CHAPTER 6 - THE OFFER

I gulped.

"What are you doing?" I asked Lucas trying to act confused.

"What am I? A fool to you?"

"I don't understand..... What's going on?"

Lucas scoffed.

"Don't act so good. What did you think? I won't find out about some little men standing outside my house? You are an idiot."

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I-I am not an officer...." I replied crying.

"Looks like you really chose the wrong profession." he said pointing the gun harder onto my forehead.

"I will give you 5 seconds to admit yourself. Then, maybe MAYBE I may show a little sympathy."

"5.... 4.......3.......2........1......"

"Oh fuck you-" I shouted kicking his legs with my heels.

I started running towards the door catching my breath when I suddenly lost my balance and fell down.

"Where do you think you are going?" Lucas asked catching up with me.

"Get off me, you bastard...." I said boldly.

"You are not going anywhere." he said locking the door behind him.

He pressed the gun harder on my head pushing me backwards and finally he pushed me onto his bed.

He came closer. He came so close to me that I thought he was going to kiss me. I slowly closed my eyes.

Instead Lucas moved away still pointing the gun on my head.

"Let's talk." he said with a wicked smile.

"I have nothing to talk about" I replied motionless.

"Well, I have. Something's going to happen in 10 seconds."

"W-WHAT??"

"You will see..."

Everything became quiet. My heavy breathing was the only thing that was heard.

10 seconds passed. Nothing happened.

"Nothing-" I began when I heard a loud booming sound outside the mansion shaking the whole dwelling.

"Say goodbye to everyone who were eagerly waiting to catch me."

I looked up to the ceiling still processing what just had happened. All the men sent by Mr. Toru must have died and.....

"NO! WAIT HIMIKO-"

"Everyone's dead."

I started crying. Himiko........ she really must have not survived the explosion.

"You fucker.... WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? If u want me then just KILL ME!"

"No.... that would be the worst strategy ever. I believe making a person's life hell is better than to kill the person quickly. And I have learnt from my life that family is the most important thing to a person.... I want you to feel that pain."

"I have lost EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY! Now Himiko..." I said sobbing.

Lucas burst out laughing.

"I have lost the Lucas I knew too...."

"Oh, so you are still not admitting? You got some nerve... Oh this woman-" Lucas scoffed.

" I never trusted you from the beginning anyways."

"So your little plan didn't work? How pathetic."

I looked out into the window not replying.

"But looks like my plan is working..... I have set censors around my mansion."

"What?"

"Looks like I got some explaining to do."

Saying that he left the room while his maids came and carried me across to a different room.

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I was basically trapped in a mansion. His maids had placed me on a couch near the fireplace. It was cold outside and I had covered myself with one of the blankets that was laid out in the corner of the dark room. My eyes were still red from the crying. I still couldn't believe Himiko..... Her parents might be worried by now. By judging from looking at the window, I realized it was already nightfall.

Suddenly the place became colder. I could observe the wavy motion of the fire in the fireplace. I turned to the side facing the cold. One of the windows were open.

I slowly got up and tried to make my escape through the small window when I suddenly felt someone behind me.

"Still trying to escape?" Lucas asked brassed off.

I slowly turned to face him.

Lucas laughed.

"Are you still crying?"

"N-no." I replied wiping my tears.

"Let's talk"

Reluctantly, I sat at the couch opposite to Lucas.

"When can I get out?" I asked impatiently.

"Not too quick, let me tell you my part first."

"Whatever." I replied pretending not to care.

"I knew who you were from the first time I met you."

"WHA-"

"Infact, you are my little toy I need to use."

"I never let someone toy around with me. What do you want from me?" I asked raising my voice.

"Didn't your parents never taught you to have manners?"

"No. But they did teach me not to show manners to bastards like you."

He suddenly became silent.

"I see."

"Well is this what you wanted to tell me?"

"No... You never wondered why I came to Japan?"

"Something to do with GREGOR' pharmaceuticals."

"Atleast you know that.... and why do you think I kill and show my anger towards them?"

"I don't know! I don't need to know that. All I need to know is that you are killing innocent people, YOU BASTARD!"

"Oh..... Well you are wrong there, officer. Let me tell you."

"Don't call me that."

"The whole property of my Beaufort family in Japan was stolen and it seems that it's hidden under GREGOR' pharmaceuticals which they obviously stole it."

"And what makes you think they stole it?"

" My Beaufort dad and GREGOR' owner were strong rivals. GREGOR' always used malpractices and tricked many innocent people. My dad was against it."

"And.....? Why are you telling me this?"

Lucas suddenly pulled out a gun from his pocket and pointed it at me.

"What are you doing?" I shouted.

"I have an offer."

"I don't want your-"

"You help me and I will spare you."

I laughed.

"What's funny?" Lucas asked.

"You are kidding right? Me... a well-known officer who arrests criminals like you make a deal with a mafia consigliere?"

"Yes."

"Never. If I am being a stumbling block with your little plan, then kill me already."

"Have you ever heard from your dad?"

"Hey! Why are you suddenly changing the topic-"

"Just answer my damn question."

"He died."

"Did you ever like him?"

I took a deep breath.

"I told you, this is a sensitive topic for me....."

"JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION." he screamed making me jump.

"No, he cheated on my mom."

"Back to my deal..... do you accept?"

"No-"

"I can give you a share of the property." Lucas said raising a brow.

"May I know what that property is?"

"Gold worth trillions of yen."

I gulped.

"Still no? Well my policy is to use your enemy to defeat another enemy."

"I don't understand..."

"The owner of GREGOR' pharmaceuticals is Mr. Dion Auclair."

"Okay?"

"A Japanese- French citizen who fled to France after cheating his wife."

"No..... it's not possible."

"Yes it is. Still up for the deal?"

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