Rise Of The Disgraced Heir

Ian and Camilla were given the afternoon off by Marco. He told them that he would be able to manage everything, he just needed Ian to settle his matter with the Juans before they left for Hong Kong.

"When do you plan on telling your siblings?" Camilla asked Ian as they waited for Seth's men to pick them up at the driveway of Solaire Towers. 

"Before we leave, probably." Ian said with a shrug.

"Don't leave without settling things with them, you never know what could happen." Camilla reminded Ian. 

"I know." He replied with a nod.

"What about Jas?" Camilla asked. "Are you two still not talking?" 

"Things have been busy, I haven't had the time to actually sit down and give her a call to talk about our relationship. For now it seems that we are still together. I just want to give her time to settle things with her sister, what happened to them was not easy." Ian told Camilla.

He was no longer bothered by all the questions she asked, he knew that Camilla was just worried about him, that she asked all of these out of genuine concern. 

She was his third sister, one that he knew would always have his back, no matter what.

"Is that the car?" Camilla asked as a simple black car approached them.

Ian checked his phone and read Seth's message, the car's make and model matched as well as the plate number.

It's windows were tinted so dark that you couldn't see the people inside. 

"It is." Ian said with a nod as the car stopped in front of them.

Ian took the initiative and opened the door to the back seat.

"The boss sent us for Ian and Camilla." A deep voice said coming from the front passenger's seat.

"That's us." Ian told the man.

"Get in, quickly." The man told Ian.

Ian quickly did as he was told and gestured for Camilla to quickly follow. 

As soon as they closed the door behind them the car sped off to their unknown destination.

"This is odd, I hope you both understand that." The man in the driver's seat said as they entered the busy streets of the capital. 

"Yeah, this is our first time picking someone up without having to blindfold them." The man in the front passenger seat said in agreement.

"We know your boss." Camilla told him in a cold tone. 

Ian wanted to laugh at the persona she suddenly adopted. He noticed that she often took this one on in public, especially if she didn't want people to question her.

"Calm down lady, we didn't say anything wrong." The driver told Camilla in a nervous tone. "Don't tell the boss we disrespected you, he'd have our heads for that."

"We understand what you meant." Ian told the man as he placed a hand on Camilla's shoulder, as he tried to keep her calm.

"I won't tell." Camilla whistled. 

The rest of the trip was silent as the men drove them around the city, making sure that they weren't followed.

Ian had expected this, he knew that each Mafia family's hideout was often kept a secret. The home of its leaders were well known, but not where they conducted their operations. 

After an hour of driving around in different directions and towards random locations, Ian finally sensed that they were headed towards the hideout of the Dean family.

"We're almost there." The man in the passenger's seat said as he checked his phone. "I don't know who you are to the boss, but he has been nagging us non-stop about your location."

Ian and Camilla both laughed at the man's comment and shook their heads. 

"We are nobodies." Ian replied as he noticed them entering the basement parking of a seemingly abandoned building.

He took note to tease Seth about how cliche the hideout's location was. It seemed like they were in some action movie where the villain hid his lair.

"I doubt you are nobodies." The driver said as they stopped next to a wall.

"We're here." The man in the passenger's seat said as he got out and opened the door for Camilla and Ian.

The two assistants followed his lead and got out of the car as well. 

Just as when they had ridden the car, the driver drove off as soon as the closed the door.

The other man led them towards a seemingly normal wall, before finally tapping a hidden panel which revealed a number pad and a biometric scanner.

Ian couldn't help but think to himself how funny the situation they were in seemed to be. It really was like an evil villain's lair.

Once the man had provided the code and scanned his hand on the biometric pad, they heard a hissing sound as a wall nearby parted, revealing the hidden entrance.

"This way, the boss is waiting for you." The man told Ian and Camilla as he led them through the wall that turned into the entrance.

As they stepped in the door automatically closed behind them and they were greeted by the cold air of the hideout. 

"Through here." The man gestured as several people passed them, eyeing their group suspiciously.

Ian guessed that they normally didn't get guests.

They were led to the end of the hall and through two large oak doors that didn't seem to fit in the cold interior of the place.

Inside, Ian wanted to laugh at the sight that they saw.

Seth was sitting behind a large table as several men with scared expressions, it seemed as if they feared that Seth could order their execution at any moment.

"Sir, your guests." The man that had accompanied Ian and Camilla announced as soon as he saw an opening.

Seth looked up at them and grinned. 

"Everyone, out." He ordered, sending all the men scurrying out the door as they bowed when they passed Ian and Camilla.

When the doors finally closed behind them, Ian laughed and shook his head.

"Who knew you could be this scary?" He asked his friend with a grin as he made himself comfortable on the couch.