"What ? Why ?"
"Rajwan, what do you mean it's a trap ?"
"What's going on ?"
Questions popped at Rajwan from all directions, but I managed to remain silent, with Barron hugging me and rubbing my shoulder comfortingly.
He, like me, didn't ask questions, and I knew he didn't want to cause more trouble.I managed to let out a question when everyone went silent again.
"Can you explain ?"
I asked, confused, hugging Barron's waist.
"I just tracked down Pitbull's phone. He's in Alexandria."
My mouth fell open in shock.
"What ? What do you mean ? He's the one behind this ?"Hayden asked, confused.
"What on earth! He wants a million dollars, but for what ? He's already a millionaire."
"Exactly ! A millionaire, so no one can ask him where did he get the money without knowing the real answer behind it. They'll just think that he got it naturally by his career. We can't send him the money.""But, Rajwan, We're only worried about the videos, that's all. If Pitbull is really behind this, the first thing he'll do is to upload the video, because he knows it' s so important for us. We have to give him the money."
I explained, disagreeing on my brother's opinion.He furrowed his eyebrows, his expression turning angry.
"How could you care about your reputation in a situation like this ! Are you honestly that stupid ?"
I was taken aback by his comment. I certainly didn't expect him to snap at me like that. It was weird, and it hurt me.I heard a few gasps around me, which I didn't really care about. Barron squeezed my torso tighter, afraid that I might either cry or explode in anger, which I did anyway.
"how could I ? Did you forget that all of this was your fault ? If you hadn't been so stupid none of this would've happened !"
I yelled, letting go of Barron's waist, pushing him away gently and stared at my brother in anger, mostly hurt. His expression softened, staring at me in guilt."I tried to fix this, I really tried. But you're not giving me a chance to ! I care about Mars just as much as you do ! And I know it's hard for you guys to face the public about it, but-"
I interrupted him, anger starting to appear on my face. Barron squeezed my shoulder in attempt to calm me down, but guess what ! It didn't work."You know what ! Why did I expect you to help me anyway ? I'll do this by myself. I'll deal with this by myself."
I snapped, and walked out of the location.Third Person P.O.V :
The others watched as Adelle walked away, then turned to Rajwan, whose expression remained guilty, not believing what has just happened.
"Are you an idiot ? How can you say this to her in a time like this ? Don't you realize-"Allison snapped at her brother, but he cut her off.
"I know what I said ! Stop giving me a hard time !"
He yelled at her, and she looked taken aback as well by his remark, but she tried not to show it.
"This can't happen right now ! You guys should be working together in a time like this ! I have to go check on Adelle. Don't forget to lose your temper at everyone, Rajwan."Barron said coldly, and walked out if the place, trying to find his girlfriend.
His heart ached when he found her curled into a ball on the bare ground, crying.
To Be Continued..
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Mystery / ThrillerThis is how I imagined my (rather perfect) life when I was writing The Exhausting Journey. Adelle Macron has it all. Perfect looks, perfect family, perfect lifestyle. Or so what everyone thought. Adelle was forced to go to her former elementary sch...