Chapter 76 - 76

For some reason the thought of Manuel suffering for all his actions against Ian made Ian's meal taste ten times better than it should have.

Even Camilla noticed that Ian seemed to be in a much better mood, less brooding. He seemed to smile more after watching whatever that video held.

"So are you satisfied with how they dealt with Manuel?" John asked as he sat back down in his place. "They will do anything you ask, it doesn't matter if it's legal or not."

"Isn't that dangerous?" Sam asked John.

"Oh you naive little child." John said as he shook his head.

"I'm not a child." Sam replied as she rolled her eyes at John.

"Well, if you didn't know, the law doesn't exactly apply to the rich and powerful of this county." John said as he continued to eat his food. "Everyone has a price, it's just a matter of if your morals will let you."

"So do the Reyeses have morals?" Camilla asked, earning her an awkward stare from Ian and his sisters.

"What? I want to know what my boss' limits are." Camilla explained. "If we don't know these things we could end up in trouble for going too far or not going far enough. It's part of our job." She explained plainly.

"So do they?" Ian asked as he glanced at John.

John laughed and shook his head.

"The Reyeses are clean, but that doesn't mean that the people around them aren't." John said with a serious expression. "If they need something illegal done then they have someone for that. You'll eventually learn who and how to contact them."

"So the Reyeses regularly engage in such practices?" Ian asked.

"Only when necessary." John said as he shook his head.

"So what I had the security team do-" Ian began to doubt if it was acceptable, but John shook his head.

"What we choose to do to people that harm us, that's on us." John said. "They will willingly provide you with the tools to deal with your issues and problems, how you execute those are on you."

"So what I did was acceptable?" Ian asked as he sought validation.

"People who work for the Reyes Family have done worse, and in all honesty that Manuel guy deserved it." John said with a grin. 

"Do I even want to know what you had the security team do to him?" Camilla asked as she looked at the two men.

"Not really, if you are faint hearted then no." Ian said as he shook his head.

"I'm not weak." Camilla told Ian and John. "I just didn't want the sight to ruin my lunch."

"Then come with me later." Ian urged. "I mean if you want to. I'll even tell you why he is receiving this sort of treatment." 

"For the record Ian, I don't think you would willingly harm a person." Camilla said as she tried to rest Ian's doubts.

"You barely know me." Ian said with a frown. 

"In the short time I've known you I could already see that you wouldn't harm another person unless they truly deserved it. And by the looks of it earlier Manuel deserved more than a beating." Camilla said with a grin.

"Let's finish our lunch then we can head down and see Manuel." John suggested.

"Good plan. Sam, Karina, you two stay in my place, we'll come back for you." Ian instructed his sisters in a strict tone.

"Can't we watch?" Sam asked with a pout.

"Sam! Why would you want to watch that?" Karina asked her older sister in shock.

"Manuel hurt Ian when we were younger, I want to see him pay." Sam said as a serious expression crossed her face.

"No Sam." Ian said as he placed his foot down on the matter. "You and Karina will wait in my apartment until we've sorted this out. I don't want you seeing this, I don't want either of you being exposed to this."

"Fine." Sam said. She knew that she wouldn't win against her older brother.

They continued their meal in silence, until they were all done and had to part ways.

Sam and Karina did as Ian asked and headed up to Ian's apartment, while Ian, Camilla, and John were escorted to the security office in the basement.

They were led to a pair of steel doors that were made to blend with the parking walls.

As they entered, a chilly breeze coming from the air conditioning made Ian shiver. 

"I hope that's intentional." Ian said with a grin as they were led to the end of the hall.

"This is my first time here too by the way." John confessed. "There is normally nothing that needs my attention here. All the security stuff is normally handled by Leon."

Ian wordlessly nodded as he recalled the strongly built bodyguard that had taught them earlier today. 

"Sir, through those doors are where we keep the holding cells, Mr. Manuel isn't the only person that we are currently keeping down here, so please don't be shocked." The security personnel explained as they stopped in front of the doors. 

"Understood." Ian said with a nod as the man led them in.

The hallway was white, as if from an institution in a horror movie. Ian was sure that the halls were designed that way on purpose as to scare offenders as they walked through.

On each side there were one way mirrors, through which you could see a receiving area and three cells.

"How many people can this place hold?" Ian asked as they walked through the hall.

"About fifty people." The security personnel that was guiding them said.

"And how many are in here?" Camilla asked as she glanced at the occupied cells.

There seemed to be people from all walks of life inside. Some looked like businessmen, while others looked more like reporters. 

They were either inside their cells or being interrogated by someone.

"Right now? Ten." The man said as they continued to walk.

As they reached the end of the hall, Ian and his group met a familiar face.

"Ah, Ian, Camilla, John. When I heard someone was brought here for fighting Ian I just felt the urge to come over." Leon said as he greeted them with a grin.