Deceptions of the Heart

Destruction plan

Behind the building, some feet away, a tall mysterious man was watching the kissing scene between Richard and Roxanne. His demeanor changed completely and his expression bacame serious. Once he finished this little peek he was taking to the young lovers he hid behind the wall of the building. The unknown man reached for his pocket and took out his phone. He dialed a number and then put the device against his ear. After a couple of beeps someone picked up.

"Hello?" A feminine voice spoke.

"I've got them ma'am" replied the man with a deep and raspy voice.

"Good, good. Send me pictures" ordered the feminine voice.

The mysterious man then snapped some pictures of Richard and Roxanne without hanging up and sent them to the woman at the other line of the phone.

"Thank you. You can come back now" said the woman and then the man heard the beeps that signed the end of the call.

As soon as the man left the area Richard felt a strange aura around him. He immediately pulled back from his dreamy kiss with Roxanne catching the girl by surprise.

"Why did you stop?" She asked. "Was it too awkward?"

"No, it doesn't have nothing to do with this, if anything it was amazing" replied Richard nervously.

"Then what?" Roxanne asked again.

"Its just that a have a strange feeling" replied Richard.

"What feeling?" Roxanne wanted to know.

"Listen, don't get me wrong. You might think I'm paranoid after I tell you this but I have a feeling that we're being watched" said Richard with a hint of suspicion in his voice.

Roxanne giggled before she spoke.

"I can't really blame you. You're a wanted criminal after all of course you'd have your guard up".

Richard gave her a faint smile before he insisted they leave the place as fast as possible.

The mysterious man who was watching the young lovers earlier arrived at the Rider Mansion. He got off his car and approached the front door. He rang the bell. A couple of seconds later the butler of the mansion opened the door. He seemed to recognize who the unknown man was and let him in without questioning. Once the man stepped inside the building the butler closed the door behind them.

"Mrs Rider will see you soon sir" said the butler and bowed.

The man didn't have to wait long. A few seconds after his arrival he saw Lizzy descending the stairs. Once she approached the man she extended her hand and had him kiss the back of it.

"Its good to see you again ma'am" the man greeted the young woman.

Lizzy didn't greet back. Instead she got straight to the point.

"I'm aware of what you saw during your mission. Let alone I received the pictures you took".

"I'm glad I could be useful" the man said with a proud smile playing on his lips.

He was about to turn around and leave when Lizzy spoke again.

"I need one more favor".

"Sure. What is it that you need ma'am?" Asked the man.

"I'll need to see Max. He must learn about this".

Lizzy got in the unknown man's car. Once he got in the driver seat he started the engine and drove off. The road led to the outskirts of the city. After the car got through the first tunnel some metres away, on the right, stood an abandoned building.

"Stop here" commanded Lizzy and the man parked his car at the side of the road. Then the young woman got out of the car and headed towards the abandoned building.

At the top floor of the building there was a meeting held. A bunch of mafiosos were sat at a large wooden table and in the middle there was no one else than Max Rider, the leader.

"Come to think of it gentlemen. Richard Lawrence appeared all of a sudden in a bar we own. The bar I own! How couldn't that mean that he's preparing for an attack?" He spoke.

The other mafiosos seemed to discuss the matter before one of them spoke.

"The bar is supposed to be open for anyone sir. That doesn't necessarily mean that the Lawrences are preparing for an attack".

However, another mafioso argued.

"Bullshit! He's still an enemy! That doesn't justify him!"

Soon all the mafiosos started to argue with each other. Max who was done with their immature behavior shouted.

"Enough! If we have to face an enemy then we have to stay united! Arguing won't get us anywhere!"

The other mafiosos agreed. Then Max spoke again.

"In order to get rid of him we have to come up with a destruction plan. Any ideas?"

The mafiosos looked at each other with an expression of uncertainty.

As the leader was about to facepalm and reconsider his life choices his wife burst the door of the meeting room open.

"Lizzy!? What are you doing here!? Haven't I told you not to interrupt me when I'm on a meeting!?" Max yelled at her in surprise.

"I have no intentions of arguing with you. I need to talk to you about something important" replied Lizzy who was not in the mood for her husband's crap.

Max excused himself from the meeting and reluctantly followed his wife out of the meeting room.

"So what is this 'important' thing you want to talk about?" Asked Max once the couple was out of the meeting room.

"Its this" replied Lizzy and showed Max the pictures of Richard and Roxanne. "I had one of my trustworthy assistants watch him. He seems to be in love with your precious waitress".

Max's eyes widened. He took time to process what he just saw when he came up with an idea.

"You said you like him right?" He asked his wife.

"I did but what does it have to do with this?" Asked Lizzy raising an eyebrow.

Max clapped his hands together in joy and laughed.

"I've got the destruction plan!" He shouted happily.

"And that is?" Asked Lizzy again who wasn't sure whether she liked where this was getting.

"You're going to seduce him" replied Max with a smirk as he hugged his wife.