Chapter 115 - The Turn Over

Ajie did not hold her any longer. Whatever made him change his mind, she couldn't care less. All she wanted at the moment was to break free from him and prepare all the necessary things prior to her revelation. She wanted to change the plan she had earlier with Joshua inorder to save Hayri but no news came either from Mr.Dioko or Hayri himself. Obviously, Mr. Dioko was not able to tell his son about her revelation because Hayri did not give any hint during their conversation a while ago.

After Allie settled everything including her purchase of a ready-for-occupancy unit in a certain subdivision, she proceeded to Atty. Manloza's office for the finality of her will and testament. Although she held no doubt about Ajie's kindness and faithfulness to his responsibility as a father and as a son-in-law, she just couldn't help herself from getting afraid of the influence he might have from outside factors. She wanted to leave everything in writing.

Having no time left to go back to see her family, she left everything to Atty. Manloza including those documents she still need to process in the purchase of the house and lot as well as the car. She wanted to see to it that her family could enjoy the kind of life she had always dreamed for them. She wanted to make sure that they would be able to reap the fruit of her hard labors.

After all the details including the turnover of the properties she bought were taken care of, as well as the separate cash she had prepared for the purchase of new furnitures for their new home, she called up Joshua.

Part of her was still wishing that their meeting tonight would be cancelled due to Mr. Dioko's physical condition and the other part of her was believing that Hayri could no longer wait to crush her. After all, his father's fate rooted from her betrayal.

"Josh, has Louise called up to cancel the meeting?" she said, while her heartbeats were accelerating.

"The opposite. He wants me to make it sure that I can bring you to him tonight."

She took a deep and long breath to calm herself down before she spoke again. "I'm ready."

Not long after that, she was already with Joshua inside a dark-tinted car. After placing on her a bullet-proof jacket, Joshua drove towards the south silently, too absorbed in his fear that his backup plan would fail. All the while he was into this task, he was already bristling with both anger and pity towards this cousin. He never wanted to come up to this extent but Allie was just too stubborn. Well, he understood her points but how could he feed her to a hungry lion's mouth?

As they were approaching towards the agreed place, he called up someone and Allie could tell that it was Hayri. "Sir, we are closer to the location now."

"There's a change to the location, Josh. Proceed to Brown Hills Mountain Resort."

"Brown Hills?" asked Joshua's assistant who was sitting at the back.

"Damn this guy! Why is he changing the location? It seems I underestimated his cleverness."

"What are we going to do now, sir?"

said the assistant who was worrying that there backup plan may fail.

"He can never outwit me. If he wants direct assault, let him be!"

"But sir, Brown Hills is one of their properties. How can our men get inside? It's a private resort."

Allie felt alarmed as she listened to their conversation. She realized that Joshua wouldn't turn her over, indeed, as easily as how she requested it to be.

"Josh, you're not honoring our agreement. I thought it was clear enough that I don't want Hayri to be charged with a criminal case. Do I need to repeat that I owe him too many things?" Allie said calmly but her heart was already in turmoil.

"Dream on, my dear cousin. Are you not thinking about your family?"

Joshua glowered on while throwing a quick glance at her.

"But..." Allie started to protest but was stopped by Joshua's next statement.

"Your good husband is already there with the police troops, dispersing all throughout the area."

"What? Why do you have to involve him in this? He doesn't care anymore, Joshua. He's already engaged!"

"But he did...only that this Louise bastard outwit us. He changed the location in the last minute."

Allie sighed in relief, happy that Hayri must had realized the risk and that he could be rather cornered. This meeting with him would surely be an evidence to his crime and she didn't want it to happen. Her only hope was that Hayri would be able to forgive her. This hope was a bit promising but collapsed when Mr. Dioko was attempted with murder.

Joshua called up another number and placed his earset as soon as it rang. "How are you all there!"

"The location is changed and we are scattered now in the slope surrounding Brown Hills," answered Ajie who's identity was undisclosed to Allie. She sat beside him and could clearly see who he was calling and who were calling him.

"Who told you about the change of the location?" he asked, gritting his teeth in annoyance.

"It's an order from Dino," Ajie answered confidently.

"Do you think he is reliable?" he countered, feeling uneasy about this sudden change of plan. He regretted the moment he entrusted the backup plan to Ajie. He really felt something could go wrong in this set up.

"Of course, if you still remember, he leads the team who toppled down the syndicate's glory."

"Okay, then. Are you sure you are well-covered?" Joshua confirmed, worrying that Hayri's men may had just been watching them and they would look like some idiots on a failed mission.

"Sure of that. We crept up here when the night fell into a pitch darkness."

"We're now entering the area,"Joshua

announced gloomily, tears of anger and compassion now welling in his eyes as he thought he was now about to turn his dear cousin to a crocodile's mouth. He may had a backup team around but how could he be so sure about Hayri's own strategic planning? Of course, he knew he's not just a brawn who would execute some plan without thinking. Someone like him was expected to be very good in coming out clean in every crime he plotted.

He looked at Allie and seeing her so calm while closing her eyes, made him sob. He stopped right in front of the big gate of the resort to hug her tight. How could she stay calm in this situation?

Allie was a bit surprised to see his tears but she quickly understood when she saw the gate in front of them opening up. She hugged him back and cried as well.

"Thank you, Josh. Resign from this kind of job after this. I have left you a small fortune, enough for you to start a business." she said in between her sobs.

They hugged for a long while until the guard knocked in their car's window, gesturing for Joshua to go forward.