Chapter 5 ANOTHER EPISODE

Diego's POV

Indeed, various syndicates were attending the party, including some lesser-known ones. However, I knew I was the best among them; there was no arguing about it.

"Where is Adriana?" I asked Luis as he approached me when I arrived.

She is in the restroom," Luis replied.

I wasn't comfortable with her being alone at all. "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on her at all times? I don't trust her at all, especially after what I just discovered."

It wasn't that she was a threat to me but I didn't want her to ruin my plans.

"I will go check on her, but first let me tell you why I called you here," Luis said, as if in a hurry.

I agreed to let him continue.

"Mr Delgado said that he has an offer that could benefit you greatly." How did that concern me? As far as I knew, the Delgado syndicate was beneath me and under my control.

"Don't you know that I don't take offers from syndicates of no stature? Tell him I'm not interested." I told Luis.

"Your father said you should meet with him, which is why I came to tell you," Luis added.

That man had been getting on my nerves these past few weeks. For all I knew, my father didn't bother or care about my dealings in the syndicate anymore since he retired long ago.

"Tell Mr Delgado to meet me in the private room now," I instructed Luis, heading off to the room.

"Well, it's about time you showed up!" I said, turning to face the person who walked into the room. I had waited for thirty minutes with no one showing up. "So much for urgency," I scoffed.

As I turned to confront Mr. Delgado, I was surprised to see a stranger rather than Mr. Delgado, standing near the door.

"Who the hell are you? And where is Mr De...." Before I could finish asking the question the man pointed a gun at my face.

I smirked.

Clearly, this fool didn't know who he was dealing with.

"You killed my associate, you bastard!" the man shouted in anger.

I didn't reason the killing part; after all, I was known for that. But calling me a bastard? He definitely crossed the line.

"Bastard?" I repeated as I approached him.

Just then, the door swung open and Adriana walked in. "What is she doing here?" I wondered.

That was when I remembered the guy mentioning the word "associate." Was this a trap?

Adriana's POV

As I entered the venue's hall, I noticed some men with scars on their bodies looking at me and a wave of insecurity washed over me.

"Why did I have to come as well? Could Diego not come alone?" I thought as I continued walking.

As Luis and I were walking towards the lounge, a scarred and scary middle-aged man signaled for Luis to come over. My heart skipped a beat when the man looked at me and smiled cunningly.

"Mr Luis please, I want to use the restroom," I said,trying to avoid the scarred man.

"Alright miss. Just turn to your left, and you'll see the restroom," he replied, gesturing the way.

I quickly went in that direction, ignoring anyone I came across.

The smell of alcohol in the lounge was much so I decided to remain in the restroom for a while. About thirty minutes later, I left the restroom and planned to stay in an empty room until it was time to go home.

As I opened a door and walked in, I found Diego standing there, looking annoyed. I noticed a stranger at the other end of the room with a strange tattoo on his wrist pointing a gun at Diego.

I was about to rush out of the room when I heard the gun being loaded and the man told me not to take another step.

I froze in fear.

I looked back at Diego, but he seemed rather calm in a situation like this. The man grabbed my arm and pulled me close, then held my neck and pointed the gun to my head. I began to panic, and I tried to scream but no sound came out.

If you come close to me, your wife will die here and now," the man threatened Diego. It seemed he had a personal vendetta against Diego because his eyes were revengeful.

I glanced at Diego and a smile tugged at his lips. What was he thinking?

Just then, Diego began to approach me as if ready to go confront the man's threat. As he continued to approach I heard a loud bang in the room, and I screamed in fear.

At least the scream could finally escape my mouth.

I heard another gunshot and closed my eyes. For three seconds, the room was filled with silence and when I opened my eyes, I saw Diego bleeding from his left shoulder.

My breathing increased, and I managed to escape from the man's grasp. Just then, Luis rushed into the room. He struggled with the man holding the gun and that was when another shot went off.

I gasped for breath as my heart began to ache. All I could manage to say was "Medicine."

"Medicine,m-y medici-ne" I stammered, still struggling to breathe.

The man pushed Luis to the ground and quickly aimed the gun at me. Just as he pulled the trigger, a hand lifted the man's arm, causing the bullet to escape into the air.

I glanced over and realized it was Diego. He quickly grabbed the gun from the man's hand and shot him directly in the chest.

My eyes widened as the man collapsed to the ground, blood rushing out from his chest. My vision became blurry as shock set in.

"He-help me," I whispered before slumping down.

I tried to open my eyes but could not, and all I could hear was a faint voice saying, "Get her to the car and come get rid of this body now." Then I lost consciousness.