Mark Of The Destiny - Chapter 298

“You are talking about Evan?”

“I do.” Suyin turned to Luo and Revon who had been listening to them all this while. “I know our situation doesn’t look favourable, but this is the only option. If you don’t want too–”

Revon raised his palm, “You have no idea how much I waited for this day. I have full faith in you—” he looked at the marvellous people standing with her, especially a particular man holding his calm even in this situation. “–and the people beside you. I will ask everyone to prepare.” He turned, “Let’s go Luo,”

Luo opened his mouth to say, but decided against. He wanted to go after Suyin to Evan, but what reason could he give? Hopefully Evan agrees to help and come out of the protective custody where he was kept. This way he’d get the opportunity to know more about the man who he doubts to be his lost brother.

“Mei, I will be back in fifteen minutes. Have to contact Jin regarding military.” Jianyu said, watching her nod without removing gaze from the screen.

“Suyin,” she stopped in her steps hearing Wang Shi. He came near her. It was always known that her love for Honey had been unparalleled, but today she had willingly put two members of her family at risk and didn’t consider the fact that Alpha had offered to exchange them for Honey. Never for once it crossed her mind that honey wasn’t her real son, or that he was the son of the man who killed her son. “Honey–”

“There’s no way I am giving him my son. Keep him out. That bastard wants me to put that deadly collar on my baby. HE COULD JUST SHOVE IT UP HIS ASS AND DIE.” he gripped her by shoulder, rubbing the pad of his thumb. Her eyes cleared.

“No. We are not giving your son. He will be with you forever. Safe. And so as your family. We will bring them back.”

Suyin shook her head, “You and I, we are in the same situation. Both our families are suffering somewhere. Their lives are at stake. And if Alpha thinks he can put a leash on me by kidnapping Jamie and Zeng, he must be on high. I, Zhao Suyin, is going to bring them back, and clear your family’s name–”

“Its not needed–”

“It is. It is so that no one could point a finger at my son in the future. I don’t want him to hear anything bad about his father or family.” Suyin said, “So I am going to fight as if it’s my last battle and so as you. This will be difficult, but other than winning we don’t have any other option. Let’s do this together,”

“Together,”

“Together,”

They left her working on the laptop. Xiu Mei smiled, keeping her eyes on screen. The little droid spoke up in his robotic voice “According to my analysis these two are in love. 98% love chemistry detected”

“Calculation wrong. It’s 100%. Only these two don’t know that.”

“How is that possible?”

“You won’t understand. Humans are complicated.”

“Humans are complicated. Love is Complicated. ‘Orange’ is easy to understand. Make more of me.’

Unknown to her, a little human was hiding under the table she was sitting at. He had heard everything.

Taking advantage of his size, he sneaked out of the room, something hidden in his pocket. He ran to where the baby monkey had died and overheard Revon’s men talking about it. “I had put it in the container and latched it from outside. It is screeching nonstop. I’m irritated.”

“Well, her baby died in front of her eyes. Let her mourn.”

“C’mon, it’s just an animal. They give birth in bunches. Minimum two or three. If she’s so traumatised, I will gladly free her from pain. It’s been a while I had roasted meat.”

“Hahahaha….. me too. But that’s not for us to decide. Let’s concentrate on our work.”

Honey went straight where they had caged momma monkey. His hands tremble as he slowly pulled the latch.

“Little devil!”

Honey jumped. Hands at heart. “Amara! You shouldn’t scare someone like this.”

“What are you doing here? Came to see the mamma monkey just like me? See–” she takes out something from her clothes, “I brought a banana for her. Let me call others as well. HEY–” Honey pulled her inside and closed the door.

“Shhh…. Don’t call anyone, they won’t let us here.”

“Ohh! No shouting. Finger on lips,” She did just that. But then asked, “It’s so dark here. At least open the door,” Honey takes out his phone from pocket and switched on the flashlight, slowly moving towards the traumatised animal.

If the mamma monkey was calm when she had arrived, she was the exact opposite right now. She was banging her head against the metal bars, screeching, scratching her nails to get out. Seeing Honey and Amara, it growled, baring teeth.

Amara hid behind Honey. “I don’t like her anymore,”

Honey’s heart was thundering in his chest. His courage was small, but not the animal’s fangs. He clenched the key in his pocket, running fingers around the edges.

His steps stopped at a foot from cage. The animal getting wilder. He placed a finger on his lips, “I-I’m not here to hurt you. Please be quiet, others will find us. Please….” as if the animal could understand. He snatched the banana from Amara and crouched down, “Take this… I will bring you more. Let me take your collar. I want to help ducky.”

The animal keeps growling, struggling.

“I have to give myself to that bad man to save Jamie and Zeng. Only then ducky could help daddy solve his problem. Everything is happening because of me…. I’m the reason. Bad man wants me, that’s why he’s hurting ducky and daddy. Zena must have sent him here. I know. He must be the same bad man who had locked me with spiders,”

…

…

“Little devil, what are you saying? Who is Zena? Who is the bad man? Where are spiders?”

Honey looked up, “Do you want chocolates?”

“CHOCOLATES!”

“Shh…. I will give you a big box of it. But you have to do as I say.”

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“That’s probably the last time you are seeing him,” Suyin said, noticing changes in Evan’s expression as his grip tightened around the phone. She saw tears rolling down his eyes as he called for Jamie. Despite his inability to speak, anybody can make out he was calling for James. “I am afraid–”

Evan made a grunting sound from throat, looking sharply at her. His eyes warning her. Suyin curled her fingers around the metal bar, “I know you love him. Definitely more than anyone in this world. Though I don’t know what reason you have to hold your silence, but continue holding it any longer and Alpha will send Jamie’s mutilated body to us.” Her voice turned heavy, “And if that happens, I swear I won’t let you see him last time, and will cage you for forever so that you die every moment remembering Jamie.”

She stepped back.

Evan graced the tip of his fingers at the screen and slowly nodded without removing his gaze.

Suyin breathed a sigh of relief. So as Wang Shi. It was their first victory.

“Do you have a plan?” Wang Shi came to stand beside her.

“I do. And for that we need that collar.”

“I was thinking same.” She looked for the key in pocket but it was not there. “Look another pocket,” he said.

“I have kept it here only.” She emptied all. Confused. Suddenly something snapped in her, eyes protruding out in fear, “Where is Honey?”

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