OBSESSION OF THE HEIR
CHAPTER 13 TERROR?

The thought that started to calm down, made Meyrin close both her eyes. He wants to sleep for a while. Today a lot of events happened, draining all his emotions. Suddenly we heard a scream.

Meyrin immediately flinched and sat down, forcibly awakening from her chicken slumber. He immediately rushed out of the room, looking for the source of the screams earlier. In front of his room was Ken standing behind him.

"What's this?" ask Meyrin.

"Sister," Emily flung into Meyrin's arms and cried in fear.

"What's Lily?" Meyrin hugged her half-brother's body with full protection.

Meyrin stared at Ken and the one being stared at gave the code to check himself into Emily's room. Meyrin nodded her head, understood. Meyrin patted Emily's back trying to calm her sister down.

"Let's go to my sister's room first." Meyrin leads Emily into her room.

Meyrin helps her sister to sit on her queen-size bed. Just as Meyrin was about to move on, Emily held her back.

"It's okay. You're safe in my room. Brother came out for a while well," Meyrin said as she took off Emily's hand, but her sister would not let go.

"Don't be long, brother. Emily's scared."

"Surely."

After saying that Emily let go of her hand grip on Meyrin's shirt. Meyrin directly came out of the room and ordered for two bodyguards to guard her room. He went into Emily's room.

There, in the middle of the room there was Ken who was waiting for Meyrin. A steady step, he walked up to the man. Meyrin frowned when she saw Ken's gaze focus on something. The woman follows Ken's line of sight until her black bead catches something.

"Geez!" meyrin squealed, rounding her eyes perfectly.

Meyrin approached the bed and picked up something that surprised her. A black box placed in the middle of the bed. It wasn't the box, but the contents in the box were what shocked Meyrin.

A large black box with a red ribbon. Inside the box contained a black party dress that looked so luxurious. The frown on Meyrin's forehead became clearer as she read a message. Not much is written, just two sentences, but it contains a denotative meaning.

You are my goddess. I will always love you.

That's what it says on a piece of white paper in red ink. Meyrin looked at Ken who answered the headband.

"What's going on?" ask Meyrin.

"I'll show you." Ken walked to the couch, there was his laptop.

"Your penthouse is broken into. Unfortunately I couldn't find out who did it" Ken explained.

"No one can break into the penthouse. The security system here is even made specifically," Meyrin argued.

"It's precisely because of that. This perp seems to have understood the ins and outs of your penthouse. In addition, the perpetrator turned off all CCTV that was inside the penthouse. Even the location of every corner of CCTV the perpetrator is very well understood." Ken showed me a picture on his laptop.

"That means, the perpetrator is our man?" Meyrin began to assume.

"It could be, but if that's the case then he's got the guts to deal with us."

"Or he was told by someone else to do it for a high fee."

"It could be, because the perpetrator has an obsession with Emily, too,"

"Didn't you find a speck of clues, Ken?"

"Let's watch this!" Ken pointed to his laptop playing a video recording.

"This is the CCTV footage I got in the basement. Someone just stepped out of the penthouse private elevator into the basement. It's already corroborating if the perpetrator is one of us." Ken continued his explanation by revealing the facts.

"Why can't they just let me calm down a bit anyway" Meyrin grumbled.

"Because we're Arlington. Our enemies are everywhere Mey."

"I'm tired of Ken. I want to get out of this black circle." Meyrin exhaled her long breath, cupping both hands on her face.

Ken who understood how Meyrin's position could only give a hug of encouragement. He knew this woman outside was just so assertive, disciplined, and bossy. But, inside still she was a fragile woman, a woman in need of protection.

"Ken, save this box and give it the date it was received." Meyrin releases Ken's embrace while giving her orders.

"Why should it be kept?"

"He will send his gift again. Let's just say he's terrorizing Emily with that sweet prank."

Two bodyguards saluted as Meyrin opened her bedroom door. He walked to his walk in closet and changed his clothes. Emily had slept well. Meyrin stroked the blonde sister and walked to the other side.

Just as Meyrin was about to close her eyes, suddenly the ringing of a mobile phone interrupted her. The rough breath he gave, took the phone on the nightstand and headed towards the sofa.

Massaged the base of his nose that feels dizzy. The wide variety of events today overwhelmed him by himself. Looks like he's got a lot to learn from his father and Ken.

"Hello," said Meyrin lazily.

"Miss Meyrin, there's a move from Mr. Steve's company. A few hours ago, his company signed a contract of cooperation with one of the Plowden family's subsidiaries" reported the person across the street.

"Leave it, Lea. I'm too tired today. A lot of things happened. If our subordinates are aware, look for information about them. I'm gonna take a break." Meyrin gave orders to the bodyguard as well as her personal assistant.

"Good, Miss. Happy break. Tomorrow I'll be home before sunrise."

Meyrin stared at the wall clock of her room which now shows at 2 am.

"Damn it! You don't have to go home then," Meyrin said, making Lea laugh across the street.

Meyrin ended the call. He put his cell phone on the table and then he went to his queen-size bed. His bed has been calling his name ever since.

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Meyrin just got off the walk in closet. Sure enough, before sunrise, Lea was already in the penthouse. If it's like that, don't expect him to rest in peace.

Geck! Geck! Geck!

"Miss, today you want what breakfast menu?" lea asked behind her walk in closet door.

"Whatever. Oya, are my guests awake?" meyrin asked as she exited her walk in closet.

"Not yet Miss. They seem to be very tired. I only saw Mr. Soga."

Meyrin sees Emily still curled up with her thick blanket. He walked over to his beloved sister.

"Lily, you don't want to wake up?" Meyrin patted Emily's cheek.

"Later on, brother. I also have no schedule today" replied Emily with eyes still closed.

"Good! Then get up quickly and join brother to the company. Brother will teach you about stocks and everything else."

Emily immediately flinched and sat down, forcibly awakening from her sleep. He looked at his brother with a pleading look. Her lips she poked forward, pouting.

"Hey, at least you should learn baby. Let if anything happens with brother, you can replace him and jes—"

"Stop! It's not like Emily told you not to say anything negative. Brother's not gonna do anything and we're both gonna take care of Daddy."

"Would you like to study with your sister?"

"okay! But Emily learned to herself. So, brother can't be okay."

After saying that, Emily walked out of Meyrin's room towards her room. Meyrin who saw that smiled shockingly.

"How am I going to be okay while many people are trying to kill me" Meyrin said.

"Miss." Lea looked at Meyrin who looked tired.

"It's okay. Let's start the activity."

Meyrin walked out of the room followed by Lea behind her.

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~ To Be Continue ~

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