Chapter 71

"The only problem is, I don't know how to get you out of the house since Logan has given strict orders that you shouldn't go anywhere" Damon said, after explaining his plan to Adena.

Adena was pleased with the idea that Damon had, and she was willing to help.

"You know you're the one person they actually listen to. So it's only wise if you play the part" Damon smiled.

"Alright" she replied. The thought of having these two men wrapped around her finger made her blush..

"I think I know how we can get me out of the house. You're Logan's personal assistant right? Just make sure his schedule for tomorrow is super packed, to keep him busy for hours, while I go out to see Tyson" she explained, he nodded.

"What about the guards? How will you get past them? Logan ordered them not to let you out"

"Don't worry about that. I was known in my boarding school as a troublemaker, I'll take care of it" she flashed him a sinister smirk and he chuckled.

"If you say so. Please be careful. I'm going to tell Camilla to go ahead and call Tyson" Damon said.

"Damon?"

The two plan hatchers got to their feet immediately they heard Logan's voice. They had to act as if nothing was happening, they couldn't risk Logan finding out about their plan.

"What are you doing in here?" He asked.

"Oh.. uh.. I came to look for you but I didn't see you. I was actually on my way out" Damon answered nervously, moving away from Adena.

"I went for my morning run" Logan said, his eyes darting from Damon to Adena. He smelt something fishy. It was pretty hard to hatch a plan against Logan because he was a very smart person and would probably find out.

"Are you sure everything is okay here?" He sounded stern.

"Yep! Get ready, we need to leave for work. I'll be downstairs" Damon answered quickly and took a glance at Adena before hurrying out of the room.

"Care to tell me what's going on?" Logan asked Adena, as he went to stand in front of his talk mirror. He wiped his face with his towel and hung it on the rack.

"Nothing is going on, like he said, he was looking for you" Adena answered and was about to sit on the floor when Logan's voice stopped her.

"Don't do that. Sit on a chair or something" he said, flashing his dimple at her. Adena never noticed his beautiful dimple, which was prominent on his left cheek. Maybe it's because he barely smiled.

"Chair?" She asked, because he always made her to sit on the floor.

"Yes, chair" he answered, pointing to the beautiful set of oak coloured couches at the other end of his room.. Logan's room was extremely big, maybe the biggest in the whole house.

"Thank you" she said, dragging herself over to the couches. She sat slowly on one of them, allowing the sweet feeling to sink in. It was very comfortable and warm, unlike the ground she used to sit in.

"Thanks for last night. I slept peacefully" he said and walked into the bathroom before she could reply. Adena felt her cheeks heat up.

Why does she feel butterflies in her stomach everytime Logan says something sweet like that?

No matter how much she tried to hate him for the things he did to her, she found herself more and more drawn to him. It's weird.

Logan on the other hand, knows he feels something for her, but he doesn't want to admit it. His guess is that Adena hates him, so what's the point of anything?

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📞 "Tyson"

📞 "Hey baby, tell me. Have you managed to manipulate Damon like I asked you to?"

📞 "I'm trying my best Tyson. But there's a problem"

📞 "What problem?"

📞 "It's Adena! She's been rushed to the hospital again and she's calling for you. She wants to see you on her death bed!"

📞 "What!?"

📞 "Yes Tyson. She's dying!"

📞 "Stop it! Nothing will happen to my Adena!"

📞 "Come quickly, it's only you that can save her. She's been calling out your name"

📞 "I'll be there first thing tomorrow"

📞 "Okay. I just thought I'd inform you because I know how much you love her"

📞 "Thank you, but be careful of Logan over there"

Camilla hung up the call and turned to Damon who has been grinning non-stop at her. She wiped her fake tears and sighed.

"I didn't know you were such a superb actress" Damon complemented.

"I hang out with celebrities, what'd you expect?" She giggled.

"I just hope this works. I hope we can find out the reason for this feud and end it" she added.

"Don't worry, we will"

"I have fate in Adena. She's the strongest girl I know.." Damon stated and Camilla shrugged.

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.. Next Morning..

Antoinette held Adena as her support, while she leaned on her, pretending that she was sick. Adena groaned and limped until they arrived at the gate. As expected, the guards stopped them from going any further.

Adena winked at Antoinette, signifying that that she should start with the drama.

"Please let us through! It's an emergency!" Antoinette cried out while Adena continued groaning heavily.

"Master Logan hasn't permitted you to go anywhere" the scar faced mean guard said, not even sparing them a look.

"What is wrong with you? Can't you see that she is seriously in need of medical attention? Do you want her to die?!" Antoinette yelled at him.

"And you're the only one available to take her to the hospital?" The guard asked, not buying their acting.

"My mother is away at the supermarket and non of you fish heads is ready to attend to her!!" Antoinette screamed and the guard glared at her. She bit her lip, nervous.

"Fine then, I'll call Logan and ask for his permission to drive you to the hospital" he said, pulling out his phone.

Adena knew that calling Logan would jeopardize their plan so she had to act fast.

She screamed at the top of her lungs, giving the guards a terrible headache.

"Why on earth did you do that!?" The guard yelled, rubbing his ears in pain.

"My head!! Oh my God my chest!!" Adena cried, groaning painfully.

"Do you see? Do you want her to die? Do you think your so called master would be happy if anything happens to her? You know he'll chop your heads off!" Antoinette ranted.

"Alright alright! Stop! Witches" he mumbled the last word under his breath

"Sal!" He called out and a stout man came rushing to him.

"Get the car. We're going to the hospital" he said and Sal rushed to get one of Logan's car.

The girls along with the guard were driven to the hospital where Antoinette pleaded with the nurses to play along with them. She even offered them money before they agreed.

Adena was admitted in a ward where she laid in waiting for Tyson. They had to hurry up before Logan notices anything.

Damon was in possession of Logan's phone that day. While Logan was busy attending to various tasks for the day. It was hectic for him and kept him occupied just like Damon wanted.

"Adena!!" Tyson dashed into the ward sweating like someone who was just chased by a bear. His eyes widened in shock when he saw Adena lying on the hospital bed looking so pathetic.

"Adena.. oh my goodness, what happened to you?" He asked, taking her hand in his.

She opened her eyes weakly and smiled at him.

"I came as soon as I heard" he added and squeezed her palm slightly.

She smiled at him again, she had missed him a lot. Yes, she didn't know whether she loved him, but he was her special friend.

"I'm fine. I just wanted you by my side" she answered and he heaved a sigh of relief.

"Seriously? I came all the way from Europe, even though I had barely enough money, and you're telling me that you just wanted me by your side?" He raised a brow at her and she pouted.

"I'm sorry"

"It's okay. So what did you want to talk about" he smiled cheerfully.

"You know, just random stuff"

"Like?" He helped her head up and relaxed it on his laps. He caressed her hair and she closed her eyes, enjoying every of his touch.

"Tell me Tyson, why do you and Logan hate each other so much? Why are you fighting over nothing?" She asked, silently praying that he would answer her because it was a huge part of their plan.

"First of all, we're not fighting over nothing. He has something of mine" Tyson answered and seethed.

"Secondly, there are only two people who know this, myself and Logan.. He's my cousin"



"Cousins?" Adena asked, bewildered. That was the least thing she was expecting to hear. How could they be cousins and still work so hard to kill each other?

"Logan is heartless!" She whined. Adena was sober when she remembered how much Tyson was tortured by Logan. How can a human being do that to his own family? She sighed and moved to a more comfortable position, still holding Tyson's hand.

"Oh no babe.. if I had him in my custody, I would have done worse things" Tyson smirked.

"Why? Why do you two hate each other so much?"

"It's a long story.. I don't want to talk about it" Tyson answered, his fingers combing through Adena's hair.

"But I want to know!" Adena insisted. It was her role to find out what actually happened and finding it out was a major part of their plan.

What's the plan?

To get Tyson and Logan to choose.. between their useless feud and those they love.

"Alright calm down! I'll tell you" Tyson scoffed.

"Well, My father and Logan's father were born different mothers, so he's my step cousin if you think about it. My father was the first son, he should have gotten all his father's property and inherited the business. But Logan's father was favoured instead.

Our grandfather said that Logan's father was more competent and able to handle the business, and didn't think twice before ripping my father of all his rights and giving it to Logan's father" he paused to clear his throat and took a glance at Adena who was paying rapt attention. Her ears were itching to hear more.

"So" he continued. "My father fought Logan's father over what rightfully belongs to him but his attempts failed when a certain drug lord came and wiped out Logan's family.. taking away everything we owned!" Tyson hissed.

Adena was already in tears, she remembered the story Logan told her about his childhood. It was the most depressing story she had ever heard.

"So now, if everything was lost, why are you still after Logan?" She asked, sniffing back her tears.

"Logan got our business back.. as much as I hate to admit it, his perseverance is second to none. That business belongs to me rightfully and I want it back. It's my father's possession" he answered, glaring hard at the wall of the hospital ward.

Adena now perfectly understood everything. But it still was useless according to her. This feud is just as excuse to end lives. She hates seeing innocent people die over nothing and she was willing to help end the feud.

"Thanks for sharing Tyson. I want to sleep" she said, curling herself up in his arms.

Tyson was surprised by her behavior. Why would she ask him about his history and then just go to sleep? Something was fishy but he waved it off and watched her sleep with a smile on his face.

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Damon called Camilla on the phone, she informed him that Adena had played her part and it was time for the second phase.

"Hey man!" Damon called out, entering Logan's office.

"You're not done?" He asked, staring at Logan who had his face buried in his laptop and a few files before him.

"I am. I'm logging out" Logan answered. He finally closed the laptop and looked up at Damon.
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"I'm tired and hungry, let's go home. I can't wait to have some of Liliana's special dishes" Damon licked his lips and Logan chuckled.

"Glutton" he glared playfully at him and Damon laughed.

"Look who's talking! You used to sneak into the kitchen to finish all the leftovers back then!" Damon teased and Logan bit his lip.

"Shut up" he said.

"Let's go already!" Damon whined and they walked out of the office together.

Damon was to take Logan home and when he realizes that Adena wasn't home, he'll take him to where Adena, Tyson and Camilla are. That was where all the action was going to go down.

Already, Adena had followed Tyson to his little apartment in Boulder after she was discharged from her fake admission into the hospital. Tyson had plans of taking her to Europe with him.

Logan pushed open the door to his room, excited to see Adena. After a long day at work, seeing her has become his medicine. He failed to admit it, even when it was staring at his face.

Logan didn't find Adena in his room, or in the bathroom.

"I thought I specifically warned her not to leave this room" he muttered to himself and dashed out of the room.

"Liliana!! Antoinette!!" He called, rushing down the stairs as his anger grew with every passing second.

"What's the matter?" Liliana asked, rushing out from the kitchen. Antoinette knew what the problem was because she was the one who helped Adena escape. She stood behind her mother quietly, not daring to look Logan in the eye.

"Where the f*ck is Adena?" He asked, enraged.

"I.. I don't know" Liliana was confused. She was at the supermarket today and had no idea what was going on.

"She's not in the f*cking room! Not in the bathroom and obviously not with you!! So where is she?" His anger always resulted in someone getting hurt, especially when it got out of control.

"Please calm down Logan. I'm sure she's around.. Antoinette?" Liliana turned to her daughter and glared at her. She knew that Antoinette had a hand in it, those two friends could be sinister.

"Do you have any idea where she is?"

"No mother!" Antoinette answered sharply.

"How come no one saw her leaving? Those useless guards, they'll all have me to contend with!" He growled and was about to go outside to meet his guards when Damon walked in on him.

"Logan, I just got a call.. Adena is with Tyson at his old apartment in Boulder" he informed. He didn't get any call, it was all part of the plan.

"Tyson?? That b@stard is back and he had the guts to mess with me again??" He scoffed.

"This time around, I won't spare him. It's either I die, or he does" he said through gritted teeth and stormed out of the house with Damon trotting behind him.

They drove for a reasonable distance before they arrived at the almost abandoned apartment building.

Logan came with his men, many of them, hoping to finally get rid of Tyson for good.

They surrounded the place to make sure that Tyson didn't have any means of escaping.

Logan took him by surprise. He kicked the door to the apartment open and met Tyson and Adena in a really awkward position. She was lying on his lap, holding his hand. Logan was even more angered by this..

Tyson and Adena jerked up when they saw Logan. He trooped into the apartment with a few of his men, including Damon.

Tyson was confused as to how Logan found him in such short notice.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

"You had the guts to come back here, not only did you come back, you thought it was wise to take Adena with you" Logan seethed, pulling out his gun.

"Stop it Logan, don't try anything funny" Tyson was scared because he didn't have any weapons on him.

"I've decided that I'm going to kill you today. No more mercy" he smirked and lifted the gun at Tyson's head.

"No! Stop it!! How can you kill your own cousin?!" Adena flared up, she was always scared of Logan's gun.

"Cousin?" Damon asked, confused. He's been friends with Logan for long and he didn't know that.

"Yes! Nobody knew this because their fathers had broken all ties between them even before they were born.." Adena paused and looked up at Tyson.

"He told me" she added.

"He's not my cousin! A traitor like him can never be my family. I don't give a f*ck if he dies or lives.." Logan spat out and corked his gun.

"It hasn't gotten to this Logan!!" Adena screamed.

"Shut up!! I'm coming for you after this, you dared to disobey me!" He said and faced Tyson again.

Damon also tried to talk Logan out of shooting Tyson but he paid dead ears to them all.

"Please Logan" Tyson muttered, raising his arms in surrender.

Adena started to shed tears. She was beginning to hate this plan. If it's going to cost Tyson's life, then she wasn't interested anymore. She watched Logan as he started to push down on the trigger. She had to do something, even if meant sacrificing herself.

Logan pressed down on the trigger, releasing the bullet.. but it didn't hit who he expected it to hit.

"Adena!!!" Logan and Tyson chorus, fear overwhelming both of them.

Logan's gun fell from his hand and he stood there in shock, his heart sank into his stomach..

"What have I done?" He muttered.