"Rosa," Marcus called.
"Yes, my Lord," she replied.
"Where the hell is that bastard?" He asked, motioning.
Two ten-year-old boys hid behind their nightwear, trembling.
"What do you mean 'bastard'? My Kids aren't bastards… unless you're dead, Marcus," she said.
"These bastards… have cursed me," he growled.
"They're separating. I can't bear to have two stupid kids in one mansion," he muttered.
"I have your papers ready… you're leaving the country," Marcus continued.
"No… no… no," she protested.
"You're going to Italy."
"Nooooooo!"
"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
The masked guy screamed, waking up.
He breathed deeply, staring at his empty glove. The diamond was gone.
He grabbed a glass of water… cracked it in his hand. Blood dripped.
Pulled it off and wore another gloves
He poured water over his chest in the bathroom, then came out.
***
RAINES COMPANY – Late Night
The halls were filled with guests. Some danced. Some chatted.
All the guests had been at the auction… sponsors of Raines Company from all over the world. Other industries from other states and countries were here celebrating.
"Hello, everyone," he said.
The masked guy appeared at the front gate .
"Where's your ID and invitation card?" he demanded.
"Here," he muttered before he punched the guy in the nose and kicked another aside.
He dusted off his suit, breathed in, breathed out. Entered the hallway.
"Nothing's changed," he muttered.
"Where's your ID?" a bouncer asked.
"I left it at home… could you" He didn't finish. Punch. Out went the guy.
He pressed the up-floor key. The elevator doors opened.
Calliah was there, finding her way.
His eyes caught hers. The ring on her finger shone.
"Hm," he muttered, walking past her to the next floor.
At the top floor, he watched people below.
"Who are you?" a bouncer asked.
"I'm me," he said, kicking him aside.
He went to the secretary's office.
The louder his shoes tapped, the more tense the air became.
Opening the door wide, he saw the secretary talking on the phone.
"Honey, after the party I promise to spend time with you and our new kids," she laughed into the phone.
"Uhhh… is there..."
"Honey, I'll be right back," he said, putting the phone in his pocket. He turned clockwise.
"Ahhh…"
Electrodes on his body shocked him.
The secretary dragged him, eyes wide in fear.
"Fifty-eight… fifty-nine," the masked guy counted, crossing his leg in the air.
"Who?"
"You woke sooner than expected… one sec," he pressed the gadget on the man again.
A few minutes…
"Fifty-five… fifty-six…"
The secretary tried to see his face through the mask blurred, flickering but it was impossible.
"Sixty," he finally said.
"Who?"
"I know you've been awake," the masked guy whispered.
"Just kill me!"
"That would be too easy," he replied, shocking him again.
The secretary stood, electric shocks on his back, forced to walk.
He used the gadget again
The Secretary eyes open suddenly the moment he said sixty
"Good"
"Who are you?"
"I'm me "masked guy response
" I give you any money"
"Hmm" shake his head
Pulled off the eyeglass
"Purple EYES"he murmured
"Yeah everyone talking bout my eyes recently.haha"
"You're the boss"
"Funny enough I won't say that yet" he laugh
"I want my ring and at any cost whether dead or alive"
Sweat gather the man forehead
" Clear the rumor out first then we will go back to where we stopped "
He raised his electric telling him to stand up on his feet
Which he did
Eyes caught the bouncer at floor arrange half dead and asleep
His eyes caught the bouncer, half-dead and asleep on the floor. Sweat poured from his temple.
He led him to the guest
"Hello, everyone," the secretary guy started his speech.
People recorded on their phones.
"There's a rumor going around… the boss is back. Purple eyes," he said.
"Where's Miss Calliah?"
"Up here," she said. Light followed her.
"The ring you're holding doesn't matter," he warned. "The Raines Company boss isn't in the state… nor Italy."
"What the hell are you saying?" someone yelled.
"He is RIGHT HERE!"
Gunshots!!!!.
Three straight bullets flew. The secretary fell, landing atop the fountain, near Calliah's foot.
"Your life is in…" he couldn't finish before dying.
The masked guy aimed at Calliah. Trigger released.