24: Mae

"Carlos," Leo called the man whom we met tied up when we walked in. Leo was back to his smiling self since he smiled at me earlier in his dining room. He smiled at Carlos but he didn't return the smile. The man seemed to know Leo on a personal level.

"His family is not here?" I heard Leo ask his men.

"His wife and children are outside the country on a holiday trip, but his parents are in one of the rooms here." One of Leo's men responded to his question.

"Bring them to join us," Leo ordered and his men took action to do as they were told.

"Leo," Carlos finally said something since Leo and I walked in."Leave my family out of this." He didn't have an atom of plea in his voice. Maybe he already knew pleading with Leo was useless. Or maybe he is just another proud asshole like Leo himself.

"Why should I?" Leo laughed heartily after asking. I wonder what the man did to have Leo come for him himself instead of just sending someone to deal with him. What if he was the one who put Leo in a