23 Chapter 23

Alexei and Lorenzo had arrived at the place where Milo was being kept. Two members of the gang group were outside waiting for them,and when they saw them, they led them in to where Milo was.

The two brothers saw Milo blindfolded and battered, and then they looked to each other and smirked.

Milo had lost consciousness at some point due to the beatings he got, so they poured cold water on him and he regained consciousness. Alexei and Lorenzo were a little surprised to see him wearing a sly smile even in that state. Milo was the first to speak "I guess my abductors are finally here. Who is it? Alexei? Lorenzo? Both?" He asked and his smirk got wider "Alexandr is too mature to pull this little stunt. Even if he wanted to, he wouldn't use lowlives" he swayed his head to the back and gave a little laugh. This made Lorenzo extremely angry, but Alexei held him back.

"That's what he wants, don't give it to him" he said to his little brother because he knew what Milo was trying to do. If they in any way touch Milo, and he ends up getting saved somehow, he was going to charge them for assault. So they had to avoid that at all cost. Alexei did not care for the gang at all. At least he paid them, so they were not his problem anymore.

Alexei walked to Milo and bent to his eye level. Even though Milo could not see, he could feel that someone was close to him. "Can you please step back a little, I can feel your breathe on me, and it doesn't smell good" he said in a bored voice but Alexei's smile only broadened.

He stood back to his height and began to walk around Milo "Do you know what got you here Milo?" He asked, but didn't wait for him to reply and he answered his question "Your greed". This made Milo chuckle "Now you just sound stupid". Alexei continued "Everyone knows you have your eyes on the company. Don't hide your greed my brother, because we all do. But the thing is, because of you actions and success, you're slowly becoming daddy's favorite child" he mocked and scoffed "it's totally annoying"

Milo sighed. He was beginning to get tired of the whole conversation. "How many times do I have to say that I have no interest in the company. Yoh guys can kill yourselves for it, but don't get me involved because I don't care. Do you have stones instead of brains? Because I don't understand how you still don't get it".

Lorenzo groaned, already tired of the chit chat "Alexei, please, enough with the talks. He knows what we are here for. Just make him sign the agreement and we are done" He said to Alexei. Milo tilted his head a little at the sound of the agreement.

Alexei sighed because of Lorenzo's lack of patience. He brought his hand forward telling Lorenzo to give him the contract, and he did.

He signaled one of the boys to loose the chains on Milo's hands and he moved to do that. "Now now dear brother" Alexei brought the contract to Milo's thigh and dropped it.

"If you sign this contract, I'll believe your lies of not having eyes for our father's company. It states that you'll not get involved in anything that has to do with it, and you will not accept it even if father decides to give it to you".

The right hand of Alexei was let loose for him to be able to sign and he brought it forward. All that was going through his head was how dumb and stupid the whole thing was.

Frankly, he did not want to have anything to do with his father's company because he was not in for the power tussle. And honestly, he never liked working. He is only working because he needs to live and survive. Owning a company that makes billions for him was not something he planned for, his success rate just ended up being that way. So all in all, he did not want a family legacy with that as well.

"Let's get this over with already" he sighed and was about to take the pen when he heard a gunshot.

Alexei, who was holding the pen out to Milo cried out in pain and the pen fell from his hand.

Everyone turned around to see who dared to be in the ring, and Amelia stepped out of the shadows with Belle behind her.

Belle whispered in Amelia's ear "The plan was to shoot the pen off his hand, not shoot his hand" and Amelia replied "I just don't like him".

Even though they whispered, what they said was audible to everyone, and Milo recognized Amelia's voice first. He smiled and thought 'That's a real mafia there'.

The bullet had only grazed Alexei's hand, but the pain was still unbearable for him.

Lorenzo was the one to speak up "And you are?" He asked. He found Amelia very beautiful to say the least, even though her face was covered, but he did not want to get distracted from what was going on.

"I'm Milo's business partner" she said simply "So how does this affect you in anyway. We are having a brother to brother talk. How did you even get here?" He asked, looking coldly at her.

Amelia thought of what to say, and what came to her mind was not what she wanted to let out at all. She was quiet for a while and Lorenzo saw that as a way to make her leave peacefully.

"Look miss, you don't have any business here. We are not hurting him, we are just having a talk. We'll let go of the fact that you probably tracked us down illegally here, so just leave" he dismissed her and turned to pick up the pen Alexei had thrown, but Amelia's next words made him stop and everybody shocked.

"Of course I have business here. I'm Milo's wife"