Mark of the destiny Chapter 288: James and Zeng- end

JUMP

THUMP

CRASH

"WHO? WHO IS THERE?" The man ran to grab his rifle hung on the wall, and pointed at the two intruders who had jumped into the house through the window, and had landed straight over the potted cactus.

Oww...

o..

My bum...

"Get over bastard, you are sitting on ." Zeng yelled, his face scrunched awkwardly.

Jas smirked, "You deserve this. I wonder how will you do the morning work now?" Karma surely exists. Zeng had embarrassed him with the sa question when Jas’s palm was scrapped by ropes.

"Shut up, you idiot. Think about the hunter standing ahead, ready to punch holes~ don’t know in what parts."

Jas’ head snapped to the man who looked in late fifties and had French beard. "Sir, sir sir, please don’t shoot at us. We are not here with any malicious intentions but looking for Mrs. Claire Fraise. We are from Cheyna, and here to inquire about the Ricci family’s daughter Romana and her child." He carefully raised Evan’s photograph towards the man. "This-- this.... this child and the woman."

The man’s eyes never blinked, his body perfectly still, frown a sign of irritation rather than concentration. He raised the rifle up, "Get out before I kill you. There’s no one nad Claire."

Zeng tried to stand, but the cactus was stuck in his bum. He grunted in pain, looking around for sothing to hold on and try standing then. Just then his gaze fell on the photo fra on the table, "You--You are Mrs. Claire’s husband?" Zeng stated.

"Honey, who’s there?" An elderly woman’s voice ca from the stairs. Soon she clattered down to check and found her husband pointing a rifle at the two young n.

"Darling, why did you co. These two rascals are from Ricci family. I will handle them and will dispose their bodies in our farm. Let see how well it will fertilise our land--"

"Jas?" The woman called, taking everyone by surprise.

Jas raised his hand up, "It’s . I am Jas. Please, I would be a terrible option to fertilise your land. But this man beside is good for that. You can use him, I will help you in chopping him into pieces."

Zeng "...."

"Jas!" The woman called again, "You are Jas, my Lucy’s boyfriend? Oh my, you look so handso in person!"

Jas "..."

Zeng, "How many boyfriends you have? Do you have STD? I better get checked,"

Jas cast a look at Zeng still stuck over a cactus plant, "You are saying as if I have slept with you. Moron."

"Whatever,"

"Mrs. Fraise," Jas took slow steps towards the woman, simultaneously keeping an eye on her husband. "You mistook for soone. I am Jas, but my boyfriend’s na is Evan, and we are here to ask a few questions about the fire in Valentino apartnts and Mrs. Romana Ricci." he showed the photograph, "This woman and her child,"

Claire Fraise smiled. She pointed at the sa little boy aka Evan in the picture, "This is my Lucy. I an.... Lucian. Romana’s son. Your Evan."

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Jas narrated the entire story about Evan and how they found him as beta working so secret organisation

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In the fire at Valentino apartnts twenty-six years back, Evan’s father and grandparents were burned alive. But Romana escaped with little Evan.

"But according to the police report, they found five bodies. Which includes a body of a toddler of the sa age as of Evan.... I an Lucian." Jas said.

Claire shook her head, "Lucy and Romana were not among the dead ones. It was Romana’s friend and her son’s body. They were at her house that day to celebrate New Year, and couldn’t past run the fire," the woman pulled the sleeves up to show the burned skin, "I was at the house, and saw everything." Claire’s eye watered, her voice choked. The trauma still visible in her eyes.

Jas pressed on her hand.

Claire’s eyes swept over Jas’s face. "Lucy had told about you. It shocked first, two n in love~ I don’t understand all this. But he promised to bring you here to et once and show why he chose you in life." a smile broke on the corner of Jas’ lips. He was right, Evan loves him. There’s a reason behind Evan’s harsh words.

"Tell more. Tell everything. Where is Romana? When and how Evan t you? Everything. This is very important to ."

"Soon after Romana left the country with Lucy to keep her child safe. She knew she was not in a position to get back to the powerful Ricci family, and it’s best she grab the only opportunity in hand that is to leave the country under the identity of her dead friend."

"OW..." Zeng howled, "Uncle, please be gentle."

Claire dragged her eyes away from Jas’s flawless features and went to fetch a dicine from the drawer. She gave it to her husband who was nursing Zeng’s butt.

"I helped Romana to escape. When cops questioned , I lied everyone died in the fire. Later I also accepted the bribe from Ricci family and gave a false statent that fire started because of the short circuit. I had to do that to stay alive, as otherwise they would have got killed."

"How did Evan.... Lucy, found you?"

"From the police records, Evan is looking for his past." Claire suddenly turned to Jas, and squeezed his shoulder, "Tell how did you find ? Lucy specially chose this place for and no one knows I live here." Her eyes protrude out in horror, "Lucy is in so kind of danger. I don’t know what, but I have seen the fear in his eyes when he ca looking for . Soone don’t want him to know about his past."

"Oh oh," Zeng spoke up from the couch, "The private detective I hired--"

Jas fast walked and parted the curtains slightly. Shocked soone was keeping eye on the house. "Aunty, we have to leave. Soone is keeping an eye on the house."

The man stood up, grabbed his gun, "Don’t worry about us. I know what I have to do. You both leave from the back door. Go straight and take left to the blue lane towards the church road. Then right, and again right. Around two minutes of walk, and you will hear the sound of boats and seagulls." He threw a key towards Jas, "White boat, yellow strips. CF initials. That’s mine. GO!"

Claire, "Jamie, Romana left for El Sandrios. If you want more information, that’s the place you should go. Be careful child." She takes out a diary from the drawer, and threw it at Jas, "This has information about Romana’s dead friend, the identity she used to escape."

Jas tug the diary on waist and gave Zeng a shoulder to help him out. After getting out, Jas turned to take a look at the house, hoping safety for the couple. To his relief, a few people from the village were fast walking to the old couple’s house. Everyone had hockey sticks, knives, guns in hand.

Surely the people in villages stand for each other in need.

Jas, "RUN!"

Zeng, "RUN!"

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