Boris stares at the driver coldly, and the driver just awkwardly smiles due to the guilt. “I’m sorry! It never came to my mind that there would be someone who would do such a dirty and terrible thing,” utters the driver before he restarts driving the car.“Is that what Georgina did to my mom?” asks Sofia impatiently.“I never saw it. I only heard your dad having an argument with her in the toilet,” replies Boris.“So, you didn’t see it.”“I saw her holding the bottle for the humidifier in her hand. She was denying that time. But try to think about it! Why would she bring that bottle to the closet? Just bringing that bottle to the toilet is already so dangerous. That bottle can’t be contaminated either.”“What did the doctor say?” asks Sofia.“Your dad never shared this issue to outsiders, not even to the doctor. One thing for sure, your mom died with seriously infected lungs. And your dad kicked Georgina out soon after your mom died.”“How could she…” grumbles Sofia as she starts rumm
Detective Porter just walks out nonchalantly, like he doesn’t care in the slightest bit. After all, it was the mistake of those two rookies, and it has nothing to do with him. All he has done so far was only taking the advantage to question Alex while he had the chance.Not long after Detective Porter leaves that room, Sofia appears and immediately starts a ruckus.“What the hell did you do this time? I gave you a chance to take her out with you, and you already brought her to this place on the first day!”“It’s not my fault!” argues Alex with a tired face. “He was asleep, so I took her to my house. And those stupid cops thought that I was a child kidnapper. I just hope you weren’t the one who framed me and then called the police by telling them I kidnapped Elly.”“What was that? I gave you a chance to meet Elly, purely as an act to respect your role as her father! How could you accuse me of doing such a dirty thing?”“You’ve done it once!” argues Alex coldly. “What's going to stop yo
The money he got from Sofia was only $200k. And here that man is asking to pay him $250k.Meanwhile, the money in that envelope is only $50k. That’s all he prepared for this meeting. He doubts if that man will be satisfied with just that amount of money.He looks around him, finding that the place is really so quiet. It’s easy for him to think about killing that man here, in this quiet bay. But as soon as he grabs that old Beretta 92, his hand is shaking.He realizes that killing someone is not as easy as pulling the trigger. It’s a bridge he never took before. There are so many things coming to his mind, so many bad scenarios that would happen if he crosses that bridge.He is taking too long in dilemma, making the man with the crooked and unaligned teeth impatient.“Come on, man! What takes you so long? It’s getting cold out here!”That man starts worrying that Dylan doesn’t have any intention to give him the money, and might be thinking about running away. Hence, he forces his way t
He then packs all his weapons and takes them out. He doesn’t forget to leave his warning, that he is going to sue those two rookies soon. “Can you take me home?” he asks Reuben as they walk out of that office. “You’re really broke, huh?” “You don’t use your own car to the police station when a cop cuffs your hands, stupid!” replies Alex as he makes a phone call to someone. [Boris here!] “Boris, I need your help!” [What is it? Are those cops really bothering you?] “That’s not it! I need you to do something else for me. Could you check the glove compartment in Sofia’s car? I believe that I hid my Beretta 92 there for safety. If you find it, just keep it for yourself.” [Hohoo, how generous you are] “Well, it’s not mine to begin with.” [Okay, I’ll check it out soon] And so, Alex turns off the phone, and enters Reuben’s car. On the other hand, Boris is currently checking out the glove compartment of Sofia’s car based on Alex’s request. But he doesn’t find the gun there. “Could
That same morning, Detective Porter visits the EightG Biscuit head office where Alex is currently working. But of course, he is not very well received, because this one detective has also gotten in Harry Gaines’ nerve even before this.The receptionists in the lobby have also been quite familiar with his face. He has been such a nuisance, and Harry Gaines has also given them notice to never accept him.“Do you have any warrant?” asks one of the receptionists with a sour face.“I just want to have a meeting with your CEO,” utters Detective Porter.“With all due respect, how many times do we need to make it clear to you, Mr. Porter? Unless an official letter from the police requires him to accept all the interrogations you would ask him, Mr. Gaines will never open the door of his office to you.”“I’m not here for Harry Gaines. I know you have a new CEO right now, and I just want to have some talk with him. This is important,” explains Porter.The two receptionists look at each other wit
Dylan gets the chance to see the gun before Detective Barnes puts it back into the evidence envelope. His face turns pale as he recognizes the gun. The other cop who accompanies Detective Barnes notices the change in Dylan’s facial expression. He just smiles, thinking that Dylan is scared because the gun that Detective Barnes brings with him. “Don’t be afraid, young man! We are cops,” he says. “Oh, sure!” replies Dylan curtly, closing it with his awkward smile. When they reach 14th floor, Dylan decides to get out, canceling his intention to get to the bottom floor. He recognizes the gun clearly, and knows that those cops must be investigating for the murder that he did. Detective Barnes himself is looking curious at him. Before going down, he believes that Dylan set his destination to the bottom floor, but he suddenly gets out when it’s still on the 14th floor. “What’s wrong with him?” he mutters. “Why I feel like he is scared of something?” “He must be avoiding us because of hi
The one officer, who interviews Dylan, walks approaching Detective Barnes, and then whispers to him.“I’m sure that big guy over there said that this man was out last night.”“Heh! They are adjusting their fake testimonies, huh?” sneers Detective Barnes with a little chuckle.That detective approaches Dylan, and then sits right in front of him with a cold face.“Kid, you better not playing around with us. You will only make things difficult for yourself by giving false statements. A lie will always require further lies to cover the previous one.”It’s effective to change Dylan’s mind. But it doesn’t mean he is going to admit everything.“I, I did leave the house last night. So what? This is a free country, and the pandemic has long gone. Everyone can get out during the night.”“Then why would you lie to us? If you believe there’s nothing wrong with going out, you don’t need to lie,” argues Detective Barnes lowly. “Now it’s not about whether you left the house or not. Where were you du
Only now Sofia shows so much worry. So far, she really believed that the police believed in her innocence just because of that alibi.Despite the fact she never did it, she begins to feel the fear, not wanting to be prosecuted for something she didn’t do.“Then, what should we do now?” she mumbles with a lifeless face.“This is the reason I acted ignorant before. It’s better for you to also act ignorant. Note my word! You never know who blackmailed you until now. And you don’t have to lie about this, because you really don’t know that man.”Sofia is still looking so worry, but Boris just turns away, intending to get back guarding the gate.“Now, I’m worrying about your ex-husband. Indeed, he was the closest to Rodolfo Vega, more than you.”“Could it be him?” asks Sofia, impatiently rushing to catch up with Boris.“I don’t know.”Boris stops, and then takes a long breath for a moment. He remembers that Alex had an intention to give that gun to him last night, which is now making him st
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