Chapter 79 Betrayed him
Lisa's POV
As usual, my mind was trained on the plans I'd put in place to be a few steps ahead of Axel at all times concerning the shipments. It'd been three days since the blissful candle-lit dinner we shared and I'd made sure to put things in place rather than get caught up in the moment.
I successfully managed to hack his phone and dub it such that I'd always have access to his texts and calls on my phone. However, over the last couple of days, I've listened in to all his calls and read all the texts he's gotten but I was unable to get any tangible information concerning the shipment despite that. He seemed to be receiving coded texts and calls that I couldn't possibly have figured out and that left me with nothing to report back to my family about the shipment.
He tried his best to avoid speaking about the shipment or business in general via calls and he'd opt for face-to-face meetings if the need to talk about the shipment arose. This left me frustrated
As at this point, we were left with four days to get the details concerning the shipment and prepare a better plan than theirs to intercept the entire process before they got a chance to receive it. However, this would be impossible if we didn't uncover every single plan that had been put in place by Axel and his team for the past few months with regard to the shipment.
On the other hand, Angel had been making life difficult for me by breathing down my neck day in and out in hopes that I had enough information for them to hijack the shipment already. She had equally become an alarm clock and a calendar reminder because she never failed to remind me about the number of days that were left before the shipment arrived. I was on edge because I knew she'd soon reach out to request for tangible information and I had nothing to offer her yet, since all my plans were futile.
As if on cue, my phone rang loudly and disrupted my thoughts and as I glanced at the screen I noticed that the call was from Angel. I swallowed painfully because I'd literally just predicted that she'd reach out soon in hopes of receiving positive feedback about the shipment and unfortunately for us both, I had none.
I slid the answer button and got ready for an earful from Angel.
"Right to the chase, what've you got for me today Lisa?" Her voice sounded breathy and I figured that she'd just completed her morning training, she was always an overachiever and she'd never miss a day of training even if it killed her..
"Nothing, he still hasn't slipped up yet and I've been tracking his calls and texts for days as you know" I got right to the point as well because I knew how much she hated unnecessary pleasantries when there was business to be taken care of and I also needed the call to end soon.
"It's just four days to D-day, there's no way you don't have some positive news for me, what's really going on??" Her tone had increased slightly and I knew she was on the verge of pissing me off if she ran her mouth for any reason whatsoever.
"Like I said, I have nothing for you yet. Exercise a little more patience, I'm working on a different plan shortly" I explained to her as best as I could but I could feel that the call had tensed up that very minute.
"Have you suddenly gotten dumb with pulling off missions or you're simply cowering in fear of betraying Axel all of a sudden?" She said rudely and I got angry at her audacity, did she become brain- dead because of the little power my father had given her?
"You'd better watch the way you talk to me. I don't care what you think, that's the report on the shipment" I replied to her sternly and even then, I restrained myself from cursing her out for saying shit like that in the first place.
"Are you working on the mission or just stalling until Axel successfully gets the shipment? How do we know you're not double-crossing us instead?" As she voiced her doubts it pissed me off more because I was betraying the man I loved while she was being ungrateful and unhelpful.
"I doubt you heard me say I don't care what you think, I really fucking don't. All you need to know is that I'll do everything possible to make sure the mission's a success" My fists had balled defensively in my laps as I stopped myself from being vile despite how much she irritated me with her doubts.
"You better." She said in a sharp tone and I ended the call that very second before she could get me any angrier than I already was.
After I hung up the phone, I took a deep breath and revisited my newly improved strategy in my head before I stood up from my bed. I walked towards my drawer and dragged it open, for a short while I rummaged through it with a goal in mind, I knew my target and all I needed to do was acquire it to put my new strategy in full gear.
I picked up my desired target and smiled to myself proudly, it was a small, flat shaped object which was just perfect for the job at hand. I went ahead to examine it thoroughly before closing it tightly on my hands as I held it against my chest. I knew deep down that this would seal the deal completely once it was put into action. However, I also knew that I would have to do whatever was necessary to complete the mission as I'd promised even if it would end up costing me the one thing that made sense in my life. My heart tightened as the realization flooded through me that I'd most likely lose the one person that loved me unconditionally and made life worth living after the mission was completed.
I knew that I'd made my decision already to betray Axel, but it still hurt that I would have to deal with the aftermath when the shipment hijacking was complete. I'd been the one that's stuck with his wrath, disappointment, and hurt after the mission had been concluded and that was part of the plan I dreaded like crazy, but it was too late to back down now.
The next day, I'd found my way to Axel's place to kick off the next phase of my plan by whining to him about how much I'd missed him since the last time we were together. I laid on his bed and held my head up with my arm while I watched him dress up to leave the house, he was obviously very conscious while I watched him and he turned to me randomly and shot small teasing smiles my way which I never failed to return.
"How long will you be gone for babe?" I asked as I pouted like a child to show him how much I didn't want him to leave.
"That'll be the umpteenth time you've asked me that Red. I'll be gone for just three days since I need to put things for shipment, okay?" He smiled at my whiny attitude while he tucked in his shirt elegantly.
"But I don't want you to go just yet. I've hardly had you all to myself for a day you know that. Stay with me?" I batted my eyelashes which were my signature mood while trying to get him to agree with
me.
"You know I don't want to leave you either yeah? But this is really important to me and I've worked on this relentlessly for months, these next three days will go by in a breeze I promise you" He walked towards the bed and sat beside me as he put on his shoes.
"I'll miss you so so much! I've looked forward to seeing you for the past three days and now that I finally got to, you're leaving me already, not fair." I pulled the sleeve of his shirt playfully and earned a few low chuckles as he looked over his shoulder at me.
"You know I'll miss you even more, I'll be working but my focus will be trained on when next I'll see you." He replied and stretched to drop a sweet and soft kiss on my cheeks that made me blush a little.
"Hold up I have an idea that'll make this easier for both of us," I said and stood up from where I sat on his bed and walked over to his wardrobe briskly and I knew his eyes were fixed on my every move the whole time.
"I'm gonna take these three shirts to serve as your temporary replacement for the next three days, I'll wear them so that I can smell just like you and remember you whenever I miss you. I really wish you didn't have to go" I said in a childish tone as I grabbed three huge T-shirts from Axel's wardrobe and held them tightly against my chest.
"You're so adorable right now but we both know that you're being overdramatic. Anyone who overheard our conversation would assume that we'll be apart for months and I'll be miles away but it's not that way" He laughed and got off to bed and walked towards me, he cupped my cheeks in his hands and smiled brightly at me which completely melted my heart on the spot.
"I know baby, I do. I'll be rooting for you but I'll miss you anyways that's what all of this you're referring to as being overdramatic simply means" I rested my chin in his palms as well while he held my gaze as though he was looking right into my soul, I loved how he could easily train his focus on me as nothing else mattered.
"You can have the shirt you adorable whiny baby, the days we're apart will be over before you know it," He said with a smile on his face as he dropped a few lovely kisses on my forehead while he still had my cheeks cupped in his palms.
I nodded to show that I'd conceded defeat and he held my hand in his hand while we left the house since he had somewhere to be soon. The walk outside the house was quiet and filled with random gentle hand squeezes as we walked hand in hand as well as flashing each other small smiles every now and then, he'd somehow made an ordinary walk so affectionate that my heart squeezed with guilt momentarily.
We finally got outside the house and made our way toward his car. As we got closer to the car, his grip loosened from my hand slightly and I knew it was because he'd be leaving soon.
"Will you be alright while I'm gone?" He asked while he leaned against the car and held both my hands in his, he had a look of deep concern on his face because he noticed how down I looked. I didn't mean to make him worry but I needed him to feel like I'd be lost without him since he thought I'd been alienated by my family.
"Yeah, sure thing" I responded and he pulled me in for a goodbye kiss, it started softly but it quickly became deeper and more heartfelt.
As we pulled away from each other I noticed that his expression became more serious and I wondered why.
"After I successfully pull off this mission, my das would have no idea but to give us his blessings, and I've also worked out a plan that'll make your dad say yes as well" He stared into my eyes as he reassured me of our future together while my heart involuntarily skipped a beat.
"Ouuu, and what's this amazing plan you speak of?" I asked as my curiosity begged for further answers as I couldn't possibly imagine how he'd planned to convince my father to accept our relationship.
"As they say, that's for me to know and you to find out" He was right to be secretive about it right now especially since I was on the verge of betraying him, he had no idea just yet but the less I knew the better.
After he left, I got a ride to get back to the hostel. I was seated at the back of the car while I thought about how Axel's plans had already failed despite his certainty because I'd down the final seed of my plans that would put me ahead of him and betray him in the worst way possible.
As I relaxed in my seat, I placed my AirPods in my ears and it automatically connected to the wiretapped device I'd placed in his shoes secretly while we were together earlier. The sound of soft music from his car filled my ears and overwhelmed me as I listened quietly to every single sound and movement in the background. I was assured that everything would work out smoothly because the device I'd attached to his shoes was undetectable by security checks and naturally, Axel wouldn't be patted down excessively because he was the head of the operation.