Simon smiled viciously as he hung up the phone from his conversation with Stephen. He dialed Ching-Yau's cell phone, "Call the girls, its time." he said hanging up the phone again.
He smiled in pleasure and excitement as his hands traveled down between his legs. He brushed Shi Qi's hair as he moaned in delight. "Isn't this such a good day?" He asked maliciously. Shi-Qi didn't say anything and continued to please him frighten of all the power he was now gaining.
Nnadia, Ada, Joey, and Kristy were sitting in the conference room staring blankly at each other. They didn't know what to think of the meeting. Ching-Yau was there so they were cautious not to say anything wrong.
Annie called Ching-Yau to open the front gate for her so Ching-Yau left the room for a moment. Ada immediately said, "Louis received a phone call when he was at my house last night."
Nnadia, Joey, and Kristy looked at her eagerly for more information. Ada looked out the door to make sure no one was there and continued. "I heard Ekin say that someone was in the hospital."
"Do you think Simon started already?" Kristy asked.
"Probably, if not he wouldn't have called together this meeting." Nnadia remarked.
Joey nodded to agree. "I haven't heard from Nic for two nights already. I called him a couple of times but he didn't reply. That's not like him, so something must have happened." she said.
Just then Annie walked into the conference room. "Hey sisters! What's going on?" she asked with a grin. She was full of joy because she finally found 'a real man' to date. She felt as if her world was complete as long as she was with Frankie.
The sisters immediately changed their expression, trying to look cheerful. "Why are you so happy?" Kristy asked trying to sound interested. In actuality she was interested since she cared about Annie but she was too distracted by what was going on.
Annie smiled, "I'm in love." Annie said coyly.
Joey looked shocked, "You? Annie Man? In love? With who?" she asked with a disbeliving smile.
Annie shook her head, "Frankie Lam." She said giggling at the mention of his name.
"I can't believe that someone as fun-loving as you actual found true love." Nnadia teased. At the moment she didn't even know if she believed in true love or not but all she was doing as long as she can recall making her own decision was all for love.
"Yeah." Ada added. "Miss 'only for fun' is becoming serious for once." She teased also.
Annie blushes and replies, "Maybe because I never saw love, I never knew it existed but now that I'm in love I believe there is such a thing. And it's a sonderful thing" She giggled happily.
Ada wondered to herself if she believed in love. She wondered if she believe everything Louis said? Kristy smiled agreeing with Annie because she knew she had fallen in love with Louis. Joey look confused. She wondered what kind of love she shared with Nic and Stephen. Nnadia just smiled at Annie's comment but found it hard to comprehend. Love wasn't easy in her view.
Right then Simon entered with Ching-Yau. Annie ran over to her father. "Where's Shi-Qi?" she asked looking behind her father. She didn't like Sh-iQi but she usually accompanied her father so she thought it was strange Shi-Qi wasn't there.
"She's doing something for daddy." He replied as he entered into the room and took his seat.
Everyone sat down and gave him their full attention. He grinned as he announced, "Michael, Sam and Jordan are dead. It's now time for Ekin, Louis and Nic to face the same end."
The sisters almost choked hearing this but quickly caught themselves and changed their expression. "What do you want us to do?" Nnadia asked trying to conceal her concern.
"I don't care how you do it as long as they're dead." Simon smirked.
"Do you want us to kill them all at the same time?" Ada asked.
Simon nodded. "If at all possible elimate them all as soon as possible." he replied then grinned deviously as an idea came upon him. "I also want them to die knowing it was you girls that destroyed them." He said cruelly.
Annie usual found these plans inticing and interesting but maybe Frankie had an effect on her. She frowned disapproving and said, "That's jnot right. KNowing the one you love and trusted has betrayed you is not a goof feeling."
Simon was stunned at his daughter's words. "When has my little angel cared?" he asked.
Annie shrugged, "I don't know, I just don't think it's nice. They'll die knowing the ones they loved with all their hearts has betrayed them. It's so ruel. I wouldn't want to die like that." She said.
Simon grinned. "That's exactly why I want them to die like that; full of pain, regret, and self-hate." He said. Annie was shocked. She now found her father very scary. She never felt like this before.
He then turned his attention to the sisters. "Now." He said looking at them. "This is what's going to happen...." he said into a small huddle.
They all listened as goosebumps developed and their hearts ached with pain thinking of what would happen. They knew if they continued with Simon's plans they would never be free of him. Simon would gain much more power once the Wong brothers were destroyed. Now they needed to decide what to do. Do they destroy the brothers or do they tell them the truth and hope the brothers love them enough to forgive them?
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Ekin, Louis, and Nic walked into their mansion after the long restless night at the hospital. Jerry was still unconscious but now under the best medical care. They still needed to plan the funeral for Jordan, Michael, and Sam, but that was something they would do later. At the moment, they needed rest although none of them could really sleep.
Ekin walked up into his room and saw Nnadia's suitcase. He looked around the room and noticed the bathroom light on. He immediately ran into it and saw Nnadia combing her hair. She smiled at him as if she didn't know anything about him or who he went
"Hi honey, missed me?" she asked with a smile which soon faded because she saw his expression. "Is something wrong?" she asked trying to look alarmed.
Ekin hugged her and started crying. Nnadia hugged him without asking again. She knew how painful it must have been for him. Ekin cried more intensely. She could feel the pain he was feeling. She hugged him tighter letting him cry on her shoulders.
After moments of intense tears Ekin finally felt a little better although pain from losing his god brothers were much more intense. "I'm sorry you had to see me like that." He said washing up his face.
Nnadia shook her head, "We're husband and wife, there's no reason I shouldn't be able to comfort you when you're down."
Ekin managed a smile as he turned off the water. "Michael, Sam, and Jordan were murdered." He said softly. Nnadia pretended to look shock. "And Jerry was hospitalized." He finished.
"Oh my gosh." Nnadia said leaning on his chest as he hugged her. "I'm sorry." She said.
Ekin shook his head. "We're going to avenge them." He said holding Nnadia. "I hope you're not against this." He said afraid that she would try to stop him.
Nnadia shook her head. "I know you must do what you need to." She replied hugging him close to her.
"Thank you." He replied hugging her for the support she was giving him.
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Meanwhile... Louis couldn't rest and left his mansion. He drove around the town to get away from the city. That's when he caught a glimpse of something that blew his mind away. Ada and Kristy were sitting together in a small coffee shop off the outskirts of the Las Vegas Strip. He immediately turned his vehicle making a sharp u-turn.
Meanwhile Ada and Kristy paid the bill, left the coffee shop, and got into Ada's car to return to their assignments. "Are you really going to kill Louis?" Kristy asked getting into the passenger seat.
"I don't know." Ada replied. "What do you think Louis will do if he finds out we're sisters?" she asked with fatigue as she looked at her younger sister and continued to drive..
"I don't know." Kristy replied looking away. Her sister's question seemed too hard to answer. "I don't know if he could accept that we lied to him yet alone that we're sisters." she said softly.
Ada nodded her head. "Do you think he'll kill us if he finds out?" she asked.
"What do you think?" Kristy asked looking back at Ada.
At this time Louis arrived in the coffee shop looking for them. He couldn't find them and questioned the waiters and waitresses. They informed him that the two girls left and that they didn't know anything but that they were very close.
Back with Ada and Kristy as they were still driving. "Maybe." Ada replied to Kristy's question somewhat unsure.
"Do you think he loves you enough to forgive you?" Kristy asked not sure what to expect.
"No." Ada replied bluntly. Kristy turned away from her older sister. If Ada didn't think Louis loved her enough then Louis probably didn't care about her enough either.
Ada looked at Kristy. She noticed the disappointment in her eyes and didn't want her sister to think of anything anymore. "Tomorrow will decide everything." Ada said placing her hands on Kristy. "If you and Louis live after tomorrow, then together you should run away from here. Run as far as you could and go home."
Kristy was confused. "What are you talking about?" she asked.
"Who knows what will happen tomorrow." Ada said with a deep sigh. "But I know that if I have to kill him, for our survival, I'll do it." Ada replied.
Kristy was shocked tp hear that her sister was willing to kill Louis because she strongly believed Ada had fallen for Louis too. But she knew that Ada was serious so she nodded and sat quietly the rest of the ride.
Louis tried to call Ada and Kristy but no response from either cell phone. So he had driven to Sapphire to question Anthony and the bouncer that always protected Kristy. The bouncer was not there but Anthony was there. Louis barged in and grabbed Anthony by the collar.
"I just saw Ada and Kristy together. What were they doing together?" he asked in an angry fit.
"I don't know." Anthony said trying to get away from Louis.
"Tell me what you know." Louis demanded.
Anthony nodded as he was afraid of Louis. He poured Louis a drink and said, "I just know that the two are always fighting. Kristy came here about three months ago working for money. Ada came about two months ago to pay for her college tuition."
"What else do you know?" he asked taking a sip of the beer.
"You were their only client." Anthony replied. "They refused everybody else and Ada never started working with Kristy's shift until Kristy got closer to you."
"Anything else?" Louis asked wondering why he was their only client. Plus he was starting to get suspicious of them with what Anthony was telling him.
"No." Anthony replied with fright.
Louis nodded and returned to his mansion wondering why the two girls were together when they hated each other so much. Originally they were tearing him apart and now they were close. It just didn't seem right.
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\LATER... Ekin went to locate Louis and Nic to tell them about the plans for tomorrow's confrontation with Simon and Francis. He couldn't find Louis but he found Nic asleep in his room.
He gently nudged Nic. Nic opened his sluggish eyes and rubbed them. "I guess I fell asleep." He said.
Ekin sat on the edge of Nic's bed. "I don't want you going tomorrow." Ekin said sternly.
Nic shook his head. "Hell no! I'm going with you guys." He protested.
"No!" Ekin yelled holding Nic's shoulders. " Listen to me! We can't let anything happen to you. If we die tomorrow, we still have you." Ekin said.
"What's the point?" Nic said standing up. "You two are my brothers. What's the point if I continue living alone? Do you think I could live with a clear conscious that I let my brothers go to their deaths alone? And that I was a chicken!" he protested with Ekin.
"Nobody will call you a chicken." Ekin started to say but was cut off by Nic.
"I will!" he yelled. "I won't be able to live with myself." He continued. "Please Dai Guo (elder brother). Please let me accompany you and Ye Cuo (second brother)." He asked earnestly.
Ekin had no choice but to nod. His brother's courage and loyalty was heartwarming. At that moment Louis walked into the room. "Then it's going to be the three of us." He said walking into the room. Ekin and Nic looked at him and smiled as they came together and held each other's fist.
Nnadia came into the room and said, "You can't forget me."
They all looked at her with a stunned expression. Ekin shook his head. "No you..." he started to say.
Nnadia put her hands on his lips. "Since you married me, I'm part of this family too. Being your wife, I want to be there with you by your side. If anything happens let it happen to both of us." she said sweelty.
"It's too dangerous." Ekin protested.
Nnadia shook her head. "I can't catch you if you fall, but if you fall, I'll jump down with you." She said.
Ekin was touched by her words. He nodded his head to agree. She smiled and the three brothers looked at each other ready for whatever they had to do tomorrow.
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The next day... Ekin, Louis, and Nic met up with Simon, Francis and Alex in the Conference Room in the Chinatown Business Center once again. This time Nnadia accompanied Ekin. They were all sitting around a circular table.
"I want to know who murdered Jordan last night?" Ekin questions the three men bluntly.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Alex replies. "All my men were with me. Anyways I have no shit with Jordan." he said truthfully.
"Finally that fucker got what he deserved!" Francis sneered.
"Shut the hell up!" Nic yelled at Francis as he pounded the table.
"Are you trying to blame one of us?" Simon questioned in between the arguments.
"Shut your fuckin' trap kid before I cut off your balls!" Francis yelled back.
"Fuckin' asshole! Let's see if you even have the balls to do it!" Nic continued to yell at Francis.
Meanwhile Ekin gave Nic a disapproving look as he continued his conversation with Simon. "I'm not trying to blame anyone but I have a police report here that states your men were the ones who raided Jordan's mansion." Ekin replied throwing a copy of the report on the table.
"Who let this milk filled lips talk to me in such a manner?" Francis cursed as motioned for his men to attack.
Louis held Nic down so Ekin could finish his questions. "Don't get your pussy all knotted up. Let's get things straight before you get more shit on your shoulders." he advised.
Simon picked up the report and looked at it. "This is ridiculous. You think this stupid report can be evidence against me? Why would I join these two dirt bags to destroy you three? It's not even worth my time." he said.
"What the hell, punk!" Francis sneered at Simon. He was becoming very agitated by the situation.
"Exactly what he said." Alex said lighting up a cigarette. "The fucker has always seen you as something less than dirt." He said blowing out his cigarette.
"Fuck you!" Francis hollered angrily at everyone. "Fuck all of you!" he yelled taking out his gun.
Louis and Nic immediately armed themselves as they tried to protect Ekin too. Stephen protected Simon. Nicky pulled out his weapon to protect Alex. Neither man moves knowing perfectly well that if a shooting starts everyone's original agreement for peace would be destroyed. They were all tense as they held onto their guns.
Seconds passed....Sweat formed on their brows. Everyone started becoming antsy. Eyes jilted around the room wondering what everybody's next move was. Suddenly someone somewhere pulled a trigger and everyone started shooting. Ekin pulled out his weapon and pushed Nnadia down to protect her.
Simon grabbed his gun and darted under the table. Alex grabbed his gun and dashed for cover. Louis and Nic signaled for more of their men to enter the conference room. Francis stood up onto the table shooting crazily at everyone then jumped down quickly to take cover as he dialed for backup.
Ekin shoots at Simon but misses him. Simon takes cover and shoots at Louis. Louis rolls over the table and lands on the far right corner of the conference room grabbing a table top and holding it in front of him like a shield. Nic shoots the men Francis has called in for backup.
Alex watches hoping they would all kill each other. He doesn't shoot or even try to kill anyone. He decides to make a run for it. Louis notices him trying to run off and shoots his leg. Alex falls to the ground in pain. Nicky prepares his gun then aims at Louis but misses. Nicky then proceeds to help Alex escape.
Suddenly five dozen men came running into the conference room, obviously Simon's followers. Francis takes this opportunity to run away. Nic aims at him and shot him in the arm. Francis becomes upset that a young one has shot him so he aims crazily for Nic even though his men are dragging him out. Louis aims at Francis also and shot him in the same leg. He's badly injured but manages to escape.
Now it's only Ekin and Simon's men battling each other. Simon's men and Ekin's men are about tied. They've shot and killed many people other badly injured. Nic and Louis are tired but neither were badly injured. Ekin leaps forward risking the fact that Simon could shot and kill him to aim at Simon. Simon didn't expect it so he didn't have time to dodge. He was shot on the right arm.
Finally Ekin, Nic, Louis cornered him ready to kill him. Simon laughed maliciously. "What are you laughing about?" Ekin questioned holding a gun at him.
"I'm laughing at you three brothers." He smirks and then yelled. "Bring them in."
The three brothers look dumbfounded as Shi-Qi and Ching-Yau brought in Ada, Joey and Kristy. Ada was the only one, other than Shi-Qi and Ching-Yau that had a gun in her hands.
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