The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 294

~Sylvester~

I held the phone to my ears, wondering who was on the other end of the phone.

"Who am I speaking to, please?" I asked, and there was silence.

I could not understand the need for the drama. I was getting impatient, but I relaxed, knowing that the caller wanted me to be apprehensive.

"How are you doing today, Sylvester?" the caller asked me.

Something was condescending about their tone. They spoke to me like an elder would speak to a child. As if I were stupid and beneath them.

"I am fine, thank you," I said with all the calmness I could manage.

David tapped me and frowned, and I held up my index finger, indicating he gives me a minute.

I could see the worry in his eyes, Erik's too.

"Speaker," Devin linked me, and I placed the call on speaker and held the microphone close to my mouth.

"Sylvester Volkov," The voice said again, and Erik frowned.

I remained silent, not in the mood to play the game the sick caller was playing.

"I see you are the patient type. No wonder you make loyal friends quickly," the voice said, and I sighed, feigning boredom.

"How may I help you?" I asked.

"You know who is speaking, don't you?" the voice asked, and honestly, the caller was getting on my nerves.

"I do not. Please introduce yourself," I said, and the caller laughed.

"Well, my name is Yuri Stepanov," he said, and I laughed.

"If that is true, why are you masking your voice?" I asked, and he continued laughing. I must sound funny.

"It will give a dramatic effect, don't you think? Didn't you feel the tension of the suspense? Guessing who I was, trying to figure it out. The few seconds must have given you the pump," he said, and I was silent.

"What do you want, Yuri," I said, not believing he was who he claimed he was but hoping to get something.

"Well," he finally said without the effect in his voice, and I looked at Erik, who nodded quickly. I could not believe this bastard. He had indeed masked his voice for effect. How dramatic.

He also seemed like the playful type. A playful bad guy.

I composed myself and allowed him to continue speaking without interruption.

"Everything, of course. I want everything. Everything your grandfather stole from us. I want it all. You might have been able to deceive my cousin and blind him by dangling peanuts in his eyes, but you cannot fool me. Giving those two bastards lordship and the West would not erase the damage Dimitri Volkov caused. It would not change the fact that we had to hide in the shadows for years," he said, and I did not want to hear his pathetic story, so I cut in.

"What will?" I asked him to see how far he was willing to go.

"Now that you ask, I doubt anything would be enough. But I can start by eradicating your lineage," he laughed.

I thought Erik was the unstable one, but Yuri was insane. I guess the many years of inbreeding must have affected the mental health of the clan.

I was silent for a bit and waited.

"I am calling to find out how Stephanie is doing. I want you to know that I will take all your loved ones from you like I have done to Stephanie; the poor woman did nothing to me, but she is collateral damage," He said and laughed.

"I hope you know that poison has no antidote. I had it made especially for you and your family. Too bad Jake had to be a guinea pig," he said, and my hands shook.

Erik did not linger and left, following the same route Leo took. Whatever needed to be done for Jake had to be quick.