After spending some time in the dining, Ava and Ace went back into the bedroom. He took out a bottle of wine from his fridge and opened it. He took out two glasses and filled them to the brim. Ava did not want to drink because she was worried she might get high and ruin her plans.However, Ace was staring at her with so much love in his eyes and she knew that it was an important day for him. After hesitating briefly, she decided to share in his joy and accepted the cup of wine from him. After drinking for a few minutes, he went to the carton and took out his coke. He poured some of it into a piece of paper and went back to the couch where he was sitting before.He placed the paper on the table in front of him and began snuffing the coke using his index finger. Ava sat on the bed watching him. Her heart was racing as she knew that her moment of escape was nigh.She still drank from the cup in her hands and did everything she could to not look suspicious. Ace was staring at her intently
The doctor arrived when it was twenty-eight minutes past seven with his equipment and checked on Ace. After a few seconds, he asked that only one person be left with him and Ace in the room.All the underlings quietly left the room while Ava stood up feeling confused. She didn't know if she was to also leave or stay by Ace's side. When she noticed that Black Axe was still sitting on the bed beside Ace, she understood that she also needed to wait outside the room.The door was locked the second Ava went outside and she felt closer to her death as the minutes went by. There were so many underlings outside Ace's door which made her so uncomfortable. While she kept waiting and hoping that the cause of Ace's condition will not be discovered by the doctor, someone slipped a piece of paper into her hand.She was both surprised and afraid as it dawned on her that it must be Red Blaze's spy. The fact that he was not afraid to act amid so many loyal underlings made her feel that Ace was in dang
EARLIER IN THE DAYRichard parked his car by the street and stayed at the top of a building from where he could get a clear view of Red Blaze's lair with his binoculars. His day had been quite a busy one. From the moment they landed in Bangkok, he had been running around trying to understand the roads that led to Red Blaze's lair and Black Scorpion's Gang house.It was also not an easy task for him to gather about two hundred officers and give them instructions on what to do. Damon had been quite helpful and involving him in the mission was a very good call, without that, he would never have made it to where he was because even the car he was driving was bought by Damon.With each passing moment, he realized that Damon was good enough for Ava and genuinely loved her. It hurt him to imagine the both of them together because he initially hoped that rescuing Ava from Scorpion's grip would give him the opportunity to get back his love but now he knew better. He did not have the kind of m
Red Blaze stared at Ava with an amused expression on his face and laughed, "but he is dead, darling. Killed by your very own hands. Did you really think that the substance I gave you was just a simple pack of coke? I only told you that in order to get you to cooperate with me.That pack contained Scorpion's brand of coke, yes. However, it had been mixed with snake venom and other poisonous elements. As long as Black Scorpion snuffed it and took it into his system, there is no way out for him. He cannot survive it and whatever any doctor does to revive him is futile.Tears dropped from Ava's eyes as she realized how foolish she had been to trust Red Blaze. The latter laughed again and said, "oh poor thing! Are you feeling sad for your dead lover? You shouldn't be my dear. Black Scorpion was a monster and he deserved to die.""No, he wasn't" Ava shrieked. "You are the monster and I was a fool to have trusted you." Red Blaze flashed her an evil grin before dropping the glasses of wine h
As he lay on the ground, Richard regained consciousness a while later and heard noises around him as well as his phone ringing. He recalled everything that had happened so far and his eyes instantly shot open. He saw a few people surrounding him. When they saw him open his eyes, two of the men helped him up from the ground and wanted to take him to the hospital.Richard shook his head, "thank you very much. I'm grateful to you all but I'm fine."He wasn't fine actually. His head was in a lot of pain and so was his body but he kept thinking about Ava and her situation. She was counting on him to save her and he could not let her down.He got up and staggered toward the road, much to the surprise of the people around him. Ignoring the blood which was dripping at the back of his head, he stopped a taxi and got in after telling the driver where he was heading to.He took out his phone which kept ringing inside his pocket and realized that the screen had been badly broken. He answered the
Richard finally met up with Damon and the latter was shocked to see his appearance. "What happened to you?" Damon asked.Richard sighed, "I was cornered by two cars and pushed off the road. They were gangsters so I suspect that they work for Red Blaze. I got into a terrible accident and almost didn't make it out alive. The explosion of the car made me pass out and that's why I could not take your calls.Since you said Red Blaze did not show up here, it means he is already onto us. He may have taken Ava somewhere else and I need to find out where.""I'm glad you survived," Damon replied. "I can't stop thinking of what Ava must be going through right now. What should we do next? "Richard took out his phone and called Danny, "Red Blaze certainly has another hideout, please find out it for me because Ava's life is at stake.""Alright, give me a minute," Danny replied. While he waited for Danny's call, Richard asked Damon to inform all the officers that it was time for action.Danny calle
Richard and Damon came back to their hotel room with frustration clearly written on their faces. They had spent the past two days going around the city of Bangkok in disguise trying to find out which of Ace's houses he was actually hiding at. Richard stared at all the places he had crossed off his list and realized that only one of Ace's houses was left. However, this building which was built like a palace was situated in a quieter part of the city.He felt worried because it was their headquarters and would mostly be crawling with gangsters. Of course, since Ace's father wasn't in the country, half of their men were with him, ensuring that he was well protected but this did not change the fact that Ace still had a lot of men.Going to this place was very risky so Richard knew that he needed to plan carefully. That night, he went alone to a club that Ace's underlings frequented. He was hoping to pick out one or two pieces of information that would be vital to his mission tomorrow.Goi
Ava opened her eyes the next morning when she felt someone's hand on her back. She saw a pair of familiar eyes staring at her and was surprised. She quickly sat upright and stared at him. He seemed stressed out that she could not help but wonder what had been keeping him busy. She could not keep her curiosity to herself and asked, "where have you been all this time, Ace," Ace ignored her question and said, "get ready, princess. We are moving to one of my beach houses. I need you to pack up the few belongings you have here before it gets dark because we leave in the evening. Some important members of the Black Scorpion Mafia gang are coming over here and I don't feel comfortable having you under the same roof with them."Ava had no idea about what Ace was talking about and the fact that he ignored her question annoyed her. Why did he think he could keep taking her to different houses all the time? She was already tired of moving from one place to another as if she were a criminal. "I