Chapter 76
“We won’t do that. If Mom were alive, she wouldn’t want to see such a scene. We, the Singhs, will be in mourning during those months, but our companies will continue running. I don’t believe that the people we have tried can’t manage a company for six months. When we take them back, and we find some flaws in the business or some businesses have been lost, then they should be ready to lose their jobs,” Shane said as he walked towards Arthur, as he had heard his words.
Arthur glanced at Old Mr Singh, who was just a distance away, and saw him nodding his head, making Arthur smile at the reporters.
“You heard him. We will do that. However, our businesses will be shut for five days as we mourn for my aunt. We have already found leads on her death and the people who released the news,” Arthur said, causing a stir.
“The Orcos in Italy,” He sneered as he looked directly at the cameras.
“You kill one of us, we make you all pay. If any of you or even employees have escaped, then better pray that we don’t find you,” Arthur said coldly. “However, even if they were the people behind my aunt’s death, the person who carried out the deed. Be ready, we will be watching. Actually, we can be kind enough. We give you six months to prepare yourself. After six months, it will be our chance to attack. Don’t let me down.”
He had a smirk on his face as he was sure the Jenkins were watching.
“Mr Singhs. We know that your family only gave birth to one daughter, your aunt. How comes Sophia Singhs…” a reporter asked. Not that she had a grudge over Sophia, but cause she was curious.
“Sophia was adopted by my mom. However, Aunt didn’t want a girl to fight with Scarlet, thus Sophia was adopted under our grandparents' names. My brother and I were also adopted. I am just clearing this so that nobody would dare slander her. I was adopted when I was a month old, and she was eighteen. I have heard a lot of stories circulated at that time. Our youngest brother, Santino, was adopted at the age of three,” Shane explained.
“Did you say they were after her death?” Austin asked as he couldn’t help but ask.
“She went after them cause of us?” Austin asked as tears started flowing down.
“She shouldn’t. We could have gotten revenge on ourselves,” he shouted as he started crying loudly.
“My brother and I lost our parents when we were young. My father had been working for the Orco Group. One day, he was sent to another city, but he never returned. We were told that he had died in an accident, but he had not. It was a gunshot. Mother went to ask them for answers, but she was beaten to death. Mom, Shanaya, she found out on the streets and took us home. I never thought she would go after them to help us get revenge. Why couldn’t she have stayed safe?” Austin narrated everything.
“Why didn’t you tell me that she had been chased away cause of the Orcos? You, you, you killed my mother. Bring her back to me,” Austin shouted as he held the nearest elder by his collar.
Everything was chaotic as they had never seen him like that. Santino had been stunned when he heard his brother’s outburst. He had been so young back then. How could he recall anything? The family never told him anything. He had mixed feelings. His mother, who pampered him, whom he recalled and knew, died cause of his biological parents? He even wondered how he could look at Scarlet after this.
He had taken her mother from her. Would she ever forgive me after this?
“Stop it,” Scarlet said as she walked towards them, being supported by her aunt. She had heard Austin’s outburst in the car and requested to come.
“Would Mom be happy with how you are behaving?” she asked, stunning Austin, who lowered his head.
“She wasn’t a kid. She knew what she was doing. She thought that they didn’t know she was investigating them. She didn’t think she had been found, and they had someone watching her. She fell into their trap. From the moment she stepped into City N, she had fallen into their trap. It isn’t your fault or the elders' fault. Also, who said mom left America cause of the Orcos?” she asked, startling Shane and her grandparents, who knew everything.
“Stop feeling guilty. She is gone, and as the eldest brother, Arthur has said. Six months after six months, we will attack. No, I will attack. Don’t think that you have hidden too well,” Scarlet sneered as she stared at the camera.
“Miss Jenkins, you speak as if you know who killed your mother,” a reporter asked what everything was.
“Knowing? My mother had prepared everything for us in her last days. You can ask my aunt. She made decisions that everyone can get suspicious about. So what if I know? Haven’t we promised to deal with them after six months? Also, the Orcos have already been dealt with,” Scarlet said coldly.
“Miss, the Orcos had the biggest mafia in Italy. If it's taking revenge, then shouldn’t you take everything from them?” another asked.
“Sorry, but maybe the news is a little bit late. Everything under their name is already under my name. Who said we haven’t been keeping an eye on them?” Jalen sneered.
“Mom had told Shane, she had called and told him that no matter what, he had to help his brothers get revenge. For years, when Austin and Santino lived in Italy doing their own things, I worked behind them, keeping an eye on them. Never losing hope. Eagerly waiting for the day we will ruin them. Too bad we had not thought that after their downfall, they would do such a stupid thing,” Jalen said.
“Even if he had not. I have connections there; everything would have been in order,” Scarlet said coldly.
“Sorry, we are late,” Lennox said as he walked towards them, cutting off the topic and getting everyone’s attention.