THE MERCURIAL ??

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Iris pleads after Arthur's question

"Listen, you are a good girl so my advice for you would be to stay away from The Mercurial. They will follow you to the ends of the world and won't rest until you and everyone you know are tortured and dead. Even if you have the USB, just give to someone else and turn away. Don't try to a pick a battle you won't be able to win."

Arthur explained

"Coward."

Muttered Logan

"What did you just say?"

Arthur glared at his youngest son

"You are a freaking coward. In order to save yourself you run away when a big challenge is thrown at you. You are doing the same thing right now and you did the same thing a year ago when you refused to see the truth."

Arthur gets up in fury, angered by his son's accusations

"I am not a coward. I did what I had to protect my family and I am still doing that. Someone, who recklessly runs into a situation without thinking about the result will never understand how hard it is. And one more thing, I refused to see that truth because there was no proof."

"No. You played it safe. You never took any risk and that is why you are still hiding away and obeying those people. I maybe reckless but at least I do the right thing instead of letting others control how I live my life. Also, even if there is no proof, you should always trust a person whom you believe in. But I guess you never really believed in me from the start."

"I don't want to hear all that from someone who left the army instead of standing up. Then going ahead and working with those same people whom you should be against with."

"You're the one who made me do that and that was the first and last time I will ever let you make me do something I did not want to do. And I am not with them. I never was and never will be. The problem is simple, you never believed in me and that's it."

Iris saw both father and son argue with each other. She noticed that the topic had quickly shifted from her mother to some other event. Assuming that they must be talking about the thing that made them fight in the first place. Logan had said that it happened a year ago.

"Umm...please don't fight..."

She interrupted politely but got ignored

"That's not the true. You are the one who did not believe me and listen to me."

"That's because you were being a coward and irrational once again."

"Irrational? You're the one who went straight ahead, without thinking."

"I did think and I tried telling you but you are stubborn as hell!"

"Logan...let's just focus on what we came here to do...."

Iris tries to calm Logan down, who gets up. Iris also reflexively follows him.

"You talk to him. I am done talking. I'll wait for you in the car."

He then leaves before anyone could say anything

Arthur sighs and slumps back into his chair

"Umm...."

Iris felt really uncomfortable. She didn't know what to do. Should she just start asking about her father?

"That boy....just what am I going to do with him? I am really sorry you had to see that."

He breaks the silence by apologising

"Ah no, it's fine. Actually...."

"About Nick. Yes, I am in contact with him. Somewhat. We meet once or twice a year. I do not know where he is now except that he wanted my help to see his daughter's wedding."

He gives in and finally explains

"How do you two contact each other?"

"We have our secret codes. We put letters in specific places and the other gets them."

"Can I ask you for a favour?"

An idea hits Iris and she turns to her father's friend

"I guess. Although I do have a condition. It's more like a request."

Iris waits for him to continue

"I know it may seem weird but if you can please don't let Logan do something reckless."

He adds making Iris blink in surprise. She then smiles and inquires,

"Do you care about him?"

"....it's not that. He just doesn't care about his own life at all cost."

"Uh..huh....I have a question. If you don't mind telling me but why are you so angry at Logan?"