Chapter 3 THREE.

"Oh Bianca" Alex moved away from Esmeralda and walked over to the lady who just entered. "You don't listen do you?" Alex reprimanded as he helped her into the house, "what if Gerald had his men on your trail?" He fumed further, "can't you try to be a little careful?" Esmeralda who didn't understand a word they were saying creased her forehead into a frown, what has anything got to do with Gerald? "Is there something I don't know?" She asked and Bianca turned her attention to Alex.

"Is there something aunt meralda no nothing of?" She raised an eyebrow, "I mean you are spitting so much nonsense that even I can't comprehend" Alex seemed to understand the sarcasm in her voice and he immediately understood what she was trying to do, he was too overwhelmed and he forgot that Esmeralda was not supposed to know who he was. "It's nothing, meralda, I think you should get going now. I will be back tomorrow okay?" "But..." her voice trailed off when he cut her short with a smile. "Don't worry about me and just go home okay? It is already very late" The old lady sighed. She just couldn't understand this man. "It's okay aunt, I will watch over his drunk ass" Bianca chipped in and the woman rolled her eyes. "I wonder what Williams will say when you keep leaving as you please, isn't he suspicious?" Bianca shrugged and groaned in pain, the wound from the Stab was not fully healed yet and the fact that Gerald was still looking for her. "I will lead you to the car" Alex didn't even wait for her response and led Esmeralda out of the room and he didn't go back until he saw the car drive out of the house and that was when he rushed into the house. This time Bianca was on the sofa and she had her hand on her tummy making her look all tired. "Are you okay?" Alex inquired while taking his space near her, "I told you not to bother coming but you never listen do you? "What are your plans now Alex? You can't just focus on the wedding and forget that we actually have work to do'' Bianca tried sitting up as she talked, "I feel like you are no longer interested in your actual goal" "What?" Alex could not believe his ears, "what do you mean?" She sighed and closed her eyes before speaking up again. "Isn't it obvious Alex? You seem more concerned about the wedding than the fact that you have a mission to accomplish" Her statement made Alex laugh heartily and he stood up from where he was seated, she was really sounding so funny right and all he could do was laugh. "So you think I have forgotten what I want to do and I am some love stricken bastard?" "It seems so" Alex couldn't help but laugh at her nativity, was she kidding him right now? Forget about his revenge? There was absolutely nothing in the world that would make him forget about that and that was final. "You know I didn't ask you to come here tonight right?" He suddenly said and Bianca's jaw dropped. "What?" "If you are going to sit there and badmouth me, it's better you leave Bianca and I mean it. Do you think this is easy for me? You just...." His voice went flat and he balled his hand into a fist, "don't annoy me Bianca and I mean it. "What?" The lady began to laugh so badly, "this is ridiculous Alex" her laughs continued to resonate in his ears, "I am helping you and don't forget that you owe my best friend your life okay? Without him you won't be here at this point so you better show some respect" "Yes, of course. I owe him my life and because of that I can't even do anything with mine? Aren't you being a litle unfair at this point Bianca? I am standing in the same position my father was murdered and you think I don't want Gerald to pay for what he did? Are you kidding me right now?" Now he was fucking angry and he could no longer hide it, the fact that he was pretending to be happy all these while came crashing to the ground and all he wanted to do at the point was hold Gerald by the neck and strangle the life out of him. "Alex, I...." The words hung in her throat when he halted her with his hand. "It is getting late and I don't want Gerald finding you at this point, maybe you should leave. I really want to be alone and thank you for letting me know you only care about your friend and nothing more" After he was done talking, he picked up his earpiece from the table and fixed it in. "Ryan" he called and the person from the other end immediately responded with a "boss" hinting a bit of gratitude. "Get Bianca's car ready and make sure she is safe" "Yes boss" He then removed the earpiece again and placed it back on the table before turning his attention to her. "Ryan will take you home and thanks for helping me until now but I will prefer to work alone now. I have put your life in danger once and I don't want to do it again" Alex didn't even bother to wait for her response before making his way up the stairs leaving the stupefied lady to herself. All in the months that they both have worked together, Bianca had never seen him so mad and it was practically her fault. She crossed the line this time and.....she sighed and stood up. Now would not be the best time to talk to him and with that in mind, she grabbed her bag and sauntered out of the house. Hiding from Gerald was not because she was scared, she loved how impatient he always looked and the fact that he knew she was still alive but couldn't get her thrilled her the most, revenge was a lot to do and one person would not be able to do it alone. ***** After Alex entered his room, he flung his phone on the bed and sat on the floor. Tears were already welling up in his eyes and he couldn't stop himself anymore, he allowed the hard bitter tears to roll down his face. People would think he was the ruthless Alexander chase but who would think that inside his body lived a fifteen year old boy who was just struggling. It was hard to just pretend to be someone else and seeing the man that massacred your family walk freely on the face of the earth was another agonizing experience and he wanted it to end. But how dare Bianca think that he was no longer interested in revenge, he hated the whole of Gerald's family and this night just made it clear, he was not supposed to be soft hearted no matter what and this was going to be the beginning of his loathing towards them. Cleaning the tears from his eyes, Alex picked up his phone and dialed a certain number and the person from the other end answered. "It's been a while man" Aiden's voice filtered into his ears, "I am happily watching the news about your wedding, congratulations Alex" "I need your help, Aiden" the man went straight to the point. "About what? Wedding preparations? Being your best man? You know you can always count on me even if we are not that close" He was overly excited and Alex found it cringy, this was the first time he was seeing someone else more happy than the groom to be. "Listen to me Aiden" he half yelled into the phone while rolling his eyes, "i am fucking serious man" "What do you want me to help you with Alex" Aiden was finally serious, "tell me" "Break into a house" "What?" The man from the other end blurted, "did you hit your head again Alex? What the heck are you saying man?" His voice was laced with real fear and Alex could not help but sigh, he didn't know Aiden was a mere chicken. "Are you in or out?" He asked again, he was definitely not in the mood to chit chat with his doctor right now. "I don't even understand you Alex, what are you saying now? Do you realize I am a doctor, your doctor and not some road side junkie that will involve in acts like that" "I thought you were my friend too?" "Technically I am, man" "So you have to help me okay?" The man from the end of the line sighed, so much for friendship. "Where exactly do you want to break in?" "Gerald's mansion" "What!!!!!!!!!" Aiden screamed at the top of his lungs, "your father in law's house?" Truthfully Alex lost his mind at this point. Why would he want to break into Gerald's home? "Look Alex" Aiden was suddenly calm, "why don't you take some rest? I will come over and check on you later okay? I am sorry I was not able to attend your housewarming party but that does not mean you will have my head for it right? Alex sighed, Aiden just knew how to pretend well. "Weren't you a cyber officer in the military? I mean you are well aware of all the types of cyber crimes and how well to deal with it" "What?" Now Aiden couldn't believe his ears. Alex was sure to be mad. "Did you run a background check on me?" "Keep your friends close" Alex retorted, "if you are in, come over after work and we will discuss the plan" and like that ended the conversation without bidding the man from the other end goodbye. Alex still sat at the foot of his bed and admires the room. This used to be his room fifteen years ago but now he could only remember wrong memories about it. "Get yourself together Jayden" he muttered to himself as his mind wandered off to Bianca and he closed his eyes. Maybe he really didn't need her, he wasn't In need of sympathy but someone who would help him take down Gerald.