"Colleague?! What the-"

"[i]Buongiorno~![/i]"

Hayley felt her hair stand up on its end as a teasing, horrifyingly familiar Italian accent reached her ears. Turning around, she growled as Arlia, clad in a more appropriate scarlet sleeveless silk body suit with black camellia patterns around her partially revealed chest, black gloves and black open-toed shoes with heels. Behind her were her own men, each wielding a shotgun aimed at the ambushed couple. dressed in sharp vest and pants combination with bulletproof garments underneath. "Well, you certainly have been doing well, Hayley Summerland, and that's a good thing. After all, it wouldn't be fun to dispose of you without any sort of resistance," the auburn-haired woman taunted, then looked at Isaac with eyes of a hungry vixen, adding a playful wink and a flirty smile. "And it's good to see you again, Isaac Ryder. I still haven't given up on you, just so you know~!"

"Heh... Who knew the two of you would end up joining forces? I thought you'd prefer going off on your own," Hayley snarled. [i]Should've seen that coming...It's just a matter of time, really[/i] she mentally muttered to herself. "All is fair in love and war, Summerland. We happen to share a mutual objective, so why shouldn't we join forces?" Arlia casually shrugged. "Besides, I will do [i]anything[/i] to achieve my goals. I'm perfectly happy to play even the most despicable role if that means I get something of value in the end."