Chapter 81 - 81

Ian and the others waited for Camilla to enter the room next door before going back in. They trusted that Camilla would get the information  from Mica while they continued to terrorize Manuel.

At this point Ian knew that he was only letting his anger out on Manuel. What he did to Ian years ago had lasting effects on a young man. Effects that eventually shaped his future and almost ruined it.

Manuel was now conscious once more as Ian noticed a few drops of blood on the ground. Luckily he had not killed Manuel in anger earlier as he kicked him.

Ian walked around Manuel as he observed the other man's condition. Overall Manuel didn't seem to be dying or gravely injured, which meant Ian could continue on with his physical revenge.

"I think it's unfair that my friends don't know what I suffered from your actions." Ian said as he stopped in front of Manuel.

"Whatever hell you suffered you deserved it!" Manuel said in an angry tone as he spat at Ian's face.

"What's with you and spitting?" Ian asked as a guard came over and handed him a paper towel. "I swear it's unhygienic." Ian grumbled as he wiped his face.

"Whatever you do to me now, you will receive it ten times worse when I get out of here." Manuel hissed. "And I know I will get out of here, you can't keep me here, it's illegal."

Ian couldn't help but laugh at Manuel's confidence. He was only confident with his words, but the moment a fist came at his face he turned into a coward.

" Of course you'll walk free, but till then, I want to inflict as much damage as I can." Ian said with a grin.

"Then get as many hits as you can, because after this, I promise, you and your friends will be going away for a very long time." Manuel said with a laugh. 

"If only you knew how much I've suffered because of you." Ian said as he shook his head. "No matter what you throw at me, it can't compare to the life I've lived."

"Lies, I saw you walk out of that police station with your father and grandfather completely intact." Manuel said as he glared at Ian.

Ian couldn't help but laugh as he punched Manuel in the gut.

Manuel grunted and started to wobble on his seat as he felt the impact of Ian's punch. 

A guard quickly ran over and poured cold water on Manuel, making sure that he didn't pass out from the injuries Ian had inflicted.

"I don't know how or who was helping your family at that time but I'll get to them eventually, I swear they will fall too." Manuel hissed as he glared at Ian.

"It's funny that you think after I walked out of the police station my life just snapped back to normal." Ian said as he shook his head. "You see the thing about walking out of a police station, people say things."

"That was not my fault." Manuel hissed.

"That's true, I did choose to punch you back then, but the rumors after don't deny that you were the one that spread them." Ian told Manuel as he looked the man in the eyes. 

He waited for Manuel to say that it wasn't him or to simply sprout some insult, but nothing came. Manuel remained silent. 

"Do you know what rumors like those do to  your odds at a better life?" Ian asked as he glared at Manuel.

"You deserved whatever happened to you after." Manuel answered back. "Yes I spread those rumors, you fucking punched me and you didn't pay!" 

"Pay? Pay? You wanted me to pay with my life!" Ian screamed.

"I am glad to hear that you suffered after." Manuel said with a confident tone.

Ian was shocked when John suddenly walked over to Manuel. 

"What rumors did you spread about him?" John said in an unusually serious tone.

"Why does it matter to you?" Manuel asked. "It was ages ago." 

"I asked you a question, you are in no position to answer back." John told Manuel as he inched closer.

"I suggest you answer his question." Leon said with a chuckle.

"I don't answer to men that are lesser than me." Manuel said as he gritted his teeth.

John seemed to take the insult to heart as he punched Manuel on the face, breaking the man's nose. 

Ian could see as blood dripped and stained his chest. He couldn't help but grin at what Manuel had just suffered. 

"You have no right to call any man less than you." John said as he wiped the blood and sweat off of his fist. "You have no right to decide because you are worthless. Now what rumors did you spread?" 

"Ha, simple, I told everyone that Ian was a convicted criminal and that he was only able to get out of jail because he offered his services to male politician." Manuel said with a grin as he looked  at Ian.

"You fucking asshole." John hissed.

Suddenly there was a knock from outside of the room. Leon held his hand up and walked out. 

Ian had a feeling that this was a signal that Camilla had already gotten what she needed from Mica in the next room.

"I'll be free soon." Manuel said with a cocky smile. "My dad will notice that I haven't updated him, and the person I was supposed to meet will notice it too. You messed with the wrong person, Lim." 

"We'll see." Ian said with a knowing smile as Leon walked back into the room with a frown.

"The police are here to collect them." Leon announced.

"Oh, what a pity, we were just having fun." Manuel said with a grin as he felt they were finally going to be able to escape.

Ian knew he couldn't show that he was happy about the police arriving, it meant that Camilla had gotten enough dirt on Manuel and his family.

"Trust me, this isn't the last time we will run into each other." Ian said as he faked his disappointment.

"It won't, but it will be the last time that you will be confident or happy." Manuel told Ian proudly as one of the guards wiped the blood off of Manuel and dressed him in a new shirt.

"You think avoiding my face will wipe all the evidence away?" Manuel asked with a laugh. "These bruises will be my proof, and I am sure that the owner of Solaire Towers will be more than happy to hand me footage of what happened here when he finds out who I am."

Ian could see as John resisted the urge to laugh. The man was already struggling to keep it in as Manuel kept going on about how much lesser Ian was compared to him.

When Manuel was finally dressed and cleaned, Ian and his group walked out followed by two guards holding Manuel, making sure that he wouldn't escape. 

Outside of the room there were several policemen waiting for them as they held a cuffed Mica as well.

"Are these the troublemakers you called about?" The police asked Leon.

"Yup, some rich kids, they got roughed up a little when they tried to resist being cuffed and sent to the cells." Leon explained, making Manuel's and Mica's jaws drop.

"Well, what do you expect, everyone wants to get into this fancy building of yours." The policeman said with a grin. "The boy looks roughed up, but the girl seems to be fine other than the fact that she's cuffed."

"We barely touched her, sir." A guard said. "We only held her to guide her out of the holding cell."

"I know you would never harm a woman." The policeman said with a smile. "Anyway, I should bring these kids to the police station and prepare myself for their furious parents."

"Good luck." Leon said with a chuckle as the policeman let Manuel and Mica down the hall.

"Well that was interesting." Ian said as soon as the policeman exited the hallway.

"A lot of people try to trespass into Solaire Towers, they come here often, they know we try to scare trespassers." Leon said with a grin. "They've come to accept it since it means less hostile people for them to pick up."

Ian simply nodded, acknowledging what Leon had said.

"You got everything?" Ian asked Camilla.

"Yup, and she managed to email all the proof while we were in the other room." Camilla said with a laugh. 

"What next?" John asked Ian.

"I need to talk to Marco next, hopefully the proof we have is enough to convince the Reyese to help me out on this." Ian said in a serious tone.

"Don't worry, they always do.." Leon said with a confident nod.