CHINATOWN PLAZA Weeks later... (Evening)
"Who died and made you king?" Francis asked with anger.
Alex tried to persuade Francis, "I believe if we all cooperated, we wouldn't have as much problems as we are having now." he said.
"Fuck you." Francis yelled. "North Boulevard has always been my territory, I'm not sharing with that fucking cunt over there." He shouted at Alex but was looking at Jordan.
"Who you calling a cunt, asshole?!" Jordan asked as he reached for his gun.
"You! You little bitch!" Francis hollered slamming his hands onto the table. "All of you are still green, so don't get your ass all stuck in the fucking air like you got some balls!"
Jordan became furious. He jumped onto the chair, hollering and screaming, "I'm going to fuck you up so bad, your mamma won't even recognize you, bitch." He yelled.
Leon looked alarmed, "Please calm down!" he shouted motioning Jordan to get off the chair. Everyone turned their attention to him with surprise. Of all the Triad leaders Leon rarely spoke. He never had the need to because nobody ever messed with his territory. Since he was so quiet, everyone always concentrated on everyone else and left him alone.
Leon motioned Jordan to sit down. "Please take a seat." He said in a sincere voice.
Jordan looked at him and onlyagreed because of his sincerity. "Shit head!" Jordan remarked at Francis as he sat down.
Leon continued, not that he got everyone's attention. "I really believe we have lost the meaning of these Triad meetings. We agreed on settling everything well-manneredly, so I don't see why everyone is getting upset over such a small territory."
Francis looked up at Leon, "What, you grew some balls, gayass?" he asked sarcastically.
Leon looked passively at Francis without a reply. He was used to Francis's crude remarkes and didn't want to aggravate Francis anymore in order to resolve the situation.
Ekin chuckled lightly and said, "At least he grew some, but no matter how much you try, yout vocabulary will be limited to 18 words!"
Francis became more furious. "You HOs better recognize who you're fucking with. I'm still elder to you little bitches. I can blow you away with a snap of my finger."
Simon laughed, "Are you also threatening me?" he asked Francis.
Francis smiled, "I know you've wanted to fuck up the Wong brothers, here's your chance. Why don't you join me?" he asked with a malicious smile.
Ekin, Louis, and Jordan stared at Simon for his response. Simon laughed as he shook his head, 'Where did you get such a silly idea?"
Leon interrupted before anymore chaos could occur. "Please listen to me. Let's not cause more animosity. I am willing to give up my territory to all of you. Can we resolve this in manner without killing?" he asked.
Alex nodded. "I agree. You have a lot of guts. I applaud you."
Francis laughed. "Deal, I want section 4." He's always wanted a part of Leon's territory but never made any attempts because Leon never interfered with him. Leon nodded.
Louis and Jordan waited for Ekin's response. They would agree on whatever Ekin said. Ekin knew Leon's territory would help him expand Mandalay Bay so he agreed. He wanted to expand his businesses just like any other person. "I'll take the Section 5. The territory closest to Mandalay Bay." Ekin said.
Leon nodded. "It's yours for the taking." He turned to Simon who was the only one that didn't decide yet. "How about you?" Leon asked.
Simon was suspicious of Leon's generosity. "Why are you willing to give up portions of your territory?"
"I want to give it all up and get out of the Triads. This is not my world or my life. I come to these meetings and sit quietly without being noticed. Why should I continue this kind of life?"
"Wealth and power." Simon responded bluntly.
"My wealth is more than I'll need in this life time. I can provide for all my followers and even my employees with my casinos. I would be happier without power. There's no reason for me continuing to be in the Triads."
Alex, Ekin, Louis, and Jordan clapped their hands. Alex spoke first. "I respect your descision."
Louis said, "I support you."
Francis sneered at them. "You fucking cunts only want his territory!"
"So be it!" Leon said. "Today, I'm willing to give it all up, if you all let me get out of the Triads in peace."
Everyone agreed and then looked at Francis who seemed like the only one disagreeing. "I'm not against more territory." Francis said showing that he was willing to let Leon leave peacefully.
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[Concurrently...]
Annie walks into the Las Vegas police station to look for Marco again. He's not around but she spots Frankie. "Hey handsome.' She says placing an arm on his shoulders.
Frankie pushes her hands away. "You want me to arrest you again?" he asked unkindly.
"You're such a meanie!" Annie said sticking out her tongue. "I'm here to visit your partner, where is he?" she asked looking around.
Frankie looked at her strictly. "You better not be messing with my partner or else!" hw warned.
Annie smiled playfully, "Is that a threat?" she asked circling him. "Because if it is I can sue you and cause you to lose your badge." Annie said with a smirk.
Frankie was really losing his patience with her. "You better leave now or I'll have you arrested for disruptive behavior in a police station." he said warning her once more.
Annie smiled and replied, "If you arrest me for that, I'll have to sue you for abusing police authority. Since I was visiting a friend and you arrested me just because you could. I'm so sure Marco would agree that I came to visit him." Annie said defeating him in another attempt to triumph over her.
Frankie started hating her even more. Not only was she a rascal, but she was a smart rascal that knew her laws really well. He was more curious to her background and decided to check it out. "How about I treat you to dinner if you get out of here?" he asked.
Annie smiled triumphantly. "Are you going with me or just handing me a couple of dollars?" she asked suspecting his sudden descision totake her out.
"I will be delighted to accompany you." He said grabbing his coat. "Let's go."
"Sure." Annie replied leaving with him but knew he must be up to something.
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[12 am Mandalay Bay's China Grill]
Ekin is at Dragon Lounge again drinking and enjoying the atmosphere. Jordan is trying to convince Ekin that Nnadia is just a high class whore and he shouldn't think about her. Ekin is really upset at Jordan's comment.
"Shut the fuck up!" Ekin yells pulling on Jordan's collar. Jerry and Michael each grab a hold of Ekin and try to calm him down.
Jordan continues to provoke Ekin. "She's just a fucking whore. You've spent almost a million on that bitch. She still has the nerve to come back fucking with you when its her fucking asshole that's causing her shit. You should forget about her!" Jordan yells.
"Shut up!" Ekin says reaching for Jordan to strangle him.
He was very drunk and provoked by Jordan's comments about Nnadia. Otherwise he would have never tried to. Jerry and Michael are still holding Ekin back but Ekin suddenly stops. His attention is now on Nnadia who has just entered the room. She is talking to two Caucasian men. Ekin pushes Jerry and Michael off him as he wobbles over to Nnadia's table.
Nnadia nods sincerely with the two men, "Thank you Mr. Brown and Mr. Sullivan. I'll make sure this business merger would not be something you'll regret. When should I start heading out to Pasadena?"
One of the men who was tall and skinny with a mustache, replied, "Miss Chan I am already too excited about this merger, I would not regret it. And as for your arrival to start the franchise, I'm not too sure." He said looking at Mr. Brown.
Mr. Brown was a shorter, chunkier bald man who replied, "I believe if plans go smoothly, we can open a franchise to Fortunes in Pasadena in two months."
"That's great. We'll keep in contact before then." Nadia said with a smile. The two men nodded in agreement with smiles also.
But Suddenly Ekin dropped in on them. "Steven comes in with his arms wrapped around another girl and you're here with other men. What a perfect couple, always using other people." Ekin remarked.
Nnadia, Mr. Brown and Mr. Sullivan all looked shocked. "What are you talking about?" Nnadia asked.
"I don't understand why you won't believe me! Steven's a fuckin bastard. I saw him in here with another woman, kissing, hugging, groping each other in front of so many people."
"Excuse me." Nnadia said to Mr. Brown and Mr. Sullivan as she pulled Ekin to one side.
"It's okay Miss Chan, we have to get going anyways. You deal with your dilemma here." Mr. Brown said pointing at Ekin.
Mr. Sullivan nodded, "Yes, you deal with him and we'll keep in contact." He said as they got up to leave.
"Thank you." Nnadia said and turned her attention back to Ekin. "Why won't you just leave me alone! Why must you say such terrible things about my boyfriend!" she asked.
"How well do you know him?" Ekin asked trying to stay balance. Jerry and Michael immediately went to help him while Jordan just stood there upset about the situation.
"I've known him since our college years. He's a very well educated, well, mannered, and professional man. He would never gamble! He would never grope a woman in public, and he would never treat me like that!" she said gathering her belongings to leave.
Ekin pulled on her arm to pull her back. "He's not the man for you! He's not the one you want to live the rest of your life with."
"You?re drunk, let me go!" she said pulling away from him.
"No, I won't let you go. I'm holding onto you forever." Ekin said and with that he forcefully kissed her. Jerry and Michael let go of him now. They shrugged and walked over to Jordan who shook his head.
Nnadia pushed and tried to pull Ekin away from her. She was resisting so much but nobody seemed to care or even help her. Ekin held her tightly and continued to press against her lips forcing her to finally accept his lips. She stopped resisting and found herself kissing him back.
His mouth disgusted her. She couldn't beleive she was actually doing this again. Another filthy man. His breath smelled like bad beer and the scent of his body was nauseating. He rolled his tounge into her motuh exploring every inch of it. She opened widely to let him in but was repulsed by his presence. She tried to close her eyes and think happy thought about kissing anoher man.
Ekin finally pulled away and looked at her. Nadia realized that he did and slapped him. She pushed him away, grabbed her purse, and ran out of the club. Ekin looks at her as she runs off. He couldn't believe what he just did. It wasn't like him to be so forceful. he imagined that he really must have liked her.
Jordan walks up to him. "Was that worth a million?" he asked sarcastically.
Ekin touches his lips and nods. "Definitely!" The two men laughed and reunite with Jerry and Michael to have more drinks.
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[MEANWHILE...]
Nic walked into the hospital room. He knew Joey would be in there. He saw her asleep on her grandma's bedside. She looked so tranquil sleeping there. He put a blanket over her and walked to look at her grandparents. They were old and feeble looking.
He suddenly remembered his grandparents. They weren't his biological grandparents but they took very good care of him. His last memory of his biological parents were when he was very young. A terrible incident separated him from them. But he was satisfied that his grandparents spoiled him and loved him very much.
He remembered a time when he wanted to sell chocolate for the elementary school fundraiser to win the BMX bike as a prize. His grandparents were old but they walked with him all over Las Vegas to help him sell the chocolate. When he couldn't sell enough they bought it all so that he could win the bike. He didn't find out until they had past away a year later. That was when he found boxes of chocolate in their closet.
Joey opens her eyes pretending to look startled, "What are you doing here?" she asked reaching for her can of mace.
"Its okay, I'm just here to visit your Grandparents."
"Why?" Joey asked with a confused look.
Nic was still in memory lane as he replied, "They remind me of my grandparents who pasted away."
Joey nodded. "You want to pay for all their hospital expenses then?" Joey asked raising her eyebrows.
"Sure." Nic says softly under his breath.
His quick response sends her into shock. "I was just kidding. I don't expect you to have that much money."
"No seriously, I want to help."
"Stop kidding with me. Anyways if you ended up paying for all this I would owe you for life."
"No kidding." Nic said holding out a stack of money, "I want to help." He said putting the money on the table next to Joey. She raised her eyebrow at him.
"No string attached." Nic says to reassure her.
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[2 A.M ]
Louis is in the parking lot walking into Sapphire and notices an African man harassing Kristy. He run over and pulls the guy away. They get into a fight. Louis throws the man against a car and punches him but the man gets up and punches Louis back. He jabs Louis with on the right then the left forcing Louis to the ground. He kicks Louis a couple of times. He was bigger than Louis so he was winning the fight. Finally Louis had no more strength and was unconscious.
The African man walked closer to Kristy. "Leave me alone!" Kristy yelled. "Don't come near me!"
"Honey, we're going to have a fun time tonight." He said with beady eyes.
His skin was darker than night itself and his lips were red. His super white teeth shone against his skin making him look even scarier to Kristy. She tried to run but he had her cornered. She kicked him but it was useless. He grabbed her legs and caresses it.
"Don't touch me!" Kristy yells.
The man pulls Kristy closer. She pushes him away but is trapped. She closes her eyes thinking about all the bad things she has done and the lives she has ruined. She probably deserved this, she thought to herself.
Suddenly Kristy heard a gun shot and the African man fell to one knee. Kristy opened her eyes and saw Louis holing a gun. She looked at the African man who was now kneeling in pain. Kristy ran to one side. Louis shot him again, this time aiming at his heart. The man died instantly.
Kristy ran over to Louis to help him up. He was badly injured. "Are you okay?" she asked with concern. He managed to lightly nod his head. Kristy looked at him confused. "Why did you do that?" she asked him.
She couldn't understand why he risked his own life to save her. This wasn't the first time and it wasn't helping her feelings towards him. She was sent here on a mission to destroy him not fall in love with him.
"Don't know. Didn't want you hurt I guess." He replied.Kristy nodded feeling awkwardly as she helped him into Sapphire to mend his wounds.
Ada walked by them and gave Kristy a frown. "What's going on?" Ada asked trying to look jealous. but she was more concerned over Kristy who looked terrified.
Kristy forgot her role as 'the other woman against Ada' and responded, "Louis got injured helping me."
Ada pushed Kristy away from Louis. "You could be dead for all I care, why did you have to injure Louis!" she said grabbing the bandages and alcohol pads from Kristy. Ada looked at Louis. "Are you okay?" she asked trying to show concern but the only one shew as really concerned for was Kristy.
Louis nodded. "It's not her fault." Louis said. "She's just helping me mend my wounds." Louis said thinking Ada was jealous.
Ada tried to smile and give him a concerning look as she bandaged Louis. Kristy watched them and realized she almost blew their cover. She backed up into the distance remembering how she met Louis.
He was wearing a navy blue Armani suit when a shooting occurred at Sapphire. At the time her hair was shorter and dyed brown. He had saved her once that day and again today. She didn't know what she was feeling towards him but slowly she wondered if what they were doing was right. She had never questioned her father's plans before, but today she wondered if they were right.
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