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RytirAbout Charles' past, I planned to write a flashback story. But the story itself is worth a book of novel. I even tried to make it short, but still it reached 3 chapters of flashback. It was too long. So I canceled it, and then make it brief here. But I plan to publish these flashback stories later after the end of this novel. I'll put them as bonus chapters at the end. For now, I'll focus to keep the story runs forward as good as possible.
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The Heir of the Family 322 - Please, Stay With Me!
Viona can’t put up a word to explain it without making Charles know about everything. But then, she realizes that there’s no reason for her to hide it anymore. “Because I was the one who gave the Ricin to Catarina. I’m sorry, Charles! We did have the intention to kill you. I thought you were the one who killed my mom. We even thought about killing Victor.” “What? Why would you put the blame on Victor too? He has nothing to do with this.” “I know! But Catarina wasn’t satisfied simply by killing you. She thought that the only thing to punish you is to kill the one you love,” she explains. Charles’ lips are shaking. He willingly accepts the consequence for the hatred that he has planted in Catarina’s heart. But he never expected that her hatred would be this big and serious. Viona starts calling the maid, asking them to tell the driver to prepare a car for Charles. It’s still better to take Charles by using an ambulance. But she still thinks about that alternative in case that ambula
The Heir of the Family 323 - Eusebio
A few moments later, two cops arrive. They intend to take Viona for further investigation, but Viona just clears everything simply by showing them Charles’s video.She never knew that she would be the one who needs it the most. But still, she is now in a dilemma whether to tell them the real story.“A suicide?” mumbles one of the cops. He then raises one of his eyebrows toward Viona, as if he is still in doubt. “Why would he choose Ricin for a suicide? I assume that you are well aware about the characteristics of this poison. You should know how weird it is when someone deliberately chooses Ricin instead of other kind of poison.”“Why don’t you just ask the man himself later. I just happened to find him recording that video. That’s when I knew he was trying to commit suicide. More than suicide, he was trying to punish himself for something,” explains Viona.“A punishment, huh?” responds that cop with a few nods, seeming to find it a bit more reasonable for Charles to pick Ricin.Viona
The Heir of the Family 324 - No Longer Innocent
As the day passes, Victor regains his ability to move his left hand. He keeps practicing by holding a peach, and tries to squeeze it. The development is quite good, but he still hasn’t gained his memory back.However, one thing that makes Pablo less worried is the notion that the hemorrhage in Victor's brain might not be too bad. Now, after treating him for three days, he is already able to leave Victor alone in that cabin when he has to go hunting.At least, there’s Husky watching over Victor while he is not around. When he comes back by bringing three forest rabbits, he finds Victor looking at a photograph on a wooden cabinet. And this is not the first time he finds Victor showing interest in that photograph.“That’s me and my bandmate,” says Pablo.It shakes Victor’s attention. “Band mate?”“Yeah, a music band. It’s a long story. I haven’t seen them for more than five years.”Somehow, Victor feels a bit familiar with that photograph. And of course, it is the same photograph of the
The Heir of the Family 325 - He Has To Stay Missing
And so, they start swarming Judy together and shower her with so many questions.“Miss, can I have your time for a moment?”“You know that Victor William has become the suspect for the death of Jonathan Atkinson. What’s your take on this? Do you have any opinion?”“Ah, about that...” Judy is at a loss for words to reply to them.“We heard that he went abroad for a while. Do you know where he went?”“Um, that’s...”“Some people have speculated that he might be trying to get away from this case. Is there anything you can say about this?”Judy’s face becomes pale. Some of the securities and the lobby staff have been busy taking those people away. But Judy can’t just ignore everything they said.They spew everything about conspiracy theory, regarding the rumor that Victor is part of some gangsters. They even start bringing a story that Counterbrand could just be the mafia’s nest. As much as she wants to believe in Victor, she can’t just ignore all of those theories and speculations.It se
The Heir of the Family 326 - Fateful Meeting
December 23rd, two days before Christmas, a minivan leaves Atkinson Pharmaceutical Company at night. The Christmas atmosphere is getting thicker, with soft snow falling from the sky. The minivan runs smoothly, accompanied by Jingle Bell Rock music as it heads out of Indianapolis. Based on the direction it takes, it heads to Gary just like always. But now, this minivan isn’t driven by the transporters to Gary to dump the waste of that vaccine project. Instead, they are ready to take that virus out, for whatever sinister intention they are going to do. ♫♫ What a bright time, it's the right time To rock the night away Jingle bell time is a swell time To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh ♫♫ The driver looks cheerful, singing along with the song being played on, ignoring the terrible thing that he is taking with him to Gary. On the 24th, several stores have been prepared for having big sales. So many people have been lining up for quite a long. There are even a few of them who have b
The Heir of the Family 327 - He Is My Husband
Victor may look so much different now. His beard is so messy. The same with his hair, which is messy and also longer than before, with his head covered by a beanie hat.He still likes to wear that simple white shirt which is visible under his shady and old winter coat. Despite his look, Emma is still able to recognize him.But Victor isn’t responding to her, only holding his head with some painful expression written in his face.“Victor?” he mumbles, as he begins to feel something strange.“You are Victor, right? Of course, you are,” replies Emma with some silly smile and a bit of awkward face. “There’s no way I would mistake you for someone else. What are you doing here in Canada? What’s with this outfit? Don’t tell me you abandon your job and become homeless now.”But Victor is still trying his best to hold the pain in his head. He wants that aspirin so bad. But somehow, a few fragments of his memory are coming back to him albeit not so clear.It’s just some frames of vision coming
The Heir of the Family 328 - This is My Case
Meanwhile, Emma has received the paper to fill in Victor’s data. But she hasn’t filled anything yet.Her face has been so blank. Because she has just seen that news, the same news which Pablo saw earlier. And Emma has also learned that the one who was killed is Lucas’ father, Jonathan Atkinson.She knows that Victor has had an issue with Lucas, since she brought that man into their family affairs. But she can’t believe that Victor would kill Lucas’ dad for that reason.She is still looking so confused and awry with so many suspicions, until her mom comes and shakes her from her deep thought.“Hey! What’s wrong?”“Ah? It’s, nothing!” replies Emma with an uncomfortable face.Olivia mistakes that Emma may feel uncomfortable for the fact she has married without telling her. And so, she just starts explaining to Emma that she is not angry at all.“You left home, and told us that you won’t come back. It’s reasonable if you marry someone without telling us. The fact you are here with us is
The Heir of the Family 329 - The Deep Roots
Schneider's neck is bulged, and his face is red with rage. He really can’t stand to see someone who he considers so low under him is now acting so high with his words. But he isn’t able to pay back Frank’s arrogant words, because Chief Hopkins immediately tells him to leave. “Like he said, this is his case. You should have told him first before doing anything regarding this issue. Now would you let me have a moment to speak with Officer Frank?” “Sir!” replies Schneider short with a little nod before taking his leave. Soon after that, Chief Hopkins asks Frank Morris to close the door before he asks him about the development of his investigation. “It seems like you don’t have enough interest in this man named Victor. I mean, I know this poster is a bit too much. But come on! It’s not like we should always follow the rule to solve a case.” “Pardon me, sir!” replies Frank with so much formality before expressing his view. “I do have some interest in him. Not just about this case. I h
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“So, we are going to live here now?” asks Judy, just as she gets out of the car right in front of a humble two-story house. “All of us? Together?” Victor averts his attention to Judy, and immediately, Judy changes her facial expression to her childish one. “Ah, never mind! Come Emma, we need to secure the best room for us.” Emma is still looking so unsure whether to stay living together with them. But Judy insists on taking her. Victor just lets Chappy take all his stuff inside. He just leaves, heading to one shop right next to his new house. There are several people doing some renovation for that shop. And the first thing that catches his interest is the two guys who are now installing a banner with colorful lamps, mentioning La Marca. “So you're really going to revive La Marca, huh?” Victor turns behind, and sees Jimmy coming to him. Yes, this one shop is exactly the same spot where La Marca started, and it is right across the street, in front of Jimmy’s office. “Are you inte
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360 - The Good and the Bad (The End)
So, Victor stays there for a while, waiting for Lucas to come. Meanwhile, Fazio and Gambino are looking confused by him. “So, you have footage of all his vaccine projects all this time, yet you let him scheme all these bad things on you?” asks Fazio. Victor turns his face to Vincenzo with a stupid look for a moment before giving a reply. “Um, I don’t clearly remember about this footage before. After listening to that old man’s story, only then did I think about it.” “Well, he was just a naive kid that time. He didn’t have the heart to do bad things on others,” says Vincenzo. “Heey!” Victor voices his objection. “No, it’s not about naivety,” Chappy interferes. “I know my bro is a good man. You see, I once tried to rob him, yet he treated me like a brother now.” Gambino just shakes his head with a silly face. “It’s good you want to do something good for others. But you need to understand, you can’t be too good to anyone. Especially in this kind of thing.” “I know!” replies Victor
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359 - The Price Of A Trust
On the other hand, the one who hired Lt. Schneider to kill Victor as a fugitive is now having a restless night. Not because he is worried, but simply because he is confused, who killed that fat cop.He is none other than Elijah Miller, the lawyer that Lucas hires, who also has a grudge on Victor.“Could it be that man? No way!”He thinks this might be Lucas’ doing. But he never told Lucas who the police he hired for that scheme. Can’t get enough of his thoughts, he just leaves his house and visits Lucas in the middle of the night.And to add more salt to his bitterness, he finds Lucas seeming to have a peaceful night. That man opens the door for him with sleepy eyes.“What? Can’t you just come later in the morning?”“Damn! Was it really you?” asks Elijah.“What is this?” asks Lucas with a confused face.Elijah pushes the door, and then checks on the situation inside just to make sure there’s no one else beside them. He then asks Lucas to follow him to his car.“Haven't you heard the n
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358 - Zip His Mouth
Jimmy immediately whispers to Victor that they don’t need to do anything to defend Emma’s testimonies. Because Emma already finishes her role in clarifying about his memory loss. “Don’t mind them. They are just trying to create a ruckus. It’s clear they have nothing to use against us.” Meanwhile, the judge also tells Elijah to stop bringing that issue, because he sees almost no correlation between that matter with the current case. “Maybe she does this to redeem her past mistake, or maybe not,” says the judge. “Whatever her intention is, all you need to do is to focus on the evidence she brings, and the credibility in her story. Is there anything else you want to ask the witness?” “No, Your Honor!” replies Elijah. Soon after this, the judge adjourned the trial for a while. He asks both Jimmy and Elijah to come to his office. The judge delivers his sermons, advising Jimmy and Elijah not to send the trial into obscurity in order to avoid unnecessary public attention. But sadly, th
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357 - Questioning Her Intention
After all, he has made an agreement with Frank for this one, and he doesn’t want to screw Frank’s scenario in attacking Adam. Besides that, Jimmy himself already prepared his own arguments to protect Victor from all the accusations.When it is time for him to bring his witness, he asks Vincenzo first, as someone who was hired as Victor’s bodyguard and accompanied Victor to Canada.“I believe it was the same day they found Atkinson’s body. My boss was invited to attend the funeral of his ex-wife. It was shocking news for him. So, without thinking much about that message, we headed to Canada the same day.”“And there was this cab driver, welcoming us by telling us he was sent by the Mayor of the Town of the Blue Mountains, the father of my boss’ ex-wife.”He tells everything about how this mischievous cab driver left them in the nowhere, and how some people came to kill Victor. But of course, Vincenzo didn’t tell the part when he killed them all by himself.“We got separated, so I told
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356 - Weak Testimonies
The next two days, Emma receives a package from her sister in Canada. It’s the document about Victor’s medical condition including the CT scan report of his head. At the same time, Mandy also receives a package from Eusebio, containing Victor’s phone that is already busted after he fell to the river. But of course, Jimmy is confident he can still fix the phone, and secures the odd message that Victor received from Emma’s phone number. “How did you get this?” asks Jimmy. “Someone sent it to me from Canada,” replies Mandy. “Who? He must know that I might need this to defend Victor’s case. Who sent it to you?” Before this, Jimmy already learned about some people talking about Eusebio coming back to Indiana. In the end, he only learned that the one being talked about was actually Victor. “Mandy! Are you hiding something from me? Did Eusebio meet with Victor in Canada?” Mandy nods twice with an uninterested face. “He was the one who helped him. He already called me right when he foun
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355 - I'm Out
Even Frank isn’t getting a peaceful night either. There are so many things that don't click with his beautiful mind. He has learned quite far about the background behind that serial murder case. He knows that Victor has something to do with this, and has already had a theory that this led to the death of Atkinson. “So, Adam got Victor and this Johann guy at the same time. Does that mean all your theories are true?” asks Morgan. Frank doesn’t answer him. He just sits there with a flat face, while busy rubbing his ring finger which no longer has any ring on it. His mind keeps working on the narration to conclude all the theory and deduction that he has made so far. “But this man, Cooper! He said he came to Lucas to warn him about this serial killer,” he says. “But Lucas said that it was Cooper who tried to kill him in the toilet,” argues David. “That’s the problem,” Frank refutes. “We have an eyewitness that this man, Cooper, had a fight with someone wearing Arabian outfits in the
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354 - When Being Innocent Is Not Enough
He hits Victor again, while he is still pinned down on the ground. That hit only looks like a joking tap, as if he is agitating Victor to release his rage. And indeed, it’s effective to make Victor even more infuriated and mad. But then, just as Victor raises his left hand intending to continue his assault, someone just shoots him with a gun. Fortunately, it only hit his left shoulder from behind. But because of this shot, he is no longer in a mount position pinning Johann down. Weirdly, that shot only makes Johann infuriated. He gets up, and shows how annoyed he is with the one man who just shot Victor. “Yoou!!!” He grumbles with a low voice, before shouting out his anger. “You’ve screwed everything! That’s his moment, how dare you screw it!!!” Still within his madness, Johann recklessly rushes toward that man who is still holding his gun. And then… “Bang! Bang!!” Two shots in the chest put Johann down. That man approaches Victor who is now trying to get back up by holding his
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353 - Release That Beast!
Weirdly, for whatever reason, Johann didn’t kill Lucas. Cooper finds Lucas still breathing albeit no longer conscious. He immediately takes out a phone, and informs Victor and Vincenzo about that situation. However, as he just intends to leave that restroom, one security guard and two cops appear. Yes, there are already several cops around this building, because Lucas had shared to the police about the possibility of Victor would attack him. There are also Officer Frank and a few of his team among them in the outside. As those two cops notice Lucas’s condition in the restroom, they immediately put Cooper down on the floor. They then cuff Cooper’s hand behind his back. Of course, Cooper tries to break free, looking so impatient to not let his target away. “You stupid! You got the wrong person. He is out there, a man with an Arabian outfit!” “Silence! Whatever you want to say, you can explain it later in the office. You have the right to call an attorney. If you are unable to do so,
