Earlier
Micheal took a seat, and Travis made his way to his bed. 'So, how did you end up here?' Micheal asked. 'Simple, I'm Mexican, so when my dad raped me, I threatened to expose it to my mom, but just in time, he sold me to a Mafia group. I knew I had to get out of there, so I made use of a gun and committed a lot of murder. I was slaying the dance floor. Next thing I know, the zaddy of a cop grabs me by my arms and pushes me against the door; urgh, it was hot. Then I landed up in here because my dad was able to convince the judge.'
Micheal was stunned. Travis's story was crazy yet Micheal felt like he could almost relate.
'I'm only here because of murder even though... I kinda like it,' 'The f*ck? How can you like it here? We get sh*t for food and god forbid if you just try to look at the f*cking sun, you'll get your ass beat up,' 'Oh trust me, my life was way worst. It's actually better here.' Micheal was reminiscent. He didn't want to leave but the look on Travis's face. 'Well, f*ck that! I'm getting the f*ck out of his sh*thole.'
Present
Lance followed the paramedics as they pushed Dalene through to the ICU. Angela and Him waited patiently, hoping that just maybe they could save her. The doctor made his debut. 'Unfortunately, we still couldn't save her. I'm sorry, Lance. The damages and injuries are too severe, they shattered her blood vessels and damaged the capillaries. I-I'm sorry.' He informed, covering her body with a plain white sheet.
Lance broke down, collapsing to his knees. As they pulled Dalene away, he couldn't believe that his only sister was gone, just like that. Out of empathy, Angela went next to him and allowed him to rest his head on her, while he sobbed. They found themselves in sync, Lance gazing into Angela's eyes. Her smile warmed his heart and without hesitation, he kissed her.
She pushed him away, shocked to speak while he stood up fleetly when a worried Emma entered the premises. 'I'm so sorry, Lance,' she pitted. He hugged her but placed his head across her shoulder as they separated. 'I know who did this,' he said, his phone ringing.
"Hello?"
"It's Sam Lopez, can we meet?"
"Where?"
"At Lopez Constructions, this afternoon please,"
"Perfect, I'll be there," Lance replied, exiting the building.
Welcoming Bella, Anna called out for Steve's name as he greeted Bella and when he tried to hug her, she pushed him away in disgust. They all stared at her, wondering why as she said, 'Oh, not into hugging nasty ass children,' 'Well, if you're expecting a baby, you might want to be ready to hug vomiting, pooped-filled infants,' Anna said, laughing.
After Laughing, Bella looked at Steve with a sort of stare, making her way to the Kitchen. Upon opening her laptop, Anna found an email notification, saying as follows:
"Dear, Emma
You are expected to be at the Lopez Office for a mandatory meeting. It will partake this afternoon.
Kind regards,
Secretary Senna,"
Anna grabbed her belongings and made her way to a cab, heading to Lopez Constructions.
Greetings her colleagues, Anna bumped into someone as she couldn't believe it was him, after all these months. 'L-Lance?' She stuttered. He looked at her gorgeous face, amazed at how beautiful she had gotten. She looked too mesmerizing; Lance fell in love with her again. 'It's so nice to meet you, Anna,' he said, trying to hug her but a sneaky Javier dragged his arm in, handshaking Lance. 'Hi, I'm Javier. Anna's boyfriend and soon-to-be husband,' he said, shocking Lance. 'Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know,' 'It's okay. Not all of us get kidnapped and make it out alive, am I right,' He said, laughing. Lance didn't laugh, following Emma to the boardroom.
They all made their way to their respective seats just as Lance saw Jessica sit right next to him. She waved her hand, trying to hug him but he pushed her away, Sam catching her.
'Hey, man. Mind it, that's my wife,' 'Unfortunately,' he whispered. After all of them took their seats, a man with an elegant tuxedo stood in front, opening the projector to showcase the Slideshow. After all, The whole room was filled with curiosity.
"My name is Cayden. I am the runner of the Charity drive known as Live For Life. It's a foundation funded only by businesses and companies in a drive for kids and adults with Aids, TB, and, modality, HIV. The money made will all fund the drive and help those fighting against those diseases to Live for a Life.-"-Like me. I recently found out that I have HIV, and when I heard about Cayden, I knew I had to seize the opportunity and use it to my advantage to offer a chance for those who need it. Now I know you all are surprised and concerned. Fear not, you aren't forced to do this, but I will mention that the business that gathers most of the donations will receive the Business Of The Year award, featuring a billboard that will bring in clients and consumers. If you wish to join, say I,' Sam said.
The whole committee raised their hand while Lance looked at Jessica. He knew this was the perfect chance to get revenge and end Jessica's reign once and for all.
'Lance? What's your decision?' 'Oh, I will definitely be coming and expect my donation to be the most,' he said, eyeing Jessica.
Exiting the room, Lance grabbed Jessica by her hand, tight, standing next to her ear. 'What the f*ck? Ah!' 'Listen here, b*tch. If you think you're going to get away with killing my sister, think again. I swear to god, if I see alone on this trip, I will f*cking kill till there's nothing left to f*cking kill,' he said, letting go of her hand, leaving a mark.
For the first time, Jessica feared. She's never met this side of Lance and after what she did to him, who knows what he's capable of. They all left, Lance, again, bumping into Anna in the elevator. The room was awkward as she coughed. 'I'm sorry, Lance. Whoever did this shouldn't be able to sleep tonight,' 'I know who it is, and I'm not going to sleep until they're dead,' 'What!? Who?' Anna asked. Lance then grabbed her hand and kissed it, the elevator beeped. 'Have a nice night, Anna. It was really nice to see you, again,' he said, leaving.
Anna was frozen. Who could it be, and what did Lance mean he was not going to sleep until they paid? She made her way to Javier, as they departed.
'Are you sure you don't want to come? It's free, and we're literally going to have fun for the charity?' 'Nah, I'll be fine. Now that I have a place to sleep, I just want to stay here and rest,' 'Oh, okay. Well, we better get going, see you in three days,' 'See you,' Bella said, hugging Anna and Javier but not Steve.
While packing the boot, Steve realised he had forgotten something and immediately grabbed it from his room but as he was leaving, he saw Bella search Anna's room through her wardrobe and closet, shocked to see what looked like a fake baby bump on Anna's bed. Steve was still. He couldn't grasp what he had just seen. He quickly removed himself from the house and sat in the backseat, still possessing what he had just seen. Anna opened the sunroof, sticking her body out and yelling, 'ITALY, HERE WE COME!!' screaming in excitement.
Emma jumped on the bed and moaned. 'But I don't want to go. I'm tired and I want to stay here,' 'Then who will come with me?' Lance asked, Angela coincidentally passing by. 'Oh, I know. Angela,' Emma suggested. 'What about me?' 'You can go with Lance to Italy for the business thing. I mean, you guys don't have anything going on and you would love to see the world, so you two would be the perfect partners,' 'Uhm, okay. I better get to packing,' Angela agreed.
Emma caught the gun Lance packed in his bag, holding his hand. 'Don't do this. You'll be no better than her,' 'I'd rather be worse than be better,' Lance said, hiding the gun in his tog bag.
They had all left their place and made their way to their respective business planes, except Lance, who took his private jet, all heading to Italy.