Grant's Revenge

Chapter 40

Grant

I got the names. And the plans. One life will end tonight. Hopefully not from my team.

Sinipat ko muna si Vanilla na nasa tabi ko.

"Nervous?"

To my surprise, kalmante lang na umiling si Vanilla. Ni hindi ito natatakot. Truth be told ay para itong hindi si Vanilla na crybaby. She's too calm. Mas kalmado pa nga ito kesa kay Leigh na passive lang.

"I'm fine, Grant. Ang gagawin ko lang naman ay maglaro ng poker di ba?" Seryosong tanong nito.

Tumango naman ako at ngumiti. "Yes. All you have to do is to play, Van."

But the truth is I want her to remember their faces. Hindi ko na kailangan sabihin iyon sa kanya dahil sigurado naman akong matatandaan nito iyon. I am not underestimating her capability.

Pinisil ni Leigh yung kamay ko. "Keep your eye to Jen. I can't do that for you."

"I know."

"Don't be late, Grant. Please think. Don't let your anger to overrule you. You need to control yourself. Or we will all die. This is no longer our territory."

"I understand."

Lumapit sakin si Vanilla at hinalikan yung pisngi ko. "I trust you Grant. I love you."

Tumango ako at ngumiti sa kanila. Tila naman nakuntento na doon si Leigh.

Napapikit na lang ako sa naging flow ng usapan namin kahapon. Jen will be the decoy. Fuck! My wife.

"I need access in Collazo Lounge." seryosong sabi ko matapos ianalyze kung sino yung pinakamadaling itumba sa limang nasa listahan ko.

That's the guy na mahilig sa sugal. I think that guy is the right hand of Irvine Clan. Lalo pa at kamag-anak ito ng mga Irvine. That man surely holds all the resources. Once I got him out of the picture, tiyak na may magiging malaking epekto iyon sa mga Irvine.

Lawrence Dawkins, the famous gambler. The only weakness? Innocent types. Demure girls. He is usually accompanied with well-skilled bodyguards from the tribunal. But when he is having sex, doon lang nawawala yung mga bodyguard nito. Those men will just wait outside his room.

I am a Silva! No one from the tribunal can top us. So he better know his place. Hindi ako natatakot kahit pa mga assassin yung bantay nito.

"I got a pass on that lounge." Mabilis na sabi ni Van. "Actually, the three of us. Hindi ba Hariette?"

Napangiti naman ako. I'm sure the Trio of the Century had such access. Lalo na si Van at Hariette na sanay sa sugal.

Collazo Lounge is like a private gambling den na pribado para sa mga myembro niyon. I can't get a pass into that dahil hindi ganoon ka-flashy yung pangalan ko na gaya ng Trio of the Century. Besides, I am not a gambler.

"We've been there." Kontra agad ni Hariette. "It's not safe. Booze and drugs are being serve doon. If you want to fuck someone there, you can do it in a hallway and expect that no one will care."

"Right." Railey agrees. "Once lang kami nakapunta doon. And we never went back dahil mukha iyong lugar ng drugs, gambling, and prostitution. High-class for the Upper class members. Not our cup of tea."

I can sense Vanilla's uneasiness. Mukhang ayaw na nga din nitong bumalik doon. Too bad. Ayoko isama si Hariette for a certain reason. At si Railey naman ay hindi pupwede dahil buntis na nga ito.

Why Van? What are you afraid of?

"I need an access, Van. Can you accompany me para makapunta ako doon?"