Outing?

Leonardo was startled awake by something cold touching his face. He opened his eyes and saw Frank standing there. Then he looked at him and pulled his hand away.

"Are you trying to give me a heart attack? Why were you touching me?"

"I was trying to wake you up. Get up, we're going out."

"Going out?"

Asked Leonardo who was surprised. This could be the opportunity he had been waiting for. Leaving would make it easier to escape. He wouldn't be surrounded by security everywhere. He would find a way to distract him and run far away where Frank couldn't find him.

"Can I know where we're going?"

"You'll find out soon enough. There are clothes for you in that bag. You can't go out wearing mine."

said Frank, with a barely noticeable smile forming at the corner of his mouth. He turned around, left the room and closed the door.

"How surprising. Mr. Gold is being kind."

Leonardo got up and went to the bags on a chair in the room. He took out the clothes and noticed there were two pants, four shirts, underwear, and socks. There was also a jacket in another bag and two boxes of shoes on the floor. One contained sneakers, and the other black dress shoes.

He put on a pair of jeans and a navy blue polo shirt, slipped on the sneakers, and went to the bathroom to fix his hair which was as messy as always. He wet his hands, combed his hair, and then headed out of the room. He descended the grand staircase and, looking around, spotted Frank in the living room where he had been received upon his arrival.

"I'm ready."

Frank, who had been standing and looking out of the now open window from where a beautiful garden can be seen outside, turned around. He held a glass of whiskey in one hand and kept the other hand in his trouser pocket. He looked Leonardo up and down as if analyzing him and downed his drink in one gulp.

"Isn't it too early for a drink?"

Leonardo pointed to the golden clock on the wall, indicating it was only nine in the morning.

"Early?" Frank laughed and placed the glass on the small table.

"Yes, early."

"I've been up for ages, Leonardo. Let's go."

Frank left, and Leonardo excitedly followed him, filled with hope and curiosity about their destination. They got into a large black car with tinted windows, sitting in the back seat.

The car made its way through the streets of Capitol Hill, one of the best neighborhoods in the city. It's the exact place where Luxurious, the nightclub that the damn attack had occurred, was located.

As they passed the nightclub, Leonardo felt a shudder run through his body. The memory of that night was something he truly wanted to forget. Unconsciously, he touched his gunshot wound and felt a pang. He felt a hand laid on him and looked at Mr. Gold who was looking at him. Frank then moved his hand away from Leonardo and placed it back on his lap.

"It's okay. We're not going there."

Leonardo looked at him thoughtfully, feeling strange about the situation.

He observed Frank who was now gazing out of the car window. A few minutes later, he realized they were heading towards a familiar path. They were getting closer to the suburbs, closer to his home.

"Are you taking me home?" Leonardo asked hopefully.

Frank looked at him, as serious as ever, and Leonardo smiled, understanding that they were indeed going home. He felt elated and looked outside, observing the neighborhood where he had grown up. Even though it was an ugly and dangerous place, he missed it because it was his home.

Once the car stopped, Leonardo hurriedly got out and entered his house. The gate was always open, so he rushed to the front door. As he turned the doorknob, he realized it was locked, remembering that he didn't have the key.

However, he crouched down and found a spare key hidden under the doormat.

"Are you serious about keeping the key here? In a neighborhood like this?"

Leonardo, who hadn't noticed Frank standing behind him, jumped in surprise and stared at him angrily.

"You enjoy scaring me, don't you?"

"The blame is on you for always being absent-minded."

Leonardo rolled his eyes, opened the door, and upon entering, he saw his father slumped on the carpet with a vodka bottle in his hand and a paper fallen beside him. He approached, startled by his father's condition, and knelt down to shake him awake.

Tade slowly opened his eyes, and upon seeing Leonardo there, he sat up instantly, despite feeling his head spinning from the drunkenness. Tade hugged him tightly. Leonardo smiled and embraced him. It had been a long time since his father had hugged him like that, and it brought him much joy. But soon, Tade noticed Frank standing there, observing them, and released Leonardo immediately who was still sitting on the floor as he backed away to the wall.

"Please don't kill me, I beg you. I'll do whatever you want, but please don't kill me," Tade pleaded. Frank stared at him with his cold, black eyes, then approached Tade. Leonardo felt a sense of apprehension. Did Frank bring him here to witness his father's murder? After all, the given deadline had passed, and Leonardo had not accepted his proposition.

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