MasukChanda’s POVI feel sleepy behind the wheel. But I force myself to stay awake and alert. It’s past three in the morning, and I can feel the cold mist brushing against my skin as I walk back into the mansion. I need to find Miley before sunrise.I’m sure this place will be swarmed with authorities in the morning, so I have to find her before then. The silence that greeted me made the place feel like a haunted house. Still, there are dead bodies everywhere.I brought a gun with me just in case I run into Horacio again. I searched the entire first floor, thinking Miley might just be there. But she wasn’t.I have to search every part of this place, and I know it will take me forever. I let out a harsh sigh. I want to be mad at Miley, but I can’t show it—not while she’s not in her best state right now.I headed straight for the elevator and went up to the second floor. I searched every room until I reached the final level. I was panting by then. Acting alone wasn’t easy.“Miley, are you he
Chanda’s POVWe didn’t bring Clifford to the hospital because the shootout was already on the news. But according to the report, it was just a gang fight, not mafia-related. For sure, it’s only a matter of time before Horacio’s mansion becomes the next headline—because with the number of dead bodies, it’s practically a massacre house.“How is he, Doc?” I asked the doctor after he stepped out of Clifford’s room. We were in a rest house, and that’s where everyone—including the surviving men—was resting.“He’s out of the woods now. He just needs to rest so his wounds can heal. Luckily, none of the bullets hit his vital organs,” he explained.I nodded repeatedly, then thanked him. After he left, I went inside the room and found Gustav sitting on the couch.“Why didn’t you guard him? Why did you let him go alone?” I asked accusingly, my eyes fixed on the sleeping Clifford.“You think I wanted this to happen to him? If it had happened to me, would you be saying the same thing to Boss?” I he
Miley’s POVI could hear people talking around me, but I didn’t look at them. My eyes stayed shut as I lay on the bed. I felt footsteps moving back and forth beside me, restless and anxious.I wanted to open my eyes, but for some reason they remained closed. Moments later, I heard the door lock turn and the door swing open.“Ma’am Chanda, I just got a call from Gustav. They can’t find Sir Clifford,” a man reported.Clifford… My brows furrowed. What happened to Clifford? Where is he?“Oh God, what could’ve happened to Clifford? He might need your help, Chanda,” a worried female voice said.I heard someone let out a sigh before speaking. “I’ll follow him to Horacio’s mansion. Please watch Miley carefully. Don’t let her out of your sight.”“Don’t worry. You and Clifford be careful—and come back as soon as you find him,” her companion replied.I listened as their footsteps faded away, and only then did I open my eyes. I stood up and walked out of the room. I couldn’t feel my legs, but I k
Clifford’s POV“Boss? Hello? Boss, where are you? I’m coming to you,” Gustav’s voice came through the line.“No! Don’t come in here. Horacio’s heading for the main door to escape. Wait for him there and tell the others to cover the back door just in case,” I ordered, keeping my eyes locked on Aurelius.I saw his brow furrow and his eyes dart restlessly. He was clearly thinking of leaving me behind.“Who are you talking to?” he asked sharply, gripping his gun and pointing it at me without hesitation.I stood and quickly straightened myself before looking at him. “It’s Gustav. I need to go. We can talk another time, Aurelius—”“Stop! I’m the one who’s going to kill Horacio,” he snapped, then rushed off.I had no choice but to chase after him. “Gus, did you see him?” I asked while sprinting down the stairs.“Wala pa, Boss. Are you sure he’ll pass here?” he asked, uncertain.I froze and looked back up.I’m starting to doubt if he actually went down.I didn’t even check the rooftop.I aban
Clifford’s POVHoracio slipped out of my sight like a damned eel. I knew he couldn’t get out—the place was swarming with enemies. I didn’t waste another second and headed straight for the elevator, and I was right: it was going up.Instead of taking the empty elevator next to it, I dashed for the stairs and sprinted upward. The last time I checked, the lift was already on the third floor and hadn’t stopped. That meant he was headed even higher.“Boss, boss, can you hear me?!” Gustav’s voice crackled through my earpiece.“Y-Yeah… what is it?” I replied between ragged breaths.“Aurelius got away from me. I think he’s heading up to look for Horacio. I can’t leave my position because of the number of enemies here… but I’ll try to catch up as fast as I can, Boss.”“Make it faster, Gus. I need backup!”When I reached the fifth floor, I hurried out the emergency exit to check if the elevator had stopped there. But it kept rising.“Fvck! What’s that old man planning? Where the hell does he th
Clifford’s POVI stormed up to the third floor with ten of my men. The moment we reached it, gunfire erupted. Bullets whizzed past us—they’d been waiting.I gritted my teeth as one grazed my side, pain burning deep, but I kept firing back. Within seconds, only two of my men were left, both wounded. When the noise died down, the floor was littered with bodies—none of Horacio’s men survived.I scanned the area and froze when I spotted the elevator closing at the far end of the hall.Horacio’s smirking face stared right back at me through the narrowing gap.“F*ck! He’s running away!” I shouted, sprinting toward it—but it was too late. The doors sealed shut.I glanced at the floor indicator—he was heading down to the first floor.“Take the stairs!” I ordered, breaking into a run.“Gustav, where are you?” I asked between breaths.“We’re here, Boss—but we can’t reach your location yet. Aurelius’s men showed up. They’ve got numbers on us,” came his reply through the earpiece.“That bastard!







