Not accepting this treatment, Alex intends to approach the middle-aged man. However, just after taking three steps to cross the road, he also notices other neighbors, two women in their 30s, walking while leading their dog.
“Oh, look at that! He has come home,” says one of the two women.
“It seems he is indeed a jobless man,” says the other. “Yesterday I noticed he also came home at this hour, and never left the house after that until the night.”
“Did you keep observing his house?”
“Of course! We can't just ignore a stranger like that in this neighborhood. What if he really is a terrorist like Melvin said.”
Alex realizes the two women are whispering. And from the way they talk while glancing at him with their usual unfriendly glances, it makes him feel like he is the one being gossiped about
It’s clear it was that old man himself who told Alex to join Rodolfo Vega’s family. And Alex did it, and stayed with them for more than 10 years after Rodolfo’s death. And now that old man asks him the reason he left the island, which is quite odd for him to find. But he opts to turn quiet. He tries to ponder, not immediately argues with the old man. Unlike how he behaves with other people, he always tries to humble himself in front of Morgan Davis. “So, you’ve learned about the divorce too?” he asks. “Yeah,” replies Morgan Davis shortly. “It wasn’t me who left her. Someone had conspired against me, and purposely created the situation to trigger this divorce. I don't think it's that difficult to uncover who the mastermind is. It's just that it would be a waste of time,” explains Alex. “Is that so?” replies Morgan flat. “Look, old man! I’ve done what you asked me to do. I’ve helped that family, and even married Rodolfo’s daughter, just as you told me.” Morgan averts his face tow
He examines the car plate number at the back, intending to mark that car. But soon he notices the plate number of that car is changing, like they deliberately try to hide their identity in public. And Alex knows marking that plate number is useless. A taxi appears slowly driving toward him. He raises his hand, and calls for it. He has gone too far from his house with the workout, so he opts to use the taxi to get home. And just like the other days, him coming back home with a taxi draws the same neighborhood attention. “He has a car, yet he uses a taxi?” “Told you, he must be only a driver. And looking at his tracking suit, he could just be a bodyguard for someone rich. I believe he is preparing for work now.” Meanwhile, Alex finds the old lady Laura from the next door picking something in front of his house. He stops for a moment and looks around. The same shit happens with so many dog poops scattered around. And unlike yesterday when the poop only scattered on the side of the r
Judging by those words, it's clear that Sofia has been harboring the grudge for a long time. But only this time she shows it openly.This makes Georgina speechless, not expecting to get such a reaction from her. She thought she had managed to win the trust of this niece all along.“Sofia! What are you talking about?” she asks in confusion.But Sofia leaves the room while avoiding that question, seeming not wanting to reveal any further what she has always kept in heart. Georgina feels so enraged to be ignored. She holds Sofia’s hand from behind and forces her to talk face to face.“What’s with this attitude? Is this how you treat me now?”“What? You feel so upset I treat you this way only now?” argues Sofia while pulling her hand harshly. “You should be grateful I never treated you this way this whole time.”“You talked like I had done something terrible to your mom. You are judging me so badly, like I had committed a grave sin. And yet, you turn quiet on me. You can’t treat me this w
Sofia’s face turns so sour because of that sarcasm. Alex ignores her and composedly opens the door of the car. And immediately, the little girl Elly calls from inside.“Mommy? Are you coming with us?”Sofia has no choice but to put on a fake smile, ignoring her annoyance because of Alex’s words. She waves at her kid with her usual soothing smile.“No, honey! Mommy has so many things to do in the office. Didn’t you say that…”Alex gets into the car and coldly closes the door. He cuts off Sofia's chance to talk further with her daughter.He starts the car, and immediately drives away, leaving Sofia – including Georgina, Giana, and Dylan, who are still observing that new luxury car from behind the curtain – with their resentment.Especially Dylan, who is always jealous of what Alex has had from Sofia, finds it hard to hold his resentment. For the position he currently occupies at Vintage Vega, Sofia gives him $5,000 a month, which is around $60,000 a year.Even without saving money for h
Wise people say, don't make decisions when emotions run high. Well, the problem is that even wise people cannot always be wise in every condition, especially when they are taken over by emotions. Whether it is for the sake of her daughter, or because she still has feelings for her ex-husband, Sofia leaves the office without giving much consideration. However, in just one step out of the office, her attention is already distracted by a phone call from Dylan. She tries to ignore it. However, even after she reaches the elevator, Dylan is still trying to call. “What’s wrong with him?” she mumbles. After waiting there for two minutes in front of the elevator, the elevator door still isn’t open yet. The surge of feelings that previously peaked for a moment, slowly begins to subside. Until then, she turns her attention to the phone call with a slightly annoyed expression. “I’m busy now,” she says coldly right after she receives the call. “If there’s something important, make it quick!”
Indeed, there’s no serious issue in the company at the surface, except for Sofia’s incapability to lead the company. Sofia can only pout with a pitiful face. She no longer knows who she should trust. Even though, in reality, she really wants to trust that best friend of hers, Evelyn. “I know she won’t do this despicable thing,” she groans. “But…” “Then why would you start thinking there’s something wrong with this financial report?” asks Kylie. Hence, Sofia shares her suspicion about Alex after she found Alex having a new car. Of course, she doesn’t bring Dylan’s name here, who was the one who sparked this distrust. She only shares to Kylie all the possibility of Alex stealing the company’s money. And somehow, Kylie couldn't deny that possibility. Despite how much she trusted that ex-boss of hers, she finds the suspicions quite reasonable. “If he had the intention, he could simply do it easily,” utters Kylie, speculating about Alex’s potential in stealing the company’s money wit
She hates it. But at the end of the day, she has no reason to show her objection. She admits that Alex can do whatever he wants now, since he is no longer her husband anymore. And Kylie, she can only hold her forehead with so much disbelief. “That’s men for you. Thank god that I’ve decided to never fall into their trap.” “Is that the reason you are still single?” “Just saying, women like us don’t need men in our lives. So, what are we gonna do?” Sofia feels so reluctant to meet Alex. She believes it was a big mistake to ever think about reconciling her marriage with that ex-husband. In the end, she cancels her intention to ask Evelyn’s help too. Now she is not suspecting Alex alone. She even puts Evelyn in her target of accusation for stealing the company’s money, without knowing for sure whether company money was actually stolen or not. Unbeknownst to her, Alex is still inside his car, simply watching his daughter playing with Evelyn’s kid. He doesn’t enter Evelyn’s house for a
Whether it's paranoia, or xenophobia, whatever you want to call it. What is clear is that Nancy's excessive worry has affected her fat husband. “Aren’t you going too far with that accusation?” grumbles Ronnie the fat man. “Do you think I’m stupid? I saw it with my own two eyes. The kid was unconscious when he took her inside. Why don’t you just call your nephew, and ask him to check on that man’s house.” “But…” “There’s nothing wrong with being alert before regretting it too late! Go call that cop now, and tell him to check on that house!” Ronnie still looks confused and annoyed, not so sure what to do. However, the wife keeps forcing him to call his nephew. It’s not about he believes her or not. He simply wants her to just shut her trap, hence the fat man finally makes a call. “Melvin! This is me, Uncle Ronnie.” [Yes! What is it, Uncle Ron? I heard that your wife had problems at the convenience store. Is it true?] “Well, I didn’t know about that. Anyway, we’ve got an issue he
Giana is back with warm tea, and then offers it to Sofia. But she doesn’t stay there for too long. She immediately leaves that office again. And of course, Alex notices that the girl deliberately lets him be alone with Sofia. He also notices that Boris is no longer there either. He simply shakes his head, and intends to make his business with Sofia as short as possible. “Sorry! I come here only to borrow your money! I have to travel to Jakarta tomorrow. Maybe I can get a clue about Elly's whereabouts there. If not, I will continue my search to Singapore, and maybe Thailand too,” explains Alex. Sofia is silent for a moment. She gets an impression that Alex is only looking for their daughter without any clues, and simply going to places in desperation. “Do you really believe she might be in these countries?” she asks unsurely. “Is she really still alive?” Alex takes a deep breath. “Do you think I do this out of my ignorance? The person who kidnapped Elly had sold her to a child tra
Alex straightens his shirt and leaves while enduring the pain in his right ribs. Among the people present at that time, there is also Miles Benet, who comes over to Alex with a happy face.“Hey, is that true? You became one of the Overseers replacing Morgan Davis?”But Alex just puts on a flat face. He continues to walk away while looking at Benet coldly without saying anything.“Hey, Alex!” Benet calls him.“Shut up! Never put on that naïve face in front of me,” says Alex as he keeps walking away by only showing his back. “I already know your true color.”Boris arrives and intends to support Alex who looks in pain. However, Alex refuses the help, because he doesn’t want to appear weak in that place.While heading to the car, Alex sees Morgan's car coming towards him. It seems that the old man left the hotel via a different route that Alex didn't know. The car stops near Alex, and Morgan rolls down the window, seeming to have something to talk about.And so Alex approaches him. “So, w
Alex can’t find any reason to decline their offer now. He even thinks that it may be helpful for him to find his daughter out there. “What do you say, Alex?” asks Reece Thompson. Alex glances at them for a moment, and then gives a solemn nod lightly. “That’s settled then,” Freedie Berker affirms immediately. “We will announce about this news later, and maybe hold an official meeting with the Administrators to introduce you as the new leader of The Catacomb.” “No, wait!” Alex interferes with him immediately. “If possible, let it stay like how it used to be. I don’t mind with me being the only true leader, but let the others know that I’m just one of the Overseers.” “So, you want to keep this secrecy just like what Morgan did this whole time?” Alex nods lightly. “Everyone?” Freedie Berker asks the other Overseers. None of the other Overseers shows their objection. “Okay, then! We will do just as you want,” says Freedie Berker to Alex. “But we have to postpone the official inaug
Rusli hurries to catch up with Saniyah. “Hey, wait!”Saniyah still gets into her car. However, she lowers the car window while giving a sign to the driver not to leave yet.“You should know, just being vice president won't allow me to do much,” Rusli explains his situation.“That's why, don't be satisfied with just aiming to become vice president. You have a brother in parliament, a nephew at the police headquarters, and your electability is quite high. Aim for the number one,” Saniyah provokes him.“It's useless to have high electability if there is no support from the coalition for me as a presidential candidate,” argues Rusli.“Then, just ignore that coalition. Hasn’t your party passed the presidential threshold for this?” Saniyah replies rhetorically.“Don't be naive. That will only make me lose support,” Rusli retorts.Saniyah slowly turns her face to Rusli by raising one of her eyebrows. “I know, in this country there is a secret organization that operates behind the scenes, who
Back to the house of Rosdiana, Rusli’s ex-wife. In the meantime, Lisa is being questioned by her mother. Rosdiana drags Lisa to her bedroom by leaving Elly alone in the kitchen.“What is this now? Whose child you brought to this house?” asks* the mother by restraining her voice.“You don’t need to speak this way, mom! She won’t be able to follow our conversation,” explains* Lisa.That mother, Rosdiana, gets to the door and then takes a peek at Elly for a glance.“One look and you can tell that she is a foreigner. She doesn’t understand Minang language at all,” Lisa continues*, getting out of her mother’s room, and then takes Elly to the living room.As if understanding the situation, Rosdiana follows her daughter in a hurry, and immediately asks openly in front of Elly without hiding anything.“Did your father take her home?” she asks*.Lisa doesn’t say anything. She only shows her gloomy face.“Don’t tell me…”As if knowing what’s inside her mother’s mind, Lisa just nods lifelessly.
That one bodyguard is yawning, rubbing his hands due to the cold. He does notice something, and intends to check on the situation. But then, he finds a stray cat from outside. “Shit! He will be mad if I let a stray cat get into this house,” grumbles* the man with a tired sigh. Lisa looks so awry, afraid to be found out. But then, she hears her father calling from inside the house. And that calling attracts the guard’s attention. “What’s now?” The man whines*, leaving the cat and rushes inside the house. Lisa knows her father must be looking for her and Elly at the moment. She immediately runs away while holding Elly's hand, heading toward the side door of the yard fence. Meanwhile, Rusli is looking so mad, pacing around inside the house looking for his daughter. He has entered the room where he kept Elly, but not finding the kid there. “Lisa!!!!” He opens the door to Lisa’s room, and he doesn’t find anyone there either. He even notices the wardrobe which is still open, and in a
As that girl heads to the kitchen, she finds her dad has just come home from work. For some reason, she rushes to the kitchen, seeming to avoid meeting her own father. Not because the father is a thug. To be exact, he is actually one of the most known people in this country, Rusli Gunawan, who is currently running a political campaign as one of Indonesia's vice presidential candidates. As much as she wants to avoid him, the father still finds her in the kitchen. And oddly, her face suddenly turns so pale. “How is she doing?” asks the man, talking in his native language, Bahasa Minang. “She’s already asleep in her room,” replies* the girl, holding the cup of the drink with shaking hands. The father takes a glance at the cup she is holding. And so, that girl just reaches out to him. “Um… I prepared this for you!” The father smiles, and then strokes the girl’s hair gently. “Lisa! You are a good girl. But sadly, you turned adult too soon.” He then leaves by taking the cup of drink
In the middle of the night, they visit a nursing home in the Narraweena area. They can still pay a visit, simply because this nursing home is still under The Catacomb’s influence.Some of the old members of The Catacomb spend the rest of their lives here, including the 67 years-old man they are going to see, Luca Campbell. Morgan has investigated four senior members of The Catacombs who were involved in the massacre of Alex's family.This Luca is the oldest among them, while the others have been killed by Morgan Davis. When this man learns that Morgan pays him a visit, he knows that he is coming to take his life.“So, it’s my turn now, huh?” utters the old man as a greeting.The old man just sits on a wheelchair. It seems like he is not in a condition where he can run away. A small part of his left earlobe has been cut off, a legacy from the past.“It seems like you’ve been expecting my coming,” says Morgan Davis, pulling a chair and then takes a seat in front of Luca.“I’ve heard wha
Alex did say that he is going to kill this old man. But now, after seeing Morgan Davis right in front of him, he’s just standing there not knowing what to do.It doesn’t mean he no longer hates him. But he finds it hard to vent his anger toward him, despite how mad his face currently is.“She is my disciple, but she has nothing to do with your grudge. If you hate me that much, feel free to leash that demon and kill me,” utters Morgan, calmly provoking Alex to attack him.“Thank you for making it easier to kill you.”Alex makes up his mind to kill that old man. The two of Morgan’s bodyguards look so ready to fight Alex, but Morgan immediately spreads his arms to halt them. The same with Boris, immediately holds both of Alex’s arms from behind.“Fuck! Let go of me. Are you on his side now?” Alex retaliates.“That’s enough!” Boris tries to calm Alex’s retaliation. “How much have you made things worse by losing control like this? Why don’t you listen from his side first? We will judge lat