CHAPTER 7

Everybody's eyes were on Tessa, this was the final test from her father, and the most important one, she had to kill someone. 

Soon, she would be the head of the Wood family, she must show her capabilities before the time comes so everybody would respect her, most importantly, the rest family members. 

Tessa stared at the pistol in her father's hand, she knew it would come to this, she would have to kill someone, but she never expected it to come so soon, her father purposely set this stage. 

She wondered if she made the right choice by coming back, she could've signed the divorce papers and left, but she wanted to show the Winston family that she was not an ordinary person, she was from a prominent mafia family, number one in the country. 

"What did he do"

Tessa took the gun from her father's hand, she would decide once she knew the crime he committed, if it was worth his life or not. 

"How about you take a look yourself"

Mateo handed his phone to Tessa, he had already opened his gallery where several videos were displayed. 

Tessa played one of the videos, her eyes widened in shock when she saw the content of the video, underage girls, he was.... he was violating them. 

She moved to the next video and it was the same thing with another girl, she moved to the next and next and everything was the same with different girls. 

Sir Mateo voiced out when he saw Tessa was almost done checking all the videos. 

"He kills his victims when he can't contain them, and their parents too, so his crime doesn't come out"

Tessa's breath was vibrating now, Sir Mateo continued. 

"He had been arrested three times, and three times the judges had set him free, but his last crime was so obvious that he was given a jail term of twenty years, yet he wasn't in prison"

"You can check the news to see for yourself, his name is Camden Maxwell"

Tessa immediately browsed the internet for his name and it was true, her father was right, he had been set free three times, he was caught red-handed on his fourth crime with three underage girls he had kidnapped for weeks, he had been violating them every day, yet the judges gave him twenty years, currently, he should be in prison. 

How come he was here? 

"Did you bring him out of prison"

"How dumb are you Tessa, can't you see the police and the judges are being corrupt here, he didn't go to any prison, they took him somewhere else to lie low"

Sir Mateo walked to the long table in front of them, two guns were placed on top of the table. Sir Mateo checked the bullets on each of the pistols, one of them had one bullet, and the other had five bullets. 

He faced Tessa when he was done. 

"The families of the victims came together, they raised a huge sum of money for his death, and the Wood family accepted the job"

"Tessa, this is your final stage. You have seen everything yourself, would you kill this man with the gun at my right hand side or my left-hand side, or you could walk away and never come back"

Tessa let go of the gun she was given earlier, she approached her father with a deadpan face, in this country, the poor people have no voice, they could be bully, torture, and be killed without anybody doing anything. 

The high-status individuals think of themselves like they were the creators of this world, they could do whatever they want without consequences, money solves everything, every problem, so nothing would get to them.

The poor people need a voice, they need somebody they could bank their trust on, somebody who knew the difference between right and wrong. If that would be the person she would become, then she would gladly do it. 

'I would kill those that think they are above the law. I will become a symbol for the weak people'

Tessa picked up the gun at her father's left-hand side, it was the gun that had five bullets. 

Camden cried out when Tessa picked up the gun. 

"Please..... please forgive me... I swear I won't do it again"

Tessa aimed the gun at him. 

"Yes, I will make sure you don't do it again"

She pulled the trigger without hesitation. 

Bang! 

Bang! 

Bang! 

Tessa wasted all five bullets on the man's body, she shot both of his legs and his hands, and the fifth bullet went to his balls. 

He was still alive. 

Tessa sounded. 

"I would need the other gun"

Sir Mateo handed Tessa the gun at his right hand side, Tessa accepted the gun and immediately aimed it at the man's head. 

Before Camden could voice out again, she took the shot. 

Headshot. 

Everybody was stunned on their spot, Tessa's first kill was a statement, she made a statement with her kill, that she wasn't somebody to be messed with. 

Not everybody could rampage bullets on somebody, especially on their first time, Tessa was a monster! In their eyes.

Sir Mateo snapped his fingers, getting his men's attention. 

"Untie him and throw him in front of Mk media house"

The men rushed to Camden and carried him away. 

Sir Mateo faced Tessa, Tessa's hand was shaking, and her heart was also pounding, but she didn't show it for too long, she tightened her fist and put on a poker expression. 

Sir Mateo walked to her. 

"Congratulations, welcome back to the family"

Tessa faced her father. 

"How did grandfather die, did he mention my name"

Sir Mateo's forehead folded a little but he answered Tessa. 

"He died the day you left. He said that the Wood family should be handed to you as his next successor, those were his last words and he made me promise, but..."

Tessa looked at her father, what could be the but, and she couldn't believe her grandfather named her as his next successor, what about her uncle? 

It should be between her father and her uncle, why did her grandfather make her the next successor, even when she ran away? 

Sir Mateo extended his right hand to Jeremy, Jeremy bowed 90 degrees and handed him an invitation card. 

"But you would have to get married, and your husband must be from the military. Somebody that has served this country"

Sir Mateo displayed the invitation card in front of Tessa. 

"This is an invitation card to one of the most prestigious party for prominent military bachelors. It's happening tonight and you are attending, you are to pick the finest among them. The one with the highest rank"

He handed the invitation card to Tessa. 

"Time to get married, Tessa"