Chapter 127 - Cheers to Comeuppance
“Toby, you know where to go.”
“Yes, Mr. Von Doren.”
“You can’t do this to me, Leon! We were family! I was your mother-in-law!”
“You were never my family,” Leon spat, disdainful for the woman. Agatha continues to scream and shout, hoping anyone can hear their cries and attempt to stop her abduction. But to her dismay, no one did anything. “Royce, shut her up.”
“With pleasure.” Royce had zero qualms about striking Agatha in the back of the head, rendering her unconscious. “Finally,” Royce sputtered and adjusted himself in the car. “So, where are we going to kill her?”
“We’re not.”
“What? Why!?” Royce was stunned.
“Doc would never want us to kill anyone for her. You know that better than I do.”
“Uh, I think Baby Bear would make an exception this time. This bitch tried to kill her and may have very well killed her baby! Your baby!”
“I get that. But I know the Doc. She knows what you and I are capable of. She would never allow that to happen for her sake. Whom we do business with is none of her concern as long as she’s not directly involved in it. Your family has kept her hands clean of bloodshed. Killing that piece of shit now would undo all your family’s hard work to protect the Doc from this life.” Royce nodded in understanding. The men sat silently for a moment before Royce looked at Leon.
“Does Baby Bear know?” he asked.
“Know what?”
“That you’ve dabbled in my line of work?”
“No. But she’s not stupid, either. She understands the power I hold over this city, regardless of what my background says. She knows you don’t get to where I am in power and wealth without doing unscrupulous business with unfavorable people. I’m just afraid that she’s not completely okay with it. She’s still hesitant to move in with me. It’s why I’ve been staying at the penthouse instead.”
“Oh, that? Nah, man, she’s just waiting until we’re all gone,” Royce said with a chuckle.
“What?”
“Dude, Baby Bear hates that we’re invading her private life right now. She doesn’t want to go your place, which will be ya’ll news home together with all of us still in her hair.”
“Is that true?”
“Yeah. She has always been the private type, even as a kid. Once she was able to figure out that her door could lock, she always locked it. But, since Mama and Pops had the master key, they would always go in and annoy her. We would too.” They both snickered. “So, when she started to get an allowance from pops, she went out and bought a new lock for her door.”
“But would your dad just be able to have it removed?”
“Yeah, you’d think right. That’d be the case if were a simple lock, but no. This crazy little girl had to go and purchase a digital lock. One that required a ten-digit passcode and her fingerprint.”
“What? How old was she when she bought it?”
“She was twelve, I think? Anyway, it was hilarious. Mama and Pops decided they would leave her alone if she really wanted her privacy. They knew it was because she wanted to study in peace. Baby Bear was always a bookworm, and she always liked to be in her own little world. You could only get out of that room for family game night, school, and meal times.”
“She hasn’t really changed then, huh?” Leon asked with a slight smile.
“No, she hasn’t. So, don’t worry too much. Once everything is over and done with, and we’re all gone, you two will be playing house together before you know it.” Leon smiled at the notion and nodded his head. “So, where are we taking this load if we’re not killing her?”
“Somewhere, she can never find her way back home.”
“Cool.” Royce put his hands behind his head and leaned leisurely as they traveled. Toby drove to the airport where Leon’s private jet was waiting. When Royce saw what was going on, he just nodded in understanding. Neither Leon nor Royce had to exit the vehicle. Toby handled everything, and two men dressed in black retrieved Mrs. Galloway from the backseat. Toby handed the men an envelope and returned to the car. Without any further instructions, Toby drove away, leaving the other men to their jobs. He drove Leon and Royce back to the hospital, where they awaited news on Annika and her baby.