Chapter 38
**** TONY P. O. V ****
“Boss Melina just got back to town,” he told me, and I smiled.
I blew out the smoke from my cigarette and said, “That sounds very interesting.”
“Our men said they saw her jump off the ship after a fight with your friend,” he said, and I smiled.
Things are going as planned. I knew she wouldn’t leave Jason because they love each other so much. I turned in my chair to look at him and said, “Everything is going as planned.”
He asked, “How did you know this so well?” I smiled.
“I always have a plan B. If she didn’t follow you, then as ordered. You would have caught her there, but don’t you think it would be less fun?” I asked, and he smiled and nodded.
“I just love plan A. It would be so interesting to catch her right in front of Jason while he can’t do anything about it,” I said with a smile.
He asked, “And how do we plan to do that?” I sighed.
“It’s easy. We let them have more fun and fall in love, just like I did with Katherine. Then I kill her, just like he killed Kathy.”
I told him, “To make it more fun, he could bring his mother with him.” He smiled.
He asked, “What should we do about Agnes?” I sighed.
“We’re done with her. She’s done her job with us. I didn’t care about her either. I just wanted to use her to get back at Jason, but she didn’t act like she wanted revenge, so she’s out,” I told him as I moved my chair behind his.
So, he asked, “Should we punish her?” I looked at him with anger.
“Just because you’re my best man doesn’t mean I won’t kill you if anything happens to Agnes. Leave her out of this. She’s just a weak-hearted woman who loves someone who doesn’t love her at all,” I said, sipping my drink and staring into space.
“Boss,” I heard one of my men call from the doorway.
I looked at him as he walked in and said, “Come in.”
He told me, “Boss, I just saw Agnes. She’s in town.” I wrinkled my brows.
“Why is she here? None of her family lives here,” I asked.
“Yes, and that’s why I looked into it and found out they died in a car accident a month ago,” he said.
I asked, “What?” and he said, “That.” I put my head down and tried to picture the pain she is feeling right now.
I looked at him and asked, “Where is she? I need to see her.”
He said, “She’s at Jason’s house,” and I got mad right away.
“What?!” I yelled in anger. “He took her again!”
“You know it’s not true, boss. If Jason had done another operation like this, the men would have told us,” he said.
“So,” I said while looking at them both.
“Maybe you went there by yourself,” he said, and I got very angry.
I was angry and asked, “Why would she go back?” as I punched the wall and my hands started to bleed.
“You’re bleeding,” they all said together.
“Give me a second, guys,” I said, turning my back on them.
They left, and as soon as I heard the door close behind them, I took out my new phone and called Agnes.
Because it was a different number, I knew she would answer. Except that she’s busy and not by the phone.
She answered, and I didn’t say anything so I could hear her calm voice again. I really miss it.
# Hello? Agnes called her.
She said it, and when I heard her sweet voice, I smiled.
# I know you know it.
# Tony? Why do you want to talk to me? You told me you didn’t want me, so why are you calling me?
# Agnes please listen. I know you’re mad, and I completely get why.
# Tell me what you want. Angrily
# I heard that you went back to that big house. I wanted to make sure you were all right. Was Jason mean to you?
# He didn’t do it, and he can’t do it now, because he’s not like you.
I heard a man say, “Hey, beauty, the food is ready.”
# I have to leave. Don’t call this number ever again!
She then ended the call.
I was angry and asked myself, “That’s Ryan. Why is he calling her beautiful?” in the process of smashing my phone against the wall.
**** RYAN P. O. V ****
He asked, “Agnes, are you okay?” and I turned around. He stood at the door and looked at me.
“It’s nothing,” I said as I wiped away the tear that had just fallen down my cheek.
“It doesn’t seem like nothing,” he said as he came up to me. “Agnes, you’re crying. Who was that?” I couldn’t stop crying this time.
I bowed my head and said, “It’s Tony.”
He asked quickly, “What did he want? Did he say anything scary? What should I do?” I held his hand and shook my head to stop him.
“He called to see how I was doing,” I told him, and he sighed. “I know I shouldn’t be this emotional, but when I heard his voice, it was like my heart broke again.”
I said, “I’m so sorry,” and she gave me a tight hug.
She said in tears, “I’m sorry I’m doing this, but I need it right now.” I nodded, hugged her, and brushed her hair.
“I’m here, Agnes. You can talk to me or ask me for anything at any time,” I told her. She looked away from me and into my eyes.
She thanked me and asked, “Thank you so much, Ryan. What would I do without you?” I smiled.
I told her, “There are a lot of things, like slicing the onions yourself and watching Jason,” and she laughed.
I was in the middle of something when my little brother called out, “Ryan?”
“I’ve got to…” I said with a wink, and she smiled and nodded.
She said, “Then I’ll serve the food,” and I smiled.
“Don’t worry, I already took care of that,” I told her, and she smiled. Before I left the room, I gave her one last wink.
Jason was pacing like he was sick or something when I saw him at the door.
“Brother, guess what?” he asked with a smile, and Agnes laughed as he left the room.
I said, “Okay, you’re scaring me! What’s going on?” and he started to laugh.
He told me, “I did it, Ryan. I did it,” and I looked at him with even more confusion.
“Did what?” I asked. “Can you stop telling stories already?”
He told me, “I kissed her. I kissed Melina.” I sighed, both relieved and angry.
I asked him, “Are you really acting like this because you kissed her?” He nodded like a child.
“You know I’ve never done this before. I did it, and I can’t even look her in the eyes,” he says with fear, and I laugh.
I asked her, “Thank God you’ve never kissed someone who wasn’t worth it, because if you had, you’d be acting like this.”
“What should I do, Ryan? I’m nervous around her now. Give me one of those talks you have with your older brother,” he said, and I sighed.
“Look, you’re freaking out because you still feel like you broke your rule. You’re so nervous because you’ve never felt so good about anything before.”
I told him, “You feel this way because you did it with someone you’ve been wanting to do it with for a long time, and maybe you feel this way because every time you look at her, you might feel compelled to kiss her or even do more,” and he looked annoyed.
He said, “You mean s*x? No, I’m not even thinking about that,” and I narrowed my eyes.
“Why do you feel disgusted about it? I asked.
“The truth is, I feel if I bring up the topic or even try it with her, she would remember how I first treated her.” He said and I nodded.
“You’re right. I told him, “And you don’t want to lose her again.”
“That’s right,” he said.
“Jason?
“We could hear Gracie calling.
“Oh no! She’s on her way! ” He said, looking around with fear.
“Stay put. I asked, “Have you been running from her since you and I…” and he said, “Yes.”
He said, “I’m going to do that again,” and was about to run away when I grabbed his arm and yelled at him.
“Gracie! He is here! I yelled, “He’s been looking for you!”
“What are you up to, Ryan?
” He spoke quietly.
She told us, “There you are,” and we both had to smile.
“Where did you go?Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.
“She asked as she got closer to him, and I could see that he was lost in thought as he stared at her. The funniest thing was that he swallowed hard when she was right in front of him.
I said, “I’m leaving now,” and he looked at me with wide eyes. I tried not to laugh out loud at his very childish behavior.
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