THE ALEXIS
INTERROGATIONS

Flights over mainland Europe….

In the cabin of his private plane, Adit sat pensively thinking about all the truths he had just heard a while ago. He tried to analyze and tie tangled threads to messy points to form a clear image on a puzzle board.

Adit repeatedly contacted Artha, but the man never picked her up. She worries that Artha will do things she does not realize that will open the dark box of Khaira's past. And her worries grew as she contacted Krishna.

Krisna says that Artha managed to take Khaira by force out of the meeting room and was followed by Alex. He soon asks Krishna to follow them and keeps in touch with Artha.

They had to make sure that Artha did not do anything that went beyond the limit. Because they both know, Artha's anger is ignited because Khiara comes to danger. And they also knew, if Artha had been ignited by fire then she would have lost control of herself.

And now he decided to go back to Indonesia. Adit remembered his meeting with Alex at the party a while back. The man already knew Khaira's intentions and purpose in approaching him. I don't know where or how that guy found out. While Adit believes that Khaira has erased the entire connection of Shasha with him and Vita Dolce.

Flash back on …

“Well, before you ask, I will say it first.” Alex opened the conversation. “As you know, my real name is Jester Alexander. My other name is Alexander Sebastian. Or maybe you know him better as Alex Sebastian.”

“What are you using two names for?” ask Adit curious.

“There is a special reason why I bear two names. Just like Khiara. He also uses more than one name, right?” Adit could not cover up his shock. “Khiara and Alexi.”

“How did you know?” Adit caught a faint smile on Alex's lips.

“It doesn't matter how I know it. Clearly, I don't care about anything you guys have planned.”

“And what kind of plan do you mean?” Adit was trying to fish, not lure.

“Perhaps like, taking revenge on me because I have left Shasha alone?” Adit was surprised to hear that, Alex could already read everything.

“Meeting me and Khiara was no mere coincidence, even with you guys behind it, enough to prove that there was a plan behind all this.” Alex looked at Adit.

“At first I didn't think that it turned out that he had a relationship with people I knew.” Alex smiled smirkingly as he said so.

“It seems like nothing can escape a Jester Alexander.” An amused smile but impressed covetous on Alex's lips. “But of the four of us, why would you prefer to meet me?”

“Because you're the closest to him," replied Alex.

“Why do you think so?” ask Adit again.

“Don't know, it's just that my intuition says so" Alex flicked his shoulder.

“Intuition?” Adit's forehead is wrinkled.

“I just follow my instinct, usually my issue is always right. My intuition told me that you were the closest to her, although Endra was also very close and even knew her much longer than you, but you were the place to spill all her troubles. And my instinct brought me here to see you.” explains Alex at length.

He could have been a successful businessman and businessman in his youth. His instincts and intuition were very sharp.

“Well, you were right. Meeting you and Khiara was not an accident. He met you intentionally. And like you said, he approached you to avenge you.” Adit can catch a smile there. “And all that he planned himself. We only support it from the back.” Adit did not say that only he and Endra supported Khiara's plan.

“Well, he does deserve revenge on an Alexander Sebastian," Alex said.

And some days things turn quiet. Somehow Adit seemed to see an aura of anger emanating on Alex. But a second later, the man was able to control himself.

“Are you always next to him?” ask Alex.

“We are always beside him.” Adit stressed that it was not only her self that had always been there for Khiara.

Alex's question made Adit stunned. Indeed, Khiara experienced a lot of heavy points in his life. Does Alex know Khiara's toughest times? And what's the toughest point this guy is talking about?

Because Adit himself cannot compare which is the heaviest point for Khiara. All complex problems experienced by Khiara is a problem that cannot be said to be mild. Starting from the loss of his father, the rape he suffered to the loss of his cousin, Shasha.

“Sure. Why are you asking?” adit answered in the end.

“I found a thinned incision in his left arm.” Adit is back. “Are you sure you really look after her in her toughest moments?” Alex gave an accusatory look, and Adit sighed afterwards.

“Ya, it's just .. we did it at the time. We all even gathered at his house back then.” But Adit had no intention of telling Alex that. All of Khiara's problems would never be revealed to a stranger so easily.

“When did he do it?” Alex is really introgating himself without pause.

“What are you asking for ..."

“What was it four years ago?”Alex cuts Adit fast with a serious look on his face.

“Ap-what?” Adit's forehead is wrinkled. Why did Alex guess such a long time span? The thread connecting the two of them was the event of Shasha's death two and a half years ago. Butwhy? And suddenly Adit remembered something.

“After the rape?” Alex's question left Adit dumbfounded.

“Ka-you .. how did you find out?” Alex smiled bitterly at Adit's question.

"I certainly knew it, because I had saved him from them" Alex said as he turned his gaze from the Han River in front of him to Adit.

"You ... saved him?" Alex nodded. "Khiara never told me if she was saved by someone" Adit said honestly. He only found out that someone had saved Khiara.

"really?" Alex's forehead was wrinkled to hear Adit's words.

"Then did you see the culprit's face?" Adit feels he will be able to find out who the perpetrator who has taken Khiara's sanctity through Alex. Although the event has passed a long time, but Adit still stick to want to reply.

Alex did not answer Adit's question. He twisted his body and instead looked at Adit with a peeking look.

"Didn't he tell you?" Alex is surprised by Aditya's ignorance.

"No, I've asked so many times that I even forced her. But he remained silent" explained Adit.

"So it seems ..." murmured Alex wittyly.

"Tell me, who did it?" Adit tries to push Alex.

"I know how she looks, but Khiara asked me not to interfere more than that because ..." Alex hung up his words and looked at Adit with a look as if he was considering.

"Because what?" Adit became impatient.

"He's one of your schoolmates" Alex replied.

"WHAT?" Adit auto raised his tone.

Flash back off ..

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