Stranger's In Love
76|GUEST

A few minutes later Tae-O finally managed to access even deeper to hack the entire dark web security. They find an online catalog such as product photos or merchandise at the GRD Gallery.

“Cannot be!” Irene and Tae-O together.

In the GRD Gallery catalog there are photos of random products such as tiger fur coats, elephant ivory necklaces, shark oil, etc, and the most surprising is when diving deeper into the GRD Gallery is also selling human organs such as eyes, kidneys, liver to the heart.

“Who is Geraldine Ricardo? He's my brother but like a stranger to me,” Irene murmured.

Tae-O shakes his head in wonder. “I am also a cousin who does not know Geraldine well,” he added.

Tae-O and Irene continue to dig up the information they can get from the dark web site, they continued to search until they found the terrible facts about GRD Gallery that turned out to be running an illegal business through a dark internet network.

“We should be able to tap him to find out how his busisel flow works,” Irene thought of a way to be able to tap her brother unsuspecting.

“The first thing we should do is approach her, Noona,” Tae-O suggested.

Irene nodded in agreement then she picked up her phone and called Gerald.

“Halo, Gerald,” greet Irene when the phone is connected.

“What's my sister?” gerald asked, Irene once called like this.

“I want to visit you and I also really want to meet Alice, can you take the time?” Irene asked, hoping that Gerald would meet her.

It was silent for a moment that Gerald was thinking.

“How?” Irene asked again because there was still no answer from her brother.

“You may visit me at any time, but I am not with Alice because I am still in Prague,” replied Gerald finally.

Actually Irene still keeps thinking why Gerald didn't invite Alice to come with him to Prague. While at the grand opening party, Gerald said that Alice was pregnant, but why didn't Alice tell Irene about her pregnancy? And lately Alice just send messages, usually occasionally Alice calls him even make video calls. Besides, why didn't Daniel Ricardo, his father, attend the party? Shouldn't the grand opening party be a pride for a father for the success of his son? Try to think even Gerald didn't invite Irene to come when Irene was his sister. Was the party organized for certain people?

“Halo, Irene,” said Gerald across the phone resuscitating Irene from her daydream.

“Ah, yes. See you in Prague,” said Irene and then closed the call.

Irene immediately looked at Tae-O and conveyed the awkwardness of her thoughts earlier.

“Ah, Noona. Try asking your friend Cassandra. Who are the invited guests at the hotel's Grand Opening party, later I will look for personal information of each guest,” Tae-O's advice.

“Oke.”

Irene called Cassandra. Over the phone, Cassandra gave some information related to the party. The guests who came to the party were just people who were in business with Gerald and there were absolutely no strangers at the party except Irene because Cassandra invited him over without an invitation.

“Is this what explains the shooting of Cassandra that day?” Irene thought after getting all the information regarding the invited guests.

Tae-O clicks his finger when a thought comes to his brain. “So the reason for the shooting was because Cassandra invited Noona to the party as an uninvited guest, was that it?”

“It's really crazy, just because of such a thing to do shooting,” Irene decays sitting on the sofa, she is shocked by this fact.

While Tae-O is still trying to dig up the personal information of each invited guest.

“I found it, Noona. Every invited guest who came were all from a conglomerate background, they were wealthy people of VVIP status. Even your friend Cassandra has an antique museum called ‘Lee Da Museum’ on the dark web and it is also illegal,” said Tae-O.

Irene shook her head in disbelief with all these shocking facts, what kind of business are they actually running?

“I can't take it anymore, we have to get to Prague,” break up Irene.

“Come, Noona. I'm also very curious.”

Then they sort out the goods and deliveries that will be needed to hack the data and wiretap Geraldine Ricardo.

“Any, why Irene suddenly asked about invited guests at Mr. Grand Opening party. Ricardo, yes?” cassandra muttered confusedly as she closed the call from Irene earlier.

Allan who was originally standing staring at the window in the room now turned to approach Cassandra who was sitting on the side of the bed.

“Since when did you do business with, Geraldine Ricardo?” tanya Allan looked at Cassandra with an intimidating look.

“It's none of your business, Allan,” said Cassandra ketus, she seemed annoyed asked that.

“Why have you changed this way? I only ask trivial things right,” Sergah Allan.

Cassandra belittles. “Hal trivial you said? Business is not a trivial thing, Allan! Business is privacy! Privacy! Pri-va-si!”

Allan gave a crisp laugh while switching to sit next to Cassandra. “Privacy?”

“Where there is a privacy business, it must be open for others to know,” Allan said again.

Cassandra exhaled a rough breath, she began to get annoyed. However, he tried to contain his anger. “Already! You don't understand better you shut up!”

Allan brought himself closer to Cassandra, the woman gulped with difficulty because of Allan's gaze that was so intimidating. Cassandra was about to move away, but her body was too weak due to the effects of this gunshot wound.

“Away from me, Allan!” cassandra Exclamation.

Allan did not care, he was still close to Cassandra until they touched each other even they could feel the exhale that hit each other's faces.

“What do you smell of me, Cassandra?” allan asked still with his position.

Cassandra tried to keep her head away, but Allan's hand held her back so she remained in her position.

“What are you doing, Allan!” Cassandra begins to get frustrated with Allan's sudden weird.

Allan singled out a smile then seconds later Allan's action was really unexpected, the man removed the distance between the two.

“Kiss you,” Allan said shortly before briefly tasting Cassandra's lips.

“You're crazy! Why did you ” say Cassandra stopped because Allan kissed her again.

Cassandra with the rest of her energy was trying to push Allan, but in vain she was too weak at the moment. Cassandra resigned until Allan stopped kissing her.

THE PLAQUE! Cassandra immediately slapped Allan, she was really upset with Allan's action earlier.

“You're missing, Allan! What kind of woman do you think I am, huh!”

Allan just kept quiet while looking at the woman in front of him who was very upset at him at this time.

“What do you think, stupid!” ketus Cassandra's.

Allan was still staring at the woman. “I want to know you further, I want to cross the line with you, I want to share a secret with you, I want you, Cassandra Lee Damora.”

The deg! As Cassandra's heart raced erratically, there was a feeling of pleasure in her heart when she heard Allan's words earlier.

“What do you mean, Allan?” cassandra asked doubtfully.

Allan shook his head slowly. “So, I just realized it myself. When I heard that you were shot, it felt like a part of me was destroyed. While waiting for you outside the operating room, it felt like I was almost crazy. When I saw you lying limp with your eyes closed, it felt like I was going to die. And while taking care of you in the hospital, I feel like I want to have you all. I want to look after and love you as my woman, Cassandra.”

Cassandra looked at Allan with teary eyes she was moved by Allan's sincerity, never had a man ever expressed such sincere feelings for her, except Bram Scoot, who had never been a single person, the man who was once the person Cassandra loved the most until death finally separated them.

“Allan,” Cassandra tried to say something, but Allan preceded her.

“I don't want to hear from you right now. You can answer it when you've really improved. For now, let's focus on finding your shooter,” said Allan then he left Cassandra alone in her room. Allan wanted to give Cassandra some time on her own, the woman must have been shocked by her change in attitude.