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Part 21 ( Aftermath! )

Will walked back to the mansion feeling heavy and lost. He was feeling desperate and blue. He reached the mansion gate and walked towards the entrance. Although there were many people around him, he felt like he was alone in this world. He felt a deadly loneliness.

He finally entered the big hall and kept looking at the crowd without reacting. He looked at the bar corner, so he went there and then pointed to the bartender with a signal that the man understood its meaning. The bartender presented a line of tequila, which Will gulp it at once. He felt hatred toward himself. He kept drinking and drinking until crowd sounds started to fade little by little despite being around and close to them.

He was still conscious enough to find his way towards Adrian's private office. He left the bar and started walking through the large lobby towards the office. He entered the office, closed the door behind him, and then stood in silence.

Adrian did not show any response when Will entered the room, but stayed still with his hands on his mouth and he was thinking deeply.

Adrian's eyes seemed dark and warning of a real danger. He was severely angry and shaking his leg fast, which caused Will's amazement.

Will : Are you okay?

Adrian did not turn to him and kept thinking. But it didn't take several minutes for the office door to open and Isaac entering it. He looked toward Will to find him trying hard to stand still. Then he looked toward Adrian to find his eyes fixed on him.

Isaac : She's gone. I couldn't find her.
Adrian : Really?
Isaac : Yeah. I think she just ran away.

Adrian said his word calmly. He then closed his eyes when he heard Isaac's response and took a deep breath. Calmly, he got off his chair and moved toward Isaac.

He stood right in front of him and did not move a consonant and remained silent for a while.

Isaac was wondering what's happening and he was going to speak, but Adrian surprised him with a strong punch on his face that caused him to fall to the ground and his nose began to bleed. Then Adrian took out his gun from the back of his pants and unlock, then aimed it toward Isaac's head in a quick move.

Isaac groaned and held his nose in pain, he looked at his hands and saw blood on them. Then he looked at Adrian and the gun pointed at him, he panicked.

Will's breath got fast and his eyes widened when he saw what happened and felt as if the punch received by Isaac had woke him from the influence of alcohol a little, but he remained standing still, just like Adrian.

Adrian started talking.

Adrian : So you think she just ran away right? you don't think someone helped her?
Isaac : W-What? Ad-Adrian what's going on?
Adrian : I will tell you what's fucking going on. I fucking trusted you. I waited and waited for you to come and tell me the truth but you didn't.
Isaac : Wha-What truth?
Adrian : Oh don't act fucking smart with me Isaac. I knew from the beginning about you and her. Your little Gracie. You were together in high school, right? ... When i got the file with all her information in it, and you got me a file with different information i suspected the whole situation. So i dug a little deeper and guess what? You lied to me. You worked behind my back, You fucking deep shit.
Isaac : It never happened.

Adrian tightened his grip on the pistol with visible tension, and screamed loudly. None of them cared about the voices coming from the office, with loud music outside, no one would hear them even if Adrian shot Isaac.

Adrian : Don't fucking lie to me.
Isaac : I- I swear to god. I swear. Yes we were together in high school and we were friends but that's it. We don't know anything about each other anymore, since college. I met her couple of times telling her to stay away from you and that's it. I NEVER, NEVER betrayed you or did anything behind your back. I swear to god.