Chapter 154 - Benji's Plan

It was said that we must let go of ourselves when we love but when we hate, we need to be really careful. For one day, we might also become the same as the one we hate. As Bennett Parry sat in the gloomy and dark room, these words echoed in his head. The voice that said these words was his grandmother's. At least that is what he had imagined. He never did get a chance to really hear that woman's voice. But she was the one who had written those words to him when he had said that he hated his father.

He had thought that she was wrong in that. There was no way he would become like that deplorable man. And yet here he was on the path to become the second Adken Parry.

The man who was responsible for bringing him into this world had never loved him. He had not even been deemed worthy of being given a second glance. In fact he was like a failed scientific project that the scientist had nothing to show about. His mother had been chosen by Adken Parry for her resemblance to his dead wife and Adken Parry had actually wanted a clone of Adam Parry so that he could forget the son he had abandoned in the countryside. 

Unfortunately for Adken Parry, Bennett had turned out more like him instead of Adam. Bennett had always believed that if he worked hard and grew up faster, he would be able to get their father's love. But as he had grown up, a few kind nanny's had taken pity on him and told him that his father had no love for him. They were the one's who had told him about him having a half brother who was not even able to live with them and had been thrown in the countryside. 

He had learned to live with that and continued to work hard, believing that since his father could not change, he would not try and change him. And determined not to meet the same fate as his half brother. But he had been curious about this brother.. And then they had formed their brotherhood.. And that brotherhood is what had brought this about today.

His closed eyes brought back the picture of the man who had lay on the bed as he had breathed his last, knowing that his own blood had been responsible for his death. The entire scene played out in his mind when he had gone just after Adam had left but even then he had been too late to stop everything.

A Few hours ago:

Bennett Parry looked around at the things that had been thrown about in the room and walking in sat quietly in the same place as Adam. This caused Adken Parry to be even more angry. If only this boy had been half as smart as Adam, they could have done so much better.

But at least the boy was filial. Snorting, he asked the boy, "Has Adam returned to the hole he came from?"

Bennett looked up from the briefcase he had opened and took out a file as he answered,"He is on his way back now. Why are you so intent on getting him near you? Father, am I not enough?"

Adken Parry chuckled and closed his eyes, "Bennett, you are a good boy who loves his father. But Adam, he hates me. And knowing that he hates me, I want him to break and come back to me. Seeing the big ego in his eyes breaking is what I want to see. You are like a house cat while he is like a mountain lion. Tell me what will give me more pleasure. Taming a mountain lion or a cat? 

Bennett smiled and extended a pen and file to his father as he explained," This is the power of attorney for BP Entertainment. Once you sign this, I will handle SKY."

Happy at the prospect of his loyal son following his orders and ruining SKY and the double blow that Adam would receive made him joyous at the prospect and he signed the documents without reading anything. Bennett closed the file without a single change in expression. Just then a nurse entered the room with a perfunctory knock. 

When she filled an injection to put into the IV bottle on the side, Adken Parry asked," Hey! I am perfectly fine! Why are you putting this?"

The nurse looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is just a basic vitamins injection. I am simply following the doctor's orders.."

Adken Parry laughed and waved his hand, "Fine fine. Continue. A few vitamins are always good!"

The nurse smiled back and left the room within a minute. Bennett had already packed his bag and stood up when he noticed the glint in the man's eyes. Without a word, he remarked," Father? You seem very happy today! Your scheme with Adam failed today and yet you are in such spirits!"

Adken Parry looked at Bennett. The boy was getting more and more curious about things. But, "Bennett! You have been so good as to pretend that you are a neutral party in this that Adam trusts you a bit. I want to see his face when he realizes that you are but a chess piece that has been placed on his side by me. Anyway, since you are a good boy, when this process is done and you have released the news of SKY disbanding, Adam will not be counter attack because he will be busy with trying to save his wife.. I have asked a few old friends to handle that little bi*ch!"

Sighing, Bennett felt as if there was smoke releasing from his ears. How could this man be so callous? To do this to his own flesh and blood.. Bennett placed down the briefcase in his hand and said in a low voice, "You have no shame, Adken Parry. I had always known that. I always knew that you had no heart also but more than that I have slowly realized that you are not even a human!"

Adken Parry was shocked to hear what the man said. This was his loyal dog! How dare he question him! But before he could burst out, Bennett continued," Oh! Don't be so shocked! Did you really think that I was going to be a lap dog all my life? Oh! You thought I was a house cat. But here is the thing, even a house cat has claws which hurt when used."

Before Adken Parry could burst out more, he felt a burning sensation on his insides. He tried to move his hand to ring the bell for the nurse but it was no use. His eyes widened and he tried to ask for help but Bennett did not move. At this moment, Adken Parry realized something and looked shocked. 

Bennett Parry smiled at his father. A smile that was very similar to his father. "The nurse gave you a special injection. It is a sleeping drug. It's just that it will put you to sleep forever. Oh! If you think that you will sleep peacefully and die, you are mistaken. You see this pill will render you helpless but it will burn your insides and then you will leave this world. Oh! You don't have to worry about Adam and SKY from now on, I will handle them well. They will finally be free of you."

With that, he had walked out of the room. After a while when his emotions had finally calmed down, he had started to look for who the man must have hired. Benji had created his own connections in the underworld and he used every bit of that connection..

Back to the Present:

Bennett closed his eyes and clutched at the phone in his hand. Soon, the doctors would declare the man dead to the world and then he would release the last will and testament of the man. But before then he would have to talk to his brother. If only he had been able to find out earlier what Adken Parry had planned he would have been able to stop it, maybe..

But now, his conscience told him that he needed to come clean with Adam and tell him the truth of what he had done. Adam would never forgive him maybe but at least he won't hand him to the police also. 

One might think that he had done all this for the money and the inheritance but he had actually done this for Adam. The only man he considered family. Benji wanted him to have the happiness that he had longed for. Adam had been the inky one who treated him like a brother even wanting him to meet his new sister in law. But Benji had denied. Because he was scared...his worries about turning into another Adken Parry forced him to keep his distance from his own brother.. Once he had received the information about his sister in law, he would come clean with Adam and that would be the end of their years of communication.