Chapter 116 - The Turn Over 2

The drive from the gate towards the hilltop was the loneliest trip that Allie had traversed. Who wouldn't feel that way when she knew that the gates of death were already waiting to welcome her? When on their way she had managed to keep calm, this time that power just blew away. Her heart fluttered and suddenly, her breathing became heavy. She took deep breaths and exhaled them slowly but none of these efforts comforted her. Suddenly, her reverie was cut by a call.

"Joshua, I see you already. Please tell your lady that I am already dying to see her." came the voice of Hayri from the other line.

This sank Allie's heart even deeper. All those efforts she did to help Hayri step out of revenge just didn't make sense. However, she still tried to understand. It wasn't enough that his father was already imprisoned for five years, his plague was added when someone from the syndicate attempted to kill him.

"Where am I going to bring her?" asked Joshua who got annoyed by what he said.

"Just go up and stop at the open cottage which overlooked the cliff."

"Got it." said Joshua who tried hard to keep himself from cussing at him. He murmured to himself and cursed him for his cunning way of keeping himself away from the possibility of being betrayed. Hayri really did not trust him and for sure, he trusted no one. It was so clever of him.

"Blindfold your lady. Be sure you have a clean handkerchief." Hayri chuckled, intensifying Joshua's anger. It's not enough that he would torture and kill her, he also did the pleasure of mocking her.

"I don't have anything to blindfold her, " lied Joshua who's irritation reached up already to the moon.

"I'll have someone to hand you over a piece of cloth."

"Alright."

"Joshua, what is she wearing?" came another of Hayri's question which almost tempt him to get out from the car and punch him. What did he want? Let Allie wear a transparent nighties?

"A jacket and a pair of Jeans."

"Okay, I'll also send something for her to wear."

Wiith this, Joshua's temperance had already spilled out from the brim and he didn't care anymore if Hayri would shot him dead ahead of Allie.

"Sir, you will be killing her. Why still the need to let her change?" he already yelled in anger at him and in pity for Allie.

"Be patient, Joshua. Do as I say. I already know that you betray me. You are the lady's cousin. Well, I'm thankful about it."

Joshua instantly shivered in fear. He right away ended the call and fumbled Ajie's name in his phone and called him up. "Where are you now?"

"Just at the slope of the hill, below that cottage at the top."

"Be ready, we are here." Joshua instructed, staring at the same time at the woman who was walking towards their direction.

"Got it." answered Ajie, who's voice was louder than a whisper.

The woman stopped beside the window in Joshua's side and handed him a box with wrapped, red handkerchief on top. Joshua accepted and handed it over to Allie. Without delay, Allie opened it. Not waiting for a request from her, Joshua and his assistant got out of the car to give her a privacy.

To Allie's surprise, she wondered why Hayri choose a very expensive dress. Even if she could not see it well, the softness and the texture of the fabric gave out the hint. There was also a pair of stilletos and to her another amazement, it fitted her size well. Then, as she was about to clean up the mess of the wrappers, a smaller box fell down. She picked it up and saw that those were a set of jewelries! Allie couldn't believe it anymore. Was he really mocking her? Did he ever think to grant her the experience of wearing a beautiful and expensive dress with matching shoes and jewelries before she'd die? And there was still more, a make up set! Allie sneered at the thought of it. Where was she going? To a party or to the gates of Hades? She never expected that Hayri could be this despicable. If he wanted it, why would she deny it to him? Well, she'd see if his head wouldn't spin if what he would see would be the most beautiful version of her. When everything's done, she opened the door and stepped out of the car.

Joshua laughed in contempt as he looked at her from head to toe. What kind of a person Hayri was? Was he really like that? Was that his style? To bring out a victim in her or his best composure before he would drag her to the slaughter house?

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Meanwhile, Ajie and the troops with him were already impatient. Though he was well-wrapped in his jackets, he was still constantly slapping the mosquitoes which kept biting his face! Aside from his personal concern was the fact that Allie's parents joined them. No matter how they persuaded them to just stay out of the danger soon, they even wanted to be at the front line. They said they had something important to tell that would save their daughter. Such was the irony of the situation!

The call from Joshua made them resume to their alert position. Any minute from now on, the drama would begin. Allie's parents were already sniffling which worried Ajie greatly. His heart was already almost jumping out of its ribcage in fear and pain that Allie must really had to go through this ordeal. Every second that ticked by was like a countdown to his own doom. He couldn't imagine seeing her tortured and killed by Hayri. He had already made up his mind. Once he would see through the binoculars that Hayri would already start to hurt her, he wouldn't care for his life anymore. He would destroy the set up they had planned ahead. He would directly run up towards them and kill Hayri instead. Come what may!

Ajie's eyes got misty while he silently planned about his assault. Allie just didn't understand. He still loved her, only that he was blinded with anger. And who would not? What kind of a husband would he be if he would not be affected by seeing her wife kissing with another man? What kind of a heart did he has if he wouldn't be affected by the sweetness they displayed during their graduation party? Why wouldn't he know about it? He had booked the same company who made the video coverage during that day! Yes, he was touched by the messages but his blood boiled at the way Allie submitted to his hugs and kisses. He even bought with a double price the unedited video coverage and that was the bottom line of his hatred.

He was guilty at the way he treated Jane. She, herself, knew that she was just a cover up, a balm to his bleeding heart. But what could he do? She, herself, was widely open to the fact that she was a very willing victim. Not only that, she promised to never complain. He didn't want to do it, didn't want her to live in lies. She was so good to him and how could he be unfair to her? However, this sense of gratitude made him give the consent to the engagement plan.

His reverie was halted when a sweet piano instrumental floated into the air. If he was not mistaken, it was the heart-piercing Hungarian Sonata of Richard Clyderman. At that moment, he was lying prone on the slope together with the scattered troop. He lifted his head towards them and his puzzled look met the eyes of the closest person next to him.

"What's that?" the police next to him whispered.

Ajie did not say a word. However, in his mind he couldn't help but ask if this was the way Hayri did before he killed his previous victims. Was it his style to entice them sexually through appealing music before he would kill them?