9

Enzo enters the room. There were a lot of people there but one stood out. Edward was on his knees, bleeding profusely, his hands tied behind his back.

"Oh Lorenzo... Come look what we found." Carlos called Enzo to come take a front row seat and witness what was about to happen.

"What is going on?" Enzo asked softly as he walked slowly to the front row.

"Edward was caught by one of our spies. He was planning on running away. Can you believe that?" Carlos chuckles mid sentence.

Enzo takes a half glance at Marco and focuses back at Edward.

"He even stole from me." Carlos tossed out a bag stacked with dollars. "$300,000 And now you'd tell me the names of everyone who assisted you." Carlos sneered.

Edward didn't utter a word. Carlos launches a big right hand to Edward's jaws bruising Edward's jawline with his rings. Edward collapses to the floor spitting blood.

"Betrayal! Pussy!!" Echoes of the voices of members that aired their opinion about Edward.

Carlos orders for Edward to be locked up and tortured until he confesses the names of his accomplices.

"Are you ready?" Carlos asked Enzo.

"Everything is almost in place sire. We would be ready to go in an hour." Enzo assured Carlos.

"Very good. I need you to help me fish out all these two faced snitches in this family." Carlos whispered into Enzo's ear.

"Sure. No problem, I should get going now so I can finish the preparation in time." Enzo muttered before leaving the scene.

Enzo goes back to planning his attack, Marco joins him in the room.

"What did Carlos tell you?" Marco asked the fear on his face evident.

"I told you it was a stupid idea, that could have been you." Enzo responded. "Does Edward know about your plans?" Enzo asked with curiosity.

"Yes." Marco nodded with disappointment."I guess he wanted to fool us all but ended up in a bad place." Marco added.

"How much does he know?" Enzo asked again.

"Alot... We can't let him talk. If he does we are all in trouble." Marco muttered inaudibly.

"Carlos is unto you already. If anyone goes close to Edward, they will be watched keenly. Carlos already suspects there is a mole in the family." Enzo explained.

"So what do you suggest?" Marco asked.

"How long do you think Edward will hold off before spilling the truth?" Enzo inquired.

"I don't know, if he can betray us, he can snitch anything to save his skin." Marco complained.

"We have to take him out as soon as possible." Enzo responded before taking a deep breath.

"How are we going to do that?" Marco anxiously asked and just then Antonella walked into the room.

"I guess our solution just walked in." Enzo muttered with a smirk.

"What's going on? What do you mean?" Antonella asked looking perplexed as she went closer to them.

"We have a problem. A very big one. One only you can save us." Enzo murmured while looking straight into her eyes.

"My father has restricted me from leaving the mansion. I'd have come with you if it was up to me. Just abort the mission there is still time." Antonella advised keenly

"it's not about that. There is a bigger issue." Enzo added.

"Marco and I have been putting together an escape plan-" Enzo whispered but Antonella cuts him off. "You have been what?!" Antonella responded, shock and surprise evident on her face.

"Keep it down. I thought this is what you have always wanted." Enzo responded.

"How would you plan such without involving me? Were you planning to leave without me?" Antonella asked with a stern look on her face.

"Of course not, I was only trying to get everything in place before letting you know." Enzo said, he grabbed Antonella's hand and held them firmly. Antonella gazed into his eyes for some seconds and told a deep breath.

"What do you need me to do?" Antonella asked.

"I need you to kill Edward." Enzo responded with an intent look.

"Kill? That's a big one." Antonella pouted.

"He knows all our plans. We could expose us all. Unless we silence him forever." Marco joined in the conversation.

"So how do you suggest we do that?" Antonella asked and Marco shrugs and rubs the back of his head.

Enzo unzips his bag and brings out a pill and drops it on the table.

"What's that?" Antonella whispered.

"Let's call it the silencer." Enzo responded with a grin.

"Edward is not dumb, there is no way he would swallow that. He knows we would be trying to kill him." Marco contested the viability of the plan.

"Who said anything about swallowing?" Enzo scoffs at Marco's pedestrian line of thinking.

"Edward is bruised and wounded, Antonella just needs to make sure the contents of this pill come in contact with any of his open wounds and viola our Edward problem vanishes." Enzo muttered smiling like a genius.

"If he dies immediately. I become a suspect." Antonella protested.

"It doesn't work that way. The drug weakens his body and mind. He would stay alive for another week but he would not be able to speak eventually he will fall into coma." Enzo responded and Antonella takes the pill from him with a mean look.

"You owe me one." Antonella said as she left the room. "And I will collect!" Antonella yelled as she walked past the door.

Marco takes a huge sigh of relief and Enzo continues to prepare for his mission.

Antonella gets to the cage where Edward is been locked up and enters the cell.

"The gemstone of the Baltimore family, to what do I owe this visit?" Edward groaned as he was still in pain visibly battered by the punished he had endured.

Antonella didn't say a word as she just stood there watching him.

"You're one of them. Aren't you?" Edward's eyes widened. "They said you to silence me. Too bad they didn't have the balls to do it themselves." Edward spat. This did not change Antonella's stance, she just stood observing him intently.

"You know it's ironic. Even the man's daughter wants to be free from him, that shows how narcissistic your father is." Edward furiously said.

Antonella walks towards him. "I don't know what my father did to you but stealing from him was a bad decision, one you will have to live with for the rest of your life." Antonella whispered before tapping the back of his neck repeatedly before getting up to leave.

"What is that it? You're leaving?" Edward asked perplexed, he was expecting more violence.

Antonella washes her hand in a nearby sink. "Yes. You're already a dead man. Next time you think twice before crossing my father." Antonella giggled before walking out of the cell. She has already accomplished her mission the contents of the pill has spread throughout Edward's back which had alot of exposed wounds.