Part 1: To change your destiny; Part 2: 4 2 1(For you); Part 3: Second Chances

Part 3: Second chances; Chapter 151: Ray the life savior

While Jeremy was busy initiating his plans to shift the children safely to another safe ground, Ray was in charge of slowly diminishing the drug distribution, especially in the various bars that Charles owned.

He had been working discreetly with the police narcotics department for the past month with the help of Jin's expertise in collecting information and reading into the situation while Uncle James' minions were the undercovers.

That night Kyle was hosting his drug parties as usual with Charles in one of Manes' bars. Ray was in charge of the security and there, he met with a damsel, Hazel, like other girls, was in debt that she was sold into prostitution.

Ray had noticed Hazel from the very beginning of that operation as she stood out as a weakling among the other promiscuous girls. A sad and scared face but very determined eyes. He also noticed her frail self with a very pale face.

He could not help but feel disturbed by her as her eyes reminded him very much of Ivy whom he had missed so dearly. He tried to shrug his thoughts away as he knew better than to be distracted when he was on an operation.

He was about to leave the bar to step aside from the ransack when the police came only to catch sight of Hazel rushing to throw up in the washroom. A tug in his heart kept him standing outside the washroom area to wait for her though he knew the ransack was about to happen.

When Hazel finally stepped out to find Ray being alert to his surroundings as the ransack had started, she decided to just walk away to work without knowing the situation. Ray stopped her in a nick of time from going down the stairs as the police began to barge in. He quickly dragged her into the ladies' last washroom cubicle and hid with her there as he made a quiet sign on his lips while her weary eyes studied his gaze.

He could feel she was shivering as he took off his sweater and let her have it to cover her sleeveless dress. "Put this on..." He instructed softly as she did so.

"We will escape from there." He whispered as she shook her head.

"Why?" He asked as she let out a shuddering sigh and touched her stomach.

He then realised she was pregnant as he went out of the cubicle and locked the main door before climbing up to the window and observing the situation outside. Since they were on level one, he could make the jump but then she needed to stay on the air latches for the time being. That was when he saw the ceiling hole and lifted her up to climb in there.

"Find your way to the ground floor. I will wait for you there." He instructed but she shook her head. She did not want to let go of his hand. He knew they were running out of time as the police were banging on the door. It was a matter of time before they shoot open the door knob. He had no choice but to climb up with her and crawl down to find their way out.

Midway, Ray heard her soft panting and knew he had to slow down. After all, they were in the air hole and the police would not search there.

"We will rest awhile." He whispered as he made her sit in front of him while she caught her breath as he observed the police ransacking one of the rooms from the hole.

When the police finally left, he took a look at Hazel who was very pale. "Are you alright?" He asked holding on to her arms which were burning up.

She shook her head. "I... It's painful." She held her stomach as Ray was terrified. He knew it was a sign of miscarriage as he hurriedly tried to urge her to crawl a bit more with him to the end of the ground floor pipe hole.

He thanked his muscular self for being able to carry Hazel who was on the verge of fainting in his arms as he quickly drove and escaped the area. Since the bar was close to his grandma's house, he had no choice to but head there as he kept her inside the glass house where he knew Ivy had always had a makeshift bed in there.