Wild card
Jezebel moved around her living room frustrated with all that have been going on. First of all, Tara dared to talk back at her at the wedding, embarrassing her. Then the little incident that happened in the hospital made her think something was wrong somewhere.
One reason she agreed to the marriage was that when Lakan initially brought Tara to introduce her to them she was timid and could barely look at any of the Blackwaters in their eyes. Lakan made sure to introduce her to everyone and also school her the rules of the family regarding every family then. Jezebel had concluded that she would be an easy piece for them and a source of constant embarrassment to Lakan. Something she desired wholeheartedly.
As the First son of the Blackwater family, Lakan by right is the rightful heir to the Mafia business of the family but Jezebel being the first child has been opposed to that from the moment she discovered her father was trying to hand over everything to Lakan. She even refused to marry into any family so she can remain a contender for the family business. So you could imagine her joy when Lakan was getting married to someone they all thought was weak and who had no interest in the Mafia world.
Her prime source of concern now was fhe shooting that occurred in Lakan's marriage. Yes, she would have been glad if Lakan was killed but then she wasn't the one who sent the assassin and it was a source of worry for her. Who else would have wanted to Harm Lakan of his bride on the day of his wedding? The assassin must have been skilled for him to have walked out of the event without being caught. That was a wild card, out of her plan and disturbing to her. Hence she has been waiting for Lucas her head guard to give her the latest information.
"Ma'am, I am here " she heard him call out from behind her, he always had this habit of coming from behind her. According to her, he was training her on being sensitive to movements from behind, one she was still very far from learning as she never really knew anytime he was behind her.
"Speak of the devil," she said with an evil smile on her face as she turned to face him hoping to hear some good news. Every other guard in the living immediately made themselves scarce after a signal from Jezebel
"What do you have for me Lucas, have you caught the assassin? She asked
" No, ma'am I am sorry. I have contacted all our sources and no one seems to have an idea who this assassin was. One thing I can say is that he is an expert in hiding in track and must have been hired privately. None of the Sects of assassins seems to have sent any of their members " he informed her with his eyes to the ground knowing she would be very angry.
She picked up one of the flower vessels by her side and smashed it on the ground. It was the habit with the Blackwaters when they are angry or disappointed.
"This is not good enough, we need to find that person as soon as possible. We can't have a wild card roaming about, he might spoil our chance for what we want to do" She said clenching her fist.
"Yes, ma'am we will find him as soon as possible" Lucas replied.
"What about my father or brother, what moves have they been making to find the assassin, I know they would have started their search"She inquired
" As usual I think your father suspects you, so his men have been looking into our recent activities, as for your brother Lakan there has been no movement from his men" Lucas replied.
Jezebel felt bad that her father's first suspect would be her. It shows clearly that he didn't trust her with the life of Lakan. Everyone knew of her ambition hence she has been considered dangerous by everyone in the family. Her father has always insisted that she was too hot-tempered for the job and it must be passed on to someone better in this case Lakan.
But she was sure Lakan himself must have started asking questions, he wasn't one to be shot and just keep quiet. He was not always quick to act but she knew he must always make those moves.
"You should keep an eye more on my brother. We have no hand in this so there is nothing to fear from my father " she said as she waved her hand to dismiss him but Lucas didn't move an inch.
"Ma'am I have another unpleasant news from our source in the Lockwood family " He informed her as she shifted positions to stay some distance from her as he expects she would be willing to punch him for this one.
"What is it? She asked impatiently already tired from all the bad news so far.
" It's Tara, your brother's wife. She didn't agree to sign off her rights to the mafia business of her father"
"What does that mean? Jezebel asked wide-eyed walking closer to Lucas who was drifting away from her
" It means Lakan got married to the heir of the Lockwood family " He replied. Before he could take another step back she landed a punch to his stomach.
"I told you that girl cannot be trusted. You told me she had no interest in her family's business, that she was weak and we will be able to easily manipulate her. All your prediction has been wrong so far" she shouted at him.
"I am sorry ma'am, even my source is confused. She said all these changes started one day and they never expected it. No one can explain what happened to her. I will make sure to observe her closely and give you an accurate analysis next time " Lucas apologized bowing deeply to show how sorry he was.