''Hey, Uncle Damien is in the neighborhood,'' Lucy announced to the inhabitants of the house after Greg told her that Mr. Ban had stopped at a house close by and entered it after staring at his car for a long time. ''What?'' Charles barked and turned around to look at Lucy. Margaret Ban's eyes shone as well. Margaret and Charles Ban started at themselves knowingly. Suddenly, as if Charles remembered something, he sprung up on his feet. ''Is your friend still there?'' Charles asked Lucy. ''Yes. Why? He is about to leave anyway,'' Lucy said as she glanced at Greg shortly. She had a confused look on her face as she looked at her young uncle, wondering what he wanted to do with her friend. Greg turned on the car, and Charles heard it and hurried outside, but not without poking his head out to confirm that Mr. Ban, his elder brother was not around and showing up to catch him. The next thing that happened shocked Lucy. Charles Ban ran out of the house and entered Greg's car a

After Mr. Ban was done inspecting his niece' wound, there was an awkward silence between them as he looked at her carefully. He had paid heavily for the video that he leaked into the internet by himself, to suddenly disappear, and he was glad he did so. ''That ugly video of you is no longer online!'' Mr. Ban said to Lucy proudly. When he said these words, knowing her uncle, Lucy raised her head up slowly, to look at him. For him to ignore the fact that talking about that video might trigger her to be mad at him again, and go ahead to talk about it, she knew that it had to be because he was the one that saw to it that the video was taken down. ''Yes. It's disappeared. Did you do it?'' Lucy asked interestedly. Mr. Ban scoffed. ''What did you expect?'' He asked Lucy. ''You thought that I would leave such a nasty video of my lovely niece online for perverts to be happy to watch?'' He asked Lucy again. Lucy's eyes shone. ''Uncle Damien!'' She exclaimed. Mr. Ban turned to loo

Laura swallowed hard. This was a defining moment for her, and she knew it. Whatever she told Alina now, would make her or mar her in regards to her effort to run away from Mr. Ban's house. ''Hello? Have you suddenly become mute?'' Alina asked Laura when she had waited for a while for Laura to say something, but Laura was silent. ''No...no. I...I want to...'' Laura started to say to Alina. Alina was all ears, and the fact that Laura was scared, made her impatient and irritated. ''What?'' Alina yelled at Laura. She was getting very upset.After Laura had interrupted the quiet time she was having with herself, she could not say anything. It seemed ridiculous. ''Can I see you? Please. I need to see you, and it's urgent,'' Laura hastily replied when she saw how upset Alina had become. At this point, Alina tossed the cigarette away again and leaned back up from her seat. She looked very interested in what Laura had to say. ''And how do you intend to do that?'' She asked Laura. '

Mr. Ban chatted with Margaret and Lucy for a while before he left. In a while, he had not been this happy at all. The fact that Lucy was no longer mad at him made him think he was the happiest man in the world currently. Hopefully, she won't get triggered in the wrong direction again and change her mind. He left, grinning from ear to ear as he entered the back of his Bentley and asked the driver to take him back home. ''Boss, back home? It's three in the afternoon sir,'' Barter reminded Mr. Ban, but Mr. Ban was in a very different mood than usual and he was feeling different. ''I know. I want to go home to Laura. All of a sudden, I feel like being around her,'' Mr. Ban replied to Barter. Barter was dumbfounded. Since when did this sort of thing ever happen? But what could Barter do? He had to keep quiet and watch Mr. Ban grin from ear to ear like a toddler that had just been gifted chocolate. The ride back to the house was short. Before they got home, Mr. Ban asked the dri

''I know. But, we can stall. See if he actually intends to hurt Barter. I doubt that Damien can...'' Laura was saying this when Alina interrupted her.''Who's Damien?'' Alina asked impatiently.Laura swept her eyes on Alina's face.''My husband, and your brother's boss. Mr. Ban,'' Laura replied with a low tone.''Oh! Is that his first name? Damien?'' Alina asked.Laura nodded. ''Wow. Nice name. Nice name for such a man that I have heard so much about. Is he really as violent as people say he is?'' Alina said and asked.Laura scoffed.''If he were not violent, would I be running away from him? From that huge house and comfortable bed?'' Laura asked Alina, scoffing at her question in the first place.How could anybody ask if Mr. Ban was violent? Of course, he was.''That means I cannot help you, Laura,'' Alina said and shook her head with a worried face. Laura fell to her knees.''Please. Please, I beg you. I can't go back there, and you are the only person I know with any means to he