Ethan parked his vehicle at a restaurant that seemed quite far from his apartment. Beside him in the passenger seat was a girl about his sister's age."Is this the place?" Ethan asked, turning to the girl.With an innocent face and breath just starting to steady, Natalia nodded, unbuckling the seatbelt that had restrained her.She trailed right behind Ethan, following wherever his footsteps took him.Ethan walked into the restaurant, scanning the area to take in the scene, trying to find his sister or any suspicious people.Nothing. Instead of getting information about his sister, Ethan was approached by a waiter.She carried a pen and other items, assuming Ethan would be a customer at the restaurant."Excuse me, but I'm looking for my sister. Did you see a girl being dragged by some big guys out front earlier?" Ethan asked the woman.The waitress furrowed her brow, trying to remember what she had seen a while ago, before finally shaking her head."No, sir. I don't think I saw any com
Ethan looked at the clock on the wall of his room.It was exactly 8:45 PM, but Ethan still hadn't moved from his seat. There were many dilemmas and doubts that Ethan felt at this moment.How could he not, what was said by a man behind the bathroom, who seemed to be the CCTV guard, kept echoing in Ethan's mind, remembering it."Is it possible... he's connected to all this?" Ethan muttered, furrowing his brow.A rather long sigh was heard coming out of his mouth, making Ethan then rub his face roughly.He then leaned back in his chair, straightening his head up, looking at the ceiling of his room."It seems there's something wrong indeed. I have to check it myself," Ethan muttered, convincing himself.Ethan then steeled his heart, straightened up and walked towards the outside of his room.The man seemed to be walking towards where the CCTV room in his office was located.The CCTV guard was seen sitting in front of that room while leaning back with a lit phone in his hand.Ahem!As soon
Ethan stared intently at the man in front of him.They were now in the CCTV room. The man was seen opening each CCTV that contained recordings."Were you here on the night of the incident? Did you see anyone wearing this hoodie?" Ethan asked in his characteristic intimidating tone. He seemed to place hope in the man, if only he could provide an answer to Ethan.The man fell silent before finally shaking his head, indicating he didn't know.A long sigh escaped Ethan's mouth. Once again, his hopes dissipated into thin air while reality continued to slap him with the fact that everything wasn't as he had expected."Then, what did you mean by the word 'betray' earlier?" Ethan asked suspiciously.The man, who was now facing away from him, remained silent, making Ethan suspicious of what was happening with him."Actually, there was a malfunction with this CCTV that day, sir. I apologize, but at that time, the repair money for this CCTV had quite a large excess for me. I didn't return it to
Citra had just come out of the bathroom, having refreshed herself.A long sigh escaped her mouth as the man's voice still echoed clearly in her ears."Why does Amel's phone end up with him? It's so strange. Where is Amel that Ethan had to answer my call?" Citra muttered, trying to find answers to the questions spinning endlessly in her head.She tried to think of possibilities, which made Citra then search for her phone again, opening the still empty chat room."Why isn't he contacting me again? Did Ethan deliberately confiscate Amel's phone so she can't contact me anymore? Is he intentionally trying to cut off my communication with Amel?"All these negative thoughts emerged in Amel's head. Many negative assumptions arose about that man.But it all made sense. Considering also that the man felt annoyed with Citra, thinking that Citra was the perpetrator of the crime."It seems someone is deliberately setting this trap. If I were Ethan, I would surely feel annoyed and make accusations
Ethan tried to close his eyes, but thoughts about his sister's condition, which might not be as calm as his mind, kept waking him up.In the end, Ethan still couldn't rest peacefully."How can I possibly do all this," Ethan muttered to himself.He rubbed his face roughly, messing up his hair repeatedly.Ethan hadn't checked his phone in a while, but he hoped there would be a message different from that system message coming in.Ethan stared at his phone screen for quite some time, but the result was still nothing, there was nothing there."Seems pointless. There's nothing here," Ethan mumbled, realizing his efforts hadn't yielded any results.A long sigh escaped his mouth, his thoughts seeming to wander somewhere.He wanted to be calm, to find his sister as soon as possible, but fate seemed to be toying with him.Until now, Ethan may have complained about his economic condition, but if his finances remained good yet he had to lose his sister like this.Then what's the use of all his w
Richard hurried back to his apartment. He rode his motorcycle recklessly.As soon as he arrived at his apartment, Richard immediately opened the door, which he hadn't locked since morning, remembering there was a girl living with him."I hope what Milena said isn't true," Richard muttered, continuing to pray.Soon after, Richard quickly searched his apartment, looking for where the girl might be."Amel! Amel!" Richard called out, raising his voice.He kept looking around, searching for where the girl might be.Richard then opened the door to the girl's room, not finding her at all."Damn! I've checked every corner of this apartment. What if... no! That's impossible. In that case, let me search and ask people around."Richard took the initiative, then went out and was about to ask his neighbors. However, his steps then stopped when he just remembered that no one knew he had brought another girl.The man looked frustrated, another part of his heart still hoped that the girl was just out
Richard arrived at Martin's residence in a remarkably short time.The man didn't hesitate to burst in, driving recklessly until he was chased by several of Martin's men.Bang!Some bodyguards chasing Richard then hit the man's car hard, looking angry because he entered without permission.With full courage and without a hint of fear, Richard got out of his car.His gaze looked challenging towards the bodyguards who outnumbered him, and their builds were beyond description.Even one bodyguard facing Richard was no match for the man."How dare you enter without permission! Do you think you have the right to do that?!" growled the bodyguard with the biggest build.Although his heart felt a little afraid of that growl, Richard's determination to meet Amel and save the woman made him reluctant to follow his heart's advice to just leave."Where is Mr. Martin? I need to see him. He dared to kidnap my girl without my permission first," Richard explained to Martin's men.They seemed to ignore
Richard and Martin now stood right in front of a closed door with two bodyguards guarding it.Richard's gaze then shifted to Martin, who seemed to respond with his usual casual expression."I want to talk to her alone. I hope you understand," said Richard, emphasizing that he didn't want anyone else there but the two of them.Hearing this, Martin just smiled, nodding his head as if clearly allowing the man to do whatever he wanted."Go ahead. You can do whatever you want. But, just remember what I said before. I can't guarantee who the girl will choose later," Martin said confidently.Hearing that statement, as if it was clear that Amel would definitely choose Martin over him, made Richard feel annoyed.He wanted to slap that man's face that looked so arrogant and disrespectful, how dare he try to make Amel his after what he had done to Richard's girlfriend, Milena."I will definitely bring Amel back with me," Richard said even more confidently than Martin.Martin just gave a challeng