"The nurse said my mother won't last two hours. Can you make it here in two hours?" Martin pleaded earnestly.
"Serena's phone, for two lives. Think it over and let me know," Rosemary said, laying down her terms before abruptly ending the call.
Martin was stunned, never expecting the phone to be what Rosemary wanted.
But then again, why should she help him for nothing.
Aside from the phone, he had nothing else to offer that could possibly tempt her.
After much contemplation, Martin was about to approach Serena when his phone rang with a call from the enigmatic figure.
"Why haven't you dealt with the girl yet? You promised me action," the voice on the other end demanded angrily.
"I need more time. My mother and sister's lives are at stake. They depend on her," Martin tried to pacify the caller.
"There's no more time! I want to hear she's been taken care of by midnight tomorrow, or I'll come for your family myself!"
