A Scene

"We are all doomed, dead and finished!" Jace screamed out with a loud voice, loud enough to make Mr Frenado look at him.

"Why are you staring at me?"

It was better not answering him, as a word would cost more than a slap.

"Where is my son?" Mr Frenado asked, looking at the queaking woman.

"He-"

"I'm here" Ryan answered, holding his mother's hand.

"Come here" ordered Mr Frenado with a stern face. "Now!"

As the boy walked towards his father, Mr Ivan narrowed his eyes knowing what came next.

'Slap'

"You are a pathetic child! Following your mother like a lost dog!"

Mr Frenado's voice was colder than ever when he spoke to Ryan, another thing was his eyes were bloodshot.

"I'm sorry" the boy managed to speak up with tears in his eyes.

"Are you crying?"

"No.."

"And now you are lying!"

As Ryan shook his head, he received another hard slap, so hard his face changed its color from pale to red.

"Come here!"

"No!" The boy spat the words, while running towards Lydia, hiding behind her back as a place of safety, his only sanctuary.

This scene left his father dumbfounded and mother shocked.

"Leave him alone Mr Frenado!" Lydia warned the man, as she held Ryan safely. "Can't you see your son is trembling in fear?"

"He should!"

"No he shouldn't! The boy is supposed to love you and rest on your supporting hands. You need your mother to scold Mr!"

Her words made Mr Fred laugh out loud. He had never seen a Mafia boss face so priceless in his life.

"Repeat what you just said!" Mr Frenado walked towards her, tossing his cigarette to the other side.

"I said you need a mother's scolding!" Lydia spoke with no fear, facing a man without a chill in her spine.

"You got some guts woman"

Now there was tension in the air.

"He needs a father, not a mad man!"

The words provoked Mr Frenado, that he almost did the unthinkable.

He raised his hand, ready to slap her, when another hand gripped his.

"Try it and you will understand why I'm still standing with no words" It was Mr Ivan and he looked into the eyes of the man.

"You are protecting a woman? Why?"

"Because you are a shameless man!" Janice spoke up with arms akimbo.

"If I've a gun right now, you all would have long been dead"

"And you will join them in their graves!" Mr Ivan fired back making Mr Frenado chuckle, letting go of his hand and bringing out another cigarette from a place Jace kept wondering where.

"This was fun." He said, turning towards Lydia. "Give me back my son"

"He won't leave my side because of his trust for safety. Now, you have to promise him you won't slap him again" the way of her speaking always made Mr Fred laugh. Even when she spoke with seriousness.

"You are the first woman who speaks to me in such disrespect and haven't been killed" Mr Frenado's voice now was scary enough to make Lydia bite her lower lip.

"How can we respect a shameless man?" Mr Fred laughed out.

"That's it!" Mr Frenado brought out a gun, pointing it directly to Mr Fred who shrunk suddenly. "Die you clown!"

'Bang'

Pulling the trigger, a bullet flew to Mr Fred's protruding stomach. When…..

The bullet pierced into Mr Ivan's shoulder.

"Mr Ivan!!!" Everyone screamed out.

Then again, Lydia fell unconscious.

"LYDIA!!!" Another cry of fear rose up.

"No one messes with my best friend and gets away with it!" Jace raced towards Mr Frenado like a wild cat, but soon fell on the ground after tripping over the same small stone. "Seriously!!!."

As everyone panicked, Mr Frenado carried his son on his shoulder. Although Ryan kicked and screamed, he was no match to a strong man.

Carrying his son, he as well dragged his wife into the car and within seconds, all the fleet of expensive cars drove away leaving the firefighters in shock.

"Lydia!" Mr Fred rushed to his employees and also favorite with tears. "She's dead!"

"No silly! She's unconscious!" Mr Ivan's voice brought life to everybody around. "When you all weren't watching, Mr Frenado struck her nape and that's how it all happened, the end."

"Oh…. My little girl is unconscious!" He cried out making Mr Ivan facepalm

"How's your shoulder?" Janice asked him with a raised brow.

"Bandaged" came his quick answer. "And you should warn your friend not to talk to a Mafia boss with such courage again"

"Why? She did what she could to save her little friend"

"Brave yet foolish. Lydia is a woman with the best courage ever. But to be careful should be her goal."

"I'll talk to her later today" Janice said as Mr Ivan walked towards Lydia, raising her from the ground and also from Mr Fred's stronghold.

"She needs the hospital!" It turned into a battle as Mr Ivan pushed away, handling Lydia to the paramedics.

"Take good care of her and keep her away from that man" he pointed to Mr Fred who slowly walked to the ambulance like a zombie.

"Got it Sir!" Immediately, the ambulance drove away leaving Mr Fred standing with no clue at all.

"But… but I'm a doctor!"

"Who kills his patience with smiles" Janice said, helping Mr Ivan from talking.

"But…."

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The days passed by faster than ever, and soon enough, Mr Fred opened his bakery again.

"Today's new recipe is chocolate strawberry shortcake and banana cake, apple pie and honey sandwich decorated with love" Jace blinked at the customer who moved backwards.

"I'll just take the apple pie"

"Good, beside with a sandwich decorated with love"

"No, just an apple pie."

As the customer took what they ordered, the door was suddenly pushed open.

"We have a new order to bake in an expensive mansion!" It was Janice and ran to Mr Fred with a smile.

"We are-"

As the door was about closing, it again was pushed open, with men in suits coming in.

"Seriously! Another day of what now?"