My School Days Were Full Of Enemies!
Chapter 44. Unbelief

By nightfall, amid the heavy rain, Maxwell parked his vehicle beside a very quiet road. He got out of the car under the umbrella.

Jacket with fire logo, huh? inner Maxwell, who was 38 years old, and served for the Geraldine family for twenty years.

Maxwell never changed his clothes, always wearing a black suit, complete with a bow tie attached to the neck of his uniform. His facial muscles were slightly sagging, with a faint eye gaze, as well as a thick mustache covering his upper lip.

He then walked on the sidewalk while focusing his attention, on a narrow hallway located on the right side of the road. I can't believe the kid I saw in the hospital was Gerrard's son. I felt guilty for hitting him first, Maxwell thought as he walked closer to the passage.

Maxwell finally stopped his footsteps for a moment, right in front of the hallway. He then turned to the right and found a group of men, gathering while hanging on the porch of a house.

"Joan, someone's coming!" said one of them, after seeing Maxwell's presence at the end of the hall.

"Joan, huh?" Maxwell slowly walked over to a man wearing a leather jacket, with a fire logo on the back.

"Hey you! Go then! This place is not a suitable place for office men like you!" yell at one of them.

Maxwell did not heed the call. He continued walking and approached the crowd. "Are you Joan?" maxwell asked after standing right in front of Joan Francoise, the man who stabbed Roman.

"If so, what is your business? Oh old man?" joan asked under the umbrella, standing in front of Maxwell.

"Follow me," Maxwell turned his back, and walked back to Joan.

His eyebrows instantly shriveled. Joan was unhappy with the middle-aged man's attitude. He then pulled out a knife, from behind the slit behind his pants, as he followed Maxwell.

"Joan! Just leave him!" said one of Joan's friends, who tried to stop her veiled intentions.

However, Joan further accelerated her footsteps, and floated her knife towards Maxwell's back. "Dead kauu!!" her cheering.

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"Loooooooooo!!!" erang Joan with a knife stuck in her shoulder.

Maxwell quickly turned around and moved a little closer, holding Joan's hand. He then pointed his knife and stuck it on Joan's left shoulder.

"Joa!!! Fuck you old man!!" One of Joan's friends ran over to Maxwell.

(Bugh)

(Shelf!!)

Maxwell defended himself by kicking Joan's friend's stomach as fast as lightning, causing the man to bounce into the box.

"B-fuck!" Joan attempts to get up and ambush Maxwell, but Rika's bodyguard quickly knocks Joan by the neck.

"You want to die now?" maxwell asked as he strengthened his grip.

Seeing her friends being knocked down one by one, Joan's other friends were terrified. They can only stand by and watch as Joan is under Maxwell's threat.

"Le—remove k-kan!" shrewd Joan.

"I will not let go of the man who stabbed my best friend's son!" snapping Maxwell.

After finding Joan getting weaker, Maxwell hit Joan's neck with his elbow, and knocked her unconscious. He then dragged the hand of the perpetrator who had stabbed Roman, out of the alley.

Maxwell has incredible fighting skills. Although his right hand still holds an umbrella, but he is able to paralyze two delinquents simultaneously, without removing his umbrella even though. "Haaah .. I haven't fought like this in a long time" he said, inserting Joan into the car.

...*** Second Floor Maintenance Room ***...

Valerie and Andrea, venturing out to enter Roman's treatment room. Then they found Valentine and Rika, busy munching on cookies and snacks.

"Valentine, do you want to go home?" ask Valerie.

Valentine shook his head with an angry face. "I'm not going home until Roman wakes up and comes home with me!" lookgik Valentine.

Valerie sighed once after seeing the attitude of her sister. With sadness holding his heart hostage, he turned to look at Roman's face. Roman, come to your senses sooner or later, you must know everything, Valerie's inner being who tries as hard as her heart not to shed tears.

"Valentine, I'm sorry for what my sister did," Andrea bowed in front of Valerie's sister.

Valentine stood up from his chair. "No brother! I'm the one who should be apologizing for all my hostile actions towards Audrey, "he bowed in front of Andrea.

Andrea walked over to Valentine, clasped his shoulders and hugged him very tightly. "Valerie's sister is my sister too" she said, stroking Valentine's hair.

"Aaaahhhh! The warmth of this atmosphere," continued Rika while throwing a piece of empty wrapper into the trash.

Andrea sat next to Valerie, who had been sitting behind Rika. "Valerie, should we tell them too?" ask Andrea.

"Yes. Let me say it myself," Valerie replied as she took a deep breath, then took it out slowly. "Valentine, Rika, listen to me. I'll say something, that might make you feel sorry for what happened to the Roman family" Valerie said with a sad look on her face.

Valentine and Rika turned to look at Valerie, who was sitting behind them. "Roman Family? What do you mean, brother?" ask Valentine.

However, Andrea put her attention on Roman's hand which instantly moved. "Roman?!" he said with surprise.

Hearing Andrea's words, Valentine turned to Roman. "Romaan?! Romaaaan! Thank goodness!" He immediately clasped Roman's hand tightly, as the lover opened his eyes slowly.

His eyes were on the roof ceiling. After focusing his eyesight, Roman glanced at Valentine's face, which shed tears until it fell down his neck. "V-Valentine?" he said with confusion.

"Romaaaan .. I'm here! I stay here and faithfully wait for you!" valentine said while crying happily, after finding her lover began to speak.

Roman tried to raise his right hand, and touched Valentine's wet cheek with his index finger. "W-Why ... did you .. cry?" ask Roman stammeringly.

"I'm worried about you, baby," replied Valentine confidently.

Valentine lowered his head. His love is very deep, making him kiss Roman's lips pale blue.

Roman is slightly surprised by the action of Valentine, who suddenly kisses him for no reason. He let his lips touch, with his soft red lips blushing the girl.

Everyone who witnessed it, instantly turned their attention in the other direction, feeling embarrassed by Valentine's actions. Duh! Valentine's a step ahead of me! But I have to kiss whoa?! inner Rika who turned her face away, while closing her eyes.

You young man! Can't recognize the conditions around him! thought Valerie who felt ashamed of her sister's actions.

Aaaaah! I remember my youth! inner Andrea, while tightly grasping both cheeks that have been flushed.

Roman slid his lips, as if beckoning Valentine, ending his kiss. He sat his body on the bed, looking at Valerie. "Sir Valerie, does my mother know about this?" ask Roman.

The worrying thing happened. Valerie immediately turned to Roman, with a sense of worry that haunted her. Valentine's brother did not know what to explain, about the calamity that befell Roman's mother and sister.

Seeing Valerie's hand shaking violently, Andrea tries to take over Roman's question. He then stood up from his chair. "Roman! Your house's on fire!" said Andrea with full seriousness that was clearly displayed.

"Well?!! What m-m-you mean!" Roman stared intently at Andrea, as if in disbelief.

"Mother and —"

"Andreaa!!!" Valerie suddenly pushes Andrea's body. He tried to keep his best friend quiet. "Andrea, I beg you, don't!" please Valerie while shedding her tears.

"Valerie." - Andrea clasped Valerie's shoulders - "Fast or later, Roman will soon find out. Don't make myself feel guilty if you're stopping me from revealing the truth!" firmly Andrea while pushing Valerie's body towards the front.

Andrea then walked around the bed, and stood to the right of Roman's bed. "Roman, despite the weight of saying this to you, but I must still say it," Tears instantly dripped from drenching Andrea's cheeks.

"Your mother and sister .. te—had been killed by wisdom!" said Andrea while covering her face with both palms.

Roman was dumbfounded not to be confused, after hearing Andrea's confession. His head and hands instantly shook, violently. "Bohooong!!! I'd hate you if you said a no-no about my family!!" he snapped with a sense of disbelief and emotion that began to take away his heart.

"Sir Andrea! Don't say anything like that in front of Roman!" reprimand Valentine who also did not believe in all the words of Andrea.

"Andrea!!" - Valerie pulled Andrea's hand - "Come with me!" In order to maintain Roman's health, Valerie tried to get Andrea out of the room.

"Let go Valerieee! Romaaan! Your family's body is in the first-floor identification room!" andrea cheers, as Valerie forces her out of the room.

(Shelf!)

Valerie landed a hard slap to Andrea's cheek. "Stupid! Can't you see the code first?! Why are you so reckless?!" valerie's reprimand is already consumed by emotion, for the actions of her old friend.

Hearing Andrea's words, made her heart beat even faster. Roman suddenly got out of bed and pulled the infusion hose attached to his arm.

"Romaan!" Valentine tried to dissuade her lover who intended to leave the treatment room. However, he was unable to quell the anger that had engulfed Roman's heart, and was forced to let him leave the room.

"Valentines! Let's go after Roman!" rika exclaims while pulling Valentine's hand, and chases after Roman who ran past Andrea and Valerie.

"Romaan!" Valerie also pursues Roman, when she finds the child running away from her treatment room.

Shouldering his deep disbelief, Roman hurried down the stairs. His heart felt an uneasy feeling, after hearing all the confessions made from Andrea's mouth, about his beloved family.

~To be continued~