He has a family

As they all planned, Ciara, Katty, and Apriva drove to Leonel's house before he left for work. His settlement was huge and luxurious. He had a beautiful garden that was well trimmed and neatly kept.

To have such a settlement in New York is the treasury. The waiting out on the streets in the car for a while was worth it when he showed up living his house well dressed in a white shit coded black suit matching with his pants and a well-polished shooting shoe. He hopped into his dark Bentley Mercedes which was just as money showering as his mansion.

He heated his engine and smoothly drove out of the surrounding without noticing their presence. While Brithney was in her office with her earpiece on listening to her friends who were strategizing on how to get in his house.

"What if there are cameras?" Apriva questions

"Let's try to think positive here" Katty lets out

"Making sure you aren't caught is a positive vibe so yeah thanks for the reminder. Can I have an appropriate answer to my request? Except you are soliciting to play my part"

"Calm down guys. I got a map of his house right here" Brithney announced silencing them all.

"At least we have a reasonable one amongst us" Apriva commented

"I don't know why this sounds like I am not reasonable. Could you please clarify"

"There's nothing to clarify Ciara. She just said we are unreasonable ladies so…let the child have it"

Child!!  Apriva's eyes grew wide at her statement but she held her tongue

"Just let it out puppy" Katty provokes

"Ok, that's enough! I won't let you insult me just because I said the truth"

Katty chuckles "Truth…what truth exactly? You mean the fact that you're a child and don't want to accept it"

"You're just jealous because my reasoning was not what you expected. You wanted to be the one to state that fact but you failed and don't want anyone telling you what to do"

"It's just but normal for anyone to think there's a camera in there so no big deal. Just don't act as though you touched the sky by complimenting how unreasonable I am"

"You weren't the only one here I complimented unreasonably but you feel more affected than Ciara because you were guilty of your statement of me not thinking positive"

"Shhhhh" Ciara tried to shut them up

"I did make a statement but that didn't mean I was complimenting you" Katty gives a deaf ear to Ciara.

"So now you're trying to refuse/ responsibly"

"I found two cameras. One towards the main entrance, and the other at the door of a locked room in his compartment." Brithney says

"Please I need both of you to focus on this to work. No fights. We need to cooperate." Brithney adds

"Yeah. Together we stand, divided we fall" Ciara mentioned and they all snapped their gazes at her.

"What? She's right-"

"Yeah, yeah we know that," Katty said

"You're good to go Apri," Brithney says and without hesitation, she leaves the car. She was dying to get out of the heat suffocating her organs and her wish was granted. After stepping out, she takes a long breath and strolls towards his house from the side. Making sure she is not caught.

She sticks to the wall, moving to the side and peeking into the window trying to sort a way to get in. After getting a full measure of the house and studying every area. She moves behind looking for a passage but grows pale in a view of a woman who seemed to be his wife. She extended her neck peeping into the transparent glass and found images of the lady, Leonel, and two kids.

"Girls" Apriva calls from her ear port

"What did you see?" Ciara asked

"Something that will drop your mouths to the ground"

"Did he kill someone?" Brithney questions "Because I'm certain he is capable of"

"Well, it'll be better if I return and tell you all about it. We need to think of another plan"

"Why another plan? Just tell us what you saw" Katty insist

"I can't explain now. What part of it don't you get?"

"Uhh…guys...he's back," Ciara says peeping through the window

"Who-oh fuck!" Katty curses hiding alongside Ciara while Leonel packs meters away dropping out of his car.

"Apri-Apri I need you to hide now! Leonel is heading towards the door" Ciara informs

"Leonel? Which Leonel?"

"Just do as she said, dummy! If you get caught you will bear the consequences, not us"

"Shit! He's moving towards the stairs with his wife. I think they have some sort of quarrel. I should get in to see what's going on"

"No, you would not do such a thing! I don't permit you" Brithney disapproves

"If we need to get things done with this bastard, we have to take some risk. Now is the chance to sneak in."

"Apri listen to me! You are going nowhere. Stay put and we'll think of what to do afterward" Brithney insists "I'm certain he won't be in for long"

She watches in wait till she sees him coming down the stairs with his wife.

"You haven't answered my question"

"Just shut up!" Leonel responds barely paying attention to her and she shoves a document on the glass table in the center of the living room.

"I won't shut up when you're putting our lives at risk"

"You're my wife and must fully support me"

"And you are my husband. I deserved to be loved" she yells

He squints his eyes "I give you everything you ask for"

"I wish I could say that to myself. You treat me like a stranger. I have to take care of the kids and not go to work because you imprison me here all alone"

"This has gone too far"

There is silence as he stares into her hurt, broken, and shattered eyes. "Don't you think it's obvious, that I know the people you work with and the dirty deals you run? I know everything Leonel"

"I've warned you never to call me by my name" he roars

"There you go with a silly excuse of trying to break this conversation. But I won't let you leave without having my response"

"I don't remember you asking me the question"

"What about you explain to me what this is?" she walks towards a side cupboard and takes out a file.

"Here. Have it" she says handing him the file "You remember this?"

He scans the doc before his brows lit up "I thought I told you to burn this"

"Exactly! I've been saving copies of all the files I found on your shelf."

"What in the shitty world is wrong with you!? I told you not to poke your nose into my business"

"I'm already dragged into the mud. I think it's too late to remind me about that" she lets out and he narrows his eyes.

"This wasn't the life I called for. I know as your wife you deserve my support. But-but this, I won't be part of it"

He falls his face nodding "I hope you know what you're talking about. I need you to be safe. That's why I don't tell you any of these. I got everything under control. Just trust me"

"Trust is the last word I don't want to hear from you. I'm faded. You have kids for Christ's sake. Why are you doing this to others?"

"Babe" he tries gripping her

"I'm sorry if you keep on like this, I will have no other choice to take the kids away from you"

"You will do no such thing" he shakes his head staring into her hazel eyes

"I don't think you get it" she sniffs blinking the tears threatening to fall off while shoving her hands in her silky black hair.

"Maybe I don't. Maybe you're being so emotional" he places his hands on his waist

"Emotional!? Common. That's just because you're a beast. You don't have a heart. You were badly brought up and live to think you can always get what you want. I know your dad didn't want you taking over his company because he knows how incapable you are. And I agree with him. I should have seen that coming before accepting to marry you."

"What are you talking about? I love you"

"Do not say that word one more time! You don't love me! And neither do you love yourself"

"That's enough! You have no idea what I've gone through"

"So just because you went through that, you want to make everyone suffer it. That's nonsense. I've said enough. I'm not going to repeat myself if nothing is done about this"

She walks past him while he stands watching her live his sight with a frown.

**

"Uhh, girls…he's moving out" Apriva informs beforehand the moment he is about living. Just when he gets out and steps towards his car, his mirror shows Apriva's reflection from the side. He doesn't react immediately as he tries to make out her face but Apriva notices his shrug and starts panicking. She moves backward hitting herself against their trash can attracting more attention. His wife gets the noise and moves towards where it resonated.

She focuses her gaze on the dust bin with her hand against her lips and Leonel does a reverse turn and starts moving towards her direction. She sees his shadow and recklessly seeks a way to escape.

"Apriva! His moving toward your direction" Katty warns

"I know!" she says with gritted teeth unconsciously crossing the fence into someone's space. She peeks around her for a second and realizes she's out of view. She breaths out in relief, making a step out of the strange space in which she is welcomed by a wild dog who starts barking as though it saw an evil spirit.

She is naturally scared of dogs so this made her adrenaline perform some magic as she flew back across Leonel's fence and ran without looking back towards her girls who were in the car waiting for her with nervousness. Leonel went to the other angle of the house to get her but found her running at a full-speed which he could not meet up with. Moreover, he wore a clean iron suit. 

As soon as she got into the car, Katty heated the engine and drove off with the highest speed.

"That was close" Apriva comments breathing heavily with her hands against her chest.

"What took you so long?" Ciara questions with wide eyes

"Story short, I almost died" Katty peek at her

"I've never seen you run with such speed. You should register as a participant in Olympic this year" Ciara compliments

"I still can't believe I jumped a fence within 10seconds"

"Let me guess… You came across a bulldog!?" Katty chuckles in her words.

Ciara hisses face-palming herself "How could I possibly forget what happened the last time"

Apriva pretends not to listen to their conversation and focuses on her healing heart.

"I think he saw me" they all jolt their heads towards her

"Are you certain about that?" Brithney interrogates

"100% certain"

They all sigh while Ciara scratches her head "We should have told you to come over first" Brithney utters

"I think the results would have been the same," Katty says

"How is that so?" Brithney inquires

"He could've seen her through the window"

"Yeah but that would have been different. He wasn't supposed to see her face except for a distance which wouldn't have been so obvious."

"What are we going to do now? He will be more watchful this time around" Ciara askes

"I know right. Our plans of sneaking into his house are canceled" Apriva adds

"Did you find anything integral?" Brithney questions

"I was moving to that part. Well, we have bad and good news"

"Start with the bad one" Brithney replies

"He's married with two kids and his wife was at home," Apriva says at once and everyone becomes speechless.

To be continued…