The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1559

As Bernard began reading the document, Tom noticed the temptation in his eyes and said, "This job came to us from the head of an underground gang, and it's one of the highest paid jobs I have ever come across. And while it's a tough target to deal with, I'm reluctant to send even one of us for this task. But since you're not one of us anymore, you're the most suitable person for this job. Okay then, take care and good luck."

"I'll take it. Please keep your word, Tom. After this, I don't ever want to see you again," Bernard replied confidently and looked into Tom's eyes with determination.

Tom threw back his head to laugh out loud. He stopped a few seconds later and said, "I will. Let me be clear, Bernard. If you fail to kill him, you won't make it out of there alive. Ferry, your target, is going to make sure that you are dead before anything else. So, please get ready for this fight and use every ounce of skill you have for this mission, because you will need it!"

Bernard hesitated for a few seconds to consider whether he had made the right decision or not. The target must have been someone very hard to deal with. Otherwise Tom wouldn't have given him all these warnings.

However, Bernard knew that he had no other choice but to comply. If he had turned down this job, Tom would have to kill him and as far as he knew, no one had ever gone up against Tom and lived to tell about it. With that thought in mind, even though the target was going to be difficult, his chances of making it out of this alive seemed easier than dealing with Tom.

"I will, and I have to," Bernard said, no emotion in his voice. With a curt nod, he then left with the document.

Tom watched him disappear into the dark, knitting his brows and clasping his hands behind his back.

A few days ago, Tom had received a phone call from Holley.

"Tom, please help me! I'll be dead if you don't!" she said on the other side of the line.

Tom was caught by surprise because she was not supposed to call him.

"How can I help you?" Tom then asked in no hurry, slowly tapping his fingers on the table.

"It's Ferry! I can't stand him anymore. Tom, I want him to die. Will you help me?" Her ceaseless sobbing and quivering voice was a clear indication that she was scared out of her wits.

Tom narrowed his eyes, wondering who this Ferry was and why Holley wanted to kill him.

All he knew for certain was that this man Holley mentioned must have been a tough guy.

Tom failed to kill Rachel, after he had promised Holley he'd do so, and he still received a payment from her for taking the job. Since he still owed Holley from the last time, he decided to do her a favor now.

Thus, he agreed to kill Ferry for her. However, to his surprise, he found that there wasn't much information on Ferry floating about for him to collect.

He had been constantly thinking about how to deal with his problem when Bernard showed up out of the blue. Tom immediately knew the right opportunity had presented itself to him.

Tom's lips cracked into a bloodthirsty grin as his eyes fixated in the direction where Bernard left.

"Don't blame me for this one, Bernard. You asked for it. It is better for the doer to undo what he has done," Tom muttered under his breath, before he also vacated the isolated place quietly.

When Bernard returned to the place where they were staying in, Rachel was still asleep. The sight of her peaceful face in slumber gave him the strength to carry out his mission. Taking off his clothes quietly, he lay down on the bed and gazed at Rachel without blinking.

He would rather die than live a life without the woman he was looking at right now. Besides, they were not stuck in a rut yet, and as long as there was hope, he would do his best to pull the both of them out from under the claws of death. Bernard gently touched her face and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear before he eventually closed his eyes to fall asleep.

Came nightfall, in the gathering gloom of stars and the moon, people without a partner would always feel lonely. Sheryl stood motionless in the cold breeze after seeing Isla and her husband out. Truth to be told, she was stung by the intimacy of that couple, which was something that was out of her reach now.

The vivid memories of people claiming her relationship with Charles to be a match made in heaven came to her mind, and it felt as though it all happened just yesterday. In reality, however, she was all alone. Everything from the past was still there, but her man was no longer with her. All that was left to her were memories of days gone by.

Sheryl foolishly believed that she would be strong enough to get through this hardship on her own. But now, she realized that she was wrong. Tears began falling down from her eyes at their own accord. She tried to smile, but the tears kept on falling even as she forced the corners her mouth to curve upwards. Then, she decided not to force herself to be happy but to cry until she had cried her heart out. The street was quiet at this hour and since she was the only person there, she didn't need to worry about people seeing her like that.