Chapter 26: Dark Overlord!

DK and Deanne were still kissing when a guest activated the elevator and when the doors opened it if reveal treated Oliver who kept his eyes fixed on the two of them wondering what was going on and what he had missed in just two days. Deanne moved away from DK when she noticed the tall, strong, tattooed, bald man standing in front of her.

“What’s up, Oliver, did you lose something here?”

“I’ve been looking for you for a while, Boss. We need to talk.”

“Can we do it later? I’m busy, if you haven’t noticed.”

“But it’s important. You said yourself that you wanted to resolve things quickly around here.” Oliver insisted.

“I changed my mind. Go find something else to do until I call you, and stop bothering me.” DK tried to kiss Deanne again, but she deviates her body away.

“Wait a minute. Let’s stop here, we’re going too fast. Besides, I need to get ready for work. Today is Friday, a busy day at the casino.” Deanne walks past Oliver, looking at him sideways, and he in turn frowns at the woman, who knew very well what she was doing.

“Did I miss something between you and the daughter of the guy who is robbing you?”

“First of all, it is her father who is embezzling money, not her.”

“DK, and do you really think that her being your daughter is not an accomplice?”

“I sensed her sincerity when she said no.”

“Great! Let’s assume that she was telling the truth, what do you think will happen when you have to punish her father?”

“Deanne is a well resolved woman, she will understand. But if you are talking about punishment, it is because have discovered something.”

“You are right. However, first, let’s talk somewhere else. I have a feeling that the walls of this hotel have ears and eyes.”

DK trusts his friend and subordinate by accompanying him to a bar far from the luxury hotel, ordering two Whiskeys without ice to accompany the conversation:

“We are far away and drinking the most expensive Whiskies in this cozy establishment, now tell me about what you discovered.”

“We managed to capture the accountant who helped Kevin Webster, he confessed everything and gave two more names: Christopher Wilson and Owen Gardner.”

“These are the “capis” from Sacramento and Long Beach. And here I thought the problem was only in San Diego. We need to resolve everything here quickly, I don’t want to alert Kevin’s other accomplices.”

“I’ll call Jacob and ask him to meet us at warehouse 05 at the port.”

“No need to call him, we can both do it. After all, he is doing important research for me.”

“Does it have anything to do with your newest crush, Miss Webster?”

“Maybe! I really want to give her a vote of confidence.”

“What about Bella Hahn?”

“For her, I’m dead and buried. I don’t want to talk about the past.” DK’s expression changes completely.

“Okay. So, does that mean you don’t want to know who killed Anthony Hahn and had the nerve to incriminate you? If you want to know the truth, watch the videos on this pen drive.” Oliver places the object on the table and pushes it towards his boss, who just watches. At the same time, DK’s cell phone vibrates:

“What did you find out, Jacob?”

“Deanne went to live with her biological father when she was 10 years old. He didn't want to take responsibility for her but was forced to when her mother, Jenny Smith, died prematurely due to alcohol and substance abuse. Her mother worked as a call girl and that's how Kevin Webster met her. However, before she actually went to live with her father, she spent some time at the orphanage: Heartfelt Home.”

“I see. Good job, Jacob. Now we have another mission. Go to warehouse 5 at the port. We'll meet you there.” DK hangs up the phone, gets up and leaves, leaving the flash drive on the table. Oliver pays the bill and takes the object back, putting it in the pocket of his dress pants and muttering to himself: “Why do I have a feeling he's going to regret it?”

Arriving at the warehouse, Kevin Webster's allied accountant is soon spotted with his arms hanging from a chain, both his face and body are bruised, his head is down, but when he hears different voices echoing in the environment, he gets up to see who was there and when he recognizes DK, despair is inevitable:

“Damn! My death is certain.” the bloodied man exclaims

“Mr. Dixon, relax! I have some questions for you and if you answer them correctly, I will spare the lives of your wife and son. What's his name again?” DK looks at Oliver

“Theodor!”

“Are you serious?”

“Yes, boss!”

The accountant notices the way DK looked after hearing his son's name, deducing that the boss at least knew someone with a similar name.

“My son Theodor, he's only 5 years old, he's a beautiful and talkative child. He loves watching cartoons and playing with cars.” Poor Mr. Dixon thought he would soften DK's heart, but instead it only heightened the sadness he felt for not being close to his son and not knowing the things he loves the most. And so the young chief gave the order without thinking twice:

“Kill him now!”

“Please, Chief! You didn't even ask the questions you wanted, I'm willing to talk.” Dixon doesn't hide his despair

“But I'm not willing to listen to you anymore. Goodbye, Mr. Dixon!” DK walks away

“Could you at least spare my family?” Dixon shouts in the midst of crying in distress, watching the Chief stop and before he can answer anything, he hears a cell phone ring, one of the subordinates who had already been in the warehouse since before he arrived hands over the cell phone and DK asks:

“Who is this ‘Dark Overlord?”

“Kevin Webster!”

“Oliver, give the order to get that son of a bitch Kevin, but make sure my sweet Deanne is nowhere to close by. I don’t want her to see her father die, no matter how bad a father he was. No son deserves to go through that.”

While DK was talking to Oliver, Dixon, upon hearing Deanne’s name, got agitated and tried to shout something, only having time to say: “Watch out, she’s…” However, Dixon was silenced by the shot he got right in the chest.

“Get rid of the body and clean up everything around here.”

“Boss, did you happen to hear what Dixon shouted before he died?”

“Do you really think I’m going to pay attention to a dying man?”

In the meantime, in Kevin Webster’s office, he had his cell phone in his hand and looked at Deanne sitting in front of him. He said:

“Dixon isn’t answering, so I have two assumptions: either he managed to escape as he wanted, or DK caught up with him and by that time he’s already dead.”

“Dad, knowing DK, what do you think happened?” Deanne try to be realistic

“Shit! I’m next. Even if I die, keep the plan. I want you on top, daughter.”

“Don’t worry, Dad. I’ll become the queen of the mafia, no matter what it takes.”