Chapter 126 - Opening Ones Eyes (3) (1/2)
Alex looked back at Colm but didn't fight his hold. Alex felt crappy right now and was willing to be a punching bag. He would've punched himself too if he could.
”Colm. Son. Do you have any idea what happened? Didn't you visited April today?” Malcolm asked to ease the tension inside the room.
Only then Colm smirked while looking at Alex. ”I've treated you like a brother that I've never had. I've warned you about your wife and yet you've never put it on your head! Everything that happened to her (April) was all because of you! If you've never brought her here and just let her lived with us in the US, nothing would've happened to her!”
The three old men stayed silent as the two youngsters had their own talk.
Alex gulped and stared into Colm's angry eyes. Alex could feel a stinging pain in his chest but fought hard not to breakdown. He knew that his friend was right. Colm was right. He should've listened but he was too hungry of love and his own family. If only he didn't enter April's life, this wouldn't have happened to her.
Colm could see Alex's guilt written on his face. Colm wanted to hit his friend but he could see that his lips were bleeding. Knowing that someone had already hit him. Colm then sighed and threw his friend away. He went to sit next to his father and sighed. Trying to calm himself down.
”Colm?” Malcolm asked his son again.
”Francesca.” Colm leaned on his knees and closed his eyes. Both of his hands clenched each other.
As soon as the name was brought up, Everyone looked at Colm. This includes Alex.
”What did you mean?” Theo instantly asked. He and Malcolm were the most clear-headed ones inside the room.
”Francesca! That bitch kidnapped April! When I got there, still okay! I talked to her while she still had no response. When I was about to leave, I felt that something wasn't right. So instead of leaving, I went towards the control room. When I was about to knock the door, someone knocked me unconscious by hitting me on the head! When I woke up, April was already gone!” Colm's eyes were still closed. Inside his head, he fought with his emotions hard. He didn't want to shed tears right here and now.
”How do you know it's her? And who knocked you out?” Malcolm asked.
Colm shook his head. ”The security guards of the Black Dragon Club. When I woke up, they told me what happened. Also that they already knew that this was going to happen. They use April to lure the snake out! They told me not to do anything or else April's life would be in danger. I fought hard with them, I got so mad! I can't believe they would do that to her. We trusted them to take good care of her!” Colm felt devastated as he recalled what happened to him earlier.
”So they told you that it was Francesca's doing?” Theo asked.