
In the coffee shop the third apartment the man finally sat face to face. Three glasses of hot coffee and a cut of tuna sandwich completes the snack on the table. Once in a while Richard calmed down with a sip of coffee and began tasting sandwiches with a fork. Aldo lit a cigarette and smoked it. Marcus attached a plast to cover the small wound from Aldo's punch.
"Doctor Marcus. Tell me where is that girl right now?? My father was eager to learn from Doctor Ivona Carminda." Richard, who felt an emotional closeness to Marcus, began the conversation.
Marcus let out a sigh, it was already pointless to cover up Ivona's whereabouts. Moreover, until when the time the girl would spend inside the main laboratory, she herself could not figure it out either.
"The girl has entered the forbidden area. To find his true identity, he sacrifices his time by joining the main laboratory. We won't know until when that girl will survive there. In that laboratory, no one will be able to leave freely, before the research activities end." listlessly and lethargic Marcus tells of Ivona's whereabouts. Hearing the man's words, Aldo immediately turned off his cigarette, with his eyes sharp as if stripping Marcus.
"What do you mean.., and how close are you to the girl?" as he had the right to the girl's presence, Aldo asked in a protective tone towards Marcus. Richard looked at Aldo with a look of wonder, because to his knowledge Ivona also had no close relationship with Aldo. But at this moment he saw how Aldo behaved like a man to be the owner of the girl.
"He. he.. Young Master Aldo. Young CEO, a successful entrepreneur who became the target of girls in our city. To be sure, I know and know more about Ivona Carminda. We've known each other for a long time, since we were kids. We grew up together, and after adulthood we were reunited again. What do you mean by your question Young master..?" laughing mockingly, Marcus asked Aldo.
"Heh.., already.., already. Aldo.., remember our goal to this country is to find Ivona. Control yourself, don't waste time. Doctor Marcus.., I know how close Doctor is to Doctor Ivona. Please tell us, when Ivona was in which lab?? Later we'll think together to get the girl out." Feeling neutral thoughts towards Ivona, Richard mediated them.
"Since Ivona was a long-standing vegetative in the hospital, Mrs Carminda couldn't wait, The middle-aged woman wouldn't want to see the reality if something bad happened to the girl. Hence Mrs Carminda chose to return to the main laboratory. Because of the importance of the research handled in the laboratory, there are regulations if the laboratory can not relate to the outside world. I also do not know.., the last few days while still in Indonesia, Ivona suddenly forced me to put him in this laboratory to meet with Mrs Carminda." said Marcus slowly. there is no spirit in his tone.
For a moment Richard fell silent, the man remembered his papa and her interaction with the girl last. How Ivona's facial expression changed when she found her mother's photo in her papa storage cabinet. So did his father, who kept asking for news and wanted the girl to come back to visit him.
"Does it have anything to do with that, huh..?" unconsciously, Richard muttered to himself. Aldo turned his head and saw the confusion on Richard's face, as did Marcus. The two men were currently staring at Richard's face questioningly.
"Don't look at me like this. I also don't know the story.., is there a connection between Doctor Ivona, papa and Mrs Carminda. I'll investigate, wait for you.., I'll use the power of my family's connections to find Ivona and Miss Carminda in the main lab." firmly, Richard has a new thought.
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"Carmind.., there's a new addition of lab power in our lab. Look, that girl's a genius from childhood, and I don't know what reason, a pretty girl and a young boy would sacrifice their lives to join this lab." Sherley, wearing a mask and an eye patch, spoke to the coordinator of the research team.
"Really..?? I haven't received any official knowledge from the Division Head myself. Later we will test it, whether the girl is really a genius, or even will burden our work." said Carminda.., her eyes still see samples like tumors used as observation material. With every development of the results of his research, he immediately recorded on a piece of paper.
"Maybe suddenly Carmind.., soon Madam Theodora will surely introduce us soon. I met the girl at the entrance. We had a chat for a while, but the girl was not like the girls at the moment, she was polite and had ethics as a new person." Sherley immediately joined in and placed herself in front of the computer screen.
Carminda did not respond to Sherley's chatter, she still remained focused on what was in front of her. Lazy interaction with the wider community has become his decision, when seeing the only daughter who is vegetative and not the slightest development. Spending time until his old age in this laboratory, is the final choice. He can make a work that can have usefulness for many people.
"Sherley.., tell Madam Theodora. I'm still busy with my research, I can't leave it. And for now, I don't need any new lab power yet. If you want to add the new girl, send it to the other team's research not on our team." firmly Carminda asserted if her team does not need additional new laboratory workers. This middle-aged woman thinks, her energy will be sucked a lot to do the introduction and socialization of new tasks, every time there is an additional new laboratory.
"Well Carmind.., I'll tell Madam Theodora. Looks like the research team coordinated by Rafi is in need of additional new labs, because some time ago had a chat with me." Sherley responded to Carminda's words, then carried the paper out of the printer to the exit of the room.
Back the room was quiet, because the research team led by Carminda only consisted of four laboratory workers. She and Sherley were both in the room, while two other labs were in the room next to her. They are the ones who have cut ties with the outside world, against the background of their respective problems. The works of their research team, much in demand by business people in the field of medical equipment.
Moments of tinkering with the malignant cancer cells in front of her, then installing a microscope to examine the inside, finally a smile appeared on the old woman's lips. Quickly, Carminda picked up the paper again and then did the graffiti and drew the pattern on the paper.
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