Chapter 317: YEARS AGO
"This place is beautiful," Erika commented as she walked inside their new home. They had already arrived in Spain and she loved the cool weather that soothed her skin. Walking to the double door, she opened it and let go of herself as she took in the soothing cool air.
A hand wrapped around her waist from behind and her smile grew only wider.
"I’m glad you like it," said Ethan as he nuzzled his nose on her neck and took in her scent. "We will be living here for the next few months so I made sure to pick the right place for you to be comfortable in," he added.
Erika turned around to face him and cupped his cheek. "You are so sweet." She pecked his lips for a second and hugged him. "I thought we would be attacked at the airport or probably followed too but to see us here, safe and sound, I’m really glad."
"Remember we left there so we couldn’t think about the problem there. So for now, just think about me and our baby," Ethan said, petting her blonde that seemed to have gone darker than usual before moving to her baby bump and pecked it. "I will go and inform our family that we’ve arrived," he added and together, they went back inside the house.
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Viper was at his house, drinking his life away again but not because he caught Mamba and Felicia in their act, but because the woman whom he was starting to get familiar with had been taken away from him. He felt like his life had been ruined again since Emma died.
He clenched his chest as he teared up, tears flowing out of his eyes uncontrollably but he didn’t bother to wipe them away before they fell on the floor. He wanted to release these tears and feel lighter, if possible.
Taking a bottle of whiskey, he smashed it against the wall, and the poor bottle shattered into pieces, falling on the ground while the wet content stained the white walls.
"I can’t take it anymore, Emma!" He yelled out loud for nobody to hear him which was the only good thing that came out of his predicament. No one was around to hear him break down. "It’s been 6 years already and you decide to bring me your lookalike now that I’ve moved on!" He yelled even louder, holding his hair tight in frustration as he continued to tear up. "I can’t take it anymore. I don’t want to be obsessed but whenever I see Erika, I feel like I’m falling in love with her," he confessed but unfortunately, there was no one to hear it. "Erika is no longer with me, she’s with her lover. Why are you doing this to me, Emma?" He questioned.
After ranting nonstop in the space, Viper finally calmed down when his throat started to hurt from yelling too much.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated with a message. He picked it up to read and a glint of evil flashed in his eyes for a second before it disappeared.
He called the person and immediately, the other person answered.
"You found their whereabouts already?" Viper asked the person.
A low, deep, and intimidating answer replied, "Yes, boss." Even though the voice was intimidating, the person sounded very respectful. "Should I start giving them trouble or should I wait for a little bit longer?" The man with the deep voice asked.
Viper gave it some thought before he replied. "Not now, she’s still pregnant. Wait for a few months, when she has already given birth and I will tell you what to do."
"Okay, boss." And the call was over.
Viper dropped his phone on the sofa next to him and reached for another whiskey bottle to pour in another content inside his bottle.
He raised the glass to his face and stared at the drink as if he was studying it before he finally took a sip and dropped it back on the table with a smirk on his lips.
"I’m sorry for doing this to you Erika. I know this is wrong but I’ve already fallen for you and there’s nothing for me to do anymore," he apologized.
A few minutes later, viper got another call, and without looking at the screen, he replied. "I’m coming."
Viper grabbed his things, entered the car, and drove away.
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Viper parked his car in front of a building that shown with beautiful lights and the loud music that boomed from inside gave away its name.
Not paying single attention to the pairs of couples that ate each other’s lips right outside, Viper walked inside and went upstairs to the building.
He passed a few rooms where he heard moans and slapping of flesh coming from each room but he didn’t stop one bit and continued till he reached his destination.
Opening the door with a slightly ajar frame, viper walked inside to find more of his people seated and waiting for him patiently. As soon as they saw him at the door, glaring at every one of them, they immediately stood up from their seats and bowed their heads respectfully.
Viper simply walked to the chair that was at the further end and sat down and the other men followed suit.
"Viper, it’s been such a long time since we’ve seen you. Are you so busy with your business that you didn’t have the time to check up on us?" One man asked with his hands folded together, his flaming red hair standing out from the brown and black hair that filled the room.
"You are not some baby that needs to be checked every minute or be kept an eye on all the time," Viper remarked, his eyes glaring at the red-headed man that just spoken.
The red-headed man coughed as he lowered his head in embarrassment. "That wasn’t what I meant."
Viper simply ignored him and carried on. "So, what bad news did you call me here for?"
