Alex sees Sofia leave with a flat face. On the other hand, a few neighbors also observe him from their houses coldly. The same with Nancy and her two friends.Finding two luxury cars of exactly the same type, in front of a house that looked worn out, is an oddity they can’t just ignore.“Is that his girlfriend?” Nancy squints her eyes.“Get real. A woman as beautiful and elegant as that, dating a man like him?” replies her friend.“It must be his boss. And I said it, that car is not his. He is just nothing but a driver,” replies her other friend.Ronnie, who also happens to be there standing at the porch, is chuckling to hear their ignorance.“He is not a driver. That man is a CEO of some big biscuit company.”“What?”All the three ladies look back toward Ronnie with their disbelieving faces.“And that woman? She is his ex-wife, the owner of Vintage Vega, the one company who made the 6,000 dollar tote bag I bought for you last month,” continues Ronnie.Nancy’s two friends immediately
Alex follows him outside, and locks the door. But he doesn’t intend to join Harry to visit Darnel. “I’m sorry! I’ve made a promise with my daughter to meet her this morning.” Harry stops and looks back with an unsatisfied look. But Alex just keeps walking toward his car nonchalantly. “I’m a father, and a father shouldn’t break his promise just a few minutes after making it,” continues Alex. Harry sighs, but he realizes that his issue with Darnel is somewhat personal for him. “I can deal with him myself,” says Harry as he walks away, and informs his men to prepare to leave. The two cars leave, but head in different directions. About half an hour later, Alex arrives at Vega’s mansion. Elly has been waiting for him right at the gate, and she welcomes him excitedly. Sofia expects Alex to come out, so that she can get a chance to provoke some communication with him. However, Alex simply waits in his car without giving any greetings, nor sounding a horn either. “Let’s go, Elly! Your
It’s not just money. Georgina also gives him a foldable phone which she has prepared beforehand especially for that husband. That man really has nothing in his pocket at the moment, and he doesn’t have any exact idea what he is going to do after getting out of jail. Regardless of what the wife is expecting of him to do, George Bradley simply accepts the money with a happy face, while he throws the phone up a few times with his stupid smile. “What about that man? The so-called “The Great Pupil” Alexander Davis?” asks George with a hateful tone. “He no longer lives with Sofia anymore. Thanks to your son, they have divorced now.” George Bradely grins with an amused face. “That’s good, but it’s not enough! Two times. He put me into jail two times. I need to pay him back in the most...” “What the hell are you talking about?!” Georgina grumbles immediately. “The second time you got to jail was because of your own stupidity, kidnapping a whore from a brothel.” “Hey, hey! That’s not the
Alex finds Nelson’s anxiety a bit unreasonable, because Harry Gaines is considered as the Top G in Sydney. After all, he is currently having a talk with Morgan Davis, so he just ignores Nelson’s worries.“You know your dad is a busy man. Why don’t you try to call him later,” replies Alex.[O, okay!]Soon after Nelson ends the call, Alex sighs once with his tired face, which draws Morgan Davis’ interest.“What is it?” asks the old man.“It’s Harry’s son. He is worried about his father, not knowing that Harry Gaines is the most feared man in this city,” explains Alex.“Even the most feared man has a major flaw,” utters Morgan Davis.“Huh?” That last one draws Alex’s curiosity. “Is that the reason you never consider him worthy enough as your disciple?”“I acknowledge his capabilities. He can make quick judgement, and great resolve in a difficult time. But he often easily gets impatient. That alone can cause problems that don't need to exist.”Alex slowly raises both of his eyebrows, seem
A while before Harry Gaines' arrival at Darnel's place.There’s actually an old Suzuki pickup heading to that same place which is located in Billarga Rd, Westleigh, in the middle of the wooden area, quite far from the housing residence. And yes, it’s George Bradley and his partner in crime, Teddy McDonald.“What are we doing here?” asked George.“I’m working here. You actually called me during my work hours,” explained Ted.“Why don’t you just take me to your place first?”“I want to introduce you to someone.”“Who?”“Harry Gaines’ right-hand man.”“What the?”“Easy! He is no longer working for him anymore. That’s why I
Meanwhile, those gunshots had also attracted some of Darnel’s men from the backyard. They came inside, and found George hiding under the table with his pale face.“Who are you?” asked one of them by pointing a gun at him.“I’m just a new guy! You better check inside!” replied George with a shaking voice.Those people rushed inside. A few moments later, gunshot after gunshot began to follow each other.George kept closing his ears with a terrified face, as he prayed to God for that gun fight to immediately end.“Fuck this! Fuck! I should have stayed in prison!”All the workers in the warehouse ran away, leaving Darnel only with his 8 men fighting for their lives in the house. And Ted, he opted to hide in the warehouse while kept observing the situation from one tiny hole in the wall.He could just leave like the others. But he was worrying about his partner in crime. He was the one who took George there, so he couldn’t just leave him.“I hope he doesn’t join that gun fight,” he mumbled
That incident has also reached Detective Barnes. As someone who has been following Harry’s recent activities and business, there’s no way he is going to ignore this.When he arrives at the scene, he sees Harry being carried into an ambulance.“How is his condition?” he asks one officer nearest to him.“It’s hard to say right now. He got two shots in the back, and a fatal wound in his abdomen. The cops who got here earlier noticed him a bit late. He could have died from blood loss.”The place is now filled with NSW Police Force. One of them, who seems to be the leader of the team, notices Detective Barnes’s arrival, and he doesn’t look too happy with it.“This is a gun crime. What is a homicide detective doing here?”“Can't I look around for a moment?” replies Detective Barnes nonchalantly, as he keeps walking to observe the situation.“There’s nothing to investigate. All of them died, so you don’t need to look for the killer here. There’s only one survivor, and I’m doubting if he can
As Alex leaves that cemetery area, he notices Detective Barnes with his friend, a young cop by the name Jack Hayden. That is the one officer who once had an intention to be transferred to another department. However, since Harry Gaines has already died, he cancels his intention and opts to stay in Detective Barnes’ team.“Look at that. It seems like he isn’t welcomed either. Should we come to him?” mutters that young cop.“It’s too early for that. We have another issue with Harry’s son right now,” replies Detective Barnes.They talk while keeping their gaze upon Alex without hiding their intention. After all, they don’t need to hide anything, since both party have already known each others’ interest.Alex just stands there right beside his car, and he doesn’t shy away from their suspicious gaze. He is silent there, looking at them composedly, before getting into his car.Only when he gets into his car, his composed look turns into a desperate one. Despite having a strong confidence in
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