Day Sixty-Four…
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Joker glanced at Chantha for several seconds. He was having second thoughts. 'Did I overdo it?' He was clueless that Chantha was stabbed by a sharp object at her back. She was bleeding.
"Let's go now!" Veronica called Joker's attention.
Joker made the necessary preparations. He knew every nook and cranny of the Syphiruz Mafia Headquarters because he was one of them. He could easily avoid getting caught by his fellow members.
He also temporarily disabled the security cameras that were located at the spots where he would pass through together with Veronica and Marco. Joker had to leave the place before Violet and Spider learned about his betrayal. Once Chantha woke up, he would be included in the wanted list of the organization.
'Damn it! Everyone will hate me for doing this. I need to leave the country as soon as possible. I just sever my ties with the Syphiruz Mafia.' Joker felt a little bit sad. Syphiruz Mafia had been part of his life. He treated them as his family. But who would have thought he would be able to betray them? It was his choice.
Joker, Marco, and Veronica escaped successfully. He used the backdoor. And members of the Syphiruz Mafia were not suspicious of Joker at all.
Meanwhile, Axel was walking in the hallway when he noticed the commotion. He heard someone calling Chantha's name. The source of the noises came from the room where Veronica was previously locked up.
Axel's face became pale when he saw Chantha lying unconscious on the floor. He also saw her blood. She was wounded. In just a blink of an eye, Axel approached her, pushing away the other guy who was tapping Chantha's shoulder.
"Make a way!" Axel screamed with urgency as he carried her body in his arms. He immediately dashed out, bringing her to his car. Some members followed them.
"Drive for me!" Axel threw his car key to one guy before putting Chantha in the back passenger seat. He also joined her as he tried to stop her bleeding.
"Go to the medical facility! Drive faster!" Axel commanded the guy. The medical facility was near the headquarters so it would be convenient to bring Chantha there, instead of the hospital.
His subordinate obeyed him. He was also worried since one of their branch leaders was attacked inside their headquarters. Two of their prisoners escaped.
"Who did this to her?" Axel asked. He sounded so furious. He was already cursing the person who attacked Chantha. His heart was filled with rage. Seeing Chantha in that state made him lose control. He wanted to kill whoever did this to her.
"We haven't confirmed it yet, sir. But… it looks like someone disabled our security cameras. We don't know who attacked Miss Chantha. But one of our fellow members told us that Branch Leader, Joker, was the last person they'd seen in the underground basement before our prisoners escaped."
Axel's expression darkened further when he heard that. He had a bad feeling about this. 'Don't tell me Joker betrayed us. But why? I swear I'll beat him up if he was the one who hurt Chantha.'
Axel immediately picked up his phone and made an emergency group call among the branch leaders. Only Spider and Violet joined the call. Joker's status was away.
"Axel? Is there something wrong?" Violet asked him instantly. The emergency call was activated so Violet knew that something urgent happened. But she didn't how bad or serious the matter was.
"Tell us the situation. Does Supreme Leader want to summon us?" Spider also spoke up from the other line. He was currently doing his mission. He was in Country R, digging for more information regarding Monica.
"Chantha was attacked. We are rushing to the medical facility now."
"WHAT!? My Twin Sister is hurt! Who did this?" Violet's worried voice resounded.
"Joker is the number one suspect. He might be the one who helped Veronica and Marco escape." Axel informed them.
There was a moment of silence when they heard that.
"Are you sure about that?" Spider couldn't believe it. Joker was like a brother to him. They were buddies! How could Joker betray them? Why?
"Let's not jump to a conclusion first. We need to find Joker and let him explain his side." Spider added, refusing to believe that Joker would betray them.
"I'll kill him myself. How dare he touch my sister!" Violet didn't hide her anger and disappointment. "I'm on my way to the facility now. Please take good care of my sister, Axel!"
"I'll dispatch our members to search and capture Joker. He has some explaining things to do," Axel informed his comrades.
"No! Don't give this task to anyone. You know Joker. He can't easily be captured. Even if you send ten or twenty men, Joker can kill them easily if he wants to. If he truly betrays us, I don't think he will let Chantha live. He should have killed her already to cover up for his crime. But he didn't do it. I guessed he just knocked her down. Joker might have some reasons for doing this."
"I don't care about his reason. The fact he hurts Chantha is enough to punish him. Don't defend him, Spider!" Axel was displeased and furious. Violet and Spider were surprised because, among them, Axel was the most cool-headed person. But at this moment, he was acting differently.
Spider just kept his mouth shut. He didn't want to argue with Axel.
"Let's discuss this personally. I'll inform our Supreme Leader about this." Violet tried her best to keep calm.
When the three hung up, Axel focused his attention back on Chantha. His eyes softened as he watched her. His heart was thumping so hard. He was anxious and scared about Chantha's safety. He just hoped her injury wasn't serious.
Axel held her close to his body as if she was a fragile thing he needed to protect. "You have to be okay. I am not used to seeing you in this state." He caressed her cheek. At that certain moment, Axel knew that Chantha occupied a special place in his heart. She was important to him. And he cared about her so much.
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