Dimitri urged them to finish it while he and Maxim will handle the mafia business. Not that it really needed any special attention now. It was working splendidly
"Guess I never knew love how love knew me..." Roman was laying on his luxurious chair. Pride filled in his heart. He won. He won after all these years. The moment Natalie died he had won. He chuckled as he drank some scotch. He was the king of the mafia world now. Everyone feared him. They all called him the best leader of all. He killed his brother's murderers. He took Maxim's revenge. He chuckled as he opened his cupboard and got out that gun. The sniper rifle he used to kill his brother. This was where his story began. This was where he started to write his fate. He suddenly heard some commotion outside. He got up and walked out curiously. It was all peaceful now so what was this about. Then a man came running to him. "Sir Dimitri attacked us!" Roman's eyes widened. Didn't he kill him? "What the hell are you saying, you idiot! He is dead." He snarled at the man's face with anger laced in his voice. He shook his head in fear as he spoke, "Sir he is right outside. He is aliv