Dinner from hell(3)

Helena is done with her fake resume that she will showed Eleanor once she returns from the shopping trip,feeling famished she seen the time is around 3pm and she has yet to get any bite for lunch.

Her phone ring showing Daryl as the caller ID, she cant ignore the phone calls, the group literally believe she is a spoil brainless heiress that decided to rebel againts her parents. That is part of her advantages, they are not aware of her skills and ability.

"Yes! What do you want??.... Give me time Daryl!! We need to meet! In 30minutes! Rosa botanical park."

She hang up and took her back pack with her with voice recorder embeded in it. She macgyver her voice recording device earlier this morning, didnt think it will come in handy. Her goal is to find out if this man is deliberately having a personal vendetta or simply trying to sell secrets. Nothing about Daniel business is a secret, they do not participate in a project bid wars or anything. He own a hotel, casinos and from her last memory, he did own a private underground mercanaries. However nothing worth for her to spy on. That only lead her to believe that the leader has a personal vendetta againts him. He might have tried to approach Daniel but to no avail, and now they needed her to be by his side as an asset to deliver him to them undetected.

She walked to the lobby and notice eyes are still glued on her, they will trail her and it might spook Daryl. She cant have him doubt her as of now, she needed to turn Daryl on her side. This Helena has begged over and over again to be let go, instead they threaten to kill her and raped her making her scared. Poor girl..

She took a left turn to an alley and climbed the brick wall as fasr she could and jumped out to the other side of the fence hiding behind a dumpster. Once they had realized she has gone missing from the alley, they climbed the metal chain fence rattling it to get to the other side. The sound the fencing made allowing Helena to calculate their exact movement. Once the steps receding, she climbed the wall again back to the side and continue her stride to the botanical garden to meet Daryl.

It only took 5minutes walk from the hotel to the park, Helena needed to buy some time well aware she will be trail by Daniel's man.

She sat down in one of the bench when her burner phone buzz exactly at 2 hours since Jr. And Finley left. She pocketed the phone and saw Daryl coming towards her directions and sat next to her.

"Speak!" His glancing repeatedly on his wristwatch did not go unnoticed by Helena.

"If... if i do this.. Will they spare my mom?"

"yes, they needed you to make Daniel fall in love with you, and a final task will arrived after that. If you dare to tell anyone, he will ruin you"

"Are you coerced as well?" her question startled Daryl, however he did not let it shown on his face.

"That is none of your business".

"Im scared.. Daryl! Im really scared!" she rubbed her arms fretting about the consequences.

"There is no way out. Its either you or your mom and you, there is no in between. These people managed to enter Anderson Corp for fuck sake Hel! For god knows, they might have eyes in Royal continental, they knew you are living there!"

"Oh.. My.. God.. There are dangerous!!, Daryl what if i meet the leader and negotiate with him??"

"There is no negotiating with Mr Wright!!" then it dawn upon him that he has disclose the name of the leader. However Helena none chalant face full with hopes with a mixture of worry and terrified manage to let him lowering his guard.

"Helena, listen to me, i have people to protect and so do you, please finish the task and dont let anyone knows anything. He is a very dangerous man! Hiding in plain sight!"

Helena's eyes brimmed with tears pooling ready to gush on her cheek. Daryl felt her state is too pitiful, however they both has made a grave mistake, their life is over but not people they love. They can still protect them.

"I get it..ill make sure to protect my mom" innocent and determination flashed on her eyes. Daryl nodded before patting her back to leave the park and entering the car. He sat across a man in a business suite wearing a gold rim glasses.

"Did you tell my name to her?"

"Yes boss"

"Good, if she is not compromise she would not tell Daniel Anderson, we shall see tomorrow since they have a dinner they needed to attend" a cold calculative smile painted on Ethan's face. He needed what they both owe him. He swore to ruin everyone that has deceived him and make a fool out of him. This time he will get back what was owed to him and that is his life.

"Now get out of my sight" he dismissed Daryl and tapping the screen partition to let the driver know to start heading to the headquarters.

MEANWHILE AT THE SEVENTH HELL

"Sister, that is cruel" Alara cupping her mouth with a twigs looking finger, laughing in amusement of the surprise Edith prepare for her.

"His soul is damned, and he is grateful for the chances he get" Edith eyes darken since they are both made a bet on who will be on the winning side, each keeps intervening with fate.

"Your hatred seems personal" Alara watching Edith from the corner of her eyes.

"Yes, she killed James, my favourite little toys, now the demon has taken his soul to be branded and i finally found my new toy"

"Careful sister, father wont be pleased if we meddle too much, i scour the archive to see what that wretched God has planned for them, if you keep changing the naratives, im afraid father will know"

"I am aware of it, do not concern yourself with my matters, you have gone soft Alara, its pathetic"

Edith glides back to the shadow refusing to engage with her twin sister any longer. Her dream is to live among the humans, they seem entertaining. She wants Helena's body as a host but her request was rejected by the superion. Therefore she hated everything about her life and will ruined it so her mental state broke and that will make it easy for her to enter through her messed up mind and soul.