Chapter 3

It was almost 9 am when all the men of Adams were gathered in a big hall. Adams had set up a meeting with them. They were genuinely scared because they knew it was about Sarah. They have failed to catch Sarah and bring her to his mansion. The men also knew that they had to face it's consequences. However gentle Adams might look like, he was the last person anyone would like to anger.

Speaking of the devil, Adams entered into the hall in a sour mood and stood in front of his men.

" Where is Sarah? " Adams asked calmly, in a cold tone.

" Sir... I... we..." one of his men was fumbling due to nervousness.

" I asked, Where. Is. Sarah?" It was visible that Adams was loosing his patience.

" Sir.... we have lost her. She has escaped. "

Unable to keep his cool, Adams strode towards that man and punched him on his face. That man fell down on the floor while others were looking at the scene with fear clutched in their hearts, fearing that they might have a worser fate. It is very rare to see Adams getting abusive with his men, instead he is a caring leader.

Adams held the collar of that man's shirt tightly and pulled him in front of his face and started shouting at his face angrily.

" I gave you a very simple task, and that was to bring Sarah to me. You failed to do this even. YOU FAILED ME! "

" Sir I'm sorry, please give me another chance." He started begging to Adams.

" No need. You are fired. You can leave now." Adam stood up straight and told him calmly.

" Sir please...."

" Out now, I said!"

Without any further words, that man left Adams's mansion.

" And what about the rest? How could you all fail me like this?" Adam was fuming with rage and disappointment.

" That girl hit me and you could just let her go?!"

All of a sudden, he heard someone laugh and he got confused.

' Who has got that audacity to laugh at me?' Adams thought.

Then he realized, it was James, his bestfriend and also his right-hand man.

" What are you doing here James?" Adams tried to look angry but genuinely he was happy that James came to visit him.

" Is this fuss all about Sarah?"

" Yeah, it is."

" I heard that girl hit on your balls." James was laughing hysterically looking at Adams's face.

" Shut up." Adams was trying to get angry on him but he couldn't stay angry on him for long.

" James, just stop laughing. This isn't funny."

" Says the one who can't stop smiling. " James teased Adams.

James a.k.a James Theodore is the bestfriend of Adams. Both of them are 22 years old. They have been friends since childhood. Both of them used to be so close to each other all the time, they were rumored to be dating each other, but it was not true. They met each other when both of them were in the orphanage.

Slowly, as the days went by, they met other members of their gang like, Harry Smith, Xander Thompson and Min Alex. All of them were nearly Adams's age. They even met Nico Lee i.e Kai's biological brother, but due to a small fight within them, Nico left them and started living with his brother Kai, while getting involved with a different gang, without Kai's knowledge. He didn't even bother to keep contact with Adams, whom he considered his brother.

Since the day Nico left them, Adams unconsciously started hating him and his brother. Under Adams's leadership, at a very young age of 18, they formed their own small gang. Getting involved with drugs, street fights and killing their enemies became one of their daily routines. Although it provided them luxury, later Adams realized that he was getting sick of his lifestyle. He wanted to live an ordinary life. He knows there is no going back after coming so far as a successful leader of one of the biggest mafia gang in the country.

His craving for taking revenge on Nico and Kai intensified more, when he started getting powerful with the passing years. Since then, he started keeping tabs on both of them, waiting for the right moment to strike back on them.

He found out an opportunity for taking his revenge on Kai and on Nico, six months before. He found out that Kai had started dating Sarah. At first, he wanted to kill Sarah so that Nico would repent for leaving them, on seeing Kai broken after losing his lover.

Later, Adams realized that he was falling in love with Sarah. So, he planned to separate Sarah from Kai and marry her. In that way, he would get the girl whom he loves and also he would be able to make Kai's life miserable, since he knew that Sarah was Kai's only weakness. Adams also knew that, seeing his brother getting miserable mentally will break Nico too.

His gang members, also his only family had tried many times persuading him to stop thinking about taking revenge on Nico and Kai by using Sarah as a pawn in the play, but it was of no use. Adams was adamant about making Sarah his spouse and taking revenge on Kai, especially on Nico.

Poor Sarah! She kept on bearing with her the guilt of involving Kai, whereas she was the one who got involved very badly.

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James's laugh was so contagious, Adams couldn't keep it in anymore and started laughing as well, while his men got confused after seeing his changing attitude.

" The meeting is dismissed. Everyone go and do your respective work. " Adams was trying his best to stop laughing.

After everyone left, Adams took James with him to his room and both of them rested there.

" Do you have something to tell me James?"

" Yes. I've heard that Sarah is living in a cottage with Kai. Must be her hideout. "

" Do you know where she is hiding?" Adams eagerly asked James.

With a little hesitation, James said, "No".

Adams's shoulders slumped down. He looked dejected.

James wrapped his arms around Adams's shoulder, while Adams leaned towards James and kept his head on his shoulder.

" Adams.... I know it is pointless to say it to you as you would not listen to me, but still I will say it. Nico didn't do any harm to us, so please do not take any revenge on him and his brother. Also, Sarah loves Kai. If you want Sarah to love you back, do not force yourself on her. You could just start from being a normal friend to her."

" What if she does not love me back or if she hates me James?"

Adams knows that in this way he can't succeed with his plan, so he tried to forget whatever James said to him.

" Love is selfless. You cannot force love on someone. The one who will love you will always stay beside you and take care of you. Just keep your heart open to everyone, or else you would miss out on that person. Make that person yours before it's too late. "

Adams sensed that James was getting emotional with every word he was saying. He turned towards James and saw that he was teary-eyed, trying not to cry.

Adams cupped his cheeks with his hand. " Do you..."

" I love you Adams. I've always been loving you since the beginning, but I'm saying it to you so that you know it. I will never force you to love me back. If you get Sarah in your life, treasure her and love her with all of your heart. "

Adams was looking at James with disbelief.

" I'm sorry you fell in love with me James."

" Don't be sorry for this Adams. Love and feelings are so uncertain. For whom the heart will feel love, no one can decide. But promise me, will you stay my best friend even after this?"

" I do love you and I'll always love you just as a bestfriend does, no matter what. Your other half might just be waiting for you somewhere. "

Adams pulled James into a tight hug and caressed his back gently to comfort him.

" Please remember me when I'm not with you anymore. " James said while sobbing.

" Never say that. I'll not let you go anywhere. " A tear dripped down Adams's cheek .

Both of them spent the entire day together, enjoying their special moments together until next time.

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