BELLA.
Olivier's eyes looked at me with sadness and remorse, I could truly sense it. My brother was always a rebellious man, and never obeyed Dad's orders and when Dad forced his authority on him, he left the house. Hence proving that nobody can order him around.
The only person my brother cared about was me. I still remember when I turned 5 years old, he visited him secretly and gifted me jewels of diamonds, rubies, emeralds and whatnot that could be associated with luxury.
His dangerously handsome face printed in my mind, and I never forgot him. The only person who spoiled me when I was just a toddler and I blame him for my materialistic values.
"Brother, how old are you now?" I subconsciously asked him an awkward question which he laughed at and replied.
"I'm 37 years old now, and no I'm not married, I have no lovers and am not even interested in one."
My sadness disappeared into a smile, I teased him,"You are telling me to believe a mature man who is gifted with beauty is single?"
"That's true. I was mentally stable for years and spent my time on the battlefield, I never thought of falling in love with anyone."
I titled my mind in thought and abruptly mentioned," But there are female army personnel. You could have hooked up with one of them!"
Olivier sighed and sat down next to me. "I lost my love of life. She was assassinated shortly after news of my assassination was spread in the DarZ group."
His voice sounded painful, however my brother was good at hiding his emotions. There was no sign of regret or sadness on his face, but his voice… god, I can feel his pain.
Before I could ask him what happened after that, he said,"Henry killed the assassins who murdered her because I couldn't remember her as I was suffering from memory loss."
My eyes looked at his blue orbs, his eyes were filled with longing for his dead lover. I didn't bother to ask anything further and just brought my face close to his. Leaning against his forehead, we both consoled each other as his eyes turned teary.
My hands held his, providing him the emotional support he needed at the moment. Few minutes of silence, he gets up and wipes his eyes with his handkerchief and says,"What do you plan to do now? Want me to bring down dad from his chairman's position and make you the chairwoman?"
My lips lifted up into an amused smirk as I sarcastically commented,"Brother, are you capable enough to do that?"
His face turned serious as he leaned forward and whispered,"Top criminals shit in their pants when they hear 'Sergent Major Olivier Sharapova has taken over the mission' Bella. Destroying dad's empire is a piece of cake for me compared to my deadly missions.''
I looked at him and just wondered if we siblings were born to give our parents the taste of their own actions. I was already a pain in my parents' eyes while Olivier was walking dynamite.
Shaking myself from thoughts, I quickly replied,"Brother, I already said I don't want anything. I want to live in peace away from anyone, I have had enough already."
Grabbing my face, he coldly debated,"Do you care about our parents? Even after everything that happened. Even though mom is not worthy of forgiveness, she is still supporting dad."
"They're parents. They're our parents, brother. How could I think about killing them?"
Olivier's eyebrows knitted together as he glanced at in disbelief. "Stop right there, Bella. As far as John has provided me with your info, you are known to be a very cruel assassin and of course the heartbreaker of many men. How come you have brought yourself to forgive dad who is trying to kill you?"
Smacking his hand off my face, I firmly answered,"Brother, I will never forgive him however I don't want him dead. I have seen too many deaths so now I want peace."
Olivier stopped teasing me and asked the maids to pack my luggage. Confused, I asked and he said, " We are leaving tonight before Dad gets the report of Robert's death. Since you don't want to do anything with Dad, I will not get involved in this."
"Because I would end up killing everyone in rage," he laughed and I was baffled by his straightforwardness.
Maids entered my room and helped me get ready for the departure while Olivier was busy with Henry. They were outside of the villa, talking about something and looked very serious.
And soon an hour later, helicopters landed outside the villa, gathering the attention of the towspeople. But they dared not to ask anything since from those helicopters soldiers of Shadow military jumped out. They were carrying rifles and had badges of top soldiers, who had only departed for dangerous missions.
"Is brother trying to keep a low profile or screaming about us openly?" I murmured under my breath as I saw the soldiers patrolling the villa diligently. "I guess he's trying to let Dad's spies know about his presence. The day will not be far when Dad will come groveling at Oliver's feet for forgiveness."
I know this because of my brother's temperament, he's definitely not going to let all this go. He asked for my opinion so that he could avenge openly, but I declined. So he will take care of Dad's spies and bring his downfall secretly without my knowledge.
"And I don't care, I just want out of all these happenings," I said to myself and carried my daughter in my arms.
"Karina, we are leaving this place. Your uncle is going to bring us to a safe place," I said to my daughter who only smiled.
I placed my daughter in the baby's cot and was about to leave when I saw Helene coming inside with her son, Rowan. She ran towards me and hugged me instantly, "Bella, you are leaving suddenly. I feel sad because I don't know when I will see you next time."
Patting on her back, I appreciated her thoughts. "You have been great for me and because of you, I met my brother. But I have beef with John, where is he?"
"Well yes, you do have. I had no idea that he was hiding such a dark secret from me, his wife."
We both walked out while the maid brought my daughter behind. I saw John was standing with Olivier and Henry, busy talking again.
"I will stay here with my son and your daughter. Go deal with him," Helene cheered for me.
I rushed and grabbed John by his collar, I shouted,"Hey, why did you keep my brother alive secret? Do you know what I suffered?"
And punched him across his face, and he just accepted it. "Sorry, Bella. I never thought your father would be preparing to take revenge on the Mcadam family."
I tried to control my rage, I can't blame him for my mistakes. I, too, never thought that my brother would be alive and just believed what Dad said.
I turned back and Olivier helped me get inside the helicopter. Helene brought my daughter and the doors slid closed. I waved goodbye to her and John as the helicopter lifted up, leaving the ground.
I became emotional as I will miss Helene, my only best friend who is considerate of me.
***
7 pm, international airport, Saint Petersburg City, Russia.
The helicopters landed, and a group of elite men greeted Olivier when we walked out of the airport," Master, welcome back."
'Master?' I repeated in my mind and looked at my brother. He noticed my confusion and slightly leaned close to my ear and explained, "I'm the president of 'ANGEL SHOT company.''
"Since when?" I gasped because Angel Shot company is listed in the top 10. And it's a manufacturer of high-quality wine and whiskeys.
Olivier smirked and proudly said, "I started this company secretly under my second identity as a Russian citizen when I was still in the DarZ group. I never thought it would become a big shot in these years."
I was speechless, I was receiving surprise after surprise. What else is there that I don't know about my brother?! Olivier is not less than Mafia Boss himself, I can feel the vibe.
"Master, I'm happy to see you again so many years later," from the elite group of men, one middle-aged man greeted.
His grey hair sits perfectly in a stylish hairstyle matching his mature face. He looked intimidating yet approachable at the same time. My eyes met with him and he bowed in respect.
"My apologies, Young Miss for the late introduction. I'm Vincent, the butler of Master."
"Oh okay… I'm Bella Dior, his younger sister," I introduced myself and Vincent looked at me with unblinking eyes.
Turning back to Olivier, he hurriedly asked," Master, were you wanting a new identity for your younger sister?"
Oliver nodded,"Yes. Is it ready?"
"Yes, everything is arranged. She will have no trouble staying here."
After the conversation, we got seated in the cars that arrived at the mansion of Olivier. And I was mind blown because the mansion appeared like a castle. Amidst snowing, the lights of the mansion are shown brightly making the snow appear like flakes of pearls.
Olivier stayed for a week in Russia, and we talked enough. And he stationed more bodyguards in the mansion for my protection, butler Vincent was in charge of me.
A year went by quite well, Olivier visited me twice but since he was in the Shadow military, he rarely gets a long vacation. He promised me that he would resign after serving one more year.
I was happy and I nearly forgot about Caspar or Dad, because in these months no assassination attack took place.
I turned on the television for my daughter to watch cartoons but I saw news broadcasting all over.
"VERY IMPORTANT! After two years of silence, Mafia Boss Xavier Hill of DarZ group has raided the Mayor of London for being corrupt," the anchor in the news channel read the headlines, causing me to freeze in my seat.
'Xavier is Caspar's codename. Is he alive?'