Worth The Pain
Chapter 1
Erica Riona
Xenon, did you find Mathew's location?
Xenon Rylee
he's in his company
Erica Riona
Keep your cameras on his office and all around his company
Erica Riona
notify me of any different movement
Erica Riona
Xander, you're coming with me
Erica Riona
Xeon, handle the company
Xeon Rylee
you can count on me, boss
Erica Riona
I trust you boys
I get up from my chair, put on my mask, and take out my handgun from the drawer
Xander Rylee
I'll get everything ready
Xander, the youngest of the genius Rylee triplet
he's my best fighter, and the most trustworthy one
and to me, he feels like the shoulder I can always lean on
Xenon Rylee
I'm going to the monitor room to set up my cams
Xenon, the youngest of the genius Rylee triplet
the best hacker in this wide world
no one could beat him in tech
I trust all my gadgets to him
Erica Riona
hm? what is it?
Xeon, the middle child of the Rylee triplet
he handles my companies for me when I'm away
the best strategist you could ever find
he's so soft and kind hearted, I have a soft spot for my baby boy
Xeon Rylee
can I speak casually with you for a moment?
Erica Riona
of course Xeon
Xeon Rylee
.... be careful... ok?
see? soft and kind hearted
he moves closer to me and I pull him in for a hug
Erica Riona
don't worry about me, ok?
Xeon Rylee
but you're always ready to risk your life
Erica Riona
don't worry, I always make sure that I come back alive
Erica Riona
I know I have a little cutie waiting for me in the office
I wink at him while he blushes and pulls away from the hug
Erica Riona
plus, I'm not doing anything dangerous this time
I get up and went near the door, just when Xander came back with his guns
Erica Riona
we're just resolving... a little misunderstanding
Erica Riona
I'm leaving my company in your hands
Xeon Rylee
leave it to me, boss
I left the office together with Xander and walked out of the company from the backdoor
Erica Riona
pull up your mask
I'm standing in front of the open door of the driver's seat, while Xander got in already,ready to drive us to our destination
Erica Riona
where's the driver?
Xander Rylee
I don't trust him enough, I'll drive you there
I rolled my eyes on Xander, my tough protective boy, and went to the seat beside the drivers'
Erica Riona
sure, let's go now
Erica Riona
to Dinette's company
we were driving through the cars, got stuck a little in the traffic, and finally after half an hour, we reached there
Xander parked the car and went out to open the door for me, and then slammed it shut behind me
Erica Riona
I'm going in alone, you wait here
he doesn't say anything, so I turn to face him and repeat again
this time with a more strict tone
Erica Riona
I'm going in alone
Erica Riona
you'll wait here
Erica Riona
until I call for you, clear?
Xander Rylee
I'll go up with you, and wait out of his office
Xander Rylee
I'll be on stand by, and only come inside if you called
Xander Rylee
you have my word
Xander Rylee
Erica, allow me to get worried for you, ok?
Erica Riona
.... fine, let's go
we walked inside the building, Xander talked a little with the receptionist and got us permission to go up
we went to the highest floor, and found the secretary's office in front of us
Erica Riona
you deal with his secretary, I'll do things my way
I walked straight ahead to Mathew's office, ignoring the secretary's shouts trying to stop me
and the. I kicked the door open
Erica Riona
Xander, stand on the door
Erica Riona
don't let anyone inside
I looked at Matthew's shocked face and smirked
Erica Riona
this is going to be a long talk
I said this finally to Xander, and shit the door behind me
now it's only me and my long-term enemy
Chapter 2
I put my mask down once I closed the door of the office
Erica Riona
if it's not Mathew, my dearest enemy
I walked closer to his desk and sat on it
Matthew Dinette
to whom do I owe the honour of this visit?
Erica Riona
oh, well, you know
Erica Riona
come to chit chat a little bit with you
I say this while waving my hand
the hand I'm holding the handgun with
Mathew's eyes are narrowed and focused on my gun
Matthew Dinette
funny enough, it doesn't sound as peaceful to me
I wave my gun carelessly in front of his face
Erica Riona
don't worry about it
I sit down the gun on the table
closer to his hand than mine, a way to show him I'm really just here to talk
Erica Riona
how about now?
Erica Riona
I know you might be confused, but listen closely to what I have to say
Matthew Dinette
I'm all ears, my lady
Erica Riona
I'm here to break our enemy-ship
we're both silent for a moment
Matthew Dinette
... excuse me, what?
Erica Riona
oh come on! don't play the clueless boy with me
Erica Riona
we both know each other's secrets
Erica Riona
we can ruin each other any moment right now if we're taking this war a little more seriously
Matthew Dinette
why so suddenly?
Erica Riona
I know, I should have done this earlier
Matthew Dinette
but why right now?
Matthew Dinette
I can't help getting suspicious
Matthew Dinette
why do you want to make everything peaceful now, when my company is suffering in a crisis?
Erica Riona
... have you ever wondered why I entrusted my secrets with you?
Erica Riona
why you of all people?
Erica Riona
only two other people on this earth know my secrets
Erica Riona
one of them being the person who witnessed them first handedly with me
Erica Riona
the other is the grandson of my master, the one I owe my life to
Erica Riona
and then there's you, my enemy
Erica Riona
why did I tell you my secrets ?
Matthew Dinette
... for the same reasons I trusted you with my secrets
Matthew Dinette
because you know I don't hate you
Matthew Dinette
because you know I would never seriously harm you
Matthew Dinette
and, because you know very well, that I could go against the whole world to protect you
Matthew Dinette
and... you'd do so too
Erica Riona
and that's what I'm doing right now
Erica Riona
going against the whole world to protect you
Erica Riona
we both know the hard feelings we're dealing with right now, are nothing from our hearts or minds
Matthew Dinette
Erica, you refused me the last time I offered this to you
Erica Riona
and now I regret it
Matthew Dinette
what changed your mind?
Erica Riona
Do you know.... your company is suffering because of me
Matthew Dinette
It's because one of the companies you're collaborating with caught wind of us being enemies
Matthew Dinette
so they went against my company, alongside some other companies, just to prove they're on your side
Matthew Dinette
... remember when you used to call me big brother?
Erica Riona
stop it, I don't want to get too sentimental
Erica Riona
and don't forget it was you, my " big brother", who didn't recognise me when we met again
Matthew Dinette
oh come on! you can't blame me for that
Matthew Dinette
you changed your eye and hair colour!
Matthew Dinette
I wouldn't have believed it was you even when you said it yourself, if not for your arrogant behaviour
Erica Riona
I'm arrogant???
I hit him lightly on his shoulder
and he fakes his pain, silly matt
Matthew Dinette
I'm sorry old lady! don't hit me!
Erica Riona
you- ughh... I don't have time for you now
once I said that, I got off his table, and my phone started ringing
Erica Riona
i guess I gotta go now..
and he sends me a message
📥in five minutes, I'll come in if I don't hear from you
I don't even know who's the boss anymore..
Matthew Dinette
... all good?
Erica Riona
yeah... I guess
I think I don't need to mention the part where Xander almost decided to start a real war on Mathew... right?
I send Xander a text 📥 be out in a min
and 📥 we'll deal with your inability to follow orders later
after I sent that text, he immediately called again
Erica Riona
seriously! I only have a few more words to say!
he calls again, but I ignore him this time
Matthew Dinette
you sure you don't want to pick that up?
Erica Riona
yeah yeah, forget about it
Erica Riona
anyways, I'll announce our partnership to the media
Erica Riona
and I'll see whoever dares to challenge you again
Matthew Dinette
thank you, little Erica
Erica Riona
seriously, I told you I don't want to get too sentimental
Despite saying that, I went in for the hug
Matthew Dinette
can I invite you over coffee... Someday?
Erica Riona
that day could be tomorrow
Matthew Dinette
I guess it's a promise then
Erica Riona
I'll have to go now
Matthew Dinette
sure, see you around
Xander sends one last message before the office door is slammed open
📥that's it. I'm coming in
I run to the door to stop things from going wild
I found Xander standing ready to shoot
Erica Riona
time to go, my boy
I turn my head to him one last time before leaving
Matthew Dinette
I missed you, all these years
Matthew Dinette
I finally have my sister back
I just smiled at him and turned my face
put my attention on the raged Xander
we walked silently and got in the car
Xander Rylee
you'll have to explain some things when we're back
Erica Riona
and you'll have to do some things to your temper
Xander Rylee
... I'm sorry
Xander Rylee
you're still not getting away though
Erica Riona
I know that, too
Xander Rylee
you can sleep in the back if you're tired
Erica Riona
wake me up when we're there
Chapter 3
I looked closely at her and found that she's still sleeping
I didn't want to wake her up, she barely gets time to rest
I open the backseat door and carry her in my arms
I entered the building from the backdoor, and went straight into the office
Xeon Rylee
what happened to boss..?
Xander Rylee
nothing, she's just sleeping
I walked inside to her bedroom, and put her in the bed
closed the light, came out of the room and closed the door quietly behind me
Xenon was handling the cameras, so he saw everything that happened..
Xenon Rylee
why did you disobey?
Xander Rylee
sit still while she might be in danger?
Xenon Rylee
I would've Informed you if something was wrong
Xander Rylee
oh yeah? cause last time she was being attacked, and you said nothing about it
Xenon Rylee
..... It was her orders!
Xander Rylee
BUT HER LIFE WAS IN DANGER!
Xenon Rylee
she wouldn't have agreed with you on that
Xander Rylee
I'm sorry for shouting, and for disobeying your orders
Xander Rylee
but that won't stop me from doing it again, if I felt you might be in danger
Xander Rylee
no, you keep putting your life in dang-
Erica Riona
I SAID! listen to me
she's too kind to us, sometimes I forget how intimidating she could be
Erica Riona
I know what I'm doing, and everything I'm doing is for a reason
Erica Riona
you know that better than anyone in this room
Xeon and xenon left each to his assigned position, giving us more privacy
she sighs and shakes her head lightly
I hate to be the reason why she might lose her temper
Xander Rylee
.... I'm sorry
Erica Riona
quite apologizing already
Xander Rylee
Erica I already told you
Xander Rylee
Allow me to get worried
Erica Riona
well then, don't act on it
Xander Rylee
I promise I'll try
but it was enough to make me feel guilty
Erica Riona
I'm not angry at you
she turned her back to me and started leaving her office
she said something that was close to mumbling
Erica Riona
my silly warrior
I might scold Xander sometimes
but he should know that no matter what he does, I won't get angry at him for real
I'm not sure they'll accept me if they knew my secrets
Erica Riona
I'll leave that for later
I was talking with myself while roaming around the corridors
Erica Riona
shouldn't he be in the office?
as I passed one of the big meeting halls, the door opened
a girl holding a stack of papers came out of it
Inside the hall, there was a big table full of business men and business women
one of them was standing and explaining something related to the presentation that is on the big screen
on the other side of the big screen, sat the head of the meeting
I knock on the door twice and enter the hall, and walk straight to where Xeon is
I move closer to xion and whisper in his ear
Erica Riona
play along with me
Erica Riona
let's pretend I'm your assistant
Erica Riona
everyone here is easy to fool anyways
he just nods his head, and doesn't falter a bit
I put my hands behind my back and stand behind the CEO's chair
one of the business men stands up and shouts at the man doing the presentation
" this will give us no profit at all! and we're only going to suffer! my staff are not ready to lose time, we can't enjoy that luxury" he said
Xeon Rylee
after this project is launched, the first month will be more than enough to cover all the damages
Xeon Rylee
and by the beginning of the second month, I promise you all great results
" promise? you got some balls to say that! what kind of experience do you have, anyway? why would we trust your words at the price of our money?" he slammed the table
Mr. Michael Jones, president of the Jones company
Xion explained more details about the project, and although Mr. Jones didn't fix his attitude, he couldn't say anything back, all the papers are laid out Infront of his face
I left the hall the second Mr. Jones sat down
I went back to my office and found Xenon sitting on the sofa, closing his eyes and resting his head back
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