Chapter 214 Fattening the Pig (1/2)

** Flashback to the day Kyle left Mansion BMX***

Samantha was in total shock as she listened to her father.

What's this? Black Dragon? Ice? Cards? What?

”So, you understand that I can't let you out of the house till this Ice person is caught,” Richard was saying, looking at her in the eyes.

”But -” Samantha started to protest. She had wanted to watch Kyle shoot his scenes and now her father was telling her she's housebound?

”No buts,” Richard stressed.

”Not even in our own compound?” Samantha pressed on, ”Surely the security here is tight enough?”

”NO,” Richard replied, then his voice softened, ”I can't take any chances, Samantha. Please understand.”

Samantha shook her head, not believing this whole thing, ”But who is this Ice? Why is this Black Dragon after you?”

”Who knows?” Richard said with a straight face, ”I guess I made a lot of enemies in the business world? All I know is this. Don't mess with the Black Dragons.”

”Especially Ice,” Richard said, ”But I refuse to cower to these lowlife vermin! Does Ice think he can scare me? Hah!”

Samantha watched her father with awe, ”Are you okay, father? Why were you hiding this from me before? And how did you know? Was there an attempt already?”

”One question at a time, sweetheart,” Richard said, ”These Black Dragons just think too highly of themselves. I got a card, with some instructions of what needs to be done. Since I refused to do it, I'm to be killed.”

”Why couldn't you just follow what they wanted?” Samantha asked curiously.

Richard glared at her, smashing the table, ”I will not bow down to them! I have my own principles and will stick to them. These Drug Lords think they are so great? NOT TO ME.”

Samantha was even more proud of her father. Taking a deep breath, she nodded.

”Okay, father,” she said, ”I will obey.”

She didn't want to cause more hardship to her father.

Richard gave a huge sigh of relief, ”That's good.”

He reached into his drawer, pulling it open, ”I have here the title deeds to a penthouse at Street Px. It's under your name and no one knows about it. I want you to head over there as soon as everything is ready.”

He took out a file, and as he brought it up, something fluttered to the floor. He froze.

Samantha saw the look on her father's face and turned her head to where he was looking at. There, a black calling card was seen. She was about to pick it up when Richard beat her to it, crushing it in his hands and stuffed it in his pocket.

As he did so, he felt something in there.

Furrowing his brows, he touched it. It was paper. His heart calmed a bit, for it couldn't be the card now, could it? His fingers held it and he took it out of his pocket.

Upon seeing the all too familiar emblem, his heart rushed up to his throat and he fainted.

Samantha was shocked.

One minute, her father was fine. The next, as he looked at something that he had taken out of his pocket, his eyes rolled back and he slumped unconscious onto the table. She couldn't move in time and he banged his head hard on the desk.

She frantically called for the butler and they brought Richard to his room. Their regular doctor was called and Samantha sat by her father's bed, waiting. Taking out her phone, she started texting Kyle.

She knew that it was unlikely that he would see it yet, as he would be busy. Still, it was better than nothing. She sent several texts, first apologizing for not being able to watch him shoot after all, but didn't say why. She simply stated that her father had some problems and she had to help him.

She also told him about her father being unwell and had fainted so she had to stay to take care of him.

When Kyle saw those messages that night, he smiled.

For the next five days, Kyle was busy with the shoots. During the da, he would be working. At night, he would be texting Samantha.

Through her, he could listen to her telling her concerns for her father. He could monitor Richard via the security feeds, of course, but it was nothing compared to hearing how Richard was acting.

Samantha was getting worried. She said that her father was on edge lately. Every single thing could set him off. Everyone was walking on eggshells.

The worst thing was him firing most of the staff and only left the barest mininum. Bodyguards were everywhere. Samantha even had to stay in the same room as her father, sitting on a chair to watch him sleep.

He was that paranoid.

[The fruit is ripe for the picking] Kyle reported on the last day of filming.

He was furiously trying to brush down his hair, that Keanu had messed up. The static that he created still made some of his hair stand up.

[Finally] Kay replied [When is the harvesting going to be done?]

[The Witching Hour]

[Geez, brother] Kay complained [Can't you just say midnight like a normal person?]

[But I'm not normal]

[... ...]

Kyle could actually 'feel' those ellipses and he laughed.

[You're really having fun, aren't you?] Kay admonished him [Are you sure you know what mission you're really under?]