Deya's heart sank the moment she heard Kelan's next words " Do you two know each other?" Kelan asked, directing the question at Mello, who just smiled.Embarrassment rushed through her veins at her uncle remark."What are you doing, Uncle? Aren't you going to punish him?" She tugged slightly at his hand, and he looked at her, surprise flickering in his eyes."Do you realize what you just did?" Kelan's voice rose slowly.What Kelan did next, made disappointment fell on her face.He snatched his hand away from her grasp and slowly bowed his head in front of Mello." Please, forgive her sir, I'll gladly take her punishment, she's just a kid. Forgive her naivety, please." Kelan said.She was taken aback by Kelan's actions when she saw the fear in his eyes.Deya turned her gaze to the man standing before her, feeling a rush of shame burn through her cheeks.She stared at him for a while, trying to see him in new light, wondering who this mysterious young man might be.She knew Kelan to be

( Hours later)*That night*Deya sat down in the expensive dining room, pondering over what Micheal told her.The memories of the incident kept reoccurring in her mind, making it hard for her to concentrate on her dinner.She dropped her spoon in anger and combed her hair with both hands with a sigh.Her phone rang again for the upteenth time.The illuminated screen revealed it was her father calling and shame gripped her.The phone rang for a few minutes before it disconnected.Her heart was beating softly against her chest as she stared at her phone.What if her father already heard what happened and decided to punish her?Or The president decided to reprimand her father as well and he's calling her out of anger.She breathed deeply as different thoughts roamed freely through her mind. It was time like this, she needed someone by her side, someone to comfort her and care for her.All through her school and university days in Germany, her father made sure she entangled with no one.

Mello stepped out of his car, a contented smile gracing his lips as he glanced up at the familiar facade of his mansion. The moon was high overhead and appeared to share in his good mood. The echoes of laughter from his time spent with his sister still danced in his mind. He closed his eyes, savoring the memories of their day together, the shared stories, the hearty laughter, the simple joy of being in each other's company filled him with warmth and happiness.Since her return, his life has been filled with joy and fun. They may not see each other as often as they'd like, but whenever they did, it was as if no time had passed at all. And thought of it alone exhilarated him.A few securities bowed at the sight of him as he proceeded to enter the building. Inside, the scent of home-cooked food filled the air, and Mello's stomach rumbled in response. He followed the aroma into the main living room, where a delicious meal awaited him.He decided to surprise Deya by taking her food tonigh

Mello opened his eyes slowly to see himself in a bright room.At first, he felt a banging headache and closed his eyes in reaction to the pain.He tried moving his hand to his head but the pain that coursed through his senses as he managed to lift it, discouraged him.He looked around and saw a team of doctors and nurses swarming around him, hooking him up to various monitors and machines.That moment , everything came rushing back to him.He remembered himself holding his chest in pain, Kelan rushing to him, and his body been rushed to the hospital.Then it all brought Mello down to one thought." How did all this happen!"He hardly fell sick and was surprised to see himself his way.He knew there was some behind this,His instincts was always right.Someone clearly orchestrated this and he promised to make whosoever involved in this regret their action.Mello suddenly felt hands on his body and looked down and that was when he noticed the young nurse who was taking his vitals while

" tell me, boss" the voice returned." the president has been poisoned and it was done in a way all fingers are pointed at me, so listen up." Kelan said, adjusting his tie." I want you two to retrace this to where it all began. Start by retracing the president's steps from the day before and morning of the incident. Talk to anyone who was in contact with him, no matter how insignificant it may seem."" Ok sir." The voice replied." I want you to keep an eye on Sir Ren as well to know if he's the mastermind of this attack as well. And make sure to keep me updated every step of the way. We need to get to the bottom of this before it's too late. I have to prove my innocence to Ana before I lose her trust totally "" Consider it done, Boss. We'll get back to you in two days time" " Better. Make sure not to get caught. Remember, Sir Ren's boys are still on the lookout so be careful"" Ok boss," the voice came for the last time before the call dropped.Kelan let out a sigh of relief as he