330 The Stakes Were High


    These women would be the death of him, Marcel groaned inwardly while rubbing his forehead. It wasn’t until the next day that he heard the news of Mimi deciding to join the party and was seriously against it.


    It wasn’t enough that he had to look out for Arianna, now Mimi’s added to the circle already? This wasn’t a fucking field trip for crying out loud. Their lives were on the line here.


    Marcel had good reasons for worrying about them. He wouldn’t be there, and neither would his people, to avoid rousing suspicion. In one word, they were operating in the dark and that worried him the most. If anything happened to the women there, he wouldn’t know.


    So he repeatedly pounded upon the issue of their safety and refused Mimi’s zealous desire to join in the risky mission. At least, Marcel knew Arianna, she was a fighter and a quick thinker, and if pushes to shove, she’d be able to figure out a way to save her ass. Marcel was sure of that.


    But Mimi? Marcel didn’t know about her abilities except that she had great energy and good socialization skills if only she could upgrade her decorum andnguage. In one word, those skills weren’t helpful in real-life fighting scenes. However, Marcel underestimated her because the woman could talk the stripes off a zebra and that was how Mimi got him to agree to join her best friend.


    “It would be like Batman and Robin in action. Those two can never do without each other. Although in our case, it would be Batwoman and Robbyn. She fights and I look out for her, sounds like a team, doesn’t it?” Mimi imed,ughing brilliantly as if she just solved the most difficult puzzle in the world.


    So here, they are,ing up with a n on how to get into Daniel’s stronghold.


    “So, after ourst meeting, without the presence of the love of my life, and of which I’m sure Arianna has done well on updating her already,” Victor said, blowing her a kiss and Mimi reciprocated the gesture happily.


    Marcel and Arianna shared a gaze instantly, the both of them looking really ufortable and wished thend could open up and swallow them up at that moment. They weren’t in support of this cheesy public disy of affection.


    .....


    “So we all thought your psycho father’s residence was imprable, unless, of course, you’re invited there,” Victorughed, spreading the blueprint over Marcel’s desk and all of them gathered around it.


    He went on, “And so as your honorable consigliere, I thought it was sensible that I made myself more useful for once. Yeah, dear cousin, I know this is merely a ceremonial position. You have men more useful and resourceful than me yet you put me here. I’m so touched,” He dramatically ced his hand on his chest.


    But Marcel warned him,” You’d kicked out of that position pretty much soon if you don’t keep talking – ”


    “I’m talking,” He reminded him.


    “The n talks,” Marcel emphasized, tired of his semantics already. He loved his cousin, but he would bash his head if he didn’t get down to business now.


    “Alright,” Victor said, to everyone’s relief, except Mimi. She kind of thought his bbering was cute.


    “Anyway, I did more research and it turns out that your father has a cleaning crew,”


    “Amercial cleaningpany?” Marcel’s brows rose interestedly. He didn’t even look in that direction, and Victor finally proved his usefulness.


    “Yes, people who manage his fortress and make sure every nook and cranny is clean and sparkly. The house is toorge to be managed by his staff alone, moreover, these people do more intensive cleaning like sniffing out bugs, cockroaches, and h h. In other words, he contracted their services and they’re due to visit in three days. Lucky us. ” Victor grinned brilliantly, hands outstretched and waiting for the praises to rain on him. Not that they came anyway.


    “So in one word, you want us to pose as the cleaners?” Arianna thought.


    “No, you’d be one of the cleaners,” Victor told her.


    “How is that possible?” Mimi was confused this time, “We don’t even work in thepany.”


    “Don’t worry you would, starting from tomorrow,” Marcel said, his eyes deep with thoughts and Arianna turned to him. She knew at that moment that he was working on the crazy ns in his head that probably involved blood and violence. And how did she forget ckmailing as well.


    “Yeah,” Victor agreed with him, looking down at his screen, “I’m sure you wouldn’t mind paying a visit to the owner of the S & M cleaningpany tonight,” He grinned at Marcel knowingly.


    “So...” Mimi thought over it, “Does that mean that we’d be formal employees and work amongst the other staff there?”


    If that was the case, that meant her job here would be on hiatus. Not that she has been doing much here anyway. But then, you know, just asking. A change of scenery wouldn’t be bad and Arianna would need the air.


    “I wouldn’t count on that,” Marcel grumbled and none of them needed to ask what he meant by that.


    If they were to work like normal staff of thepany, that meant Arianna would have to leave the base and that increased her chances of escaping or being rescued by Elijah and Marcel couldn’t risk that.


    Even without that, his father’s eyes were here and if they moved too much, it was sure to attract attention. If Arianna was going to be leaving this ce to work, that meant Marcel would put her under heavy security, and not only would that distract her in her duty, but draw the attention he dreaded. Their ns might be put in jeopardy because of it. Hence she leaving here can not happen – until the day of the n at least.


    The stakes were high, Marcel realized at that moment and he was suddenly frightened. His hands shaking, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a cigarette stick, just as he announced to them, “You can leave, now. I need to think. Don’t worry, you’ll be updated on the ns.”


    Without wasting time, as if Marcel did him a huge favor, Victor took Mimi’s hand and beeline for the door, leaving Arianna.


    But she didn’t leave.