"It's morning Henry." Lydia said happily as her brother opened his eyes, he smiled and rolled his eyes.
"Morning." He replied and Lydia helped him sit up.
"Okay, the nurses will be here to clean you up, I have to go now, i might be back a little bit late today before I get back, is that okay?"
"Sure."
"Okay, bye." She replied and pecked his forehead before walking out.
Lydia head straight to their apartment to freshen up, she got there and took her bath then changed her clothes.
She walked out of her house and head to the club, she got there and met it empty, she frowned and brought out her ohone to call her boss (Miss Claire) when she noticed her sitting at with a man.
She noticed huge men were all standing around the club then she looked outside and noticed the black cars outside.
Miss Claire noticed her presence and waved at her, Lydia smiled and walked to her.
She got to where they were and she greeted them, Miss Claire gave her a sign telling her to sit.
She sat down the short man turned to her.
"She is indeed pretty." The man said with a smile.
"Of course, I told you that I know the best person for the job."
"Indeed." He replied and they both shared a short laugh.
All of it seemed weird to Lydia and she watched them.
"So you are Lydia?" The man asked.
"Yes I am."
"I believe your boss here has already explained all you need to do for you, are there any questions or complains?"
"Yeah, if it's successful and I kill him, I hope I won't get arrested on be in trouble?"
"Not at all, everything will be taken care of, all you have to do is kill him. Any other questions?"
"Yeah, are you really paying me five hundred ion dollars?"
"Of course and who knows? I might change my mind and double it."
"Wow, really?"
"Yeah, if the job is well done."
"It will be."
"Okay, we will be watching your every move with him."
"Okay, no problem."
"But there are three important rules though."
"What are they?"
"Number one, you can not tell him about this."
"I can never do that."
"Number two, you must not fall in love with him."
"I can never do that also."
"And lastly, the most important rule of all. You have the maximum of three months to carry out your job, failure to do so you will be killed and no one will know what happened to you." He said and Lydia froze.
"Wait, what?"
"You heard me right." He added and Lydia turned to Miss Claire.
"Miss Claire, how come you never told me this?"
"Aren't you going to do it? Three months is a lot of time."
"A lot can happen in three months." Lydia muttered and sighed.
"Deal? It's not too late to back out."
"Am not backing out, it's a deal."
"Okay then, you have to sign this papers."
The man said and signalled to a guard with a brief case, the guard got the signal and walked to him with it.
They brought out a paper and a pen, without hesitation or going through it, Lydia signed the paper and the man smiled.
"You can start the job tomorrow, all the details you need will be given to you now." The man told her and gave her a small box. She opened it and saw pictures of Logan Griffo and some papers.
"That is everything you need to know about him, where he goes, the time he goes, his company."
"What about his house?" She asked and the man laughed.
"Logan Griffo doesn't have a house he has houses around New York City, you can't tell which one he stays in every night."
"How sure are you that this information are accurate then?"
"Fifty percent should be accurate and fifty percent ain't."
"Okay."
"Oh, one more thing Lydia, always remember you are dealing with someone very smart, any mistake you make can lead to your death." He said and chuckled which made Lydia's heart skip a beat.
"Sure." She replied and faked a smile.
"Nice doing business with you, have a nice day." He said and stood up, he head out of the club and the guards followed him.
Lydia sighed and stared at the box, she felt a hand on hers and looked up to see Miss Claire.
"It's fine Lydia, everything is going to be fine."
"I hope so."
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HOURS LATER
"Am back." Lydia giggled happily as she walked into Henry's ward with a bag of snacks and food.
"Hey." Henry called and she sat beside him.
"You missed me right?" She joked and he laughed.
"I didn't." He replied and she laughed.
She brought out the food and opened it.
"I cooked this pasta myself and I got you some snacks, do you like it?"
"Yes, thanks."
"You are welcome, should I feed you?"
"My hands are still working Lydia, not all my body is numb."
"Sorry." She laughed and gave him a fork.
He slowly ate it with a smile and Lydia sighed, it was hard for Henry cause his hands kept shaking but he didn't want his sister to feel bad and cry again.
"Henry, let me just feed you, you don't have to stress yourself."
"Am sorry." He sighed and she smiled.
"It's fine, come on. Open up." She said and put it in his mouth, she fed him till he was okay and she smiled.
"So guess what?"
"Wait, aren't you eating?"
"I ate before coming."
"Okay, what am I guessing?"
"I got a new job and trust me the pay is high and its better, well not really better but its good."
"Okay, you are just mixing words up, just tell me what the job is about and what's the pay?"
"Well, the pay is really high though."
"How high?"
"Like thousands."
"What?" Are you suppose to kill someone?" Henry joked and Lydia froze thinking of a quick response.
***THE OLD HOUSE****JUDE'S POV*Staring at my parents all sad and longing for my return made my heart churn and I realized that not everybody got the love I got while growing up. My parents protected me from every little evil the world could offer, what love could be greater than that."I also got to find out out that you both rule the darkest Mafia empire in New York." Mum gasped immediately and I sighed. "I should be so angry that you both kept it away from me but I know you did it for my best. And mom, I think you and Uncle Carlos have to calm the riff between you—""Did he hurt you because of that?" Dad asked immediately and I shook my head, no. "No, dad. He wanted to but he couldn't because..." I looked up at Carlos who had his eyes on me and I decided to swallow my next word. "He didn't hurt me, dad. And well, I also go to find out that he isn't involved with those men who tried to kill Snow." "Is he there with you?" Dad asked and I nodded. "Do you think I should talk with hi
*JUDE'S POV*"No one as ever talked to me so casually and has never questioned me before." He answered and I frowned but nodded. Is he that scary? I sighed out and passed him a small smile which he surprisingly returned with a small smile to and jeez, I was fucking confused about this man. "So... What juice. Majorly, I like pineapple juice." I brought the topic back up and he clapped his hands once with a jolly smile on and I don't know if I should be freaked out or not because Marcus was fucking terrified."I actually don't take juice... I got addicted to liquor over the years." He told me and I rubbed my heart immediately. "I know, it burns the heart and all but that doesn't count to a soul who has no inch of love in it and beside, liquor now tastes like juice." He answered and I shook my head in disbelief then laugh-scoffed.I stood up from my seat and walked around the table to the refrigerator, I opened it and brought out all the juice in it. I returned to the slab and picked ou
***OLD HOUSE, MIAMI***"If you want me to, father." He answered and the Maniac nodded but the little smile at the edge of his lips didn't go unnoticed by me. Why did he smirk? That's question had been roaming in my head ever since I entered the extravagant room while this Marcus's lookalike sat in the corner of the room with his legs raised up and his head in-between, I sighed out loudly but then frowned when I heard him sniff. "Hey, hey, are you... Crying?" I asked dumbly and moved towards him only to scream out in agony as I felt a sharp blade cut my forearm skin. I gasped when I realized that it wasn't blade but a sharp knife. "The fuck, bro. Ah." I yelped out and collected the knfie from him. "Did he tell you to do it? Was that why he smirked? Did he tell you to kill me?" I asked in a whisper but he only stared at me with a painful expression and a quivering lip.I hissed, stood up, and made my way into the bathroom where luckily, a first aid kit lied. "I really miss mom right
***PRIVATE JET****JUDE'S POV*Oh God, I just had a bad dream that I was kidnapped from my home. My eyelids parted slowly and I felt a sharp pain in my head but it went just as it came. I tried to stretch out my hands when I discovered that I couldn't move. My eyes looked down at my hands and I frowned at the thick ropes I was tied with. "The fuck." I cussed out as I stared around just to see that I was in a jet, in the freaking air."Keep your mouth shut, we're trying to sleep." A female's voice came from the side and I turned sharply to access her. She sat with her legs crossed but she looked 5ft8 just like my mum but her cream golden hair was tied in a lower bun while she coveredx the rest up with a black face cap which matched her jumpsuit. She glanced at me and I felt her sharp cold eyes bore into my soul. "Fuck you!" I told her with a good smirk and I knew I hit the bottom because I saw her hands twitch and hands wrap into a fistbut she didn't make the move to hit me which gav
***THE GUEST HOUSE****JUDE'S POV*I walked into the house excitedly, ready to announce to mum that my best friend is back but just as I stepped into the sitting room, I stopped. "Hey, baby." Mom came out of the kitchen and walked towards me and I frowned. "Why is dad's cologne so strong in here as if he was here?" I asked as my dad's cologne radiated in the room, especially from mum's favorite couch. Mom stopped immediately at my words and I stared at her with a frown, she looked taken aback at my question but she pouted after."I, I was the one that spray his smart collection all over the room... I just... I just miss him." Her sad voice was the least I could ever want. Seeing my mom tear or hearing her voice change to a sad one makes my heart churn in a very harsh way. I advanced towards her quickly and embraced her. "It's okay, it's okay to miss your husband. I miss him too, I miss dad so much... His cologne around the house is good. I like it." I said, trying my best to comfort
***THE GUEST HOUSE****LYDIA'S POV*"Tell me everything!" I ordered and she began to spill everything that happened at the Thomas's clan with me and I smirk. "That dummy is just blinded by lust. And to believe that he could protect anyone from me is so sick of him." I shook my head in disbelief and she chuckled."I know right..." She chuckled and I smiled. "And boss, I saw the guy you described to me there... He's like the right hand man to Thomas and he was so suspicious of me. I think he saw through too." She reported and my brows creased into a frown. "Put on the act... He's not a threat." I answered cooly and she hummed. "Go to sleep, Ruby so that you won't miss your flight tomorrow. Work starts tomorrow." "Yes, boss. Thank you for the second chance." She replied and I hum quietly then disconnected the call. It is so obvious that Thomas is dumb but Odger won't be so I have to tie this knot and plan this harder. I quickly sent everything to my husband, he'll definitely know the b