Chapter 09

Saint quickly arrived at the hideout that he owned, where his important business was that night. One of his bodyguards opened the door for him.

Without a word, Saint exited his car and quickly went straight to the secret passage. If you look at the house from the outside, it's just a big stone house that looks like a vacation home that's a bit old so that no one can doubt the place, but the truth is that the underground hid the secret of the whole house.

Saint is now walking through a hidden pathway under the house that only he and his other friends have access to. If you don't own that big house, you won't know that there is a secret way underneath. But, if you ever get in there, you will not be able to get out like other people who have entered there before.

The bodyguards only escorted Saint to the underground entrance.

He only walked for a few minutes until he reached a room lit only by torches from the walls.

As soon as he entered, Saint couldn't help but grin when he immediately saw the man his both hands and feet were chained up to the stone wall. When Saint noticed that the man was still unconscious, he immediately took a long hose on the ground; he opened it so the water flowed directly to the man, causing him to wake up immediately.

When Saint made sure that the man was conscious, he just turned off the water and at that moment their eyes met. Saint looked lifelessly at the man in front of him.

"W-Falcon." The man's voice trembled faintly while his eyes stared at Saint. The tone of his speech showed fear and nervousness.

The man was wearing a bloody polo shirt from beating up; add to that was the bruises he got on his face from Saint's men when Ram tried to run away.

Without a word, Saint let go of the hose he held, and it fell to the ground. He pushed his right cheek using his tongue before he pulled a metal chair and sat down there.

He sat facing Ram, where he took out his beloved gun and placed it on the old table.

That gun grabbed Ram's eyes and attention, so he felt even more nervous. He swallowed hard because he knew that the gun would be the end of him.

"I didn't believe the rumors that you were the traitor in my company," Saint said in a cold but emphatic tone as he glared at the man. "But seeing you right now in front of me, this will be enough evidence. You are taking my company's money, and that's so brave of you!" Saint let out another terrifying grin. "Do you really think that… I will let this slide just because you are my friend?"

"R-Saint, you know I need money, right? I-I hope you understand me." Ram's voice was shaking. He just forced himself to speak even though his lips were cracked due to the countless punch he had received earlier from Saint's men. His fear was also noticeable at that moment.

"Do you really think I will believe you, Ram? Do you really think that you can fool me?" He gritted his teeth. "If the money you steal from me goes to your family, maybe I'll just cut your finger to pay me… but it wasn't. How often have I told you not to get along with Helmer?" Saint still spoke without emotion as he looked directly at Ram. His eyes were dark, as if he could do something terrible to him at any moment.

It's been almost years since Ram met and hung out with Helmer because of their party together. After that, Helmer influenced Ram.

"He was the only one who helped me when Anna broke up with me, Saint. Helmer helped me forget her," Ram answered boldly.

Saint grinned again at what his friend said to him. "It wasn't Helmer who helped you forget; it's the dr*gs you use from him!"

At the very beginning, he already warned Ram that Helmer would not bring anything good to his life, but Saint was unaware that Ram secretly met Helmer behind his back. Ram used the stolen millions of money from his company to buy dr*gs, and that's the reason why Saint arrested him.

"You ruined your life, Ram," Saint added.

"Yes, I know. And I'm also aware that you will ruin my life even more. Just kill me, Saint!" Ram furiously said. "After all, I know that you will kill me because I have no use for you anymore, right?" he added, which made Saint feel even angrier.

Without a second thought, Saint stood up; in the blink of an eye, he took his gun from the table and pointed it in Ram's direction.

"Did you think… I wouldn't do it?" Saint's jaw tightened. "I thought you would beg me and tell me you are willing to change. I don't give second chances, but you know that when I've been with someone for a long time, I give them a second chance..." Saint was pretty furious at that moment. "But asking me to just kill you is enough reason you are not willing to change. And I'm too kind if I'm not going to kill you, Ram. You know I'm not kind, and I don't have the heart to forgive you!" Saint's voice was deep as he uttered those words. Anyone who heard them would feel fear.

At that time, Ram started to feel nervous since he knew that Saint would pull the trigger at any moment. "R-Saint, I wasn't thinking earlier t-that's why I said those words. I-I'm going to change my life, that's what I really want, so I hope you don't kill me. Please don't kill me. Let me go, and I promise that you will not be going to see me any-"

Ram couldn't continue what he would say because a loud gunshot echoed throughout the room and hit the man right in the head, causing him to die immediately.

Saint was stunned because that's when he knew that the shot and the bullet that ended up hitting Ram didn't come from his gun.

"Headshot!" A woman celebrated and laughed.

Saint quickly turned around because of that voice.

"Zeir!" he yelled at the woman.

She is Zeir Lopez or Zeir for short. She is also one of Saint's friends but Hakari is the closest to the girl. If you look at it, Zeir is the girl version of Helmer, brutal, unyielding, and impulsive in her decisions. Notable is the small scar on Zeir's right cheek that gives off its terrifying aura. But she's hot and gorgeous.

Zeir had a crush on Saint for a long time and the young man knew it, but Saint didn't pay any attention to her.

"Don't tell me you'll believe what Ram said?" Zeir laughed again as if she did nothing and hid the gun behind her again. "Oh come on, Saint. Ram will never change."

"But this is none of your business!" Saint spoke angrily and he quickly approached his female friend and pointed the gun he was holding right at her head.

The girl's face remained expressionless as if she was not shocked by what the young man did, and then she grinned. "I was about to be surprised, but I remembered... you've pointed a gun at me almost ten times in just a month, Saint," Zeir said emotionlessly and seemed oblivious to Saint's pointing the gun at her head.

Saint doesn't like Zeir's attitude; they just get along together in bed and nothing else. For Saint, that's just casual sex, but not for Zeir, since she liked Saint a long time ago.

It didn't take long before Saint slowly removed the gun from the woman's head and decided to calm down. He just hid his weapon behind him and then started walking away from that place without waiting for his friend.

Zeir quickly followed him. "Where are you going?"

Saint didn't answer that question until they finally got out of the underground. Saint quickly signaled to one of his bodyguards guarding the entrance about Ram's body, and his men immediately understood.

"I' 'm coming with you, so give me a ride," Zeir suddenly said, and that's why Saint quickly confronted her.

"I came here alone, so I'm leaving alone… WITH NO ONE!" Saint answered firmly and still kept his sharp eyes on Zeir.

"That's not the reason why I'm going with you... don't you want to sleep with me tonight? I can accompany and entertain you since you seem stressed," Zeir said in a seductive way. She even touched Saint's chest and then simply slid her hand toward the crotch area of the man and rubbed it a little.

Saint looked seriously at his friend as if he was not bothered by what Zeir was doing to him, and then he quickly grabbed her hand.

He grinned wryly, "Just play yourself, I know you're good at it," Saint said to Zeir before he gently pushed her away and finally got into his car.

Saint's car left, so Zeir was left there full of anger from self-pity.

"F*ck you, Falcon!" she muttered in so much annoyance.