He tapped the answer button as he put on his earbuds and cried out in a tense tone, "Lord Phoenix! H-How can I be of service?"
It was as if he couldn't risk making the call ring for any longer lest he suffers the consequences.
A distorted voice of a man which could make one feel the chills sounded from the other end, "I believe you will be able to meet the deadlines?"
Even though the AC was on, Fabian was metaphorically sweating bullets as he said with a dry chuckle, "Of course, of course. There is still one week, if I am not mistaken. By then, we will definitely be ready. It's just that we are facing some slight hiccups which we—"
"Hiccups? Fabian Fiano, I put a lot of resources and time into supporting your project, with the belief that I would see the expected results. If you are even one second late after midnight of the agreed date, then I promise you that I can easily take away everything I gave you and even more in just a day. I have hundreds of other Fabian's waiting to take up your position, so you better take care of these hiccups before the proposed date."
Fabien anxiously rubbed his hands together as he said, "Please, Lord Phoenix. You don't have to lose faith in me. Have I ever failed you?"
"Then you better maintain it instead of wasting your time chasing that woman. I know what you have been up to all these years. Forget about her. She will never even look at someone like you."
Fabien gulped, not expecting him to be continuously monitored. But inwardly, Lord Phoenix's words struck his sore spot. But at the same time, he couldn't help but wonder why he spoke as if he knew better.
Lord Phoenix continued, "The only reason I even ordered you to approach her is for the mission. Or did you forget that because you can only think with the thing between your legs?"
"No, no! Lord Phoenix, please don't misunderstand. I indeed approached her for you with your mission in mind. But she is just too stubborn and defiant. It's very hard to deal with her. That was why I asked for some muscle to give her a warning, but I never expected it to end up so badly," Fabian said with a grimace.
"If I had known you were so stupid, I wouldn't even have sent a single person to orchestrate your foolish plan. You have no idea how hard it is to train such men, and if it weren't for the fact you are working on that project, you wouldn't be safely talking behind a screen. Now you just made Taya Snow even more wary and cautious because of your blunder. So from on, till we are ready, you are not to make any kind of reckless moves. If you disobey, you know what happens without me telling you, right?"
Fabien clenched his fists, wondering why Lord Phoenix was so wary about Taya Snow. But he forced out his answer, "Yes...Of course, I wouldn't dare to disobey!"
Still, Fabien couldn't resist asking, "Forgive my impudence, but may I ask if there have been any developments in the Snow Family that we should look out for?"
Fabian felt that for someone with a terrifyingly calculative and resourceful mind like Lord Phoenix to be wary of the Snow Family meant that a red dot must have appeared on his radar.
However, there was only silence on the other side, making Fabien shudder at the thought that he might have probably angered him with his question.
He was about to apologize when Lord Phoenix suddenly spoke, "The Immortal Devil is back."
"What?? T-That cannot be!" Fabien cried out in a voice of disbelief.
"You think I am wrong? Who do you think killed more than the dozen men I sent? There is only one person in the whole world who could kill them all so quickly and then disappear without leaving any traces. And he is Taya Snow's shadow."
"B-But isn't the Immortal Devil person actually a myth created by the Snow Family to ward off their potential enemies? I mean, already fifty years had passed since the Snow Family came into the picture. So even if such a scary person existed, he should have become old and weak now," Fabien was assuming this Immortal Devil to be some kind of super-assassin who could easily kill people and disappear without getting caught.
"You are only fooling yourself if you think that. Why do you think the word 'Immortal' is there in his title? It's because those who tried to kill him ended up unsuccessful no matter what kind of methods they used. Even if they blew up a building with him inside in it, he still came out alive. That is how he got such an infamous title. He is the most dangerous person on this planet and, to get rid of him, ordinary methods would be absolutely ineffective. So till then, we have to stay low and not attract his attention needlessly."
Fabien couldn't still believe the existence of such a person since he found it all to be completely bogus or something people made up out of fear.
Still, he didn't dare to refute Lord Phoenix's words and felt that there was some sense in his words since otherwise the Snow Family could have easily got crushed in its infancy by powerful competitors who viewed them as a threat to their status or business.
"I wasted too much time. After I cut this call, you better get back to finishing your project instead of chasing skirts. Otherwise, remember my earlier words..." Lord Phoenix warned in a grim tone before cutting the call abruptly, making Fabien rub his temples in anxiety and fear.
"God! Fuck this!" Fabien stood up as he screamed, feeling frustrated, angry, and scared about what was going to happen when the said deadline approaches.
He had no idea what Lord Phoenix was planning or how even the project he was working on was going to benefit him. All he knew was that the world might not be the same anymore once Lord Phoenix makes his move.
Meanwhile, Sean, Denys' friend, was driving his car along a highway on the way to his home.
His expression was quite pale, his hands quivering while his mind was distracted with all sorts of thoughts concerning what was about to come.
But just as he was about to turn left towards a crossing, he heard the sound of a large truck speeding straight towards his direction.
He immediately turned his head to the side to see a large black truck heading towards his car at an insane speed, making his eyes go wide in shock.
"NO!!"
But before he could do anything, the truck forcefully crashed onto his car and sped off, leaving behind a mangled car with blood flooding the interior of the car.
Just moments after, a lady on a bike rode over and saw the mangled car with a dead body in it. It was none other than Eva, but she didn't stop and let out a sigh as she continued riding forward.