With Love, xxxx. by Varshitha Kancharla (best adventure books to read .txt) 📗

Chapter 18

Few days passed, Kathleen still trying to publish her book. She had been facing many difficulties but she was not giving up. She kept trying despite of everything she had been facing. Her mother completely stopped talking to her. She even went to her native to apologise her mother but her mother was not at all interested in talking to Kathleen. Though her father didn’t like what Kathleen was doing, he kept encouraging his daughter as he didn't want to disappoint Kathleen. 

Ryan and Neil started new businesses and became busy in those works. Though Ryan was busy, he always stalks Kathleen. 

“Ryan! He wishes to talk to you.” Neil said looking at Ryan. 

Ryan smirked listening to Neil. Neil laughed and said “Finally!” 

“Where is he?” Ryan asked. 

“He is at the harbour.” Neil said.  

Ryan stood from the sofa. They both walked out. Ryan waved his hand to his men signalling to follow them. 

Ryan and Neil started in their car where as their men were following them in another car. Soon they reached the harbour and looked around. 

A man, who looked a bit old, ran to Ryan and fell on his knees. He intertwined his fingers and started begging Ryan. 

“Please! I’ll do whatever you want. Please!” 

“Stand up.” Ryan told in an aggressive tone. 

The man stood on his feet and started wiping his sweat that was formed on his forehead. Anyone could tell the man was so scared just by looking at his eyes. 

Ryan looked at Neil and extended his hand. Neil then gave few documents to his friend. Ryan gave the documents to the man who was shivering in fear. 

The man signed the documents immediately saying “I am sorry.” 

He then handed the documents to Ryan. Ryan looked at them for a moment then his gaze fell on the man. 

“You should have done this before. You shouldn’t have thought to sell your casino to some other.” Ryan told in a serious tone. 

“I’m sorry. I decided to sell to you but I was offered with huge amount by some others. So... so my thoughts wandered. I’m so sorry.” 

“If you made a deal with us, you can never ever change it, even if you die.” 

The man gulped listening to Ryan. His eyes were pleading. 

“Your money will be sent by tomorrow.” Saying that Ryan and Neil turned back. They started to leave but the man's voice interrupted them. 

“What about my family? Where are they?” The man shouted. 

Ryan stepped towards him and looked at him angrily. 

“Your family is safe with me.” 

“When will you release them?” The man asked crying. 

“I don’t have any deal for them. If you want your family, you have to pay me.” Ryan said remorseless. 

“What? I sold you my casino for my family.” The man shouted. 

“No. You sold it for money. That was a deal. I paid you in an exchange of your business. This is different. If you want them, you have to give me something.” 

“No. Please.” The man started crying.

“You shouldn’t have thought of selling the things which you promised me to give.” 

“Don’t pay me anything. Just... just give me my family.” 

“That much cheap your families lives are?” 

“Don’t pay me anything. I’ll pay you for my family.” 

“I need your oil businesses in an exchange of your family.” 

The man's eyes went widened listening to Ryan. It’s the most profitable business and he couldn’t just give that or sell anyone. 

“No. Please. Anything apart from that.” 

Ryan nodded his head as no and said “So you don’t want your family. Fine! We have no work with your wife and parents. We’ll kill them. We enjoy killing people.” 

Ryan and Neil looked at eachother and smirked. 

The man kept crying not speaking anything. 

“Don’t waste my time.” Ryan shouted.

“You can take that. Take anything. But don’t do anything to them.” 

Ryan smiled and said “Deal!” 

He then gave him another documents to sign and finished their deal.

“My family?” The man shouted. 

“They are at your farmhouse.” Ryan smirked. 

“What?” The man shocked. 

“We tied them there.” Ryan and Neil laughed and then left. 
The man started his car and reached his farmhouse. As soon as he reached, the security gave an evil smile and left. He kept searching for his family and finally he found them tied to the chairs with cloth in their mouths, in the storeroom. 

Ryan and Neil started in the car to their mansion.

“Got additional deal.” Neil laughed while driving. 

Ryan too joined in laugh with him. He then said “He is a stupid guy. Can’t find his family who were tied in his farmhouse.” 

While they were going, Ryan’s gaze fell on a person who was talking to a woman. 

“Stop the car.” Ryan said without shifting his gaze away. 

Neil pressed the brake and the car came to halt. Neil saw Ryan looking outside of the window. Neil titled his head to a side and saw a man. 

“Nik!” Neil mumbled. 

Ryan’s eyes sparkled and he felt a glimmer of happiness. But suddenly anger gripped him. He got down the car and looked around. He saw the bodyguards whom he arranged for Nik secretly. 

Ryan saw Nik's blue eyes gleaming with happiness and his face looked contented. Nik was talking with his wife and kid outside the ice-cream parlour. Nik suddenly saw Ryan and he stopped laughing. 

Ryan started walking towards Nik while Neil was on the road watching everything. Nik asked his wife to leave the place and gave her his car keys. Then she left along with their kid. 

Nik too started strolling towards Ryan. They both stood at a feet distance and looked at eachother for a moment. They both looked somewhat similar. 

“Ryan?” Nik mumbled looking at him. 

“Brother!” Ryan mumbled gritting his teeth. 

Neil lit his cigarette and kept watching them from a distance. Ryan and Nik went in the parlour. Neil told all of their men to leave and he went near the parlour. He stood out and waited for Ryan as he didn’t want to see Nik's face and have no interest in listening to their conversation. 

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