154 Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!

Denise gently closed her eyes and shut out all the screaming voices around her. She focused her mind only on Tom’s voice and all his declaration of true love. Everything he said made her smile and she felt like climbing onto the rooftop and screaming out her love for him.

When she reopened her eyes, she was overwhelmed to see tears falling down Tom’s face.

“Tom,” Denise’s voice sounded like a whisper. “You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. You’re not miserable and it will make me the most fulfilled lady to be the mother of your kids.”

“Is that a yes?” Tom’s eyes brightened up and he quickly wiped the tears off his face.

“Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!” Denise screamed out amidst happy tears and laughter.

Tom quickly slid the diamond ring on her finger and showered her face with kisses.”

“Yippee!”

“Hurray!”

“Bravo!”

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“Congratulations!”

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“I’m proud of you, son!”

The atmosphere in the dining room was filled with jubilations and celebrations. Tom had taken everyone including Denise by surprise. Everyone congratulated Tom and Denise except Fred.

Fred was so aggrieved by Denise’s choice, that he stormed out of the dining room in fury. He had initially wanted to be the first to make a marriage proposal move on Denise. However, Tom had outsmarted him for the first time.

After the Thanksgiving dinner was over, the Miller family exchanged gifts and pleasantries, before they started leaving the mansion. Tom and Denise also said goodbye and left Carlpole for the city.

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Rodriguez Sacramento had just concluded a meeting with his caucus members of the Treshvire empire. He was just retiring to his home bar for a drink when he was informed of a delivered package.

“Not another package!” His forehead furrowed in irritation. “I hope this one is not from an enemy.”

The thought of receiving another package after the delivery of his best assassin head by mail troubled him greatly. The first thought that came to his mind was to discard it. However, something kept pushing him to see the content of the package.

“Who sent it?” He queried his house security attendant in a chilly tone.

“It was anonymously sent with a message on it.” His attendant responded in a trembling voice.

“A message! What does the message say?”

“It says ‘one precious gift will be mailed each day until all first six are completed in no particular order.'”

“What the hell! Rodriguez’s eyes flared up. “What does this anonymous idiot mean by this message?”

“I guess we’ll have to open up the package and find out for ourselves, Sir.”

SMACK!

“Shut up your dirty mouth, you fool. Who gave you the audacity to talk while I’m still talking? Whenever I need your input, I would ask. In the meantime, shut that hole in your face.”

“I’m very sorry, sir!” The house attendant retreated in fear. He was worried that if he stayed closer to his boss, he was sure to receive another slap or punch in the face.

“You should be, fool! Where is the package now?”

“It has been delivered to your office.”

“Has it been thoroughly checked for explosives?”

“Yes!”

“Good! Follow me!”

Rodriguez briskly walked back to his office and sat down on his executive chair.

Any word from Scorpion and his team?”

“No sir! Although, there was news of a massacre at a popular shopping mall in Amzone city. I have a feeling that Scorpion and his team were at that mall.”

Rodriguez’s eyes suddenly lit up in horror. “That was the last place they told me they were. Quickly, search out that news! I want to see it for myself.”

His attendant briskly searched for the trending news about the Amzone mall massacre using his phone. Then he handed the phone over to his boss and left his presence.

As Rodriguez was staring with eyes wide open, at the images of some of the recovered dead bodies from the mall massacre. His phone rang.

“What!” He boomed in anger.

“Sir, it’s madam Sheila.” A trembling voice from the other end said.

“What about her? Does she need more money? Why are you calling me instead of her? Speak, idiot! I am very busy.”

Rodriguez transferred this frustration to the man on the phone. So far, he had counted on the recognizable body of Scorpion team members.

“She passed out after going through the content of a package that came from you.”

“Shit!” Rodriguez could feel the blood rising to his head. “I never sent her any package.” His eyes suddenly went to the mailed package on his desk. “Take her to the hospital, I’ll call you back later.”

He quickly ended the call and instructed his attendance to call in three of his security details.

When all three security details were reported in their boss’s office Rodrigues instructed one of them to open up the package on his table after giving it a good distance.

As the package was torn open, a flash drive fell out.

“Stop!” Rodriguez boomed. Check the content of that flash drive first.

“Yes, boss!”

The flash drive was inserted into a computer and immediately after the video came up, Rodriguez had a familiar piercing cry.

“That is my Alberto!” He screamed and ran towards the laptop.

“Nooooo! Rodriguez shrieked in agony as he watched the horrific torture of his precious son.

“Whoever did this is going to pay with their lives,” Rodriguez said between gritted teeth.

Halfway into the horrendous video, Rodriguez’s heart couldn’t take Alberto’s screeching cries. Albert kept saying ‘father, you have killed me!’

He took unsteady steps backward and fell into his seat trembling vigorously in agony.

“Who could have done this to me? Who took my Alberto away from me? Why? Why?” Rodriguez struck his desk countless times until his hand turned red.

“Boss, we will get them and hit them where it hurts the most.” One of the bodyguards spoke up.

“Completely open up the package and let’s see what is inside,” Rodriguez said in a broken voice.

“Okay, boss.”

As the bodyguard tore open the package forcefully, Alberto’s severed head rolled out and fell on his father’s thigh.

“Alberto!” Rodriguez screeched in fury.