515 Saving a Life 2

"You know… I have to be honest," Parker started, steepling his hands as he stared at the woman lying helplessly in the hospital bed. He felt powerful just by looking down at her. "At first, I thought I could never do it without your help. For years, you've done a lot of good things for Shadow and I will never forget that."

Senator Jones's chest heaved up and down, seemingly having trouble breathing even with the oxygen mask already attached to her. She looked ashen and terror was evident in her eyes when she glanced at him sitting next to her bed.

She didn't respond, but Parker could tell that she could hear him clearly with the way she gripped the blanket—her grasp looked weak despite the obvious effort that she was trying to exert. But that didn't matter to him. Raising his chin, he added, "It turns out, I don't really need you after all… Not anymore. You have paved the way for me so so well—now I'll give you that." He pointed at her as he complimented.

He shifted in his seat and leaned forward, meeting her cold stare and contemplating for a beat before he continued, "You have really made a big mistake when you thought you could cross me, Jennifer. How could you bite the hand of the person who helped put you in your seat?" He shook his head in utter disappointment, then a bitter smile appeared on his face—a look that only those who really knew him would know that he was expressing contempt.

"But… I'm a forgiving person. Aren't I? I'll forget about that, so I hope you'll behave from now on… Which reminds me, where have you disposed of the body of my agent? You don't want that to be floating around anywhere near you..." He smiled. "If you aren't careful enough, anyone could find that corpse and the body would be traced back to you—it wouldn't matter if he tried to kill you… What everyone would see is that you killed him and got rid of the evidence. I'd be really cautious if I were you."

"You're out of control…" Senator Jones managed to utter, her voice was weak and rough.

Parker tilted his head to the side as if he was trying to scrutinize the other, and then he shrugged. "I don't think you really understand what's going on here, Jennifer. I am not out of control… I have always been in control—of you, of Shadow, of The Company. So you should really be careful who you talk to next time. But there wouldn't be a next time, right?" 

He got up from his seat and composed himself as he added, "Mr. George Watts sends his regards."

Her eyes went wide at the mention of George's name—another member of The Company whom she had spoken to recently about Parker. The realization had hit her and she struggled to speak, "You had George on your side?"

"He wouldn't!" she bit out, her breathing getting heavier by the second.

"Believe what you want. I must take my leave. I just thought I would drop by and see you in case I wouldn't have the chance before you…" Parker waved his hand in the air, his expression grim as he shook his head. "Good luck, Jennifer. I'll keep an eye on your daughter for you while you're feeling under the weather."

…

A few minutes earlier...

At the lobby several meters away from Senator Jones's room, Felix's knees bounced up and down. "It's been twenty minutes! What the hell is he doing there?" He ground his teeth. Because he had been ordered to stand down, he could only wait, but his patience was wearing out very fast and he was so close to breaking.

On the other line, Katherine asked Styles to check on the area if Parker brought his men with him. There was a discussion going on in the safehouse, but Felix couldn't listen to them attentively as his eyes were focused on the door to the senator's room. There were two guards standing outside her room earlier, but just a couple of minutes ago, one of them left, leaving only one guard.

"I can't wait any longer." Felix got up and removed the earpiece from his ear, pocketing it as he walked past the nurse station and headed towards a closed room. He was disobeying orders at the moment, but the urge to save someone's life overtook him and he couldn't just sit around and do nothing. He understood that Katherine and Damien were only concerned about his safety, but he just had to do this.

When he came out, he was already wearing a doctor's coat and a surgical mask. Then, he walked by the nurse's station again, grabbing a random patient's medical chart without anyone noticing. Soon, he was on his way to the senator's room.

The guard looked his way and he spoke in a confident tone while keeping his eyes on the chart and only glancing at the guard once. "Are you the patient's guardian? There's a form you need to sign at the station."

The guard knitted his brows and replied, "No. But her daughter is here—"

"Then am I supposed to find her?" Felix darted his eyes at the guard who eventually huffed and walked away after seeing his intimidating stare.

Just as Felix was about to hold the doorknob, the door suddenly opened and he came face to face with Parker as the latter stood by the door. His heart raced and he clenched the chart in his hands, his jaw ticking at the sight of the man before him. They briefly met each other's stare before he stepped aside, their shoulders brushing as Parker strolled out of the room.