Cold Man And Miss Stone
28. They're drowning

Disgust.

She made a face 'I did the right thing, didn't she?' after pulling Emilia away. But that's not a big deal.

Rowan Ahkam just leaned back watching from afar with Rangga Ahkam, then let alone the hostess, the butler just did not show up to solve the problem.

That's enough to prove that they all know Soraya's just causing trouble. There's no point in being served. But this man appeared as if he had finished saving the world.

What a disgusting man.

"Ema, are you hurt?"

Emilia brushed Samuel's hand to stop touching him. "I'm doing fine. If there's no more work, I'll go to the room."

"Your face is pale, Ema. Have you eaten?"

"I'm not a kid who needs to be reminded to eat." Emilia went into her room, ignoring Samuel at the door she immediately locked.

The girl was sitting on the bed, scrambling her hair that was a bit limp from sweat.

I'm not cut out to be a waiter, Emilia thought tired.

If you know the people in Ahkam are tol*l and a lot of drama, Emilia is better disguised as a doctor from the village or something like that. At least they stopped emphasizing caste as if they were the highest.

Pride is a must for a king. That's what Mahesa said.

Why do the cockroaches feel themselves kings when they only know to make annoying problems about hands to be broken and the like?

But he doesn't seem to have to think about that much. Now ... It's time to play the core game.

...*...

Rowan Ahkam sits on her bed with Rangga who is busy playing nintendo. The incident was over because Samuel took Ema away, although Soraya had to check on her uncle's attitude.

Interestingly for Rowan, Samuel treated the girl very special.

What reason?

"If beauty subdues Uncle, from the beginning she and Nina are related." Rowan muttered a little. "Even though I have to admit that Ema has a unique charm."

Maybe because he's a village man? I mean Rowan, her face has minimal make up, her clothes are also simple.

No, not that, apparently.

Ema has a firm eye full of confidence. Not the kind of eyes full of doubt, fear or whatever it is because it is in a foreign place.

In a way, Rowan felt he was looking down on others, yet not like he was so arrogant and had a big mouth. Like ... like he didn't think Ahkam was big until he was equal.

"You think a lot about the girl" replied Rangga. Seeing Rowan now lying agitated on the bed. "Is it because of Uncle?"

Sure oes.

Who is Ema really?

...*...

Samuel propped up his chin with straight eyes on the scribble paper on his desk. It's been a week since the last death. Nothing happened after that. The search for Argantana may have continued, and he was still busy investigating Samuel.

Argantana's attention was no longer on Ema. It seems that he also once suspected that Ema was doing something. But now it's a dead end.

From the beginning what was the purpose? Why kill one by one Ahkam? Seems to have considerable power, so why did he kill useless people like Seline and Idrus?

Why not go after Rowan whose son Argantana or even Argantana himself?

"Mahesa Mahardika." Samuel's attention was somehow fixed on that person.

He could indeed be called a 'colleague' of Samuel. People who have services to accompany him grow until Oto develops as it is now.

But Mahesa had no motive from the beginning, so if she had any interference, then at least she would have sent someone who had some business with Ahkam.

Question is, who?

Tired of the question, Samuel decided to leave the room. Stop by Ema's room to take her out.

"Ema."

It doesn't take long, the door's open. "What?"

Not very friendly. Samuel snorted amusedly for it. "There's still time before dinner. I'm hungry so make me food."

The girl did so without a sound, twitching in the kitchen while Samuel sat staring at her back.

He often felt that Ema had a very big secret, but what could he think of a village girl with no important background?

"Ema."

He didn't turn around.

"I know this is a sensitive question, but what happened to your parents?"

There was a pause from his movements before returning to focus in the kitchen. "Dead."

"I've heard it. I mean, they sick?"

Samuel knows he's asking sensitive and annoying questions, but Ema is the type who if not breached, she'll be locked away forever.

It turned out that Ema was silent. Samuel thought he was sad because of his parents.

Just as Samuel was about to say 'sorry', Ema placed the food in front of him muttering, "They drowned in the sea."

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