Alex takes a glance at them for a moment coldly, before he tries to ignore their insult. “I came here to kill some time. Not killing some cockroaches like you!” And suddenly… Prang!!! A dude slams a liquor bottle on the table, expressing his displeasure with Alex’s rebuke. His pride is hurt, to find someone he sees as a weak man dares to taunt him like that. It’s the same with the rest. They are the kind of thugs who like to insult others, but can’t stand to be insulted. The bartender, who has just come bringing the lemon juice for Alex, is now looking so terrified. So far, he has been acting like a real dude in belittling Alex. But now, noticing there will be a fight, he begins to be chickened out. Alex nonchalantly drinks the lemon juice a bit. He then takes a deep breath while tasting how sour that lemon juice is. He actually intends to ignore his annoyance with that strong sour taste. But the thugs behind keep agitating him. “Look at him! Can’t even stand the taste of lemon
As Alex is silent in pondering, a man with a slick back hairstyle in a neat tuxedo comes approaching. The man hands over a note, listing all the damage that Alex has done, including the price of the lemon juice, which is deliberately made worth a glass of whiskey.Not to mention the compensation money of casting the customers away, which only makes Alex’s face scrunched.“You really take a count for everything, huh?”“Of course! And I’ve been taking notes for every word you said,” replies the man. “And you still have to pay the hush money on the people you just injured. We don't want this matter to reach the ears of the police.”“Are you trying to squeeze me?”Boris snatches the notes, and notices the figure is over $25k. He tells that man to just ignore that compensation money, but Alex insists on paying them all.“No, it’s okay! I did say I’ll pay for everything.”“Man! I know you used to be my boss. But…”“You think I’m broke just because Sofia kicked me from her house? After all,
Bella tries to ease the tension. But the more she shows her trust and concern to Alex, the more that young rookie is irritated. Even his own partner has started to show his confusion a bit. Feeling as someone with power and authority, Melvin forces himself to try entering Alex's house. It’s all just for the sake of personal interest and his blind jealousy, and no longer has anything to do with complaints from neighbors. But Alex blocks his way, standing right in front of him with a cold face, which only makes the rookie even more agitated. “Did you bring any search warrant?” Alex inquires. Melvin is twitching his eyebrows. He begins to think about something, and looks around for a moment. And indeed, there are still a few neighbors watching from their houses. “Come on, Man! Why don't you just let me in, so that I can say something to them.” “I have no obligation to do so,” denies Alex. “There’s no plain crime in sight, you are not here to arrest me to give you a reason to search
The next day, he prepares himself with the same tactical vest. But now, he takes all the 14 small daggers along with the twin karambits with him, in case he may need them later.And then, his attention is averted to the long blazer hanging on the wall. He takes a look in a mirror for a moment, thinking that the man he is going to look for, might have already been familiar with his face.In the end, he opts to wear an old scrappy jacket he hasn’t worn for years, and then covers his head with a beanie hat. With the beard which is already thick and unkempt, and sunglasses covering his eyes, he hopes they are enough to make him not too easy to recognize.There’s no trace of Alexander Davis the businessman. He looks more like a street thug, or maybe a homeless vagabond.Before leaving the house, a notification of an incoming message catches his attention. It’s a message from Boris, telling him about the location he needs to survey.[The man has mentioned the meeting place. There’s a buildi
The doubt starts floating above his head. Fears that his presence there might already be known begin creeping inside his heart. If it’s true that the man has noticed and recognized him, this will only make his attempt to look for the man to be even harder. He even starts feeling that he may be currently watched. He looks around, and also above the rooftop. But the dawn is so quiet. There’s almost no one there. He decides to move to another place, to an alley on the next building. He tries to get away from the open space to avoid being noticed, while he keeps observing that trash can from there. He waits a little longer until that place starts becoming a bit crowder. And then, a garbage truck arrives, and Alex is worried that they will throw all the contents of that trash can into their truck. “Hey, hold on!” he calls as he rushes toward the trash man. “What?” “There’s something in that trash can that belongs to me.” “And you want to take it back?” “Yeah!” The man frowns, thin
He takes a look at his wristwatch, and realizes it is almost time for him to get to the office. He knows Sofia will soon call for him to get ready. But all he cares about is the rest of the money he didn’t get from her. “Should I just ask for more?” he mumbles in pondering, thinking about squeezing Sofia’s money once again. And then, he hears the cousin is asking about him to someone outside. “Has Dylan come out of his room yet?” “Um, I haven’t seen him yet,” replies the maid. Knowing that Sofia is going to check on him, he rushes to collect the money. “Dylan! Are you ready yet? We are going to be late!” “Aren’t you the Boss! Nobody would mind if you are late,” replies Dylan as he begins to frantically collect all the money. “What was that? If you keep that kind of mindset, I’m going to look for someone else to replace you! You hear me!” Dylan just ignores her. He is still so hectic, looking for a place where he should hide the money. As Sofia bangs the door impatiently, he re
On the way, Boris doesn’t tell Sofia about the plastic bag which only contained a pile of papers. This is all at Alex's own request.It was also because of Boris himself, who was so sure that Sofia really put money in that plastic bag. If he tells her now that they took the bag and found no money, Sofia might accuse them of deceiving her and taking the money for themselves.After all, he hasn’t told Sofia at all that Alex himself was involved. If he tells her, most likely she won’t trust him even more due to her hatred toward Alex. The least he can do is to give Sofia a sketch of a face of the man with the unaligned front teeth.“Is this the man who blackmailed me?” asks Sofia.“Most likely,” replies Boris.“How are you so sure? If your friend really met the man, couldn’t he just get him?”“It’s not that simple! He had waited for the man to pick the money until morning, but no one picked it until a garbage collector threw the contents of the trash can into their truck,” explains Boris
Sofia immediately turns away while holding her cry, with one hand holding her head due to some pressure in her mind. She has the reason to not let this issue becomea spectacle for the public. But now, their quarrel has drawn a few people’s attention even after Boris has deliberately taken them to a quiet place.Not wanting to complicate the matter, she is finally forced to give in a little and open up some room for Alex to negotiate with things.“Okay, I’ll let you see her! But she will always live with me in my house,” she offers.“That’s not fair!” Alex argues.He then starts thinking for a moment impatiently, before offering his own option. “Let her live with me for 15 days in a month, and she will live with you the next 15 days.”Sofia immediately turns around, and shows her contorted fa