Upon arriving at the mansion, Kendall hissed as she tries to stop the blood from gushing out of her wound. She could feel the warmth of her injury and its stinging pain yet she manage to endure it until both of them got home. Maxwell on the other hand, proceeded to the firearms compartment to get the aid kit. Lucas Patterson isn't home yet, so they confidently entered the house without being bothered.
"Will you get your ass off and hurry up? I'm terribly bleeding," the lady demanded and began to soothe herself. "Look at the floor, there are much blood already," she tiresomely uttered and let herself leaned on the couch.
"Calm down and keep on breathing," her companion, Maxwell Ross muttered with a serious expression. She cussed on her head and permitted him to tear the cloth of her dress. Kendall flinched in pain the moment her clothing reaches the top of her legs.
"I'll surely prick your eyes with a knife if you keep on staring at my legs, bastard." the man gulped and quickly averted his gaze, he struggled to focus on examining where the bullet could stayed and as he began to reach for it, Kendall could not help but to scream in pain.
As they underwent the process, Hugh Turner came and went downstairs in haste upon perceiving that his team came home from the said event. Upon witnessing that Kendall Von was suffering, his feet traipse toward them and throw questions to the two.
"What happened?" he asked and beholding the view seems to be normal to him. Seeing somebody getting hurt or dying will always be common in their sights.
"Where is Dad? the event could be dangerous, there's a certain group which attacked both parties."
"There are other organization hiding something inside their sleeves, recently I found out that two of our members are not being loyal to our crew, Lucas already killed Jason for recording our conversation. He is secretly observing our plans," Hugh Turner responded which made the two stares at him.
"I know who's the other one," Kendall spoke and throw a glance to the two men with her. She could not believe it that they are being betrayed.
"Where is Rutledge?" Hugh asked once more and waited for them to answer his question. He is the one who told Hase to follow the team, and he is quite anxious to know how he is doing.
"We saw him at the place, but in a blink of an eye he's no where to be found."
"You got to be kidding me,"
"You shouldn't have told him to go after us, his life is in danger. There's a possibility that Fuentes could kill him," she asserted.
"Fuentes? Who is that?"
"The same woman who works as a barista at the Cafe we used to go," she replied and that made a huge impact on the man's countenance.
"No way," he commented and gaze back at her with a confusing look. "What would be the reason? Her face doesn't appear to be someone who can kill," he continued.
"Dumbass, you talk as someone who is in love with his enemy, snap out of it." Kendall rolled her eyes at him and crosses her arms. She is now slowly overcoming the pain yet she still remained to stay put because of the thought that Maxwell might accidentally wound her.
"I am not in love with her, I just can't believe that she is one of our enemies."
"Liar," Hugh did not bother to respond of her statement. Instead, he comfortably sat at the sofa and watch the view with bitterness in his heart.
'Damn this guy, I should be the one doing it for her,' he thought and twitched his lips, disagreeing of the fact that he felt jealousy in his heart.
"So, what's the plan now?" Kendall spoke yet Hugh remained quiet for a moment, unable to focus.
"If Hase won't be home until dawn, then I will let Mara search for her," Maxwell Ross spoke yet he was interrupted by her kick. "What is it this time?"
"Will you stop trusting that lady?" Kendall hissed and clenched her fist in annoyance, the thought of letting the woman Mara do the works makes her disagree.
"Why? What's wrong with her?" Maxwell asked yet a grin was about to form on his lips.
"Do you ever wish to be poisoned by a snake?" she irritably retorted and throw a glare at him but he only smiles at her with a teasing one.
Meanwhile as they proceeded to talk, Mara was upstairs, behind her room's open door, eavesdropping of their conversation.
"That won't happen if both of us have the same poison, right?" he jokingly responded which made Hugh felt convicted that he might be one of the traitors in their group.
"I hate you," Kendall hissed and took the bandage from his grip, "I'll be doing it by myself, learn to distant yourself from me, Ross!" She asserted and took the courage to stand up as if she was not injured.
The blood rushes out from her injury yet she doesn't want them to see her being weak and in pain, she proceeded to walk slowly until she reached the stairs. "Clean the carpets and mop the floor," she ordered and the two man face palmed before letting go of a sigh.
"Are we going to clean until morning?" Hugh Turner asked and gaze at their team leader, Maxwell Ross.
"Damn, let's go and start this up."
They quicken their feet to travel across the living room to get done with mopping the floor and brushing the carpets. It took them three hours to finally finish the chores and Maxwell laid himself on the sofa as he let his eyes shut. He is too tired to go upstairs and sleep on his room.
Hugh on the other hand took off his shirt and hang it on his shoulder, they were sweating all over their body and he badly wanted to take a cold shower before going to bed. He glanced at his wrist watch and perceived that it is already four o'clock in the morning. He took a deep breath and proceeded his feet to step on the stairs.
"I should check on Kendall first before going to my room," he whispered and continued to walk. Upon arriving at the top, he led his way towards her room, he was hesitant to knock but again, he still choose to disturb her at this hour.
Any moment, the door swung open and her lovely countenance greeted his sight. "What do you want? I hate you," he shifted his gaze from her and lightly scratch his nape due to a sudden awkward atmosphere.
"Kendall, I was just wondering if you're doing alright now, how's your injury?" he questioned with a worry expression yet her complexion describes the opposite.
"What do you care?" she retorted. "You know that I am still upset that Hase isn't home until now," she added.
"Okay, look. I'm sorry if I ever told him to follow you at the affair, I didn't know..."
"Forget it, just go to your room and sleep, you need to rest." He slowly nodded of her words and before she could close her door, he spoke.
"I thought you hated me?" he asked which made her confuse.
"Excuse me?"
"Come on, admit it, you just said you hate me but then now you're concerned and you want me to have my sleep." Hugh Turner began to tease her and she feels so irritated about it.
"Things recently change," she responded and she heard him chuckled.
'You're so cute, Kendall. Until when will I ever have courage to confess my feelings to you?' he thought as he began to mesmerize her beauty.
"Just go away, Hugh. Things recently changed, okay?" she repeated but he only let go of a wide smile.
"Oh, you think so?" he paused from chuckling and gaze at her, "Go on, just admit it that you love me then." Upon hearing his words, Kendall's cheeks flush red and she twitched her lips before slamming the door on his face.
"Damn that guy, what is he saying?" she whispered and bit her lower lip to prevent herself from smiling.
"Unbelievable," Hugh muttered and gradually shook his head. "She's blushing though."