CHAPTER 14 - THE MISSION

"WHAT!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

Am I being delusional? No, I could feel him clearly in the air. So I was tricked into this.

I cried my eyes out immediately.

"What is going on? You tricked me, didn't you?" I screamed at him.

He fell silent. The cold air was rushing inside the mansion blowing away my tears. I turned my face down sadly weeping. How did this happen? I never thought Asahi would betray me. Then it all hit me. He was the one who planted the camera in my room for Lucas. Yes, it was all planned I assume.

"Hey, meet Asahi. He is one of the most profound partners I have in the underworld. He will accompany you through this mission."

"I don't need anyone's help to achieve a mission," I said with an inscrutable face.

"Trust me, you don't know what happens here. You will need a man with you."

I derided.

"Well then, I will bid my farewell for now," Lucas said beaming with life.

Lucas slowly walked away reeking a cigarette.

Asahi remained there all this while pressing himself against a bare wall.

"Look, Sakura-" he started.

"I don't want to hear any apologetic words from you." I replied sternly.

"Huh, who the hell wants to apologize?" he said.

I suddenly turned ignominious.

"What do you want?" I asked back.

"Are you ready to embark on this mission?" he said looking up and down.

"Embark? I am not going to hike on a mountain right?" I asked surprised.

"No. My bad. Are you ready for the mission?"

"I still don't understand. What on earth am I supposed to do?" I asked confused.

"Lucas hasn't told you?"

"No?"

"Silly him. Well I will explain. You have to flirt with Mr. Auclair's son." he replied.

I turned back to flee from this disaster.

"I HAVEN'T FINISHED." he ordered pointing a gun at me.

"Are you out of your nuts?" I yelled.

"No. You have to be sincere and make us proud."

"I don't need to make anyone proud other than myself. And I hope you know that the person you are plotting against is my dead old father. And you want me to flirt with his son!" I screamed.

"Exactly. They don't know it's your father."

"BUT I DO!"

"Just go flirt with him. He isn't even your blood relative. Convince him to stay at your home and obtain the particulars from him." Asahi said in a severe tone.

"What are you implying?"

"Be a submissive good little girl to them and us. Now get ready before I imprint this bullet on your face."

I was truly shocked. This was the same Asahi I had love with. How could he act this way now?

I slowly turned to leave for my room but soon I came to a halt.

"You know, I don't understand why you are doing this to me? How could you be so unaffected and cold-hearted when you know what you have done to me? Don't you realize you have broken an innocent's heart? Why me? Just me." I wept slowly.

Asahi looked expressionless. He produced a lighter from his pockets and started snapping up and down with his fingers. He started circling around me slowly. He walked around me for sometime and then began.

"My dad used to work for GREGOR pharmaceuticals. He cared for me and my little brother so much. I still remember his smiling face filling our entire cottage when he used to come home from work. But one day, it all disappeared from my life. The police had taken my dad to jail. Do you know why?"

There was a deep silence.

"My dad was framed to be a criminal by all people! He had bestowed all his happiness to everyone he knew but everyone turned their back on him when they find out what he had one. My dad got into jail for selling unauthorized sleeping drugs. But did they question the pharm? NO! All they cared about was the money the pharm bribed to them headed by your wretched dad. It was all corrupted. The world was unfair towards us. Since they had no one to blame, they framed all the blemishes on my poor innocent dad." Asahi paused to take a deep breath.

"Soon after a few years, I found out my dad had hanged himself due to all controversies that had rose against him. Some even said he had affairs with Auclair's second wife. 3 years ago, my little brother died of cancer. I tried my best to save him. I was all alone by myself with no around to save me." he sobbed.

"Then, I met Lucas fortuitously and he promised me a better life seeking revenge for all the innocent blood that had been shed due to GREGOR!"

I was listening to Asahi's life story closely trying to interpret his life. Maybe, this is what his life is all about. Seeking revenge until he dies.

"What do I have to do with it? I HATE THAT OLD MAN WITH MY WHOLE HEART!" I cried out.

"You have been lucky enough not to have died by my hands. Lucas suggested me to use you to gain revenge on your father. If you hate him, don't suppress all those hatred inside you! Kill him for good! That's why I suggest you obey us whether you are in favor with it or not."

"Fine."

"Now go get ready."

I returned back to my room silently, I put on a new dress set on for special occasions. I looked at myself in an old broken mirror placed on a table. I had never been conscious about my appearance for the last few days. I noticed how pale and weak I had grown in the past few days. I looked fragile and susceptible to any sort of attack. The thin cut on my cheek had been healed completely, But still a little mark was visible from close look. My hands had become veiny and thinner, my eyes explained no emotions except fear and anger assorted together and my lips had grown tired from making love with wrong people. My complete complexion had changed. I forced a weak smile onto my face to gaslight myself into thinking I am good.

I decided to leave for the mission.

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