Thomas takes a cold glance at them while holding the car door, with face remains flat at the sight of their desperation.He gets into the car, and finds Naomi welcoming him with a sweet smile.“Do you love seeing them in that situation?” Naomi teases.“How would I be satisfied when it wasn’t me who did it?” Thomas denies as he starts the car.Naomi giggles with a silly face. “I know what you feel. You don’t need to hide it from me!”Thomas seems trying hard to ignore her by focusing on driving the car, but the girl finds it amusing.Soon, she remembers something important, and takes out the necklace Erica found yesterday.Once she shows it off…Screech!!!Thomas hits the brakes. He looks so shocked, and immediately snatches the necklace away. It catches Naomi by surprise.“So, it’s really yours?” she asks.“Where did you find it?” Thomas inquires. “Did you steal it when I was unconscious?”His eyes are icy cold, looking angry at something. The mood inside the car slowly turns dark. Now
The man doesn’t finish his words, and then glances at Joaquin with murderous eyes. It isn’t clear what kind of sinister intention he has in his mind.It sends shivers down Joaquin’s spine. He believes those two gentlemen must be the thugs Donovan hired to destroy his house, and came here to give their report to their boss.Donovan looks back at Joaquin, and suddenly scolds him. “What are you doing here? Want me to put a bullet in that numb skull of yours?”Without waiting for any response from Joaquin, the old man gets into his office by inviting the two thugs in. And Joaquin, he immediately rushes towards the elevator in a hectic way.“I’m not safe here! I need to leave this city!”He looks impatient, pressing a certain button on the elevator while glancing toward Donovan's office with a frightened face.Truth to be told, those two thugs have nothing to do with Joaquin or his family. They are actually ordered by Donovan to take care of Thomas.“Have you killed him?” asks Donovan befor
Without asking any more questions, Naomi gets down while covering her head. But that’s not enough, because Thomas doesn’t want her to see him doing anything odds. He has no choice but takes off his suit and uses it to cover Naomi’s head.“What the?” Naomi looks displeased, intending to get the suit away.But then, the mysterious men in the muscle car begin to open fire. So, Thomas simply holds Naomi’s head down and issues a specific command.“Inventory! Box No. 9!”A second later, Naomi notices the appearance of blue light. And soon…Boom!!!She is surprised by the sound of an explosion nearby and covers her head with Thomas’ suit by instinct.Moments later, she collects her courage to take a peek, and there she sees Thomas holding a grenade in his right hand, with its pin already in his teeth.“Woooaaa!!! Where did you get that thing?”Thomas simply glances at her, which of course makes her panic even more. How could she not, he has already removed the grenade pin, yet he is still hol
Naomi looks disgusted at the woman's spoiled behavior, especially after hearing what the woman say. “What do you mean by your car? And, what the hell are you doing here in my house?”“Naomi! I’m you mother, remember?” replies the woman.“What the?” Naomi’s face contorts so badly.“It’s only natural that I show a sense of ownership,” the woman continues naïvely. “Everything belongs to your father, and everything belongs to you, is mine too. Isn’t that what family means?”Naomi shrugs with a disbelieving face. “Yo! What kind of stupid logic you are bringing up here? Since when did you become a part of my family? Just because you’ve slept with my dad once or twice, doesn’t make you my mom. I bet you are not the only woman my dad has had a sex with in the last three months.”“Honey! You shouldn’t talk like that about your father!” The woman comes closer, intending to caresses Naomi’s chin.Instantly, Naomi knocks the woman's hand away and steps back. Her back shivers in horror and disgust.
Thomas stares at Adam with eyes lit with fury. He can’t help but remembers the bad treatment he received from the Gregory family two days ago.Driven by anger, he slowly clenches his hands by scratching the ground. Unlike two days ago, his two feet can support him to get up and confront Adam Saunders.“So you want to see how strong I am? Wanna test it first hand?”He doesn’t care who Adam Saunders is. There are also so many of Adam’s guards around, but he doesn’t give a damn.Adam's facial expression slightly changes at the sight of Thomas’ recklessness. This is the first time someone has the nerve to confront him this way.“Do you realize your situation, young man? Look around you!” Adam reprimands.But Thomas isn’t averting his attention away from him. He keeps staring at Adam with murderous eyes.Naomi, who has already learned a little about Thomas' character, and has seen for herself how crazy Thomas was a while ago, immediately stands in front of her father.“Thomas! Wait! That’s
Naomi responds to Thomas' words with a silly reaction. And that is enough to convince Thomas that the girl is completely ignorant of the corruption in Drada Police Department.Besides, he could tell for sure that even her father, Adam Saunders, is nothing but a clean businessman who doesn’t know much about the organized crimes in Drada.“Now I’m curious, where did your father know that woman?” he asks.“Who? That Anastasia Nixon?” replies Naomi with a bit of wrinkled face. “Don't tell me you really have an interest in her!”“Give me a break!” Thomas responds with a cringe expression.“Why? Don’t you see her attractive? Despite her toxic behavior, she is actually a former flight attendant. My father met her on a flight home from Greinia.”Thomas grimaces. “Are you sure she is a former flight attendant?”“What? You think she is not pretty enough for a flight attendant?”“That’s not it,” Thomas shakes his head. “It’s just that… You know I was being hunted down by some dangerous people las
Just a few seconds ago he talked big like a genuine main character. There’s no way he is pulling back now. So he forces to act brave like he has nine lives to spare like some mythical cat.“So what if you have a gun? What are you going to do then? Shoot me? Here? Don’t you know who I am? I’m the son of…”Thomas suddenly shoots him without a warning. The shot misses, or maybe not. But the tip of the guy’s left ear is burning hot, grazed by the bullet.Still pointing the gun at the man, Thomas asks by faking a curious expression. “Excuse me! What were you trying to say just now?”Morgan is petrified like a stuffed scaredy-kitten, and then slowly raises both hands with trembling lips. He is gulping with a blank mind, with his instinct forcing him to apologize rather than losing his life.“Ap, ap, ap, apologize, sir!” Morgan stutters.“Apologize? Oh, that’s right! Should I go out there to apologize for this lady?” Thomas asks.The dude gives an awkward smile. “Nah, it’s okay! I’ll take my
He gets inside the house, and finds Naomi sitting with Erica in front of a custom bar. Their mood seems somewhat gloomy.“Hey, where should I put this suitcase?” Thomas asks from the living room.But Naomi isn’t responding to his call. Erica simply gives him a sign to go upstairs.Thomas leaves them, and goes straight into the first room he finds on the second floor. He drops the suitcase and then stands right in front of the bed.“Inventory! Take out the items from Box no. 13, 14, and 15!”A blue light appears before him, with a few lightning sparks. Three suitcases drop from it and fall onto the bed.Feeling hungry, he goes to the kitchen to check the fridge. Unfortunately, there is nothing he can eat there. He returns to Naomi, and finds her alone, holding a glass of drink with a bottle of whiskey in front of her.“Where is your friend?” Thomas asks.“She left! Why?” Naomi replies before bringing the glass closer to her lips.Thomas immediately snatches the glass from her. Naomi gla
As if no longer having the strength to stand on two feet, Naomi lifelessly kneels down with a pitiful pale face. Her eyes are watery, and her two hands with trembling fingers covering her mouth.As an educated person, she knows so well that it’s already too late to save her father’s life. Not even the best doctor in the world can save Adam Saunders’ life.On the other hand, Mr. Chicote can no longer argue the two doctors anymore. He looks so stupid, gulping with a pale face, realizing how fuck up he is at the moment.“Now you realize how stupid you have been in my eyes?” Alfred, who has just come out of the isolation room, states coldly to Mr. Chicote’s face. “I don't care whether ghosts exist or not. But I can say for sure that you are just a swindler, taking advantage of other people's suffering to extort their money.”“Nonsense!” Mr. Chicote refutes. “She was the one who asked for my help, and I do what I can do based on my knowledge.”“Based on your knowledge? So what about the gho
Alfred looks so mad, but his eyes are red and sparkling with tears due to anguish and despair. And Mr. Chicote, like he doesn’t give a damn what causes Alfred’s sorrow, suddenly slaps him in the face and yells back.“Just because you can’t see them, doesn’t mean they don’t exist! It’s like your brain, no matter how stupid you are, you still have a brain even though you can’t see it. It’s either you are ignorant, or you know it but deliberately let the devil use you to lead people astray!”Alfred is stunned, his face looks baffled. Not because the word has succeeded in providing enlightenment, but because of the old man’s audacity in slapping him in front of other people.He grabs the man’s black robe with just his left hand and then pushes him hard against the wall, making the glass wall shake with it.The nurse tries to stop the fight, but Alfred ignores her and brings his face closer to Mr. Chicote.“How dare you slap my face? Even my boss never did that to me!” He croaks, his voice
Carefully, she starts tidying the bedroom without disrupting the arrangement of those strange objects. Until a few moments later, she feels a strange breezy softly blowing her beautiful hair.It could just be the wind coming out from the bathroom with an unclosed window. But she thinks it is some kind of bad premonition.Feeling eerie, she immediately gets out of the room while taking her phone out to make a call.[Immanuel Chicote here!]“Mr. Chicote! It’s me, Naomi Saunders!”[My child! How is your father’s situation?”“Um, could you come here, please? I don’t feel quite right about the situation in this house.”[Sure! I’ll be right there!]Not daring to be alone on that second floor, she hurries down to the kitchen to see the maids.“Matilda! Could you make lemonade tea for me?” She politely asks before taking a seat.“We've used all the lemons yesterday?” Matilda deplores. “It's something that Anastasia Nixon didn't like, and that Mr. Chicote used as a talisman to keep her away fro
After listening to Matilda's explanation, Naomi slowly turns her face to the direction where her father went. She no longer sees the car, but her face is now painted with worry.In the past few days, her father has often behaved strangely, always filled with excessive fear, worried about people who might be after his life.Adam even said that he was visited by Anastasia Nixon and her Chihuahua, both in his dreams and when he was conscious.And Naomi, who does believe in superstition, has also called a psychic to cleanse her house of all forms of negative energy. But it seems that wasn't enough.“Alfred! We need to call Mr. Immanuel Chicote back to cleanse my house.”Alfred is grimacing as soon as he hears what Naomi has just said. And of course, Naomi understands very well what his reaction means.“I know this sounds stupid to you,” Naomi continues impatiently. “But we have no other choice. I know for sure that my father is not crazy. Of all the hallucinations he has, he sees the ghost
The situation at the Saunders Properties Trust office is being made busy by Alfred. It’s about Naomi, who left the office without anyone knowing where she went. It’s been more than three hours, and she hasn’t come back.“How come no one knows? What are you guys doing here anyway?” He grunts.“Welcoming guests with greetings and a smile,” replies the receptionist.“Monitoring the people in this lobby,” says one of the security officers.Alfred squints at that man. “And you didn’t see her leaving?”“I did! But it’s not my place to question her, or even prevent her from leaving the office. She is the boss,” the security officer argues.“Oh, God! Don’t you even realize her situation?” Alfred deplores.All those employees can only show their oblivions. Alfred rubs his head in frustration, before coming back to the receptionist.“Have you tried to call her?” he asks.“I have! But it’s out of reach,” replies the female receptionist.“Call it again!” Alfred exclaims as he walks away. “Keep try
Feeling insulted, Alfred vents his anger by throwing a punch. Thomas evades it simply by taking his head away, and again, he responds to it with another slap.This situation continues to repeat, with Alfred continually trying to hit Thomas but never succeeding and always getting slapped in return.“Come on! Is this all you got?” Thomas taunts.Five minutes have past, and that tough looking face is now swollen on the left side. With both knees and hands on the ground, Alfred looks down with a frustrated face.“Is it the gun that you really want, or humiliation?” Thomas provokes coldly.But Alfred doesn't even dare to look back at Thomas anymore. It is a fair fight, one on one, with Thomas not letting anyone interfere with their affair. Yet, he really can’t do anything.Even with the anger filling his heart, he is now realizing how far the gap between him and Thomas is. This is the first time someone has made him so helpless. His self-esteem has been crushed so badly after receiving so m
- Two Hours Earlier, When Alfred Was Taking Erica to Visit Thomas -As before, Alfred's arrival at this dilapidated block is again greeted by several street thugs with unfriendly looks. At least, his car is no longer stopped by these thugs.It seems like they are already familiar with the car Alfred is driving, and they are just following with their BMXs and off road bikes.More than two dozen of them, and all of whom are holding weapons. Metal baseball clubs, big wrenches with some metal chains, wired wooden clubs, you name it. Some of them even have guns tucked into their waists.“Alfred! What are we doing in this place?” asks Erica, looking around with an awry face.“Didn’t you ask me to take you here?” Alfred replies rhetorically, still looking composed driving the car slowly.“What do you mean?” Erica shows her confusion.Alfred doesn’t say anymore. He simply stops the car on the side of the road, right in front of an old and humble apartment building.“This is where he lives,” ut
Some people might think that a woman’s mood can easily improve after a good night’s sleep. However, Naomi’s situation is different. Since ending her relationship with Thomas, she hasn’t been able to regain her usual self.Recently, she has been spending all her working hours inside her office. As she is engrossed with the amulet left by her late mother, a knock on the door suddenly interrupts her reverie.“Come in!”It turns out to be Erica, greeting spiritedly like always. “Yo, Naomi! Aren't you going out again today?”Naomi acts as if there’s nothing wrong. “Why? Is there something that I need to do outside?”Erica gives her a smile by shrugging a little, and approaches her. “Girl! You don't need to hide it from me. Everyone has noticed your changes.”“What changes?” Naomi looks baffled.“Come on! I admit he's a good guy. But you're Naomi Saunders. There are so many better men out there. You shouldn't be so fixated on him.”“Sigh! There’s nothing between us,” Naomi denies. “You shoul
Without saying much, Thomas decides to walk away. Naomi makes a pouting face, looking so dissatisfied.She is indeed upset. But deep down in her heart, she expects Thomas to defend himself, and tries to convince her. Carrying a feeling of disappointment, she gets into the car and starts it.Soon after that beetle car moves past the gate, Adam tilts his head a little like giving an order to Alfred. Knowing exactly what order Adam has given, Alfred hurries after Thomas.“Hey! You forgot something!”Thomas turns around, and instantly, a hard punch hits him in the face that causes him to staggering. As if that isn’t enough, Alfred punches him once more, sending him crashing on the ground.Adam approaches him composedly, and rummages all over Thomas’ body. He finds a roll of cash from Thomas’ pocket, and then gives it to Alfred.He doesn’t stop there! He keeps rummaging, to make sure whether Thomas brings any weapons with him or not.However, there’s no weapon to be found but only Thomas’ w