Chapter168TheBloodthirstyTeenager
ThedynamicsbetweenMillyandGeorgehadgrownincreasinglyintricate,recentdevelopmentsaddingfurtheplexitytotheirrtionship.
Theprospectofeptinganother135millionfromhimloomerge.ShouldtheButsgobust,theTateswouldpanic.Businesspeopleonlyhad<b>profits</b>ontheirminds.Theywouldnevergivepresentsforno
reason.
George,astuteasever,foresawherreluctance.SurveyingMilly’spallidcountenance,hereleasedaquietsigh.Despitehiscarefulcalctions,whydidhestillmanagetounsettleher?
Heneededadifferentapproach.“Howmuchisinyourountrightnow?”
Millywastakenaback.“Huh?”
Theabruptchangeintopicmomentarilybewilderedher.“You’renottryingtosellsomethingtome,areyou?Idon’thavethatkindofmoney…I’vegotjustover150grand,butIcan’taffordit.”
Moreover,shehadnointerestinacquiringweaponry.Thesavingsshe<b>had</b>ruedsolelprisedtheallowanceherbrotherhadfurnishedsinceherreturn.Shehadn’tspentapennyofit.Despitebeingissuedanunlimitedcreditcard<b>,</b><b>she</b>refrainedfromusingit–thosefundsbelonged totheButs,bestleftuntouched.Bankruptcyandtheresultantcreditcarddebtrepaymentwouldonlpoundthefamily’s.troubles.
George’sexpressionshifteduponhearingheranswer.Hisbrowsfurrowedsubtly,hisvisagedarkeningwithconcern.
BackattheButs,Millyhadamassedamere150thousandinsavings.Itseemedthefamily’s neglectofMillypersisted,leavinghertonavigatetheentertainmentworldalone.
Iftheygenuinelycaredforher,whydidshebearthisburdenalone?
ReturningtotheButs,whereshefeltestranged,bereftofaffectionandcare,Millyboretheweightofherchildhoodtrialswithstoicismandfortitude.
George’sgazebrimmedwithsympathy,hisheartswellingwitharesolvetotreatMillywithevengreaterkindnesshenceforth.
Softeninghistone,hecontinued,“Asmentionedearlier,excludingassetsandrealestate,TateGrouphasabout120billioninliquidassets.Thisitemis135million,whileyourassetsamountto150grand.Ifwegobyratio,thisitemisonlyafewdorsoutofyourpocket.
“So,Icangiftittoyou,oryoucanpaymeatenner,andI’llsellittoyou.Whatdoyousay?”
Thparisonseemedurate…
But<b>…</b>
Holdon,isthisguyserious?!
Sellingsomethingworth135millionforatenner?!
Evenabeggarwouldbetakenabackbysuchanoffer.
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“You…
Atthatmoment,awaiterintervened,disruptingtheirconversation,“Excuseme,sir,your auctionpaymenthasbeenprocessed.Pleasefollowustocollectyouritem.”
Georgeacknowledgedthewaiterwithanod.
Turningto Millybesidehim,hesaid.“Let’scheckitouttogether.”
Millyfurrowedherbrowsandinstinctivelyshookherhead,“No,I’llpass.”
George smiledwarmlyandproposed,“Justtakeaquicklook.Ifyoudislikeit,Iwon’tgiveittoyou.Howaboutthat?”
ThestatementstirredachordwithinMilly.Shefoundherselfcaptivated,despiteherinitialindifferencetowardsweaponry,bythesheermagnitudeofitsvaluationatastaggering135million.Thesum,shemused,rivaledtheexpenseofhalfanatomicarsenal–areflectionofitsperceivedworthintheeyesofthosewhosoughtit.
Curiositynowfirmlyince,sheponderedwhatcoulpeldistinguishedfigurestoviesoferventlyforpossession.“Alright,”sheagreedreluctantly,conceding<b>that</b>amereglimpse wouldn’thurt.
Theirjourneywiththewaiterledthemthroughbyrinthinepathdowntoan undergroundcer.Encasedinstendiron,itresembledmoreafortress<b>than</b>amerestoragespace,guardedbyforeignmercenariesstationedatitsentrance.Furtherwithin,fiveimposing<b>iron</b>gatesbarredtheway,eachfortifiedwithdigitallocks,passwords,fingerprints,andfacialrecognition.
Millyarchedaneyebrow,herinitialdisinterestwaningasshewonderedabouttheextraordinarymeasurestakentosafeguardwhateveywithin.What,shewondered,couldnecessitatesuchstringentsecurity?
Beforethefinalgatecouldbebreached,Georgeintervenedwithagraveexpression.“Wait,”heurged,hiseyeslockedonherswithintensitythatleftherpuzzled.“What’sthematter?”sheasked,sensinghis
concern.
Inasolemntone,Georgecautionedher,“It’simportantyouknowbeforehand.Thisisn’tjustanyweapon-it’s<b>an</b>experimentalprototype.”
Frowning,Millysoughtrification,“Whatkindofprototype?”
Georgehesitatedbriefly,thenexined,“Inessence,it’sahumansubjectedtoforcedalterations-enhancebatcapabilities<b>and</b>unyieldingloyalty.”
“That’sthereasoneveryonewassoeagertopaysohighjusttogetit.
“Intruth,theintricaciesofthissituationdefysimpleexnation,butrestassured,yoursafetyismypriority.Regardlessofwhatunfolds,fearnot,forharmshallnotbefallyou,GeorgeassuredMillyearnestly.
ThiswasthefirstasionMillyhadseensuchasolemncountenanceonGeorge.Inthatinstant,hercuriosityaboutwhaybeyonddiminishedabruptly,recedbyaflutterofapprehensioninherheart,stirredbythemysteryahead.Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.
Withagesture,Georgeindicatedtotheattendantstandingnearbythatitwastimetoproceed.Thewaiteracknowledgedwithanod,swiftlyenteringthepasswordthatstoodasthefinalbarrier.
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Aresounding“ng…”filledtheairastheweightyirondoorswungopensuddenly,itsechoreverberatingufortablyintheircars.
Millyrubbedherearsandpeered
her,herentirebeingmomad,hergazewideningasshebeheldthespectacleunfoldingbefore
frozeninawe…
Truly,itwasaspectacletobehold.Intheshadowy<b>recesses</b>oftheexpansivesteel–constructedchamber,asubstantialironenclosurestood,encircledbyacontingentofmercenariesgarbedinbespokeprotectiveattire,armedwithfirearmsandkeenlyaimedattheenclosure.
Withintheconfinesofthecageresided<b>a</b>figure–ayoungboy.Heappearedtenderinyears,perhapsnearingelevenortwelvecycles,hiscountenanceobscuredbytousledlocksthatfellunkemptoverhisface.Hislimbsweretetheredtothecage’scorners,reminiscentofadiminutivecreatureensnared–alikenesstoasmall,albinomousecapturedinatrap.Perhapsrousedfromslumberoralertedbythepresenceofanoutsider,hisgazemetMilly’swithawaryintensity,hiseyesanumonshadeofreddish–brown,evocativeofapredator’skeengaze.