Amel woke up from her sleep, looking at the clock that showed it was already 9:30 AM.She let out a long sigh. It was so late, but Richard still hadn't woken her up.He should have woken her even if she was still sleeping soundly.In this situation, Amel felt awkward as a guest who had just arrived and was staying there."I'll scold him. It's weird that he didn't wake me up," Amel muttered, feeling annoyed.Currently, Amel was sleeping in the man's room while Richard had decided to sleep on the couch in the living room.He didn't want to make Amel feel uncomfortable while she was in his apartment.Before going to see the man, Amel first went into the bathroom to wash her face to freshen up.She also made sure to brush her teeth.After finishing everything, Amel, now ready, left the man's room.A smile appeared on her face when she found the man in the kitchen of his apartment.Just as Amel was about to open her mouth to greet him, she suddenly stopped when she saw the man receiving a
Citra stretched all the muscles in her legs, which felt tight because she hadn't gone jogging like this in a long time."Weak. Just from that, you're already giving up," said Nike as he handed a bottle of water to the woman.Ignoring the man's words, Citra rolled her eyes lazily, choosing to gulp down the water until it was almost gone."I haven't done a morning routine like this in a long time. It's natural that I get tired faster than you," Citra replied sarcastically.The man could only laugh, making fun of the woman."Come on! Let's go back home," said Nike, inviting the woman to leave.Citra, who was actually still feeling tired but didn't want to be considered weak again by the man, then strengthened herself to stand up straight and walk away with him."A woman must be strong, don't be weak and easily mistreated by others," said Nike during their morning run.Citra could only focus on the road ahead, feeling like she wanted to faint right then and there."Want to order an online
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