Aarav woke up with a jolt of surprise and a gasp of breath. An overwhelming sense of anxiety immediately struck. His eyes widened as panic spread throughout his body as his heart beat rapidly. It took a split second for Aarav to catch his own breath. Aarav tried to digest what he had just experienced, heard and seen. Slowly, Aarav looked around the room in a daze. This was very strange. Aarav did not see the room he was in now as the same as the room a few seconds ago. Instead of an all-white room resembling a human experimentation room, Aarav was now in a room that resembled a hospital inpatient.The smell of medicine was thick in his nose now. There was only himself in this room. What had he seen just moments ago? Had Aarav just had a nightmare?Aarav let out a long sigh as his shoulders slumped weakly. He closed his eyes as he rubbed his face lightly. "Damn," Aarav muttered softly. "Why are my dreams so uncomfortable?" Amidst the silence, Aarav shook his head softly and let h

Aarav just remembered that he could not enter Richard's apartment building. There was no apartment access card for Aarav to pass through the apartment building security or identify the main gate guarded by two dashing security guards. A few meters from the main gate area of the Grand Living Wonderful Apartment building, Aarav's car had not moved. It had been fifteen minutes since his car arrived at the area near Grand Living Wonderful Apartement. Aarav, Marcolin and Benzala decided to reconnoiter Robert's movements tonight. "Since I know it will probably be difficult for us to get into the apartment without an access card, I've been conducting reconnaissance at Marcolin's request," Benzala said in the middle of the silence, her voice coming through Aarav and Marcolin's right earpiece. Since their plan was to surround Richard, Benzala decided to drive his own car. Separated from Aarav and Marcolin. Marcolin nodded in agreement with Benzala's words. "That's right. Based on the info

"I didn't get orders from anyone to follow you." In the midst of his anxiety because he was caught following Richard, Aarav still tried to answer. Her voice and gaze were very calm, a complete contrast to the way Richard was looking at her at that moment.Aarav steps slowly closer to Richard raising his hands low. A penknife had been tucked into his coat pocket, deliberately so as not to create a tense situation. Aarav only stopped when he and Richard were three steps apart."Put down the weapons of your bodyguards" Aarav ordered firmly but still quietly "I have no intention of attacking you."Richard looked at Aarav with a disdainful smile. As if not believing what Aarav just said."Not going to attack me?" Richard asked, unwilling to believe it. "What a lie. Wouldn't someone be willing to follow such a lonely path if it wasn't for a specific purpose?"Aarav lowered his hands slowly, in between that he watched the bodyguards around Richard. They were all still pointing their guns at

"What do you want exactly?" The question came out of Richard's mouth after Aarav turned on the lights in this small room. The light was dim. Very slowly, Aarav walked over to Richard who was tied to the only shabby chair here. His gaze was sharp, deliberately showing that he wasn't in the mood to play around. Moments ago, Benzala's guards had defeated Richard's guards. In the middle of the fight Richard escaped with two of his bodyguards. But luckily Aarav, Benzala, and Marcolin were able to chase Richard's car to catch him. "If I tell you what I want, can you give me that?" asked Aarav, stopping walking exactly three steps in front of Richard. Richard's sharp eyes watched Aarav. His face was upturned because of the height distance between them. Richard showed that he did not want to surrender to Aarav, despite the bruises on his face. It was his fight with Aarav before being caught and brought to this room that made his face look like that. Richard laughed wryly while scowling

Navy Pier 32. Aarav and Benzala's car stopped right by the parked container trucks. The view of the harbor was eerily quiet at half past twelve this evening greeting Aarav, Marcolin, and Benzala. There was no crowd in sight so Aarav searched for the whereabouts of the people Richard was referring to. "Where are they going to do the transaction?" Aarav asked Marcolin as he looked around. Marcolin, who was holding the steering wheel of the car, also lowered his head to look for details. "I don't think they would do a transaction in an easily accessible area like this," Marcolin said in response to Aarav's question. On the other hand, Marcolin was very sure that the transaction was carried out not far from where he was. Aarav activated the earpiece connection in his ear after being unable to connect with Benzala. Benzala's car was already beside his, but Aarav didn't want them to get off just yet. "Benzala, have you seen my bodyguard who was here earlier?" Aarav asked Benzala as h