Chapter 24

Bella Morgan
"Seven down.. six to go.."
I was sitting on the beach at night looking up to the sky to see the beautiful moon. I was trying to calm myself after a crazy saga yesterday. Apparently Alan got the wrong bait, my dad knew he was trying to look for us so that's why he put lots of trackers to all the Reyes Oil's shareholders.
My dad just went off trolling Alan and his team leading him somewhere else. I was glad though that my dad already got a high alert on the situation.
I really need a lot of rest these days, it's been a rough time ever since I turned 25 and I want my old life back. I kiss my family and I still want revenge but.. I would rather not have them killed.
I just want to be happy, is that a crime? Do I deserve to be happy or I'm not?
I just want to have an ordinary life like everyone else. Be happy, maybe have a decent boyfriend, maybe get married, maybe have kids and maybe move to another country to start over. I just wish everything could be different.
I have to change the revenge plan. I need to stop this killing method that my dad suggested. We've been collecting proofs for years and I think it's enough for us to attack them and throw them to jail.
I need to make a change starting from now.
*A week later
I was having my training session when my dad walked into the room. He gestured to me to follow him to his office. I was confused. Why is he here in New York? I thought he's going to Seattle two days ago.
"I think you should read this." He said as he threw a file to the table and gestured me to sit down. I took the file and looked at him suspiciously.
"Open it.." He said and I opened it. My eyes widen when I recognized my mom's handwriting. It's her diary and I remembered she always write a diary every night before going to sleep. She had depression before so this is a way for her to get less depress.
What my dad is giving me right now is my mom's diary. It wasn't in a perfect shape because there's burns on every corner.
I started to read the first page and my whole body froze. I looked up to my dad and threw the file back to the table.
"They kidnapped them first and then they kidnapped you and your twin a month after. You read what Rector do to your parents right?" He asked and my body was shaking because I was so in shock with what I read.
"Why didn't you tell me back then?" I asked.
"Because I thought it will hurt you but now.. you need to get back on track. I know what you're planning right now, Bella. Let's not end this the way you want them to be." My dad said and my breath got hitch.
"Why did you tell me this now?!" I bursted angrily.
"Calm down, Bella. I decided to tell you know because it was already painful enough for you to see your parents got killed. I didn't want to add the trauma for you but now I have no other choice." He said and I sighed.
"A life.. for a life, Bella. After everything done, I already prepare a house for us both in Swiss. We can live a quite life there."
"What makes you so sure that we won't get caught?" I asked as I still felt my heart is boiling.
"We stick to the plan, Bella. I want you to kill Alan too.. I want no trace of Reyes family anymore." He said and I got up from the seat. I walked out from the room and felt my level stress goes up already.
I decided to go to the beach to calm myself. When I parked my motorbike, I saw Alan. I was debating whether should I stay or just go back to my penthouse.
After a few minutes debating, I found myself walking towards him.
"So this is your spot now?" I asked and Alan flinched a little bit.
"You scared me."
"Why? Because someone might kidnap you?" I asked in a flat tone as I looked at the sun that's slowly going down.
"You don't have any security around?" He asked as he looked behind me.
"And you have? I see no one." I said without turning to him.
"I just want to be alone."
"I'll leave you alone then." I turned my body but he stopped me by holding on to my wrist.
"I'm sorry for what I did." He said and I looked up to him.
"I can't get you out of my mind and it's making me crazy."
"I'll be going." I said as I pushed his hand away.
"Can we get back together again?" He asked and I turned to him.
"There's no point of us getting back together."
"Why? I thought you feel the same way as me." He said and I wanted to laugh at him so bad. I never feel anything for him, it was pure revenge for me.
"No, our relationship meant nothing to me."
"I just left my dad." He said and that surprised me.
"What? Why?"
"I just found out that he.. he killed a lot of people back in the days. I never thought someone like him would do that. I thought he only sell illegal drugs and money laundring but it was more than that." I was shocked to hear that Alan left his dad. My heart was.. shaking a little bit for him but I quickly got back into my sense.
"Seven people died already and he confessed to his sins in the past to me so I can find my way protecting him. He wanted to cover up everything." Rector is an evil man and there's no doubting in that statement.
"Have you ever think that he was the one who killed those people?"
"I don't think so."
"Why?"
"Because he has powers over them. They all killed people to and they're basically witnesses. He seems to found a way to threatened them." My hands turned into a fist.
"You left your dad now?"
"I quitted Reyes Oil and I'm planning to.. continue medical school."
"You just quit like that?" I asked and he raised his eyebrows.
"Why? Should I join them on the killing spree? Bella, I dreamt to be a doctor and I want to save people not.. killing people."
"Why didn't you turn your dad in then?" I asked in a cold tone and his expression changed.
"Why? You're afraid?" I walked closer to him and looked straight into his eyes.
"You said you want to save people but why don't you dare to turn your own dad? You need to bring justice to all those people." I said and he turned away.
"He's still my dad."
"He's not your dad, he's a killer.. a monster."