Chapter 22 : Searching For Evidence (3)After leaving Daniel, Steve returned to the parking lot, where their car was parked. He stood beside the car, leaning on his body, which somehow felt so tiring. The sunlight that was at the top of his head and the air that felt quite hot certainly made him feel uncomfortable.Feeling overheated, Steve took out his cell phone from his pants pocket. He turned the flat thing on and searched for Terry's contact information in his phone list. He happened to have the guy's number after dyeing his hair yesterday.Once he got Terry's contact, Steve immediately pressed the green receiver button, calling the man. The sound of the phone ringing rang in his ears.On the first ring, Terry didn't pick up the phone, nor did the second ring. This made him feel frustrated. He clicked his tongue with an annoyed look on his face. "Where is that man? Why isn't he picking up my calls?" He grumbled while puffing out his cheeks.Steve tried again to call Terry. He v
Chapter 23: Procedure"Guys, I got a new message from Mrs. Aleena." Terry quickly informed his two colleagues about the message he received."What does it say?" Ben asked curiously."We are asked to return to Rosemary's residence," Terry replied as he showed the message to the two men."Then let's go home. Let's not keep Mrs. Aleena waiting too long. Especially since she is not well," Ben suggested.Terry nodded. He immediately turned around and started the car engine to go to Rosemary's residence. He ran the car at a moderate speed, cutting through the less-crowded streets.It only took 30 minutes for the car with the three men to arrive at Rosemary's residence. Terry walked straight to the special place, followed by Ben, who led Steve behind him.Terry, Steve, and Ben were now in the Rosemary family's secret room at the back of the warehouse. The three of them were called here by Aleena after finding additional evidence at the factory in the city center. This was to determine who t
Chapter 24: The White SnakeIn the doorway, Steve could see the person who had come here. It was a woman with white hair down to her back. She had skin as pale as snow.Her eyes were green, and she had a nice body that could attract many men. The most attractive thing about her was that her face looked like a doll that was often displayed in the window.Steve glanced at Ben, who seemed to tighten his jaw, looking so angry when the girl came into this room. Ben's hands were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white. The heterochromia-eyed man's eyes were also bulging as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.Steve shifted his focus toward Terry. What happened was completely opposite of Ben's situation. Terry just put on a flat face without any meaningful expression, like a robot."Ben, don't you miss me?" asked the woman in a soft voice.She walked over to Ben, who was still sitting on the sofa. The sound of her high heels clashing with the floor made a loud noise in
Chapter 25: Discussion Aleena could not answer Steve’s question. Her tongue felt numb, as if something was holding her throat. The words in her head could not be conveyed. The woman was speechless with empty eyes. Her anger seemed to have disappeared, replaced by confusion.Seeing that, Steve knew something was wrong here. He dragged his feet, wanting to approach Aleena, who seemed to be frozen in place. However, he had to postpone his intention when he saw the door of the secret room wide open.Steve could see that the white-haired woman’s appearance was a mess. Her eyes looked puffy, with traces of tears printed on her cheeks. Her nose was red, and the corners of her lips looked hurt. In addition, the woman’s hair looked messy.Just as Steve was about to open his mouth, the white-haired woman walked with wide strides towards the outside without turning her head back. Steve could only sigh as the woman’s back moved further and further out of sight, until she disappeared behind a b
Chapter 26 : Guilty?By now, Steve, Ben, and Terry were already at Terry and Ben's secret base behind the alley. The three men had just returned from Rosemary's residence after discussing the items they had recovered from the burned fabric factory.Steve laid down on Terry's bed while blocking his eyes with his arm. He felt extremely tired after his first mission, which was certainly not smooth sailing and was very hard.He remembered his last conversation with Aleena about his question. She had avoided him on the grounds that she had a check-up with the doctor and had not had time to answer his questions. This, of course, made his heart unhappy."Are you still upset that Mrs. Aleena didn't answer your question?" Asked Ben as he approached Steve, who was now on his brother's bed. He laid down next to Steve."If you know, it's better not to ask," Steve replied in an annoyed tone. The man grumbled in a quick tone, like he was rapping. Ben could only chuckle at Steve's childish behavior
Chapter 27: Consequences Steve was speechless at the answer that came out of Terry's mouth. His eyes were rounded by a heart that seemed to stop beating. His face looked pale, with cold sweat pouring from his forehead. "What? My life?"The look on Terry's face was not joking. Instead, the man's face showed more seriousness than before. "Yes. Your life. Did I say something wrong?"Steve shook his head quickly while laughing awkwardly. He shifted his gaze in another direction so as not to meet Terry's gaze, who seemed to be waiting for his answer. "Terry, this joke is not funny."Terry raised his eyebrows. His lips formed a straight line, and his eyes looked intensely at Steve. "Joke?""Yes, a joke." Steve replied quickly. His voice sounded nervous, and he stuttered. "You must be joking that if I betray you, then life is at stake. Tell me you're joking, Terry."Terry pulled the corners of his lips up so wide that his eyes narrowed. That wide smile looked terrifying, as if it were warn
Chapter 28: RejectionA woman with long black hair walked with wide strides into a room in Rosemary's residence. In her hands, there were several thick documents. The sound of the stomping of her heels echoed in the quiet hallway.Once in front of the door that read "Barbara's room," the dark-haired woman immediately stretched out her hand to knock on the door quite loudly."Come in."As soon as she got the order, the girl immediately opened the door and walked back into Barbara's room. Barbara was now sitting at the table, sipping coffee with his right hand. She bowed respectfully for a moment and straightened up."What's wrong, Jessy?" Barbara asked without taking his eyes off the window.The woman called Jessy immediately opened one of the top folders and handed it to Barbara. "There's something you should see, sir."Barbara set his coffee cup on the table and took the document the woman handed him. He read it carefully before finally speaking up."The Griffin family wants to work
Chapter 29: PersuadingThe atmosphere seemed so quiet. The rejection that Steve had expressed earlier made Terry let out a long sigh. The bright red-haired man immediately got up from the chair and walked away from the dining table. A streak of disappointment and annoyance was clearly drawn on his face.However, before Terry exited the headquarters, a voice from Ben stopped him in his tracks. "Where are you going?"Terry turned to his brother without showing any meaningful expression on his face. "I'm going out. I want to smoke a cigarette and calm down," he replied briefly, reluctant to say more."Are you sure you're just relaxing?" Ben asked in a doubtful tone. "You're not going to do anything stupid like "that incident," are you?" Terry smiled slightly as he let out a long breath. "I won't do that again, Ben. I really want to smoke. So don't be afraid, okay?"After saying that, Terry walked out of the base without looking back. Once Terry's back was out of sight, Ben sighed as he