Her Dark Desires-Chapter 52: Human Trash

Once the blindfold that was used to cover his face was off, Zachary’s eyes took some time to adjust to the environment before his gaze landed on the man sitting on a golden chair.

The man stood up and said, "Sorry if my guys treated you roughly; I did tell them to treat you respectfully."

"So you are Don Marcelo." Zachary’s words sounded more like a statement rather than a question.

Marcelo chuckled as he replied, "In the flesh."

"And may I know why you have kidnapped me?"

"Kidnapped? You are not tied, nor is there a gun to your head, so you calling this kidnapping is a bit unfair to my hospitality."

"Why am I here?" Zachary asked coldly. He was too tired to entertain an old man’s bullshit.

Marcelo frowned and said, "I can see you are not afraid."

"Well, it would have been disappointing if the man growing to become the greatest businessman in the world had pissed his pant at the sight of me," Marcelo added as he took his seat opposite Zach. He was beginning to like the young man in front of him, it’s a shame he wasn’t his son.

Marcelo poured himself a drink and began, "I may be old, but I know a formidable force when I see one, so I will just get straight to the point. A man under me named Jeremy has been missing for weeks now and although his body has not been found, I have strong reasons to believe he is dead."

"And how does that concern me? I’m a businessman, not the police." Zachary said.

Marcelo gazed at Zachary as he said, "I know what Jeremy did to your wife. Mason confessed everything to me, and since I have a rule not to harm children and women, you can rest assured that I won’t pursue Jeremy’s case, and in compensation for you losing your child, I am ready to invest a billion dollars on the Sanders group."

"A billion dollars?"

Marcelo thought Zachary was impressed by the sum, so he smiled and said, "Yes, a billion dollars. Mason is sure that you are the one spreading lies that he broke my rules and harmed your wife. Because of these lies that have been spreading, the people are pressuring me to punish Mason, but I hope that may no longer be the case. I think your wife should go public with what happened to her and tell everyone that it was Jeremy who harmed her. Do not worry about the police questioning her about Jeremy disappearance, I am more than capable of handling that part."

"Is that how much you think my son is worth? You think my baby was worth a measly billion dollars?" Zachary asked angrily. Getting angry was not part of his plan, but he couldn’t control his anger as he heard the old man spout nothing but nonsense.

"The reason you couldn’t find Jeremy’s body was because it was burnt. Bastards like him don’t even deserve a funeral, and I shot the cab driver who handed my wife to them, and the only person remaining is your son Mason."

"You should be careful with your words, Mr. Sanders. Don’t think I won’t kill you." Even Marcelo was starting to become pissed at this businessman who dared to look at him as if they were equal, no, Zach was looking at him as if he was higher than him, and the urge to put a bullet in between his eyes was starting to become strong.

"You sit before me and speak as if your son’s life can even be compared to mine son, who didn’t even get the chance to enter this world. Do you have a rule of not harming children and women? What a joke, especially from a man who secretly deals with human trafficking."

Marcelo’s eyes widened in surprise as he heard Zachary’s words. How did he know? No one knew, especially because he went under an alias. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"No need cracking that old brain of yours, figuring out how I know. To think a human trash like you has lived for so long, how disgusting!"

Marcelo brought out his pistol and pointed it at Zachary, "I should have shut that mouth of yours the moment you started speaking. And don’t worry about your wife, I’m sure she will bring in good money for me before sending her to join you."

Marcelo wanted to shoot, but he suddenly brought his gun down and said, "A man like you isn’t worth being shot by me."

Marcelo looked at the two men who had brought him in and said "Shoot him and throw his body in a forest for the wild animals to feed on."

Marcelo was expecting to see fear in Zach’s eyes, but there was nothing. Zach was looking at him as if he was a pathetic old man, and he didn’t understand why until the two men who were supposed to kill Zach pointed their guns at him.

"What do you think you are doing? Have you both lost your mind?"

The door to the study opened and Gerald looked at the scene before him.

Marcelo sighed in relief when he saw his underboss but he felt something was wrong. The fact that Gerald didn’t even attempt to shoot the two men pointing their guns at him made him feel that something was wrong.

Gerald closed the door behind him and said "Please escort Mr Sanders back home safely."

One of the men nodded and brought down his gun while the other one still pointed his gun at Marcelo.

Gerald collected Marcelo’s gun from him and then faced Zachary saying, "Sorry, Mr. Sanders, for the trouble."

Zachary stood up and said "When you are done, do me a favor and throw his body to the forest, for wild animals to feed on him and also one more thing. Cut off that tongue of his that he dared to use to belittle my son’s life and threaten my wife."

"I will make sure to deliver his tongue to you as a gift," Gerald said with a smile.

Zachary glanced at Marcelo again as if he was nothing and was just a waste of his time before stepping out.

"You bastard! You were my right-hand man and now you plan to kill me? Do you think by doing so you will become the Don?" Marcelo shouted and even went as far as spitting in Gerald’s direction.

Gerald didn’t mind his actions and said, "I have no plans of becoming the Don, but..." He let out a sigh. "Let’s have a little chat, Marcelo. Does the name Scarlet ring a bell?"