Chapter Nineteen

Narrator's POV

ITALY- BOT INC HEADQUARTERS

"Everyone is really trying to find out where the MT is. If we waste anymore time we are going to lose it" Simon says.

"But we are closer to it" Luca replies sharply. Everyone begins to talk all at once.

"silente" (quiet)Francesco orders. "We are not going to lose the girl"

"We have to be careful. The Russians are not relentless. They've been going hard and I have this feeling they are going to beat us to it" Mario a middle aged man contributes.

"So you're saying they are stronger then we are? " Malik, a mafia member from Senegal speaks. Francesco chuckles deeply."This is not a fight of strength Malik. bisogna essere intelligenti"(One has to be smart)

"After you asked Marco to stepdown, he formed alliance with the Russians and they are now aware of how much you know about the MT including the fact that you killed Tyler " Simon addresses Francesco.

"They know Tyler was the only one who knew where his grandfather kept the machineries" Micheal added. "And they in fact know that there is still another surviving Scott" He continues.

"Do they know that we've gotten our hands on the girl?"Andrea asks no one in particular.

"We haven't exactly gotten our hands on her. She only works with us. Those few hours that she isn't at the office, anybody can get their hands on her" Kelvin voice is finally heard. He has been quiet for quite a while now.

"Marco is going to stop at nothing to bring us down. In little time, he will realize the girl is with us and a war might break out" Francesco says and inhales deeply.

"That was why I said we should attack them now. They won't see it coming"Malik suggests again.

"pensi come un bambino. Why fight a war that has no cause. It is pointless" Francesco waves his suggestion off. (You think like a child)

"The only thing we can do for now is to find a way the girl will be with us all day" Kelvin says.

"You just have to keep tabs on her all day long. Besides, why else are you in Spain if not to keep your eyes on her"Micheal says to Kelvin who gives him a death glare in return.

"Spain is another man's land. So you think Castillo is not cooking up something directly under our noses? He's been silent for too long." Andrea gives out his support to Kelvin.

"He is quiet because he knows he can't challenge me. He just can't. The royal family are on our side. aren't they?" Francesco asks rhetorically. Of course he knows they have no issue in Spain. Castillo is just a kid when it comes to this world. As for Francesco, he was born into this.

"We have to act fast. Forget the Russians or even Castillo. Top government officials are also racing to find out where MT is" Esmeralda the only female present at the meeting voices out her thoughts. She hasn't said anything ever since they gathered up in the meeting room. She was the only female available for the meeting. Other ladies had things to do. As the only lady in today's meeting, she had made up her mind not to talk reason being that her opinion might not really be considered. Who listens to a woman in a room of so many men.

" Damn those Secret agencies" Luca mutters.

"You can't exactly blame them. They don't want the MT getting into wrong hands like ours. They know if that happens, they are all over. " Francesco says and gulps down the remaining whisky in his glass. He gets up and straightens out his suit.

"I don't know how you all want to do it. If you are going to do it yourselves or order your subordinates to do it, all I know is

Voglio Marco morto" (I want Marco dead).

"We can't possibly kill Mateo" Luca voices out his thought to Kelvin and Andrea . They were together in the pent house thinking about what Francesco had earlier ordered everyone to do.

"It's an Order and we have to follow it"Kelvin mutters in a low tone.

"Francesco should know better. Mateo is not someone you just make up your mind to kill " Every single one of us here, including Francesco was trained by Mateo" Andrea says standing up to grab a bottle of beer. He really needed it. He took it out of the fridge and goes back to sit.

"The best person for the job is Leonardo. He is closer to Marco than any of us" Luca suggests taking the beer bottle from Andrea and take a little sip. Andrea laughs at his suggestion and Kelvin only stares at him.

"Why would you think that? You want to send his own son to kill him?" Andrea says raising his eyebrows as if daring Luca to argue.

"He is not really his father, he only watched him while growing up" Luca argues.

"It's still his father" Kelvin joins in the conversation.

"Whatever" you guys should go ahead and kill him if you think it's that easy" Luca says in defeat. He picks up his phone and walks to the elevator.

"Where are you going?" his twin asked.

"I am heading back to Spain"

"So quick? why don't we all hang back here for a few days before going back"

"I have a girlfriend over there. I can't just sit here and leave her all to herself"

"Well lucky you. It's good having something to go back to" Andrea says out of jealousy.

"The both of you won't even miss me if I leave. You have each other" Luca gestures to the both of them unconsciously leaning towards each other.

"Stop it" Andrea grumbles and gets up from where he is sitting.

"See you guys in Spain" Luca bids and walks out the door.