Despair for the Triumphant One.

*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*

"Mama! What's going on!?" Jasmine yelled worriedly.

Jenna immediately hugged her and carried her quietly towards their bedroom, "Shh sweetie, Nothing's going on. It's just fireworks." She said with a forced composed expression on her face.

"But mama, I can hear screams from outside."

"Don't worry, They're just screaming because they are scared of fireworks dear."

After Jenna carried Jasmine successfully to their Bedroom, She immediately pushed the bed away and saw the hidden underground chamber which James hides his weaponry.

Jenna slowly opened the door that led towards the Underground chamber and hugged Jasmine once more, "Listen sweetie. I want you to stay there and wait for mama okay?"

"But mama, It's too dark." Jasmine complained with a scared expression.

Jenna tightly held Jasmine's shoulder and said, "Don't worry. Once you reach the floor, There'll be some lights down there. I assure you, okay?"

Jasmine wiped some of her tears as she quietly nodded.

Jenna smiled, "Now then, Go climb down on the ladders and wait for mama to comeback okay?" She said.

"Okay mama." Then jasmine quietly climbed down the ladders and held her head up as she saw Jenna closing the Chamber's door.

"Mama!" She screamed, But Jenna continued on closing the door and blocked it again with the bed.

Jasmine kept yelling, But her voice could not penetrate through the enclosed metal door, So she quietly cried and stared around her surroundings.

She then saw some yellowish dimmed light at the wall and sat right next to it and kept crying.

"Mama." She uttered as she sniffed and wiped her tears away.

Meanwhile gunshots continued to be heard all over the neighborhood while Jenna hurriedly locked their doors and covered their windows with curtains.

Then after several minutes, The gunshots stopped and Jenna could hear some footsteps coming through the back of their house.

She gasped and quietly held a kitchen knife, She kept a worried yet scared expression as the footsteps got closer and closer towards their back door.

Her sweat was steadily falling towards her eyebrows while she surveyed around the back door, Quietly waiting and praying that no one would barge into their house.

Then after several seconds, Gunshots from the outside continued, And made Jenna turn around to check the front hallway of their house.

In that particular moment, Their backdoor instantly got forcefully opened.

Jenna immediately turned around, Just to witness a man dressed in jet-black attire wearing a black mask, Pointing a gun towards her head.

Jenna instantly froze due to the shocking situation she was in, And before she could react nor move, The man infront of her that was aiming a gun at her, Suddenly pulled the trigger and shot her at the head. Completely killing her in an instant. *Bang!*

While Jenna fell on the floor and lost consciousness, The man in black attire immediately searched the entire house from first to second floor.

But before he could find anything, Police sirens wailed and the man immediately left a note with a coin and hid it unto the removable portrait with a flip flop phone in it, To which he found coincidentally and hurriedly fled the scene.

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After several minutes, Police reached the scene and immediately covered Jenna's body with a white blanket and carried her to an ambulance that had just arrived.

*Ring* *Ring* *Ring*

The police who was at the scene immediately pulled out his phone and answered the call, "Hello? This is Chief Ronald speaking."

"Ronald, This is Edwardo."

Ronald immediately jolted and turned his overall attitude into a 160 degrees, "Good evening Sir Edwardo, On what can I be of service with?" He said with a more appealing tone.

"My men, And Marco, Have you seen their bodies?"

"Yes sir, Currently their bodies are being carried back to the Ambulance."

"Did you saw who killed them?"

"I'm sorry sir, But when I arrived, All of them were already killed."

"And are there any civilians involved?"

"Yes, There's one."

"State the name."

Ronald immediately looked at the ledger he was holding and responded, "Her name is Jenna Ashburn, A 29 year old housewife who's married to James Ashburn and has a 7 year old daughter."

Edwardo didn't spoke a single word after hearing Ronald's words.

"Sir Edwardo?" Ronald said.

"Yes, That's all. Make sure to bring their bodies unto the morgue that I own."

"Yes sir." Ronald quickly responded.

Then Edwardo ended their conversation by hanging up.

Edwardo walked back and forth inside his room while feeling unease.

Then he immediately left the room and headed towards the Elevator.

"Sir?" The guard who was quietly standing outside his room spoke.

"Call Zack and tell him to search James' house thoroughly." Edwardo spoke in a cold demeanor.

"Yes sir." The guard replied and bowed.

While Edwardo walked in a fast pace and headed towards the Elevator.

He then pulled out his phone and dialed, *Ring*

*Beep*

"Edwardo?"

"Danya, Has James left already?" He asked.

"Yes, James left several hours ago, I'm sure he'd be nearing California by now."

Edwardo immediately checked the time at his wristwatch and noticed it was already dawn.

Edwardo gulped, "Some men came and killed my men who were guarding James' wife and her daughter."

"What? How?" Danya asked in a shocked tone.

"Well, They suddenly popped out of nowhere and started killing my men, Then..."

"And then what?"

"They killed James' wife." Edwardo muttered in a frustrated tone.

"Fuck! That Idiot brother of mine!" As Danya cursed in an angered tone.

"Their bodies are currently being brought to one of the morgues that I own. But I'm not sure on how to explain this infront of James."

The elevator rang and opened it's door while Edwardo hurriedly went out of the Elevator and went straight towards the Building's entrance.

"This is a big problem. What about the Daughter? Didn't you say that only the wife got killed?"

Edwardo quietly ordered some escorts to drive him as he entered the back seat, "We still have no news about his daughter. But I sent some of my men to investigate their house. I'm currently heading to the airport right now."

"Tch, Got it. Make sure to find his daughter, And explain this thoroughly to him that you weren't the one that killed his wife. You already know his attitude once he loses it."

"Yes darling, I'll explain everything to him. I'll call you again once everything's settled."

"Okay." *Hung up*

"Head to the airport at once." Edwardo said in a demanding tone.

"Yes sir." As the driver hastily drove away and headed towards the Airport.

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Meanwhile James had finally arrived at the Airport and saw Edwardo standing beside a car, Waiting for him.

James steadily walked towards him as he carried his duffle bag single handedly.

"Edwardo, What brings you here?" James asked in a gentle tone.

Edwardo was being hesitant as he stared at James with a worried expression.

James then tapped Edwardo's shoulder, "Is it about Danya? I never thought she'd be your fiance. Don't worry, Everything's already been settled peacefully."

Edwardo still stood silently with an anxious expression.

"Hey? Are you alright?" James asked.

Edwardo gulped and looked at James' face, "Please listen to me well James."

Seeing Edwardo's worried and hesitant state, James immediately pulled the driver away from the car and drove straight towards his house.

While Edwardo stood still, Watching James got further away from him with the car.

"Fuck." Edwardo uttered.

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...

James drove through the busy streets of L.A and hurriedly wanted to check his family.

Seeing Edwardo's expression made James unease and doubtful.

After several minutes passed, He finally reached their Neighborhood and saw police cars and a black SUV parked outside their house.

James immediately parked the car and hurriedly ran towards their house, Only to witness some men dressed in black suits and police men investigating their house thoroughly.

While James panted, He surveyed around and was noticed by the Policemen and men that were dressed in black suits.

"Sir?" The policeman said as he tried to grab ahold of James' attention.

But james was too focused on searching for his wife and daughter that he rushed through everything around the house, Determined to see his wife and daughter.

"Sir! Please stay calm!" The policeman yelled.

James still hurriedly ran around the house and saw blood stains stuck on the ground near infront of the back door. His pale expression instantly turned in a yet half composed angered expression and then immediately ran towards the portrait, To which he hides his flip flop phone, And desperately wanted to call Edwardo as soon as possible.

But as soon as he opened it, He saw a Gold coin and a piece of paper being folded.

As soon as he picked up the Gold coin, He saw Ashburn imprinted behind it and immediately grabbed the piece of paper.

His eyes wavered as he slowly opened the folded paper, His heartbeat was beating rapidly, Uneasiness devoured his entire mental state as he opened the paper to which a message was written.

"Dear Ghost, Due to your foolishness, Consider your debt paid."

The policemen hurriedly followed James just to see him standing idly infront of a portrait.

James had felt unease and frustrated after seeing the note that Derrick had left behind.

His face turned pale as his sweat started pouring rapidly.

His eyes continued wavering as he stared at the floor infront of him.

"Sir are you alright?" The policeman asked.

"Sir?" As he waved infront of James' face who was completely out of it.

The policeman slowly grabbed James' shoulder, And James instantly returned to his senses and grabbed the Policeman's hand and threw him off the ground.

*Thump!* As the policeman got thrown on the floor.

"Where is my wife and daughter!?" James yelled in anger as he tightly gripped the Policeman's wrist.

"Let go of me sir, It hurts!" The policeman yelled.

"Where is my daughter and Wife!? Answer me!" As James continued to yell in a demanding tone.

While several men immediately went towards them and held James who was currently out of his mind.

As They held James from all parts, He continuously yelled, "Where is my Wife and Daughter!?" And slowly teared up.

The policeman held his wrist as he tried to regain his breathe and composure back, "Sir, Your Wife has been killed. And your daughter, We still don't know where she is."

James immediately stopped moving and stared at the ceiling after hearing the policeman's words, The final string which held out his doubts instantly got cut off, As he slowly ended up getting consumed by despair while tears fall down from his eyes, Trying to hold on to his consciousness.

"Jenna, Jasmine." He uttered in a trembling voice.

Chapter End.