I Am Forever In Your Debt

Once the door was blown apart, Michael Carlito reacted immediately. He leaped in front of Lina and shielded her with his own body while pulling out a Revolver. Monica did the same, pulling out two guns at the same time, with one in each hand. All their guns were pointing at the entrance, ready to shoot whosoever that would appear in their eyesight.

Donaldson quickly took cover behind the sofa, shivering while staring at the entrance. Despite the fact that he was working for Carlito Family, he was definitely not someone who could take care of such situation.

The attack did not come in from front side. Just when Michael and Monica were focusing on the front side, the wall behind the bed exploded and the sound of gunfire rang out. Both Michael and Monica could not clearly see how many enemies were behind the fallen wall, they just shot basing on instinct.

While they were exchanging bullets, four hitmen came in through the broken door. Michael quickly turned around and started shooting at them while Monica continued defending the wall. Although the two of them were able to shoot down three attackers, they were obviously outnumbered and could not hold on for too long.

"Damm it! Rachel, where are you?" Michael was enraged and shouted loudly, calling for his other bodyguard.

Before Michael finished shouting, the remaining two attackers at the front door suddenly screamed in pain. Bullets penetrated their chests and blood sprayed out from their bodies. As they fell down on the floor, a young woman holding a large-caliber gun stood behind them. She had really short hair, just slightly better than skinhead and wore similar suit as Monica. No introduction needed for Lina to know that she was Rachel, Michael's bodyguard.

"What took you so long to grab a burger?" Monica was not too happy that her partner came back later than expected.

"Don't bother about my punctuality as long as I get my job done!" Having said that, Rachel shot another hitman in his head and blood splattered all over the place.

Some blood even dropped on Lina's face and body. Although she was not frieghtened by that, she was definitely disgusted. She was still wearing the same dress that she wore when she returned from business trip and blood was all over it at this moment. Michael had been shielding her all the while and this somehow made her feel safe in bullet rain.

With Rachel around, the three of them began to get the upper hand. If Monica's bullet had missed someone, Michael or Rachel would finish him off for her by shooting his head. Like wise for Michael and Rachel. The three of them formed a really good team, an effective killing squad. More and more hitmen dropped on the floor; the pressure on them became lesser and lesser.

Just when they thought the toughest moment was over, one of the hitmen suddenly charged forward recklessly. Michael tried to shoot him, but the hitman managed to dodge most of the bullets, only got a shot on his left arm which did not hinder his movements at all. Before Michael could act further, the hitman was already in front of him, ready to chop Michael's head with a big machete.

At this critical moment, Lina who had been hiding behind Michael, rushed to the front and kicked the hitman in between his two legs.

"Ouch....!" Judging by the painful scream of the hitman, Lina's kick really hurt him tremendously. He was so painful that he dropped his machete and bent over.

Michael did not take anymore chances. He pointed his gun to the hitman and blasted his head off. Again, blood splashed on his face and of course, all over Lina who was standing right beside him.

"That was a good one, Ms Connelly. Looks like I will be forever in your debt." Michael Carlito turned to Lina and said it as sincere as he could.

"No no no no no! I don't want anything from you after all these are over! My Valentino dress!" Lina's reaction was somehow rather extreme. But, who could blame a young attorney who just got her favorite Valentino dress stained with a dead hitmen's blood?

"Ms Connelly, don't worry. I will get you a new dress. Well, not just one. In fact, as many as you want." Michael began to scratch his head while shooting the remaining few hitmen. His shooting was surprisingly sharp even not fully focused, hitting targets with almost every bullet. A big contrast compared to a few minutes ago when he missed the charging hitman, as if he wanted to prove to Lina that he could handle the situation.

With the support from both Monica and Rachel, Michael finally gunned down the last hitman. The room was full of dead bodies; the wall and floor flooded with blood.

When the gunshots subsided, it was Lina's voice that filled the room. "I am wealthy enough to buy as many Valentino or Vera Wang as I like! I just want to get back to my life!"

Michael put down his gun and patiently explained to Lina in an apologetic tone, "I know your life is fucked up now. I will take care of you until everything is back to normal, okay?"

He lowered down his voice, looked right into Lina's eyes and said, "I promise. I will figure it out."

"Hey boss! I don't mean to interrupt... but I guess we gotta go right away before more hitmen come over for their $10 million dollars!" Rachel looked at both Michael and Lina impatiently, with her finger pointing to the broken door. "I mean, let's get the fuck out of here if we want to stay alive!"

"Let's go then!" Michael held Lina's hand and led her out of the room. Lina tried to resist but Michael was a strong man and did not let go. She eventually gave up and just followed him go down to the hotel carpark.

"Drive." Michael instructed once all the five of them got inside Donaldson's Cadillac SUV. Donaldson took the driver seat, Michael sat beside him while all the three girls occupied the backseat.

"Emm... Where to, boss?"

"Santa Monica private airport. We are leaving LA. Call Carl to get ready my plane now." Michael turned to Lina and said, "$10 fucking million! It's too dangerous for Ms Connelly to remain in LA."