The Love Trap of the Ruler.
Chapter 22. A teenager and a man.
“Please Miss," said a waiter who drove Graciella into a private room at a restaurant located inside the largest mall in their city.
“Thank you," said Graciella. Graciella immediately walked in and found Xavier sitting back and rereading his old tome.
“Fredy, go home. You don't need to keep watch.” Xavier's heavy voice instantly sounded. He glanced at Fredy who was indeed from earlier following Graciella from behind.
“Any commander!” said Fredy saluted. He immediately did Xavier's orders. Get out and close the door.
“Sit down," said Xavier standing up from the sofa and moving to the dining table that was there. Again without even glancing at Graciella. Graciella complies with just what Xavier requests. He looked around the room. Actually not too privacy, there is a large window that can immediately look outside to see people passing by the Mall.
“Eat," said Xavier.
“Eh, actually before I got here I had lunch with Laura. So I guess I can't eat anymore. My stomach is full. I just drink,” said Graciella who had eaten. Laura forced him to accompany her to lunch.
Xavier just looked at Graciella. Graciella just smiled awkwardly getting a look from Xavier. Without saying any words, Xavier just started his lunch right away.
Susana in the room was quiet. Graciella really just saw and accompanied Xavier to lunch. He did not dare to talk to Xavier and Xavier was silent as if Graciella was not there.
Graciella just looked at the man. Even just eating alone he looks orderly and neat once. The woman who becomes his wife will definitely have trouble eating with him, Graciella thought again. Feeling uneasy watching someone eat, Graciella began to change her gaze. He looked towards the glass. Trying to find something interesting to see.
He looked at the many people who passed by. Many also caught his attention. For example, a grandmother who dressed so menornya and Graciella felt inappropriate for his age, it managed to make Graciella smile but also frowned. There-just thought Graciella.
Xavier glanced at the woman who was no longer paying attention to him. Seeing Graciella's slightly strange smiling face made her eyebrows wavy. Xavier guessed what Graciella was looking at and made her smile.
Graciella was certainly not aware of Xavier's gaze. His eyes looked for things that caught his attention. His eyes fell on a teenager and a man. There's nothing really weird. Unless the man is too covered in his clothes. He wears a jacket, a mask to a hat. Why is it so closed for a walk in the mall like this? is he an artist that doesn't want to be recognized?
Somehow Graciella became so interested in those who were now stopping near them. The glass was translucent from the inside, but people from the outside could not see it inside. Graciella observed how tightly the man held onto the teenager's wrist. It's weird why holding on to the wrist? not holding hands like lovers.
Graciella then showed her surprised face. The girl's left hand she put behind her back. He opened his hand, four of his fingers rose up and his thumb folded, like a gesture showing the number four. Then he repeatedly opened and closed it slowly. Graceilla raised her eyes, she knew what the hand gesture the girl was giving her.
“I want to get out first!” Graciella stood up. It even made Xavier shocked. Graciella's face looked so solemn and resolute. Without waiting for Xavier's approval, Graciella just left. This makes Xavier confused. He glanced outwards and found what Graciella had seen. Xavier was quick to act.
Graciella slowly followed them from behind. Xavier also follows Graciella not far from him. Observe what this woman really wants to do. Why do you like doing things spontaneously? this woman is brave or just too reckless? thought Xavier.
Graciella saw the man carrying the teenage girl towards the corner of the deserted mall, they entered the hallway leading towards the parking lot. That place is deserted. Graciella instantly twisted her brain. How could he save the teenage girl. He glanced at the shop next to him. Saw a golf club nearby.
“Nona?” ask the shopkeeper who saw Graciella take a golf stick from her shop.
“I borrow for a moment, later I will pay for it!” graciella said as if to leave immediately. Of course the shopkeeper was immediately confused to think Graciella was a thief who wanted to take away his goods.
The shopkeeper wanted to chase after Graciella, but his steps came to a halt when Xavier confronted him and showed him his military identification card and handed over his credit card to the shopkeeper.
“We'll be back," The resolute voice from Xavier made the shopkeeper just nod. He receives a military membership mark and Xavier's credit card, which follows Graciella, who has disappeared at the turn of the hallway to the parking lot.
Graciella skidded around, seeing the girl and the man already coming out towards the parking lot. I saw the man approaching a car. Graciella acted immediately. He immediately ran over and hit the man's hand with a golf stick. Of course because of that the man's grip was released.
“Running!” graciella shouted at the dazed-looking girl. Hearing Graciella's cry, he immediately followed her. The man soon realized he saw his prisoner loose. Graciella pointed a golf club at the man.
“You who! Don't interfere! I have a firearm!” said the man angrily threatening Graciella. Graciella raised her eyes. He didn't think that this guy might have a firearm. Graciella immediately thought and quickly threw the Golf Stick towards the man and luckily hit the man's head.
Seeing the man busy with his head hit by Graciella's golf club throw. Graciella ran away from there. The man who saw Graciella ran straight after her. He's certainly angry that his plans have been ruined by Graciella.
Graciella immediately ran into the mall again. Hoping in front of a lot of people he could save himself. Graciella immediately ran towards the deserted passageway she had just passed.
The man kept chasing after Graciella. But just as he wanted to enter, he was immediately confronted by Xavier who immediately struck him with a powerful punch. The man immediately fell to hit the glass wall that was there.
Graciella who heard a loud impact sound immediately looked back. He stopped immediately to see Xavier lifting the man's body by pulling on his collar. He immediately grabbed the man. Lock it so it can't move or escape again.
“Call security!" xavier's orders to Graciella. Graciella nodded and immediately sought the mall's safety.