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
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
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
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
Frank only has one copy of the report file. And those cops look so intrigued to have a look at that report together. “About that orphanage,” Frank continues his story. “It is 100 % sponsored by a man named Charles Goodman.” “Goodman?” mumbles one of those cops. The thing is, there is also another person with the surname of Goodman in that old case report. There, they find a kid with the name Victor Goodman, the sole witness of the death of the two twins. “That kid, Victor Goodman, is the son of one of the twins, Lilie Emery. And there’s a record that this Lilie Emery was once married to a man named Thomas Goodman. And this Thomas Goodman is actually the sole heir of the house which is currently occupied by this man Charles Goodman.” “So, they are the same person?” asks Morgan. “You know what? Before becoming a business giant, people who were close to this Charles Goodman used to call him Charles William? And I believe the kid in that report is actually Victor William. Initially,
Victor’s face looks so blank for a moment. And then he begins to remember some sequences of events before he enters Emma’s pharmacy store, until he recalls everything that he has experienced since he met Pablo. But that’s all he can remember.But at least, he knows that he is now in Canada, and that this is already early in 2025. But still, he feels so confused why they are in Canada. He wants to ask Emma, but then one female doctor enters the room and greets Victor with a soothing smile.“Oh, thank goodness you're awake. How do you feel, Mr. Agramonte?”“Agramonte?” mumbles Victor with a confused face.“Oh, please! Just call him Eusebio,” Emma interrupts.Victor immediately averts his attention to Emma. He becomes even more confused as to why Emma would identify him as Eusebio. 
Emma notices the impression of disappointment from her sister, as if she isn’t too happy to find out her brother-in-law is just a pizza delivery man. “No, Eusebio! That story has long gone,” she interrupts. “I’ve already learned six months ago that you made a contract with Counterbrand when we were still in college.” “Eh, how did you know?” asks Victor with a bit of a confused face. Emma just ignores Victor’s confusion. She turns her face toward her sister, and shows a bit of her smug face. “Listen, chubby cheeks! My husband is a CEO of a big company in Indiana. Go check it yourself on the internet. They even have their own delivery application which has been so popular in Indiana recently. You will freak out to find how big the company is.” Victor is just silent to hear that story. And Ellie is now really checking it out on the internet via her smartphone. And immediately, her face looks so awed as she finds out how big Counterbrand’s main office building is. “Well, Eusebio! Wel
Sometimes, It’s not that difficult to handle rejection from a stranger. You can ignore it, and move on with your life. But it's different if you have to be faced with a situation where you have to live side by side with that stranger. You can't just ignore this kind of rejection easily. Even worse, if the stranger is the father of someone you love. Yes, it's not hard to understand that the current Victor loves Emma so dearly and honestly. Likewise with Emma, who of course is burdened by regret and guilt, still has deep feelings for Victor. It’s just that Victor doesn’t know about this regret and guilt because of his memory loss. He still isn’t so sure that he has really married Emma, except for the glimpse of memory that he has during the wedding day. And now, he is alone with Emma, in a room that looks like a room for a princess in a Disney World. “It’s so… pink? Are we going to spend the night together in this room?” asks Victor with an awkward face. Emma only puts on a sour exp