Fake Antagonist
Chapter 48 ~ Figuring Out

Alice looked at Darier questioningly, while Kiara grew even more upset. "That's a picture of my cousin. Someone who's too confident to think that photo is him."

"You!" furious Kiara.

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"I have reason to be suspicious of him" he continued, taking photos and sticking them on the board as the fifth suspect.

"Yes, but what's the reason?" ask Lucy.

Darier looked at Alice. Realizing that Darier could not tell the reason in front of everyone, Alice gave in.

"I think Edric is a little strange," he said, making others finally agree, especially Edric was part of the Nelson family who became their enemy.

"But you're his girlfriend."

"Yes, that's why I find her attitude a little strange. For more details we have to find out who among them is our prime suspect."

"Wait a minute, what are we playing again?" ask Joshua who does not understand.

PLAKK.

Darier was sticking the man's head back.

"Rier," the screeches did not accept.

"We're looking for Alice's most dangerous enemy." Lucy answered.

"Well, cool. Why didn't you guys ask me from the beginning?"

"Because you're stupid" said Darier, who was presented with the sharp gaze of the man.

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"Sir, you have a guest" Bastian's secretary said.

"Down whoever it is!" Bastian who is now very, very dizzy chose not to accept any guests. At best it was his useless wife or son.

"But sir, the one who wants to meet is Mr. Edric."

"Edric's? My son?"

"True Sir."

"Seek him straight into my room!"

"Good, Sir."

Secretary Bastian hung up the phone and looked back at his boss's charming son.

"Hm. Sir, you've been waiting in Mr. Bastian's room" he said with a sweet smile.

Edric just nodded, did not return a greeting or just smiled thinly at all.

"Do I need to take you, sir?"

"No," Edric replied, then he passed straight into the room not far from the secretary's desk.

"It's cold" the secretary muttered as she looked at the man's back.

While in the President's room, Bastian was showing his best smile for the son.

Geck. Geck. Geck.

"Come in, Ed!" he felt that the son was too sad.

"Let's sit!" pinta Bastian after Edric entered and approached her.

Edric said, the man sat while watching the daddy who looked unkempt and getting thinner.

In the depths of his heart this man felt a little squeezed, yet that sense could not beat the disappointment for his father's indifference for so many years.

"How are you, son?" bastian asked, starting the conversation.

"Hem, I'm good. What about Daddy?" ask Edric.

"As you can see, daddy's fine." Bastian smiled, trying to hide all the lara in his heart.

"Daddy is getting thinner," said Edric staring at the father.

"really? Daddy doesn't feel that way."

Edric smiled, however great the man hid the unrest. It was clearly visible from his face which now grew more and more fine lines.

"I won't be long, Dad. I have to go back."

"Why so fast? Daddy hasn't even presented you anything."

The man smiled again but only for a moment, because now he had put on a serious face. Bastian could feel it, this son indeed had an incredible aura. A second could smile warmly, a second later could stare intently as if to eat people.

"Actually I'm here to offer you a deal" he said without further ado.

Bastian raised his eyebrows. "What's that?"

"I can help the Nelson Group to survive the brink of collapse."

Bastian stared questioningly, this middle-aged man realized that Edric would definitely not provide help for free.

"You mean Alice?" Edric nodded.

Bastian smiled at Haru. Although Edric did this no want, but still this is a great help that he did not get from others at all.

"Thank you, Ed," Bastian said with teary eyes.

"I assume Daddy has agreed to my terms. If Daddy doesn't keep it up and the kid still bothers my girlfriend then Nelson Group will be the bet."

"Of course, Son. Sure." Sure."

"I'm sorry then."

Edric rose and passed from there, while Bastian was still pensive. Didn't know that the company could still be saved.

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"Tell me why you suspect Edric!" type Alice in a short message and send it.

"Have you ever seen a mark on his right forehead?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"I got a piece of my memory back that the person who harassed the real Alice to the point of committing suicide was the one with the mark."

Alice did not reply again, the girl placed the phone on the desk while closing her eyes to remember the story Darier meant.

Deg.

"Why do I remember?" his murmuring with heart felt sliced. How not? Just now he felt love and it turns out that love is what will destroy him later.

"No, the groove has changed a lot. About it must have also changed, right," he murmured again while giving confidence in himself that his brother Edric could not do the same.

Deg. Deg.

His heart was filled when he remembered his dream last night. It's about Alice saying that she's too late with a stupid feeling called love.

Is this what Alice meant? Has he been foolish to open his heart to the man who caused his destruction?

"I have to figure this out," his determination did not want to assume it for himself.

And in the afternoon Alice went to the lover's house. He believes the man has not yet returned to work and this is an opportunity for him to find out secretly.

"Miss Lawrence" said one of the bodyguards who had chased her.

Alice nodded with a smile. "Has Edric gone home?"

"No, Miss. Usually the boss comes home at five in the afternoon."

"Then can I wait inside?"

The guards were silent, all this time no one was allowed to enter the leader's house if the man was not in place.

"I'm your boss's lover, you know" Alice added when she saw the doubts on the men's faces.

"I'm sorry, Miss. Please enter!" they finally said after thinking Edric would definitely not be angry.

Alice drove out her car after the high gate was opened.

The girl got out of the car and stared at the magnificent building before her. With a gambang step he went inside and circulated the view in all directions.

'Not visible CCTV, ' his mind is alert.

Initially he sat for a while on the sofa, after a few minutes he began to move and walk around while pretending to pay attention to the display of the room.

'That's the workspace.'

The girl also put on a curious face, next to her hand holding the doorknob of the room.

When it opens, it turns inward. Trying to look as natural as possible that he is purely just curious. Although there is no visible CCTV installed, but Alice is sure that Edric who has power in the dark world has unusual security.

He circulated his gaze, then felt amazed by the design of the lover's workspace. By the way, although often here, but he has never entered here at all.

Footsteps lead the girl to Edric's desk, where again Alice shows curiosity by paying attention to the various displays that are located sweet there. Slowly he pulled a little drawer handle of the workbench.

'Unlocked, ' her mind is happy.

First drawer only work documents.

The second drawer is the same, nothing special.

The girl kept her head down, this was the last drawer.

'What is this?'

"Dear."

Deg.

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Tbc.

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