“Did you hold on to that question for too long?!”Matthias held his laughter at Mirella’s fit.“Laugh all you want, you ignorant asshole,” Mirella cursed at him. “I may look like this but I am way older than you.”“I find that hard to understand,” he bantered, looking up and down at Mirella several times. Annoyed, Mirella pushed the vase beside her as if throwing a tantrum, scattering the fake flowers on the floor and shards of the broken vase.“And you’re acting like a kid right now,” Matthias said, irritating Mirella more.“I apologize for bursting your bubble but this isn’t how I usually act when I am acting as a child. If you’re curious how I am when I’m throwing tantrums, why don’t you follow me for a while? There’s a place that I want to show you.” Matthias’ eyes brightened when he heard that he could finally get out of that room. Although it won’t mean that he can escape from Mirella’s confinement now, it is still better than becoming a stagnant water inside that room.As if
Two years after Matthias’ disappearance, Arnauld finds himself drowning on a series of reports by his private investigators again.Like before, there is still no trace of Matthias nor that freak of a loli-granny Mirella who took over control of Matthias' education which is done her way.“Dad, one of our warehouses burned again.”Arnauld glanced at his son, Aren. “How long are you going to waste resources just to find someone who is not even your blood relative?” Aren questioned his father, his hands trembling from the irateness he’s feeling toward his negligent father.“Remember this Aren, whatever we have right now doesn’t belong to us but to the great master. What I am wasting is the great master’s resources and not ours and that is to find Matthias Claude, the next master.”“Just leave him be! Can’t you just let–”“The economy will crumble, Aren!”Arnauld, frustrated, laid his head on the pile of papers in front of him. He knows exactly what will happen when the great master’s ric
“Matthias!” Arnauld happily cheered when he arrived at the warehouse and saw Matthias, sitting in a foldable chair, staring at him with a blank expression–like a king overlooking his vassal.Aren who saw this clicked his tongue. Why does his father look like a dog in front of this Matthias person, barking and wagging his tail cheerfully as if his owner came back after a long time.“You know I became curious when my men suddenly called me which is unusual. So, I checked if it’s you but it turns out that it’s your little hatchling here.”Arnauld looked at his son quizzically. What did he do?He wanted to ask.But then, it’s a good thing that he did that since the result brought him face-to-face with Matthias.“Forgive my son, Sir…”Matthias frowned at Arnauld’s sudden change of tone.He’s just a bit over 40 years old with a son that’s barely adult but as their rank dictates, he’s bowing towards Matthias. But even with that, Matthias finds it repulsive when someone older is acting like
"Elisha?"Matthias laughed dryly at the mention of Elisha's name. "What made you think that I am still interested in things regarding Elisha?"Slowly, the confidence within Aren faded. It looks like Matthias really doesn't give a damn about Elisha judging from the way he just brushed off the topic nonchalantly.But Aren tried pushing Matthias again."Isn't she the woman who died—""Stop your bullshitting," Matthias interrupted Aren. "If you don't have anything more to say, you can come down and go back to your father now."Despite that, Aren's resolve to come with Matthias did not break."Then, I have no choice but to show my competence," Aren declared. "You see, I am good at almost everything I do. Surely you will find me helpful in your next plans," he insisted to Matthias, making the latter feel burdened by his sincerity."Fine. Let me think about it," Matthias conceded. When Aren went out of his car after a few more requests to leave him alone for now, Matthias turned his phone
Back to the present time, Matthias went straight to his main office after the talk with Arnauld.It was almost 10 pm when he arrived and most of the general staff had already left."Sir, you got a message from General Zion from Ruzka," Clementine, his secretary, informed Matthias. "Ignore them. How's my flight to Shian, by the way?" The secretary scrolled on the tablet and checked Matthias' itinerary. "You need to be at the airport tomorrow at 2 am."Matthias nodded at the answer and opened the door to his office where the documents for his plan are kept."The thing that I asked you about. Did you already prepare it?"Clementine gave Matthias a confident smile and showed the flash drive where the files and photos that might incriminate Mr. Owen are saved."I have it all here: details of their operation, location and names of people who are involved with their business," Clementine said.This gave a reason for Matthias to smile a bit since his plans are rolling on a straight way. Th
"What did you say? Investigators came to my office?!" Mr. Owen exclaimed the next day after he received the news that his CNC Group is under investigation for illegal businesses."What are those scums thinking? Block them! Don't let them inside my office without me!"But it's already too late. When Mr. Owen arrived in his office, his papers were already piled up on boxes and being confiscated by the authorities."What's the meaning of this, officer?" Mr. Owen asked the person who looks in charge of the operation. The officer took a look at Mr. Owen. Although he didn't know him personally, his face that has been plastered on several brochures and magazines helped the officer recognize the CNC's owner. "Mr.Harold Owen, correct, Sir?""Yes, it's me.""You should come with us quietly, Sir."And the officer showed the handcuffs to Mr. Owen, prompting those around them to look at the CEO.Mr. Owen noticed this hence he did not try to cause more scenes that might send him to the front page
When he was arrested, Zack Cheng remained silent. He never explained how the trafficking works under Mr. Owen's business nor tried to appeal like what Mr. Owen did. Except for a few minutes talking with Mr. Owen, Zack did not speak with the authorities."Until when are you going to act like this?" Kinard asked Zack when it was time again to take statements from him. "You being silent in all of these is just making things worse for both of us. Can't you allow us to get stronger evidence against Harold Owen?"But Zack just looked boringly at Kinard. He has no intention of cleaning his name because being out of Owen's radar is the best thing that happened for him!Meanwhile, after Mr. Owen was released from detention, right after he signed several papers detailing the 'atrocities' and 'wrong-doings' of his so-called adoptive son, he was greeted by a much larger issue.Turns out, his arrest was captured in camera and has been posted online by a nameless user with a caption that spikes d
"Here are the files you requested, Sir. Like you suspected, the man named Ricardo Repuelli is somehow connected to Mr. Owen. There are records of them meeting one year prior before Mr. Owen approached you."Matthias read the paper handed to him by Clementine that details the man who scammed Elisha and her family."Where is he now?" Matthias asked, thinking if he can also tug Ricardo's ropes to the mud together with Mr. Owen."He's enjoying a long vacation on the White Islands alone. As a bachelor at the age of 40, he's using his money to bring a lot of girls to his transient home almost everyday."So, he's enjoying his time in luxury he doesn't deserve? Matthias thought."Can you kill him?" Matthias nonchalantly asked Clementine out of nowhere after a long silence which shocked Clementine."Do you mean it?," Clementine asked, making sure that he did not misheard Matthias."Yes, just kill him and use him to warn Owen. I would like it if that bastard would turn crazy."Clementine, who h