Day Fifty-Two…
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[ At Syphiruz Mafia Headquarters… ]
Jane was sitting in the white room. There was no window, no food, and no drinks. Her hands were bound with metal cuffs. Nathan and others were still cautious of her. They were preventing her from committing suicide once again.
As she looked around, the room was empty. Her stomach growled as she hadn't eaten anything since yesterday. This made her weaker.
'I'm still adjusting to my frail body. I have to regain my strength. However, I feel like my body will collapse at any time. I should settle things with Nathan and leave this place as soon as possible.' Jane thought to herself, taking a deep breath.
She wiggled her wrist. There were already red marks around them. "I'm not going to kill myself. Can you uncuff me now?" Abigail looked at the CCTV. She could tell that someone was watching her through the monitor.
It did not take long when the speaker inside resounded. "We can't trust your words." Chantha was the one watching her over.
"When is your leader coming back?" Jane asked her.
"Phantomflake… are you trying to sway our leader?" Chantha asked her expectantly. "Aren't you angry at him? Why do you keep looking for him?"
"I'm going to settle things with him," Jane admitted. She was comfortable talking to Chantha because she bonded with her before as her bodyguard.
Chantha let out a chuckle and said, "My dear, settling things with him means your death. Are you ready to die in his hands now?"
Jane's lip stretched out into a mischievous smirk. "Why do I feel like I won't die just yet? Do you wanna make some bets with me?"
Chantha raised her eyebrow when she heard that. Phantomflake was taunting her. But little did she know, Phantomflake loved to do some bets. She also did it before when she encountered Butler Li. Later on, the butler became her confidant and accomplice.
Chantha fell silent for a moment, rubbing her chin. She was reluctant to say yes because even she herself wasn't sure if Nathan would kill Phantomflake now, especially since they learned that she was the missing daughter of Mr. Hiroshi, the leader of the Sawada Clan.
'Hmm. But our Supreme Leader won't be intimidated or be scared of the Sawada Clan. If he wants to kill her, he won't hesitate. He won't be swayed by the fact Phantomflake is Mr. Hiroshi's daughter.'
Chantha smiled inwardly before agreeing to make a bet with her. "Sure. What kind of bet?"
"If Nathan won't kill me in one week, I will win this bet. You have to fulfill my three requests." Jane confidently said. "Oh, and one more thing. You have to delete this video. No one should know about our bet."
Chantha felt so amused while watching Phantomflake's overbearing confidence. 'What made her confident?'
"Hmm. Okay. It's a deal." Chantha agreed. She thought one week was too long. Knowing her Supreme Leader's temper, she assumed that he would be unforgiving and merciless.
'Uh oh! Speaking of the devil. Here comes my Boss!' Chantha immediately searched for the recordings to simply delete their conversation. She could see on the CCTV monitor that Nathan was on his way to the white room. Nathan was now being escorted by Axel.
"I'm going to see a good show. I have to call my twin sister, otherwise, she might miss this!" Chantha didn't waste her time as she called her sister over.
On the other hand, Nathan and Axel finally entered the white room. Nathan's expression remained stoic and indifferent. He was surrounded by a chilly aura as he looked at her.
But Jane had a different expression upon seeing Nathan. There was a hopeful look in her eyes.
Axel just stood by the side, holding a bag containing a truth serum. They would use this to make Phantomflake confess. Using the truth serum, they would be certain that she won't lie to them.
"You made me wait for too long." Jane broke the silence first, greeting Nathan with a disappointed look in her eyes.
But Nathan just remained silent. He didn't like the way Phantomflake changed her attitude toward him. She was supposed to hide her emotions and maintain her cold expression. But she was showing the other way around.
Amidst the silence inside, Jane's stomach made some noise.
Growl!
Jane could only bite her lower lip in embarrassment. "I'm hungry," she uttered.
Axel: "..."
Nathan: "..."
They didn't expect that a mighty assassin like Phantomflake would suddenly complain about being hungry. It was so unlikely of her to behave this way, especially in front of her enemy.
'What's wrong with her? She is acting so strangely.'
"Remove my cuffs. Let me move and stand. My body is feeling so numb." Jane complained once more.
Both Nathan and Axel were at a loss for words. Phantomflake was acting like this was her territory, feeling at home.
Axel simply stole a glance at his Supreme Leader, observing his reaction. Though Nathan was expressionless, he could see a gleam of amusement in his eyes.
"Fine. Let's settle this now. Supreme Leader. To prove to you that I am willing to confess, I will tell you now who called the hit. You can verify it later, after injecting me with the truth serum." Jane did all the talking since the two men were startled by the way she acted.
"The Raven… There is an organization called the Raven. They were the ones who called the hit. It seemed that they knew your personal life… and your real identity as Nathan Sparks, that's why they hired me to kill your woman, instead of killing you."
A cold glint shone in his blue eyes as he clenched his teeth. He folded his fingers into tight fists.
"And I want to apologize… for what I did…" Jane sincerely said while looking straight into Nathan's eyes.
Nathan was taken aback for a moment when he heard her sudden apology. He had never expected that. Even Axel opened his mouth in utter shock. What the hell was happening here? Phantomflake was apologizing for what she did?!
"What kind of joke is this?" Nathan asked her through his gritted teeth. He refused to believe her. He thought this might be her strategy to stay alive.
"I'm not kidding… I'm telling you this because I still want to live. I have unfinished missions. I can't die just yet. So… Here I am, humbling myself in front of you."
"Just give me… forty eight days… if after that, you still want to kill me, then I am happy to offer my life. I will accept death… the death you want for me." Jane began to negotiate with him.
Chantha, Violet, and Axel who were watching on the sideline were flabbergasted by this. No one had imagined this. Their attention was now focused on their Supreme Leader, anticipating his decision. Would he listen to her plea or not?
"Sir, don't trust her." Axel butted in. He was worried that this was just part of Phantomflake's evil scheme.
Nathan had conflicting thoughts right now. "Why? Why do you want to live? What is your unfinished mission?"
Jane's gaze never left his face. She never broke their eye-to-eye contact. She smiled at him faintly before answering him.
"I want to live because of SizzlingAugust. We still have an unfinished match. I have to defeat him…"
Nathan was rendered speechless at the mention of his alias. Why and how did Phantomflake know him?
"Aside from being Phantomflake, I have another identity. I am Shining Star."
Nathan: "..."
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