"Is it true that Liam is in the Central State right now?" Archie asked as soon as he entered the room."Yes." Demetrius faced him. "One of our business partner told me that he saw Liam roaming around the City in broad daylight. Looks like someone is protecting him." he detailed.
"Are you thinking of Silver?" Archie proved. The way Rio is acting right now shows who he is speculating.
"It"s not impossible, isn"t it?" he sighed. "And now I am thinking that they have a common goal and a common enemy."
"So what are you planning now?"
"Liam is a wanted man. it"s easy to find him. but I need to have proof that Silver is keeping him, that way, we could hit two birds in one stone." Rio relayed.
"Do you want to tell this to the kids?"
"No, don"t. they have their own problems at the moment. I think it"s best to keep it from them. anyway, I sent out some men to look for Liam."
"Okay." Archie replied. "And how about Sherry?"
"We"re still thinking of a plan." Rio responded. After a few minutes, his phone ring.
"Ethan, why"d you call?" he answered when he saw Ethan calling.
"I"m sorry for disturbing you, but I just want to ask if Aisha is with you." Ethan uncomfortably asked.
"I thought she was with you?" Rio creased his brow. "She went out early in the morning saying that she needs to see you to discuss somethings."
"We don"t have plans like that. but the thing is, I can"t even reach her phone right now."
Rio was silent for a while. Wait! Did she possibly go there?!
"Are you thinking the same thing?" Ethan can feel Rio"s tension on the other line.
"I"m not sure but I think she did. I"ll notify my men as soon as possible." Rio a.s.sured him. As soon as he hung up at Ethan"s call, he immediately notified his men who was stationed at the hospital to find Aisha secretly.
"What is she thinking?!" Rio cursed.
Meanwhile, Hunter brought some of Sophie"s favorite flower and head to her house. He is sure that Sophie must have seen Rikka at his shop this morning. Knowing Sophie, she could have
Showed aggression that moment but to his surprise, she just left like that.
If she wasn"t able to release her anger, then he is sure that she shut herself inside her room, crying all day long. yes, Sophie is that complicated. If she can"t release her anger or jealousy, tendency is, she will shut down herself in her room and could go on crying until the next day.
It took him an hour to reach the Ridgewood mansion since Hunter needs to have a backup plan incase Sophie kills him. ah, nah... just kidding. Hunter needs Sahaya in case she won"t open the door. She has a soft spot for Sahaya so she will come out no matter what. ah, what a bright idea.
"Is Sophie here right now?" Hunter asked one of the maids while holding Sahaya"s hand.
"She"s in her room but she hadn"t come out since this morning. She didn"t even eat breakfast and now she just skipped lunch." The she maid answered.
Ah, just as Hunter predicted. "Tell her Sahaya is here to see her. but don"t ever tell her that I"m here, okay?"
"Yes Sir." Then the maid headed towards Sophie"s room.
"Uncle Hunter, did you do something bad?" Sahaya faced him. he jerked but then he chuckled after.
"Do you think Uncle Hunter could do such a thing?" he grinned. Sahaya stared at him as if scrutinizing him from head to toe.
"I think your kind and not capable of hurting my aunt." Then she softens up. "Uncle, just remember your promise to me, okay?" she reminded him.
"Eh?" Hunter scowled. This child is definitely Caleb"s sp.a.w.n. That att.i.tude, hunter is sure that Sahaya got it from her daddy Caleb. Sahaya only agreed to go with him if and only if he will buy her the latest Barbie collections. But Hunter needs to order it straight to the Mattel warehouse. What a cunning young girl.
"Fine!" he slightly rolled his eyes. then after a few minutes, he saw a desolate woman who was about to walk down the stairs but halted when she saw him.
"Sophie!" he stood up with a smile plastered on his face. However, Sophie glared at him then she went back to her room with heavy feet.
Sahaya suddenly laughed and it left Hunter embarra.s.sed. And with a defeated face, he sat on the couch.
"Uncle Hunter, don"t worry. I will help you." Sahaya went beside him and tapped his shoulder. Ah, this child surely knows how to mock an adult.
***
In the hospital, Silver was furious when he saw that no one was guarding Sherry"s room. So as soon as he spotted the security guards das.h.i.+ng to their post, he gave them a blow.
"Where have you been? didn"t I told you to guard the room thoroughly?!" he was mad.
"I"m sorry Sir. They kowtowed. We both had an upset stomach so we rushed to the comfort room." one of the men explained.
"What? And you want me to believe that? how about this, your both fired!" he yelled before opening the door wide. He entered and inspected the room. everything in the room is the same, except for the opened window. he raised his brow. He was sure that the window was closed when he left the room last night.
He was suspicious about it so he slowly walked towards the window. he was about to look outside but then he heard the door suddenly closed. He instantly turned around.
"You! don"t you know how to knock?" Silver screeched at the doctor who just came in.
"I"m sorry, the door was widely opened so I entered without knocking." The doctor replied. "Are you going to close the window? I"m sorry, I opened it this morning since it"ll be nice for the patient to feel some fresh air." The doctor explained when he saw Silver standing near the window.
"Y-you"re the one who opened this?" he hesitated.
"Yes, I"m sorry about that." he smiled innocently before doing some checks on Sherry.
"I have scheduled her for the random test at three in the afternoon. Are you okay with that?" the doctor asked Silver.
"Sure. Not a problem." He replied.
The doctor looked at the window then averted his eyes on Silver. "Mr. Gray, please come with me so you can fill out some forms."
"Can I do it here instead?" Silver hesitated.
"I"m sorry but you have to personally go downstairs." The doctor apologized.
"Okay, I"ll be there in a minute."
The doctor exited the room warily. Then after a minute, Silver came out. they trek the hallway together and as soon as the Doctor showed him the department, he went back to his office.
He thoughtfully sat down on his chair and leaned his head on it after taking off his gla.s.ses.
"Come out, I know you"re in there." the doctor voiced. Then after a few seconds, a suspicious woman was now standing in front of him.
"Who are you and why did you help me?" Aisha queried. Then she heard a mocking laugh that echoed in the room.
"Miss Aisha, is that how you say thank you to the person who saved you twice?"
Her eyes widened. He even knew her name! just who is this guy? she was lost in her own thoughts.
"Miss Aisha, if you are that desperate to save your mother, then you should be more careful next time. plan your acts wisely and don"t work alone." He stood up and took a doc.u.ment on the drawer.
"I think you should trust your father on matters like this because this is not just your usual battle as a member of a mafia organization. This is more than that. You should learn to confront Rio first before doing anything stupid like this again." He glared at her.
"You know my father?" she was stunned.
"I knew him better than you do." he smirked meaningfully. "And trust me, he is doing anything in his power to help you and your mother although it"s hurting him that much."
"Hurting him? what do you mean?" she raised her brow. This man isn"t a typical doctor. Just who is he? She thought.