Training(6)

"Why are you looking at me like that?", C said raising one of his eyebrows.

"Say something."

"What should I say?"

"Arey, say something na.. Please say what should we do now?"

"Will you listen to me?"

".."

"Leave the country and stay away from Robert."

"..."

"Why would you say that? You know that I cannot do that. You know even if I leave, my family and friends will be in danger."

C smiled. "Yes, I know that. I was just checking whether you could be selfish during this mission or not. Anyway, I think we need to call the old guys back. This is a very important mission. J, send out the news that we need them very soon."

"Okay.", with that J left to call for an immediate meeting.

"You are calling the old guys back? Why?", Sophie aka S quirked her brows.

"Yes. The old guys need to come back and they can answer a lot of questions."

"You mean to say that this organisation have some enmity with the old guys?"

"According to my limited information, yes they have."

"Oh my God! It's dangerous."

"Which is why we need them to come here immediately."

"No C. You should have said so earlier. You must not call them. Immediately call them and say it's a false alarm. Do not call them over."

"But why? Are you mad?"

"Think the other way round, C. Maybe they want us to do this exactly. Why do you think that they let us find out their identity. If they are having a hacker among them, then they would also erase their trails. But they didn't. Maybe they have some agenda. They won't hurt Robert for the time being. But we need to find out first what their connection with Robert is. Place yourself in their shoes and think. Something is amiss and we need to find out that first."

"S, let's return to the headquarters."

"C, I was going to suggest the same."

"Then let me inform those five. We need to strategize. Without them, it's impossible."

"I have no objections."

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At the Atkins Main Mansion:

The red robed woman was escorted by the bodyguards and brought into a room. A man with long legs was sitting on a magnificent leather recliner with one leg over the other. He was leaning onto the chair with his specs on the bridge of his nose. He had his hands at the back of his head. The man had a cold and depressing aura surrounding him. Nobody knew what he was thinking with his eyes closed. He made no reaction even when the woman came inside his room. He seemed like a statue. The woman was approaching the man silently afraid to trigger him anymore.

Then a knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

"Bro, you called me?"

"Yes I did."

"Ah? Miss Lily, why are you here?", Oliver was startled and and the same time understood why his brother called him.

The red-robed lady who claimed to be Robert's fiancee was none other than Lily Johnson, the childhood friend of Robert Atkins. The Atkins and Johnson family have deep rooted friendships with each other. But Oliver knew better. His brother did not like this Lily, who was hypocritical. He too, felt that Lily always acted out. Her personality was vastly different from what she portrays.

At last Robert opened his eyes and lifted his head. He brought his hand down and rested it on his lap.

"Lily, how many times do you think have I asked you not to create a scene anywhere?"

"But they were bullying me, honey."

"And how many times have I asked you not to call me honey? You disgust me by doing these things. This is the last time I'm warning you Lily. If the stunt you pulled today gets repeated again, trust me, I shall make your life a living hell. Now leave."

"But ho..... Robert, I....", Lily corrected herself from calling out honey but Robert cut her off, "I said leave. Immediately..."

Seeing how intimidating he was, Lily knew better than ruffling his feathers now, so, she left the room. Oliver stared at his brother with an inquisitive gaze which was clearly noticed by Robert. Without being questioned, he answered Oliver, "William and his friends got to know about the engagement with this dim-witted woman, which means Sophie would get to know soon."

"Bro, are you serious about Sophie?"

Robert did not answer immediately but stared into nothingness for a while. Oliver stood quietly by his side waiting for the answer. After a long while he said, "Yes, but I don't know how to approach her. Now that I found her, I have become more patient and at the same time I'm afraid to lose her again."

"Bro, do you know that they are after us and at the same time her?"

"Yes, and that is the reason I wanted to talk to Sophie the most. I needed to warn her. But this dam girl has taken a one-month long holiday."

"So that's the reason, you wanted to talk to her friends?"

"Yes. I need to warn them."