𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥

Chapter 12: A start of the end.

Mr Huxley walked into his house with a briefcase in his hands just to be greeted with his wife's grave look on her face. Mrs Huxley, Carla, stormed upto him and gripped him by the collar, not so roughly. Cecil didn't even have the energy to look at her but immediately did after hearing the words arising from his wife.

"The mass murder is related to you, isn't it?" She asked, without hesitancy.

Cecil dig his nails in the briefcase's tug nervously. He felt his heart sinking to his stomach as his eyes turned grey "It isn't."

He held her wrist which was on his collar and slowly pulled it away. Trying to ignore he look on her face, he shifted his gaze away and walked past her. But he couldn't help when his eyes started watering, from the overwhelming anxiety yet, devastation. He covered his mouth and quietly begin to sob as he his feet stopped moving.. He dropped the suitcase to the ground and fell onto his knees. The sudden realization, the anxiety, the fear, everything hit him at once. That miserable feeling when you cant even bring yourself to lie in front of your wife for her own sake was dreading, as if his heart was shattering. He was betrayed, he felt like he was the murderer. Everything was his fault. Everything was now his responsibility. The amount of people dead, the amount of suffering this gem brought was all because of him.

She made her way and stood before her husband, watching him in his state. Her lips quivered as her throat felt dry. She didn't know what to think, she didn't know anything. She had no clue but she knew her husband was no longer someone she could... depend on. Kneeling down on one knee, she slowly pulled Cecil to herself and caved him into a warm embrace. He clenched onto her shirt and rested his forehead on her shoulder exhaustedly.

"Why... why are you crying? Why are you in so much pain, Cecil?"

He didn't say anything, he couldn't stop the tears. His breath hitched in between as his voice kept on cracking. Both of them kept quiet and hugged each other tight for the moment.

When Cecil collected himself up, his conscience was no longer a concern in his head. He looked straight at her eyes for a moment, one more glimpse into his home that was fading away before shifting his focus to the ground. He sighed,

"C-Carla.."
"Don't hide it anymore. Tell me everything" she cupped his cheek and looked at his eyes softly.

I should... I should tell her everything. If she leaves me... maybe that'd be good... she won't be in any danger. Yeah, it's time Cecil... time to reveal everything. He inhaled deeply and looked in her eyes.

"The muder spree is related to me."
"H-How..."
"The gem..."

He told her everything right in order.

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One of the best part of being rich and owning a company was to sit on your throne and look at the night sky from your tall glass window. Those sprinkles sparkling in the pitch black sky, and the moon shining as it glazed the soft clouds around it. A scenery worth being priceless.

Sitting on his chair, tapping his foot on the ground, he was looking at the said scenery from the glass windows of his office. His eyes weakened thinking about his late wife.

"Olivia... you're still breathtaking as ever, shinning like that..."

Mr Inferno whispered to himself in midst as he sighed. He parted his mouth and started speaking while looking at the stars who took the shape of his wife in his mind. His voice carried deep sorrow.

"I thought you promised that you'd be there for me and my son no matter what..."
"Now I barely have anything left... I feel a part of my dying..."
"I miss you so fucking much"
"Please... come back."
"I'm so..sorry"

Just as he was pleading to the stars, He suddenly heard a knock on the door. He immediately changed his expression and turned to his desk within a swift. He opened one of his files and pretended to be focused on it.

"Come in"

He looked forward to see his assistant with some files and paperwork in her arms.

She walked in and placed it down on the desk infront of him before speaking,

"Mr Inferno, it's time to take a break from everything"

Nikos didn't respond, instead he averted his gaze away.

"Ah, also sir, young master Emrys asked for your permission to stay at Caiden's the next Saturday"
"Sure."

They're hanging out a lot these days.

"And... the... federal asked for a meeting with you."
"Related to Olivia?"
"No, about the Huxgravite Company"
"Huxgravite..? You mean... the company Huxley owns?"
"Yes"
"Why? What about it?"
"Sir... haven't you seen the news?"

"No... what's going on? I haven't turned on the TV for a while now. What happened to Cecil?"
"Sir you haven't heard of the gem...? The cursed gem? The mass murder?"
"What...? Cursed-- what?"
"The cursed gem"
"Alicia, what the fuck is going on?"

...

"So in conclusion, every victim claims that... Harvey Hendrix forced them to touch the gem... the police haven't revealed everything yet to the public but the searching of Harvey Hendrix have already started"
"W..Why?"
"So they can question him. Apparently, every victim were seen last with Harvey... that's enough evidence now for an arrest warrant"
"Fucking christ.."

Nikos looked down at his desk with his eyes widen, in shock yet confusion. He knew Harvey,  he knew him in collage and he can promise that Harvey would never do this but, now thinking a clear moment to think about this, he knew he couldn't make any promises. In those old days, the only reason Nikos didn't accept the man into his company was because of his gut feeling, and he knew something would go wrong if Harvey was associated with him.

"Cecil..? What about Cecil?"
"There's no information about him at the moment... I think the company is on a break now."
"His son? Caiden?"
"I've seen him with Emrys, a lot of times so I suppose he's safe and sound"

He sighed, running his fingers through his hair, frustrated. He shook his head, unable to digest everything. What the fuck? What in the actual fuck?! A cursed gem? A gem which posses people to kill their loved ones? A mass murder?! Harvey... forced them? This gotta be a sick joke... He suddenly stopped his thoughts and blanked out for a second.

"So you're telling me... Harvey Hendrix is.. capable of killing others...?"
"Yes, Mr Inferno."
"Right... ha..." He took a deep breath before continuing "How do you even know all of this..?"
"Detective Ajax told me to pass this entire information to you."
"But what does this have to do with me? Why does the fed want to talk to me about this?"
"Because..."

"-Because they suspect that Cecil Huxley is an accomplice of Harvey Hendrix. And you, you spread the rumor that you were looking for partnership with Cecil Huxley"
"Okay, what the fuck?! In terms of bussiness, obviously!"
"That's what they need to investigate."

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