Ruthless Passion by Noah Harris

Author:Noah Harris [Harris, Noah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-22T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

I waited patiently in the park, looking around at all of these ‘sheep’ and knowing that they had no idea who was standing right in front of them. They were too engrossed in their lives to give a damn about anybody else. It was incredible how humans could be blind to the plight of their kind. That man sitting in the shadow with a bottle of liquor perched up to his lips told me that his life hadn’t gone exactly, as he planned. The angst on the new mother and the stress around her eyes was a good indication that she was living a life without the guidance of a man or any father figure. I could practically read these people like a cheap novel. It amazed me that their lives were, so fragile that it could be gone in the blink of an eye.

I avoided newspapers like the plague because I didn’t want to feel that crushing desperation by watching humanity crumble onto itself. People were killing each other over trivial matters like religion. I’d seen it throughout my years on this planet, and it still sickened me.

I had reached out to Hiroko, and he had reluctantly agreed that we should meet and talk about things in a more public setting. I think that he was worried that my friendship with Derek would cloud my judgment in some way. If anything, I would say that my eyes were open, and my mind was, as clear as could be.

I saw him for a brief second, but then he was gone and then he was suddenly sitting beside me like some kind of ghost. “I hope you know what you are asking of me, Duncan. I’m the leader of one the most infamous gangs in the world today. We have our fingers in just about everything. Our primary concern is Derek at the moment, but I have promised you that one week and I do hope that you have been making the most of it. I would’ve been happy just to take the information off his dead body, but you have made my job infinitely more challenging. I missed my chance to take his fortune, but his death was always going to be the coup de grace.” He was wearing a gray suit with an open white shirt underneath. His eyes were alert, and I could tell that there was practically nothing that could approach without him knowing about it. I had no doubt that his other members were out there watching.

“I know that I put you in a horrible position and for that I can never be more apologetic. You don’t deserve my interference, but Derek has made me see that life is about choices. I know that he regrets some of the things that he has done in business and in his personal life. It’s not like he can take it back, but he can move forward and change to become a better man. I told you that after one week that I would step back, but I’m not sure that I can do that.

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