Capítulo 22: Rain on parade

The morning was an important one for Archer. It was the day he would have physical evidence against Zion. It was the perfect opportunity to cause great harm to the Hall family business. If only, Harris would be successful.

Early morning he reached the Hall mansion where everyone was getting ready. His uncles, his aunties, his nieces, nephews, all were gathered together. The only person missing was Zachary Hall. Oh, how he wished for him to be there. His mission would end the moment he would clap his eyes on him.

Mini trucks were being loaded with all the food. He knew why there was such a large amount of food because they were not only carrying the food but the drugs hidden under them. If he wanted he could bust them for carrying drugs and cripple the whole Hall family business but he wanted Zachary.

After taking care of everything, they started moving out to Central Park for a good spot. As it was the weekend, the whole of New York would spend their time with their family. If they would get late, all the good spots would be taken. They were a large family so they needed not only a good spot but also a large spot.

It was decided that to avoid all the prying eyes and other law enforcement agencies, they would enter the Park with different entrances but would meet in the middle.

Finally, they arrived in the Park and settled for a spot. The Park was busy as ever. Archer kept an eye all around to find anything unusual but everything was fine. All were busy enjoying themselves with their family or basking in the sun alone. The only thing he found unusual was the number of men in the Park. Somehow today, there were a lot of single men roaming around. But they were far away from the Hall family spot. He decided to keep an eye on them but not that much attention.

Other members of the Hall family kept coming for some more time. They too brought drugs with them hidden in the baskets. The most precious one was the one that Thoe brought. Archer had to take out a sample of that drug.

Finally, he spotted Harris roaming on and about in the Park, picking every pocket he could come across. Archer facepalmed at him. He asked him to pick his pocket not everyone's. But then he lost harris behind an ice cream truck.

The ice cream truck parked inside the Park brought fond memories back. He used to come with his parents and enjoy Sunday afternoons in the park. He missed his parents and decided that he would go and visit them soon.

He went near the food basket and pocketed a small pouch of the drugs. He shared a gesture with Zion telling him that he has done his job and this sample is safe with him. They will keep this sample in their safe as per the plan.

It was one of the purest brands the Hall crime family ever placed on the market. Zion wanted a sample so that he could set up his own laboratory and remove the middleman from his business. Everything from production to distribution would be under his control. All he had to do was tell Theo about his plan.

Archer kept looking for Harris but he never showed up. He was looking all around when a gorgeous woman, laughing like a maniac came running at him. A handsome man was running behind her. The girl would run, turn around then laugh again and would keep running.

She stopped when she stumbled and Archer held her in his hands. Her face near him made him realise that she was mesmerizing. Her free-flowing hair playing with her face made his heart beat faster. Her smooth skin sent a shiver down his spine. He had been with multiple girls but she was doing something to his heart.

He had a strange feeling that somehow, somewhere he met her but could not point his meeting out. She was enticing to look at. Moreover, her shiny skin and deep cleavage made him shudder with lust. He closed his eyes and removed her image from his mind. He had a mission to take care of. He must not think about sex.

But the man who was following her kept shouting at her to give him a kiss. He realized that she was involved. The only rule he followed was never to sleep with an engaged woman. Archer realized that not only him, but everyone was staring at these two love birds. Some were smiling at their cuteness, some were rolling their eyes. A few even commented that they should get a room.

The girl kept clinging to him and staring at his face. He knew he was handsome and was aware of the feeling he could stir in a girl.

"Darling!" shouted the man who was running behind her and came next to him.

"Dear!" she replied but held Archer tightly.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" asked the man.

"Yeah, all thanks to this gentleman," the beautiful ran her hands all over his chest and batted her eyes at him. Archer again felt that somehow, he knew this girl.

"Stop flirting with him," shouted the man and pulled her closer to him.

But Archer felt uneasy when he saw him mishandling the beautiful girl. "Hey man! Chill! She was about to fall, I just caught her," he said.

But what the girl said next shocked him to his core. "Dear, dear, this is good for us. We wanted to spice up our romantic life. Maybe this gentleman can help us," said the girl.

"What?" shouted both men at once.

The gorgeous girl moved towards Archer and moved her lips near his ears, "Would you have sex with me? We are looking for someone for a threesome."

Archer's mouth fell open at her proposal. He gulped, pushed her softly away from himself and replied, "I am flattered, ma'am, but I never get involved with an involved woman." He respectfully bowed out.

"Are you asking him for… that?" asked the man and winked at the girl.

"Yeah, he said no," pouted Journee.

"Hey! You would be lucky to have her," the boyfriend scolded Archer. He never met a man who was offended at him for not sleeping with his girlfriend. This couple was weird. "Come on, darling!" he grabbed his girlfriend's arms and pulled her away from Archer.

But the girl turned around and blew a kiss, Archer's way. The girl and her boyfriend started running and giggling and vanished before his eyes. He exhaled loudly and straightened his shirt.

Zion came running at him and teased him, "girls are throwing themselves at you even when you are doing nothing, just standing around."

"Shut up! Go and take care of your girlfriend," Archer pushed him away, annoyed. The girl was gorgeous and soft to touch, it would be heaven to sleep with her. He would do things to her all day, all night long yet she would keep asking for more.

He took a deep breath and concentrated on his work. He looked around for Harris but could not see him. He waited and waited but Harris never came. Slowly the time started running out. The sun was about to set but Harris never approached him. He was fuming with anger.

Noelle told him that he was ready then why was he not there? The only good thing for him was that he at least had that sample in his pocket. He placed his hand in his pocket and the earth slipped from under his feet. He looked in another pocket, his back pocket but all he had was his phone and his wallet but no plastic pouch.

He started sweating. Zion would be angry. He trusted Archer but he gave him a task without telling Theo. Oh, it was going to be a disaster. If Harris didn't pick his pocket, who had the guts to pick his pocket and why didn't he feel it? He was an expert in picking pockets, he must have felt the touch in his pocket. How was it possible that no one approached him yet his sample was gone?

It struck him like lightning. The only person who approached him and touched him was the girl and his boyfriend. She kept running her hands all over him. The lightning struck twice. Was she the same girl who took all the cameras out of his pocket?

But how was it possible? How could she be the same girl? He closed his eyes and remembered both the encounter. The height was same, the colour of the hair was same, both were sexy and slim and their touches were same. She definitely was the same girl.

But how did she know he had a sample of drugs in his pocket? How did she know he would be in the Park? How did she know that, beautiful girls were his weakness? He played right into her hands, twice. She made a fool of him again and he could do nothing. All he could do was face the wrath of Zion and then find out what the hell happened to Harris. Oh, he was going to kill Harris for not showing up.

He had to find out who the girl was and why she kept raining on his parade.