Desire and Determination

"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE THIS INSTANT!" Edmondson Brown yelled at his secretary Katherine.

"BAAAM. " His secretary Katherine took out her gun and from behind and shoot him straight in his heart.

"What...did.....you- " he held his heart where blood was bursting out as his heart was struck by the bullet.

"I told you not to mess with me, I thought I would leave you but I have had it enough now. "

She walked forward towards Edmondson Brown. Edmondson fell on the floor due to immense pain. She went near him and his pained eyes, bursting heart, and river of blood made her satisfied. She went near him and whispered in his ear,

"Rest in peace, Mr Edmondson." She said sarcastically his eyes widened and he shockingly looked at her, in disbelief having a taste of betrayal. She smirked at him and stood up, she went out but before that her vengeance wasn't fulfilled. She placed her pointy and sharp high heels on his chest and smashed it, her heel went inside his chest where his new bullet wound was. He screamed in pain and extreme agony, but her eyes were filled with joy seeing him.

He breathed his last while looking at her in pain and raising his hand for help. She stood up and smirked at him going out of his lavish office by crushing his chest and going on top of him. He breathed his last by looking at her, she was the last sight of his life. Her vile character and the disgusting betrayal were enough poisonous to kill him.

"At last, I succeeded. " She said proudly.

"What are you thinking? " Edmondson Brown in his cold tone looked at Katherine who was lost in her many thoughts.

"Huh?" She came back to reality from her desirable fantasy.

"I ASKED WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? " He yelled at her in his hoarse voice aggressively hitting his desk.

"N..nothing sir." She stuttered while tucking her black hair behind her ear, to hide her true feelings for him.

"Focus on what I am saying." He said straight by looking straight into her black foxy eyes.

"Ok, sir I'm sorry...I'm sorry." She quickly apologised by positioning the little decorations on Edmondson's desk in the right order.

"Where is your mind these days? Since our last trip from Sicily, you are lost. Huh?" He came near her and said in a harsh tone.

"No..no sir it's nothing like that." She froze for a moment but she quickly exclaimed herself.

"Then straight up and listen to me ONLY ME." He pointed at her and looked at her with extreme anger and said while gritting his teeth. His extreme anger made her gulp.

"Yes, sir your wish is my command." She said in a lowered voice.

"Arrange an appointment for me with Richard." He sighed to calm himself down and sat back on his office chair and started spinning his pen while saying this.

"Sir Richard is out of town." He suddenly stopped spinning his pen and got his thinking face on.

"Then send my message to him to meet me as soon as possible." He replied in a rough tone to Katherine.

"Ok, sir I will." She replied.

"Soon means SOON." He emphasised soon and looked at her raising his eyebrow.

"Yes, sir noted." She replied in a steady tone and her usual cunning voice.

"Why are you here then?" He said in his hoarse voice.

"Yes sir." She said and went outside his office taking some important files.

Edmondson rolled his eyes and sighed while saying,

"Why on earth I am stuck with all the losers in this world? They are not aware of what they should do at the required time, How should they act according to the situation? One side is Lorenzo Armani who has become the biggest Mafia because of me, his grasp on London tightened because of my contacts. Yet he is thankless of my efforts, all my efforts and the advantage taken by him and his incompetent son. On the other side is Katherine, I gave her this job when she needed it to survive I helped her through her hard times but she still is nothing more than a fool. I taught her the way things work here and got her many rich clients for her law career. But what she did do? Couldn't even protect my office properly. Knowing how important these documents are. When would be the blessed day when I would be happy with her work? Ahh "

By these thoughts, Edmondson shrugged his shoulder and opened his drawer and took out the wooden carved box. He looked at that precious box and said proudly,

"This is the key to my victory." He was about to open the box but,

[Back in Samuel's residence]

"Samuel," Edward called Samuel.

"Hmm? Samuel asked with a pleasant expression on his face.

"Something has kept my mind restless from that night," Edward said in a deep tone while looking at his compass.

"What is it, tell me, Edward?" Samuel asked in a curious yet subtle way.

"Did Richard tell you that Edmondson will arrive that night?" Edward asked with an unusual deep tone and a serious face.

"The Night when we went inside Edmondson's office," Samuel asked.

"Yes, the night when we went inside his office. Was that known already or a surprise was hidden for us by Richard Ross?" Edward asked by averting his look towards Samuel.

"No, as far as I can remember Richard only told me that Edmondson was in Sicily, so we can go there without his presence," Samuel said in his husky voice.

"And I thought he learned his lesson," Alessio said annoyingly.

"A hyena can never leave his trait of betraying," Edward said while looking at Alessio.

"True." Samuel nodded and sighed.

"So what should we do with that hyena?" Alessio asked curiously.

"Nothing much," Samuel said.

"Hmm?" Edward asked.

"Richard is our connection to Edmondson, we can use him as a link. " Samuel explained.

"As a link?" Alessio raised his eyebrow.

"Yes, as we know we can't trust him blindly so it's better to be precautionary at all times. No need to trust him completely always being precautious is better than being regretful." Samuel said while putting his hands on the table and with a constant serious look on his face.

"You are right Samuel. We should be precautious of a hyena-like him." Edward said in a concerned tone.

"Hmmm." Samuel nodded.

"Now we need to be precautious of him after all we know that our mission is to capture him," Alessio said in his deep tone.

"How will we do that?" Edward asked.

"Let's become a part of this Cosplay. " Samuel said while smiling.

"Hmm?" Both Edward and Alessio looked at Samuel and their eyes widened.

"In front of Richard, we will continue our mission the way we were doing. We will not tell him everything, we will only tell him the details we want Edmondson to know. He will spy on us for Edmondson and Alessio will spy on him for us. Then when we will have our task completed, we will reveal his face in the court and he would have to pay for the evilness he spread. He didn't even spare innocent children in his crimes." Samuel said while pitying those innocent children in his heart, eyes and voice.

"That should be done to a vicious man like him," Edward said and nodded while agreeing with Samuel's plan.

"Will you be able to do it, Alessio?" Samuel asked Alessio politely.

"Sure I will sir," Alessio assured them.

"Then Richard Ross behold, your time has come to get punished for your crimes," Samuel said and the scene focused and zoomed only on his diamond face.

Edward walked into his room and came outside fully dressed. He wore a brown chequered long coat, on top of his chequered brown pants. He straightened his beret and took his camel-skinned briefcase in his hand. His premium Italian shoes were completing his charming look.

"Where are you off to Ed?" Samuel abruptly asked seeing Edward in formal attire.

"Just some work to complete brother, Don't worry I will come by tomorrow morning," Edward said to Samuel.

"Are you going to Italy?" Samuel asked in his deep husky voice.

"No brother, not yet I have some important work in Cambridge which needs to be done as soon as possible," Edward replied in a serious tone.

"Have a safe journey mate," Samuel said and smiled at Edward.

"Thank you." Edward smiled back at Samuel like his young brother.

"Stay alert sir," Alessio said

"I will my son." Edward smiled at Alessio like a father to son. As Alessio's father was a close friend of Edward too. He was also the one who became Edward's, Samuel's and Edmondson's big brother as he was a bit older than the three of them. They always respected him like a big brother and treated Alessio as their son. Until the catastrophe occurred. The thought made him angry that Edmondson had forgotten everything just for money and power.

Of this, he went outside the door. Alessio stood up and went to his room. Samuel stood up and washed the leftover dishes from breakfast. After finishing his work, he also went inside his room when something intrigued his genius mind. He looked for the key which he saw earlier, he remembered that the last time when he heard a noise in the kitchen he put the key inside his brown straight pant pocket. He slide his hand inside his pocket and took out the key.

He sat on his bed and stared at the key.

"Where has this come from? When did I pick it up? What shall it Unlock?"

He looked at the key back and forth and suddenly a flashback played in his mind.

[Flashback]

I was checking and reading the important and relevant documents that would help us to know more about the current situation of Lorenzo, Edmondson and Richard.

A letter? He noticed a letter between the files and read it,

" My share of work is done now I need my share in the capital also. Give it to me as soon as possible or else you will face the consequences

-Richard Ross "

The event when he first met Richard in the cafe and overheard the conversation connected the link to this letter.

As Samuel was examining more documents, there was a clear picture being made in his head. Every event was a connecting link with another.

Samuel was reading the documents when suddenly he heard the turning door now and quickly hid under the desk. Edward came rushing in and cried,

"Samuel we need to get out of here!"

"But Why?" I asked with a flustered expression.

"Edmondson has arrived," Edward exclaimed in a clear voice.

"What?" I asked with a confused look loudly.

"Just hurry up," Edward told me.

"How can he-" I was lost for a moment.

"We don't have enough time for all of this, quickly hide this stuff inside your coat or whatever and get leaving from here." He said while walking back and forth panicking.

"I am already packing it. " I shovelled the papers inside the briefcase and because of the chaotic situation, this key slid into my briefcase too with the papers as it was on the table lying because I just opened the drawer and took out this wooden box. I hurriedly closed the box and placed it back in the respective place but the key came in the briefcase with me accidentally. I was in a hurry and didn't notice it. I quickly cleared his desk and checked everything for the last time that is if they on their respective places or not. Edward was telling me to hurry and I went outside with him.

"Oh, so this is the reason for its presence. I don't know what this key is for but it would be for something big for sure. As far as I know, Edmondson hides the most precious things in the most ordinary ones. Just like the ordinary wooden box." Samuel said and smiled while looking at the key determinedly now ready to fight the evil.