"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
Unlike the scene with Mr. Owen, Matthias was professionally welcomed by Kinard–no lukewarm coffee, no unheated meal. Instead, he’s served with a proper snack and water bottle to help the food go down.“It’s my first time meeting you, Sir. Pleased to meet you, I am Kinard Sylas, the chief here.”Matthias shook hands with Kinard and they proceeded with his profile, stating his name, age and current address. “Matthias Claude…hm, you’re a previous resident here and you don’t have any hits yet, that’s good, we can continue with your story.”So Matthias told Kinard everything starting when he received a call from Mr. Owen, saying that he became the heir of a billionaire and the ridiculous twists and turns in his life since then.“So, this Elisha Viktorin, fell down on the cliff, dead?”Matthias lowered his head, thinking back on what happened before when he’s forcibly taken away by the humanoid Mirella and his men.“Yes. I am sure because there’s no way she would be able to survive on that
“Why are you here again?” Mr. Owen said, almost hysterical to Kinard when he saw him in front of his office door waiting for him. “Good morning,” Kinard greeted but Mr. Owen shut the door in front of him without much word.The same thing happened again when Kinard tried to meet Mr. Owen in their house.He was told by Mr. Owen’s maid to get lost and that he should not come anymore to their place anymore.With very little chance to meet and talk with Mr. Owen again, Kinard decided to pursue the investigation outside and searched for the person that Matthias mentioned to him before when they talked – Ricardo.“Sir…” the officer whispered something to Kinard.“Got it. Okay. Let’s meet Harold Owen one last time.”Afternoon, the employees were busy closing their PCs and cleaning their tables when Kinard and several of his men entered the building of the CNC group.Of course, a group like them always attracts attention, but because he’s been frequenting the building these days, only few loo
After learning about Ricardo’s death, there are no more peaceful times for Mr. Owen because aside from his own overthinking, he also keeps seeing Elisha’s figure anywhere.“Can’t you rest for a bit today?” Alma, Mr. Owen’s legal wife asked her husband. “If you rest now, things will be better for you–”“Ridiculous!” Mr. Owen shouted. “Are you thinking? How can my fate change for the better if I won’t do anything about it? Tsk, stupid woman.”But before he can leave two packages arrived at Mr. Owen’s table. One is an envelope, the other one is a notebook sized box.He opened it and from the first package, Mr. Owen saw a family picture of him, Elisha and Matthias together with other people close to them. Everyone’s smiling brightly and Elisha has that bridal glow everyone should be envious of. Immediately, Mr. Owen ripped the photograph.What’s that?The wedding never happened!There’s no wedding!Wait, is there?No!He can’t remember anything…But the photo…Still confused at the photo