Chapter 122
Nicholas was devastated, he didn't bother looking back at Zeno or Sebastian. He remained there, looking ahead and waiting for when they would leave.
"Sebastian!" Ezra's suddenly called from where Sebastian parked his car.
Sebastian looked at him with a frown.
"What's that?" Ezra asked, pointing up at the house they were watching.
"Fuck!" Sebastian was swift to open the car and push Zeno in, closing it immediately.
"Get in the car, Ezra, that's a fucking sniper!" He shouted.
Ezra's eyes widened, his heart accelerating as his blood pumped from fear and excitement.
Ezra almost obeyed but he suddenly saw Nicholas walking aimlessly toward him as if he was deaf and didn't hear what Sebastian had said.
"Oh, for fuck's sake!" He ran towards Nicholas and grabbed his hand.
"Get your fucking hands off me!" Nicholas pushed Ezra away.
Ezra stumbled back and almost fell, but he stood his ground; he saw Sebastian running toward the building, his gun out and ready to shoot, which left him and Nicholas as targets to whoever the sniper was.
"Stop being a donkey and fucking follow me!" Ezra went and dragged Nicholas forcefully.
Nicholas was about to retort when a shot was fired right beside his leg, missing it with less than an inch.
"Shit!" Nicholas cursed.
"Yeah, shit, now, fucking move!" Ezra dragged him and ran toward Sebastian's car.
They entered the back and lay low.
The good feature about their cars was that they were bulletproof, so they were quite safe inside the car.
"Fucking get off me," Nicholas pushed Ezra away from his side, crawling over to the front seat to sit alone.
Ezra sighed, "You're welcome, Nick," He scoffed.
This wasn't what he was expecting when he decided to follow Sebastian for some adventure; he had thought he'd just stand aside and watch the culprit get arrested; he never thought he'd become a target himself.
He looked at Nicholas in front and sighed, the guy looked like his cat died.
Nicholas frowned when he heard Ezra's light chuckle, he snapped his head behind him and glared at him, "If you can at least be quiet, everyone's not in a high spirit as you are," He spoke angrily.
Ezra did not respond; he simply turned away from Nicholas and looked out of the window. "You'll get over it, it wouldn't be the first time you've had someone you like taken away from you - hey!" He suddenly pointed at Nicholas who swiftly twisted his upper body and was almost reaching for Ezra.
Ezra held Nicholas' hand, pointing at his face, "Wait, just hold on, we're not kids anymore, fighting isn't something men of our age and status should be seen doing. So, gently, back off, and sit down like a civilized man," He tapped Nicholas' shoulders, nodding and encouragingly me at him.
Nicholas scowled at him, "Then you should speak and act like one," He slapped Ezra's hand away and went back to his seat.
Ezra sighed, "Was just saying," He muttered.
"This isn't something a refined doctor like myself should be doing, it's below me," He kept muttering, adjusting his shirt.
Nicholas just ignored him, looking out the window to see what was happening in the building.
Two paramedic vehicles were now parked in front of the building, and police vehicles were pulling up beside it, too.
Sebastian walked out of the building, Andre limping beside him as the paramedics hurried to help Andre get inside their vehicle.
A few of Sebastian's men walked out of the building, dragging an unconscious and bleeding man out with them.
"That's Darren," Ezra provided from behind.
Nicholas ignored him, looking ahead.
In front of the building, Florence and Meyer stood with a seven-year-old girl, holding her hands protectively.
"This is the address to his orphanage; you'll find a lot more children there," Sebastian gave a card to a policeman.
"Thank you, Mr. Orion, you've been of great help in fighting crime in the country," The policeman appreciated.
"It just goes to show that you guys aren't doing your jobs well," Sebastian tapped the policeman's shoulder and walked over to the paramedics.
"You okay?" He asked Andre who was getting his thigh treated.
In the course of the short attack, Darren had managed to shoot Andre's thigh, causing Sebastian to pay him back with interest.
"I'm good, boss, it's just a graze," He nodded.
"Alright," Sebastian nodded and turned away from him.
He was surprised to see Zeno walking toward them. He moved quickly and met Zeno, "Why did you leave the car?" He asked.
Zeno was looking behind him, his eyes focused on Darren's unconscious body lying on the floor, unattended even though there were enough paramedics to treat him.
"I saw you guys coming out and I knew everything must have settled, so...I'm just curious and want to see. What happened to him?" Zeno pointed at Darren.
Sebastian shrugged and held Zeno's hand, leading toward the building.
"Nothing serious, I just happened to shoot his knees," Sebastian replied as if he was talking about the weather.
Zeno raised a brow at him. "So he's not going to jail anymore?"
"Who said so? One can also be bedridden in jail; it's not bad as raping a kid, is it?" Sebastian questioned, frowning down at Darren's body.
Zeno knew Darren deserved what he got, but still, this was another example of who Sebastian really was, merciless and above the law.
Who gets away with shooting someone in front of the police? Only Sebastian Orion.
"Sebastian," Florence called, walking over with the kid.
"Hmm?" Sebastian answered, putting his hand around Zeno's waist.
"Um, this kid, can I keep her?" Florence asked, blinking up at Sebastian.
Sebastian frowned at her, "What?" He looked at her as if she wasn't okay.
"Well, I know it's a lot of paperwork, but I'll do it; just look at her; she's so adorable, please. Come on, brother-in-law, speak to your husband, he'll listen better," Florence tugged Zeno's hand.
Zeno's face turned red instantly; he looked mortified as he stared at Florence and his unfiltered mouth.
"Just do what you want, Florence, I'm not going to help you out. Come on," Sebastian turned Zeno away and walked toward Idaband Jasper, who was speaking to the policemen.
"Are you alright?" He asked Zeno as they walked.
Zeno nodded, "Um, yeah,"
Sebastian nodded; he knew Florence's words left Zeno flustered, and he didn't want to bring it up again even though he, too, was flustered; he wasn't actually repulsed by that idea, but baby steps first.
"Mr. Orion, we were just speaking to your men about how we want to close down the orphanage," One of the policemen said to Sebastian.
Sebastian looked at Ida and Jasper, "And when were you both planning to tell me?" He asked his men.
"I had already asked him to come to you, boss," Hapser replied.
Sebastian nodded, "The orphanage will run, officer, but as a proper orphanage this time, the children do need homes, no need to shut it down," He informed.
The officer sighed, "Understood, Mr. Sebastian, we shall supervise the development," The policeman nodded at Sebastian and walked away.
The paramedics finally lifted Darren into their car and drove off.
"Good job, guys," Sebastian said to his men who were standing in front of the building.
They bowed to him as he walked past them, holding Zeno's hand.
"We're heading somewhere, Ida, follow," Sebastian instructed.
Since Andre was hurt, he needed Ida to drive the car.
"I'm leaving," Nicholas said and pushed the door open when he saw Sebastian walking back to his car.
"Hey, wait, are you sure it's safe yet?" Ezra grabbed Nicholas' arm and pulled him back into the car.
"Fuck off," Nicholas punched Ezra beside the lips, making his hold on him weaken.
"Damn!" Ezra cupped his lips, watching Nicholas walk away from him.
"Should have just listened to Dad; I would be treating a dying patient now; they wouldn't have the time to punch me because they'd be too busy fighting for their lives," He angrily mumbled as he left the car.
Humans were so ungrateful, he got punched just for trying to make sure someone was safe.
"Hey, are you alright, where's Ezra?" Sebastian asked Nicholas, who met them in front of his car.
"I'm perfect, Sebastian," He shoved him out of the way and got into his car.
Zeno, who was standing beside Sebastian, felt awful; he knew he was the reason why Nicholas was acting that way. He had hurt him, and he wished he had told him about his relationship in a more subtle way, but he still believed that it wouldn't matter; he would still get hurt in the end.
"Don't worry, he'll come around, come on, we have one more place to visit. Ida," Sebastian threw his car key at Ida, who caught it immediately.
They walked over to Sebastian's car, meeting Ezra halfway. "Done?" He asked Sebastian.
"Yeah, you're riding with Nicholas; try not to get on his nerves; he's quite touchy," Sebastian informed.
"Tell me about it," Ezra scoffed.
Sebastian knew that Ezra and Nicholas' relationship was very strained; it's safe to say that both of them hated each other to the extent of wishing to run the other over with a car each time they saw each other.
"Good luck, man," Sebastian gave E,ra a thumbs-up as he reluctantly walked over to Nicholas' car.
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