775 Found Out About Macy
âWhat are you talking about?â Adele looked confusedly at Victor, pointing to her chest and then back at him, âYou were the one that brought him up and now youâre asking me about this Richardo or whatever he is?â It was fucking bullshit. Was he kidding with her?
âIâm talking about the fact that Marcel underestimates him just the same way you did right now,â Victor said.
âWell, I donât know the dude, what do you expect me to say?â
âMarcel had the same nonchalant attitude towards him even when all evidence pointed towards him.â
Adele opened her mouth to say something, but she gave up, she was not in the mood to argue with him this morning. She would not be the reason for his mood change.
âFine, tell me what you know about him.â
âIâm sorry,â Victor apologized to her suddenly, âIt just annoys me when everyone treats the bastard so insignificant when he could end up being a thorn in our side.â He said.
âSo how do you know that Richardo is the one who sent assassins after Marcel?â Adele was curious to know. He had to give her something and then they can work from there.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âI donât have concrete but circumstantial evidence.â
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âCircumstantial evidence?â Adele frowned, this better be worth her time.
âRichardo is trying to flood the streets with drugs, Marcel is not a fan of such a venture. What do you think a wannabe crime lord would do to pave a way for his business to boom?â
âMurder Marcel? No, no newbie is that ballsy.â
âNot unless he has help or a reason to be confident,â Victor said, reaching for the glove compartment but Adele got to it first and pulled out folded papers from the dashboard.
Adeleâs expression was set deep in concentration as she stared hard at the list of names and then information about an orphanage.
âWhat is this?â
âAfter Elijah managed to infiltrate our organization out of our own carelessness, I decided to double-check the background of our members secretly.â
âNo way, that would take up to weeks!â
Adele was impressed by his attentiveness.
A smug expression appeared on Victorâs face as he said, âMake that a week.â
Adeleâs jaw opened in disbelief, however, she managed to control herself; she could not let Victor get any prouder.
He continued, âThat was when I stumbled upon something more shocking...â Victor turned to Adele who was staring at him with intrigue before shifting his gaze back unto the road.
âIt turned out that Macy grew up in the same orphanage that Richardoâs father sponsored. What was the possibility that she handed out Marcelâs location to Richardo on the day that he was attacked?â
âBullshit!â Adele was enraged, âYou call this circumstantial evidence?! We should get that bitch by now and torture everything she knows out of her lying mouth!â She shouted in his face, worked up already and Victor had to remind her gently.
âI am on the wheels.â
âSorry,â Adele apologized, leaning back into her seat. However, from the way that she kept tapping her feet, Victor knew that she couldnât wait to spring into action. Just like his workaholic cousin Marcel â until Arianna came along â Adele took her work quite seriously.
She turned to him with her lips pressed into a thin line, obviously displeased that he kept such a huge secret from her, âWhat is your line of action? What would you have done if you havenât come for my expert opinion?â
âDo what I do best.â
âAnd that is?â
âProtect my family.â Victor stared her straight in the eyes.
Adele told her, âI wonder if everyone comprises under your definition of family, or is the list limited?â
âFamily is family,â Victor told her with deeper meaning, their eyes holding for seconds although it seemed like forever before refocusing them on the road once again.
âThatâs nice to know,â Adele muttered under her breath, facing her front. There was nothing but silence between the both of them for a while until she asked him,
âDoes Marcel know about this?â
âNot yet. But he gave me full authority to pursue the case. I donât want to bother him until I have the concrete evidence that he needs to believe that Richardo is a threat.â
âNot to mention Macy of all people,â Adele sighed under her breath, âAnd to think that I felt pity for her.â
Victorâs head whipped around to her, feeling disgusted by the thought,
âYou felt pity for her?â
âHer situation felt a bit similar to mine, she was rejected by both men she felt something for.â
âNo, hers was a case of greediness. Macy didnât love either of us, she just didnât know what she wanted,â Victor said between gritted teeth, âMarcel and I are not properties to be shared in turns.â
âFine, how do you propose we get her then?â
âWe go the natural way,â Victor said, âI know Macy and if indeed she is working with Richardo, she would have her guards up knowing sheâs taking a risk here. This means that we have to be careful around her so we donât accidentally alert her and she takes off. We know nothing about Richardo and it seems that sheâs the only one that can provide us with such information. â
âIn that caseâ¦.â Adele went over the plans she had with Victor as they exchanged ideas until he nodded his head in approval.
âWe would go with that then,â Victor agreed and the both of them drove on in comfortable silence until they arrived at their destination.
Adeleâs apartment.
âThank you for your help,â Adele said, taking her bag from him.
âI can help you take it upstairs.â Victor offered, considering her condition but Adele turned it down. She was not as fragile as they thought.
âNo, but thank you for your help.â
And with those words, Adele bid him goodbye and went into the lobby. She then went into the elevator that took her to her floor, arriving at her apartment.
Adele inputted the password and was cleared, she then turned the doorknob and went in only to halt in her footstep almost immediately.
Something was not right.