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“I’m alone, sir,” He says, reading my mind. I open the door.“Sorry I am late. Pat met with Gus earlier today. I thought you might want me to follow him.”
“Good thinking. What did you see?” I ask, stepping aside to let him in.
“Today, the conversation was heated. Gus was asking or rather demanding information from him.”
“What sort of information?” I ask as we walk deeper into the apartment.
“Gus asked about Ms. O’Brien. Gus was asking whether he knew anything useful. Pat is about two hundred thousand in the hole. Gus promised to pay off the debt for useful intel.”
“Like what?”
“He asked him if he knew what her days were like. Did he know of any places she frequents? How often she goes to House of Beauty? I think there will be another attempt against Ms. O’Brien, or at least they are trying to figure out how they can set up another attack. But that is not all.”
“What is it?”
“Gus demanded information from Pat immediately. He threaten Pat with a bullet. As Gus was leaving, Pat made a call.”
“Do you know who?”
“I could only hear his side of the conversation, but from the content, I know he was speaking to Ms. O’Brien. He was asking her for money, and then they scheduled a visit.”
“He is fishing for information from her,” I say more to myself.
“I believe so. Is there anything you need me to do, sir?”
“Continue following Gus. If Pat meets with Gus, call me immediately.”
“I will, sir.”
“That will be all.” He turns around and leaves. I walk to the table and grab my phone. I dial Viktor.
“What do you want now, Oliver? We just got off the phone an hour ago.” There is humor in his voice.
“Where are you?”
“Manarch Industries. Why?” He asks his tone more serious.
“You need to go to the penthouse. The guy following Gus just saw Gus meet with Pat.” I hear rummaging like he is standing.
“What the fuck? Does he know what they talked about?”
“Gus was questioning Pat about Ava. It looks like Gus is looking for information about her. Shortly after Gus left, Pat called Ava. I have a bad feeling about this.”
“Have a guy start following Pat. I don’t want Ava knowing about this. I am on my way home.”
“Agreed. I will let you know if anything else comes up.”
“You do that.”
He ends the call before I can add anything. Shit just got worse if Pat is involved. The last thing we need is to add Pat to the mix. He can’t really hurt Ava, but he can definitely be an inconvenience. The man has always been a thorn, but at the end of the day, he is still Ava’s father. I am afraid of what this betrayal would do to her. So just like Viktor said, this is something she doesn’t need to know. She doesn’t need to know that her father has become an enemy.
Chapter Fifty Nine
Viktor
I'm walking out of our private elevator when I hear shouting. I rush to the voices since one of them belongs to Ava. In the living room, Ava and her father are having a heated argument. She looks flustered and angry. Her father is steps from her.
"Dad, I've done everything for you. I've always been here for you. But all you do is think of yourself." Before she can say anything else, he slaps her.
