Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
“You will be free and as well have the time and capability to protect your niece. I’m probably sure you have other enemies who would hurt her to get to you,” Isabella played a dangerous game of trying out her luck. She had planned until this point, whatever happens next depends on Jean’s decision.
Jean’s gaze swept around the numerous weapons pointed at him and asked her, “I can trust you, right? “
“Cross my dark heart,” Isabella promised him.
“Ask them to drop their weapons then you can consider me your shadow guard,” He issued a command.
Isabella turned to Niles, “Do it,”
“Isabella,” He warned through clenched teeth.
She rolled her eyes, “Do the damn?thing,”
Jaw ticking, Niles commanded, “Drop your weapons,”
Although they were hesitant at first, Niles fired a warning to them through his glare and they complied at once.
“Your turn now,” He told Jean.
Slowly yet cautious, Jean released Isabella. However, no sooner was she freed, the guards quickly moved in and pounced on Jean, pinning him to the ground.
“You promised me! We had a deal,” Isabella accused her father
“Sorry, but I don’t risk my daughter’s life,”
The third point of view:
“Sorry, but I don’t risk my daughter’s life,” Niles told her with an icy tone and Isabella recognized his intention.
“No, no, no!” She tried to come after him but those stupid guards grabbed her from behind.
“You fucking promised me! It was a deal!” Isabella continued shouting as her father turned off the gun’s safety. She struggled fiercely but it was two strong men against her.
Niles ignored her ravings, walking over to Jean pressed on the floor, saying, “No bad blood here but you crossed a line you shouldn’t have,” Moreover, Jean was one of the hitmen who assisted Miguel in hurting his wife Reina, hence it was time to collect. He had delayed the inevitable long enough.
However, just as Niles was about to pull the trigger, Sakuzi’s voice sounded from behind,”You bad father, what are you about to do?”
Niles gritted, “Isn’t that obvious?”
“Yes, you’re a coward who’s going back on his words,” Sakuzi retorted fearlessly.
Isabella was relived at the sight of Sakuzi, who knew that old man would be useful to her one day. Now her messiah was here,?she quickly took advantage of his presence, “Jean has agreed to be my shadow guard. That was the deal, don’t let him go back on his words, grandpa,” She finally called him that.
Sakuzi didn’t know whether to laugh or cringe, that brat was a sly opportunist. Well, his hands are tied then.
“Let the man be, Niles,” Was his command, “You know our word is the law. Don’t tell me you want to lose your respect over this issue,”
At first, it looked as if Niles wouldn’t let Jean go since he had the gun in a tight vice with his jaw clenched and his body rigid, the war raging inside of him. But then, he lowered his weapon at last.
“Finally,” Isabella exhaled a shaky breath just as the men holding her down let go. For a moment there, she had thought her father would kill him.
Jean was released as well but no one anticipated that Niles would point the gun at him suddenly and shoot him on the arm. Jean moaned in pain.
“Jesus! Niles !” Isabella went over to the injured Jean howling in pain and glared at him.
“What was that for?!”
“That was for touching you. No one messes with my daughter and goes scot free,” Niles told her regarding the incident where he held her hostage. The deal had been to keep him alive which he did.
“Well, point made, now get lost,” Isabella was mad at him. The only reason she hadn’t give him a bollocking was because she was partially responsible for whatever happened. She will let this one pass.
“Where’s your doctor?” She asked Sakuzi in particular.
Sakuzi sighed, “This is why I?don’t want the both of you here. You and your father are so much trouble,” He grumbled yet in the end, signaled his men to take Jean away for treatment.
“Where are you going?” Niles held Isabella’s arm.
“Going to ensure you don’t eliminate him behind my back!” She snapped, wringing her arm out of her father’s grip. She glared at him, “And just so you know, he’s my responsibility now,”
“No,” Niles disagreed, “You’re his responsibility now and may God help him if a hair on your body gets hurt,” He threatened. Of all people she had to choose as a shadow guard, why him? Was Isabella thrilled by danger or simply attracted to it. He hoped not – that was the fastest way to becoming a psychopath.
“Whatever,” She said.
“Mind your tongue especially with the ‘whatever’ word,” He warned. Niles hated it when she acted all arrogant and smug. He wasn’t like that.
However, Isabella simply flipped her hair and went on without even turning back.
Sakuzi offered him a look of sympathy, patting him on the back, “This are times I’m grateful for the fact that I’m done with kids,”
Niles gave him the look yet didn’t say anything. He simply went back to the living room where he waited for God knows how many hours in agonizing silence. He should have known Isabella was never the one to give up on something. Whatever she wants, she gets it. Even if it looks impossible, she makes it work one way or the other. It was a gift and a curse.
After a long time, Isabella appeared in the room alongside her new shadow guard looking good as new with his bandaged arm. Although there were still signs of violence on his face where he had been hit.
“Thank you old man for helping me,” Isabella bowed to him in appreciation.
Sakuzi shook his head, “You sly little brat, you’ve reverted to calling me old man because you’ve gotten what you wanted?”
However, he forgot Isabella was a smooth talker.
“I said I only greet Elders who walk with a cane but for once, you’ve behaved like one eventhough you don’t walk with a cane yet,”