While Bella and her family are grieving inside the house, Tristan and some of his people gather in front of the house. They deliberately avoid Bella’s family hearing as they discuss how Lucas Donovan died.
"Sir, I found this note near your father-in-law’s body," Reid handed Tristan a small piece of paper.
Glancing at the paper, Tristan’s face immediately froze. It was the same note he had seen in the empty house the night he wiped out the Dark Skull headquarters a few weeks ago.
’It must be Marco!’ Tristan thought as he accepted the paper from Reid. Seeing the same handwriting, his heart raced. No doubt, the one who wrote the notes was indeed Marco.
[My old pal, Tristan Sinclair, this is the first one. Who’s next?]
Tristan read the writing several times and was sure it was Marco’s handwriting.
"Sir, do you recognize this handwriting? Who wrote it?" Reid asked curiously. He guessed that whoever left the notes must know Tristan.
Standing slightly behind Tristan, Geoffrey answered, "It’s Marco’s handwriting." He took the paper from Tristan’s hand and looked at Reid before continuing, "We found similar notes with the same writing that night in the empty house after you and your team wiped out Dark Skull basecamp."
"That motherfucker! How dare he challenge our boss!? He’s courting death!" Reid’s anger soared. "Boss, we can’t let him openly challenge you like this. Let’s go with plan B!" he said in annoyance.
Bryan, who was there, nodded in agreement with Reid, "Sir, what Reid said is on point. We should go after him with our plan B. You can’t stay still waiting for Owen and his people to capture him. I think they can’t do it by themselves."
Tristan took a deep breath, avoiding their words. So many thoughts were now dancing in his mind. He agrees with them, but he can’t do it alone.
Frustrated with the situation, Tristan turned away from them and looked at the stars in the distance. He wanted to fight with Marco, exposing him on the internet openly, but the military rejected his idea. The military couldn’t expose Marco’s identity to the public because it would make them panic.
That’s why Owen and his special forces secretly sought Marco to maintain public safety and peace, especially for the victims of Dark Skull.
However, seeing how openly Marco challenged him, Tristan couldn’t stay silent. He had to do something. Either he had to beg Jayson Spencer for permission as supreme commander for this nation, or he had to do something else, ignoring Owen’s warning.
"Sigh!" That’s the only sound that could be heard from Tristan’s lips. It was making the others even more tense while waiting for his decision.
After a few more minutes, Tristan still said nothing. He kept ignoring them all.
Before Reid could say something, suddenly, the house door swung open, and a man approached them, causing them to stop chatting and look behind.
"Brother-in-law," Henry called out to Tristan, sounding hurried.
Tristan frowned, looking at Henry’s worried expression. "Yes? What is it, Henry?" he asked, walking towards him. The others also followed.
"My sister..." Henry’s voice trembled. "My sister, she fainted."
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