
In a dark empty room, there was only a dim lamp above the head of a man tied to a chair.
The man looked battered with many bruises and traces of blood on his face. His eyes closed tightly, until finally the eyes began to blink slowly with a yellowed look.
His net caught a man with such a neat appearance in front of him, yet his gaze was still blurry with pain that was also approaching his head.
The man in question is Allaric Alterio. His condition looks terrible with a body full of wounds and powerless. His head was also spitting out a little blood and was purplish-colored due to the blow of the hard object that hit him.
"K..who are you?"
Slowly his vision began to recover and clear. The foreign man in front of him was seen glancing at himself while smoking his cigarette with a relaxed face. A puff of smoke billowed over the air as the man's mouth breathed out.
"A familiar sight." the man was Desmond who was now looking at Allaric with a slanted smile.
Seeing Allaric's current condition made Desmond's mind drift on the incident where Adam who he had also once sealed with the same circumstances as his current son.
"Let's work together" said Desmond frontally as he looked at the powerless Allaric with a relaxed face.
Allaric raised his head with great difficulty, then returned Desmond's gaze with a sharp squealing look with a look of hatred.
Desmond laughed mockingly at the hostile look from Allaric to him. His hand slowly took a photo outstretched by his subordinates.
Desmond showed the photograph to the front of Allaric's face very closely. Allaric's eyes rounded in shock at the face of his sister—Crystal along with a foreign man sitting at a dining table.
"Your sister is still alive, she was kidnapped by the man" Desmond said pointing to the stranger in the photo who was none other than Kenzo.
"If you want to save your sister, work with me!" desmond said while pulling the photo away from the view of Allaric who was still not satisfied and not sure that it was his sister who he had been looking for.
Allaric looked at Desmond with sharp eyes, then the corner of his lips lifted upwards. "What if you trick me?" allaric said defiantly.
Desmond also raised the corner of his challenged lips. "If you agree, you can look at your brother's situation and prove yourself the truth" Desmond said.
Allaric looked at the man in front of him with a deep look. Until finally...
"I agree."
***
Crystal stared sheet by sheet at the photos of her brother in the chocolate envelope Davin gave her. Her eyes stared at the pictures with guilt. He was the cause of all the suffering that his brother was going through.
She had just finished crying in a park that bore a silent witness to her grief. He could not cry in front of others, but he could not help but weep, until finally the garden became the place where he shed all his sorrow.
In the middle of his daydream, a small pat on his shoulder resuscitated Crys and made him look weak with puffy eyes. He found Vania who put on her smile while looking at him gently.
"Vian is always looking for you, luckily Dave has taken care of her" Vania said as she sat next to Crystal and stared at the vast expanse of her garden and spoiled her eyes.
Vania glanced towards the photo in Crystal's hand. "Your family?"
"Yes, he's my brother."
Vania nodded in understanding. "Did something happen to your sister?" asked Vania who noticed the girl's face, while Crystal just fell silent.
"I just don't understand why this could happen to me." Crystal squeezes the envelope with a tight chest and heated eyes.
"I'm sorry" said Vania, feeling guilty.
Crystal shook her head slowly trying to continue to toughen up without reinforcement. "It's not your fault."
"Kenzo and my husband will definitely help you" said Vania looking confidently at Crystal as she rubbed the girl's hand.
Crystal turned to look at Vania fixedly with an impassioned look. "Thank you" he said with a faint smile.
The sound of footsteps approached the two women. Hearing this, the two women turned to the source of the voice and found Levin there.
Levin stared at Crystal's red eyes and face with a deep look. "Time to go home" Levin said flatly.
"Sorry, I can't play with Vian and Vano today." Crys to Vania.
"It's okay, I'll explain it to them" Vania said gently as she nodded.
"Come on." sizzled Crystal softly with a slightly hoarse voice while raising her head for the sake of looking at Levin who was also still looking at her with a deep and sharp look.
Crystal flinched as Levin's cold hand touched under her slightly watery eyes. The man's thumb swept gently under his eyes while looking at the girl's eyes fixedly. Crystal also returned Levin's gaze with equal depth, until the two men were unaware that Vania had abandoned them.
Levin clearly caught Crystal's veiled face and reddened eyes with traces of tears that inexplicably made something inside his chest ache and tight when he saw it.
"I'll save it, so don't waste your tears!" levin said sharply in a cold tone, but somehow Crystal felt the warmth of the words.
Crystal's lips trembled and her eyes turned even more red after hearing the man's words. The girl's defense collapsed instantly, then hugged the man's body tightly.
Crystal is like finding a new hope that makes him have to continue to survive and Levinlah hope. Only Levin can hope to save his brother.
He cried on Levin's chest, until the envelope in his hand fell to the ground to squeeze the man's suit tightly. The girl did not cry out of sadness, she only cried out in tears as she had finally found a reason to continue to endure.
***
Crystal stared at the night sky with a sprinkling of stars from above her balcony. He looked up at the sky while enjoying the night breeze that pierced his skin wrapped in a thin nightgown.
The sound of knocking on the door managed to resuscitate his daydream. He walked towards the door of his room and opened it and found Nath with a sweet smile.
"Can I sleep with you tonight?" ask her with a plain face.
"What's wrong?" ask Crys wonder.
"No, I just wanted to talk to you all night."
Crystal's forehead shriveled, yet he finally nodded in agreement. Nathalie excitedly walked into Crys' room and lay down on the girl's big bed. Crystal was lying next to Nathalie while wrapping her body in a blanket.
"How was your trip with Kenzo today?" ask Nath.
"It's normal."
Nath pursed his lips. "Where are you going?" ask again.
"Meeting his business partner." despite answering soberly and impressed with the ogah-ogahan, but Crystal also did not lie. Levin did meet his business partner Davin.
"Always a job, Kenzo is no fun."
Crystal was silent, but she was eager to ask the woman beside her something. Something that felt stuck in his mind.
"Did Kenzo ask you to stay here?" ask Crystal suddenly.
Nath looked up, then nodded. "Yes, because there's no place I can live anymore."
"Then, how long are you gonna stay here?" Nath was surprised not to play. Crystal's question clearly sounded like it didn't like Nath's presence in this place.
Crystal just wanted to let go of her curiosity. He had no intention of hurting the woman, but subconsciously the sentence of the question sounded too sarcasm.
Nath fell silent, making Crystal gulp her saliva in guilt.
"Sorry."
Nath smiled faintly as he looked towards the ceiling of the room. "It's okay."
"I thought I wanted to live independently and disappear from Kenzo again but now I can't."
"Why?" ask Crys.
"I chose to go back to him. I want to stay with Kenzo forever. I realized I couldn't lose her anymore."
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Sorry yes last night I did not up because I was busy all day until I had no imagination to continue. To make amends, next up tomorrow.
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