Max was stunned, dumbfounded by Darius' statement.Max immediately grasped Darius' shoulder, making the 40-year-old man surprised. "Are you serious?" Max asked."Huh? What do you mean?""You have footage of the car at your gym?""Yes, I have it. Isn't the footage near the scene enough to make the police find the car? This place is full of big shops, they must have all installed CCTV cameras, right?"Max was relieved, so relieved that he wanted to cry. Darius was confused. "Hey, what's going on? Why are you so emotional?""Darius, take me to your place."***Max had never expected this kind of coincidence to come his way.He had been so focused on Irrisia since that night, that he didn't realize that Darius' gym was not far from the scene.Max didn't even need to take a car to get to Darius' gym from the restaurant, and during the walk together, he told him what happened."I'm so sorry for you, Max. I didn't know that the accident happened to your girlfriend, and that she was with you
Max felt terrible that all this was happening. He couldn't wait to meet with Aimy, so that he can be able to proceed to the next option. He ignited his car engine and zoomed off to the hospital. He walked to the room but couldn't find Irrisia. "Did I make a mistake?" He stepped out to confirm. "But this is the room. Where is she?" Max rushed to the doctor's office to ask his girlfriend. "I can't find her""Who?" "Irrisia, my girlfriend" "Oh! Have you forgotten you sent someone to request for her discharge, which I did and she has been taken home" "What? And the bills?" "It has been cleared" Max couldn't believe his ears. He wanted to grab the doctor but he had to behave like a gentle rich guy that he is. "Please, can you describe who came to take her home?" "Max, I don't think I can do that now. I am quite busy. If you don't mind, you can leave. Besides, the person signed" Max thought it would be a good idea to see the signature. "At least, can I see the papers where the pers
"Can you tell us what happened to him?" Max was seriously shaking because he can't really tell what happened. "Officer, we just came out of the hospital, trying to enter my car and I heard a gunshot. I was surprised to see him down, already covered in his own blood. I tried to speak to him but noticed his lifeless body" The officer was hitting his black stick on his other palm and was looking at Max with a smirk on his face. "Does this story make any sense to you? By the time we lock you up, you will tell us the real truth" Max's eyes were filled with tears but he tried to hold them back. His heart was beating so fast that even someone close to him could hear. He felt like his whole world was tearing apart. He wished he never started all these. Dating Irrisia brought all these problems to him. He wanted to regret it but he got brave again. "If I had known what happened to your colleague, I wouldn't have come back here" Max was held till Darius came to bail him out. "Thank you so
Maximilian stood before the long mirror, gazing at the failing image of himself. His eyes were red, bulgy and face tear stained.He seemed terribly sad and weakened by the whole event that had ensued in the past few days.It was worse that after all his efforts, the system was quiet and was saying absolutely nothing."The same fucked up system that got me in this whole mess!" He yelled and slammed his hands against the dressing table. His nurse sat across from him, her gaze fixated on him."Who is the system?" The frail old woman asked with her voice shaking. "I had been so curious about how you got the money to buy this luxury life in such a short time. I hope this is not some occultic society?"Nurse Cecilia was an Italian woman he had known almost all his life. She was in fact Maximilian's personal nurse while he stayed at the Orphanage home. She was a huge woman with a chubby look but now, age was really telling on her. She loved Max so much and often defended him against his cru
Zaco was hanging out with a few of his friends and their table was filled with empty bottles of expensive drinks; a proof their show-off lifestyle. One of his friends was going to another city to continue his academic career in a different university on transfer. So they had the party to say farewell to him."I like these gatherings and I will miss all these as I leave for Texas.""Why must you even go anyway?" Zaco asked. "Having you here was beautiful and we did a whole lot together, especially bullying those foolish junior students.""Oh…definitely!" Mark added and they all burst into laughter, their wickedness filling their faces."I enjoyed giving Max the maximum bully skills I have," Zaco said with confidence."Well, until he began to expand in wealth and power and suddenly became your match," Eddy replied sarcastically.His response irritated Zaco as he hated hearing that Max was matching up to him in anyway."Max isn't and can never be equal to me!" He yelled and slammed his f
"Me?" Eddy asked with a widened gaze at Max. His heart was racing and his chest rose and fell speedily with the fear he felt. "What do you want with me? I swear Max, I have nothing to do with Irrisia's accident and disappearance. I promise you I have no information."His voice shook with fear and trembling. Max could see the panic etched on his face. It was interesting to him and though he was going to do as instructed by the system, he enjoyed berating Eddy and making him feel less of himself just like they used to make him feel."Why are you running from the Police? What do they have on you?" Max asked, with a smirk on his face. Eddy moved farther away from Max in a gentle steps and placed his hand on the stair rail."I have a beep that could go off and the police will be here in no time. By the way, where you are standing, a tracker was implanted. You cannot run away." The sternness on Max's face caused Eddy to look down and move back to where he was previously standing.Max smile
"Come with me then. We have to get going before the police intensify their search for you. Did you hurt him so badly that he may die?""I am not even sure… I just remember I hit his head with a chair and then he slumped to the floor onto his pool of blood before I ran out of the bar.""Huh? You went that far?" Max asked with shock in his eyes. "Why did you fight so violently defending me? We don't even talk?"Eddy nodded, "Because I feel we have a lot in common. I really should not have been mean to you those days.""We have nothing in common," Max replied sharply. "You come from a rich background and I am from the poor. Just that I suddenly became rich. How are we alike?" Eddy took a deep breath, "Max, I am also an orphan.""What?" Max asked with shock in his eyes.The two men said nothing else to each other as Max drove through the busy streets to the address the system gave to him.****** ****** ****** ****** ******The night air filled Irrisia's lungs as she walked in gentle step
The echoes of Dino's menacing threats lingered in the air as Irrisia sat on the floor, her mind swirling with fear and despair. The room felt stifling, suffocating her with memories of a past she desperately tried to escape. She curled up and sat down on the bare floor as her mind drifted back to how she had Trembling, Irrisia reached cell phone, the image Dino had sent still burned into her mind. As her fingers dialed the emergency number, she couldn't shake the feeling that she was trapped in a nightmare with no escape. She kept looking at the picture she had seen on her phone.The dispatcher's voice on the other end offered a lifeline, a beacon of hope in the darkness. Irrisia poured out her tale of terror, recounting the history of abuse, the escape, and the relentless pursuit by the haunting figure of Dino. Within moments, the dispatcher assured her that help was on the way. The distant wail of sirens became her newfound song of hope. However, as the sound approached, panic set