There was nothing more exhilarating for Hazel than returning to her beautiful life. More precisely, the life she once thought was a beautiful life before Calvin came to break her heart. But at least with that she has learned a little now that life doesn't always have to be straight. Sometimes there need to be twists and turns to make life more interesting and less monotonous.
"Mommy, can I have ice cream at the buffet with Zinny?"
"You can honey. But not too much, just two scoops."
"Okay," Emily replied cheerfully as she gave a soldier-style salute to her superior.
Hazel was happy to see her little girl's joy again. After a few days of living apart from Emily, she now misses her shrill voice that often bothers her when she sleeps.
"She's incredibly cheerful. I'm so happy when we live together, she never shows excessive sadness when she misses you. She just asks when she can call you, then she'll come back to play with Zinny."
Hazel jus
Among the pedestrians passing by was hidden a man whose existence had never even been glanced at by the people who packed the streets. He may not be an important person. Although his name today has been mentioned many times in various tv channels that broadcast press conferences about the cases that once involved him. But he was never at all flattered by it. Some people must have questioned his existence which didn't appear there in the slightest. He is said to be recovering after the charges leveled against him for the murder of the Duffal family. Yeah, thanks to Kiev for orchestrating the tactic. His kind-hearted boss really knows how to make him happy. Publication was not something he had always liked. He doesn't like to look flashy with the hero title pinned to him. So he was quite appreciative of Kiev's clearing of his name in an effective way that wouldn't attract anyone's attention in the city. Even his photo isn't showing today. Except for the first time he was hunte
The two of them together walked to a park bench provided in front of the bookstore which was now filled with many people who were taking cover. Hazel, who had previously fallen, was limping beside Calvin as he slowly carried her to calm herself from the traumatic experience she had just experienced. Meanwhile, the streets of Downtown Seattle suddenly turned into ravages. The sound of ambulances and police sirens wailing at each other to help the victims who were injured by the indiscriminate gunfire by Edgar and his men. Several stretchers were also intentionally provided by the roadside to accommodate the injured victims, but were still waiting for the next ambulance to arrive to take them to the nearest hospital. In short the scenery around Downtown is very chaotic today. Several people appeared to be crying, their faces frightened and pale, but still filled with relief that they had not died from the sudden chaos of Seattle's rush hour. Those who were injured or f
"Release the brakes, let the car slide and hit a tree." Edgar ordered two of his stupid but big men to push the car hard after pulling down the brake lever. Quickly the car slid off the slightly steep road toward the lush trees on the edge of town. A few seconds later the police car was crushed and badly dented due to the heavy impact that hit the front side of the car and its left and right sides were scratched by sharp hard branches. “They'll find the car soon, but won't be able to find me. Let's go." On the other side of the road, a glossy black SUV was waiting for Edgar to take him to his new hideout. This black car wasn't driven by Edgar’s moron men this time, who only had a big build, but a small brain. Since fifteen minutes ago Rodriguez had been waiting for Edgar there with his sunglasses faithfully framing his beautiful brown eyes. “Pedro was found dead in that cop's house—the spy you infiltrated into the bureau and the police. Richmond Shelt
Night seemed to come so fast for Hazel who was feeling sad and heartbroken. Ever since their return from the clinic a few minutes ago, she had always been haunted by the fear of separating from Calvin again. Even though when she arrived at the clinic and found it was full of people complaining of pain from the injuries from the shooting incident, Hazel felt truly grateful. The snaking line before her leg was treated gave her plenty of time to stare at Calvin longer through her curly eyelashes. She also felt very relieved every time she could actually touch the skin of the man next to her. If she let Calvin go again now, she was afraid that he would never come into her life again. "Rick has contacted you since you came back?" The question Hazel never expected would leave Calvin's lips. She had even forgotten about her ex-lover whom she last saw present at her trial yesterday, but she was reluctant to meet him. At that time she only exch
The crates were neatly arranged with large barrels of drugs in them. All of that tonight will be delivered to Lafayette for their loyal customers who have been waiting. Inside the crates are illegal weapons that have been disguised with Brazilian coffee beans and wheat. So far all this can outwit honest security guards, but not smart but petty security guards. Periodically, the security officers get money from the mafia to get their shipments to pass customs. Edgar felt very proud of his children. Bradd, Spencer, and the youngest Ferro, managed to absorb the knowledge he taught perfectly. In fact, growing up without the love of a mother did not become an obstacle for them to succeed in the business of buying and selling illegal goods which their father had long been engaged in. But in the hands of all three the business became three times more successful. Bradd's good negotiator always manages to lure lots of new clients to buy his stuff on the spot. Meanwhile, Spenc
Cassie panicked. She had just received a report that two people under her department's protection had disappeared. Gosh, she was really dizzy with all the troubles that had befallen her recently. Not finished she was shocked by the death of Gabe and also Amanda who is still a witness under the auspices of her department, now she must be shocked again by the news of the disappearance of Emily and also Zinny from their Children Care. Just now Catherine contacted her tearfully that Emily and Zinny were rumored to have disappeared from the group while they were playing in the park. In fact, according to Catherine's story, the children used to play in the park with their other friends while being watched by their foster mother. But this time the foster mother was negligent because one of the foster mothers had resigned since yesterday. Practically today's children are only supervised by one foster mother whose face is not very friendly and her attitude is also not too concerned a
She had insisted there was no need for treatment because of the bruises she had on her body. But the hospital kept forcing her and injected her with anesthetic yesterday, so that all night she continued to sleep in the hospital until she didn't realize that the bad things she had yesterday weren't just a dream. The shooting was real. The kidnapping is real. And the wounded Calvin is real too. "Richmond?" Hazel just opened her eyes and immediately found Richmond in her room with an attractive-looking woman who was placing flowers beside her treatment bed. In the focus that had not yet fully gathered in her eyes, she tried to summon all of her consciousness so she could speak to the man. "Judge Hayes, do you want me to call a doctor?" Hazel shook her head. She felt much better and just needed a little getting used to adjusting to the unfamiliar hospital situation. "My children?" The woman standing next to Richmond smiled at Hazel, then s
"With the ratification of this decision, I declare that the trial is over. Thank you." The boisterous voices of the people who packed the courtroom this afternoon made her head pound slightly. Some of them are satisfied with the decision she has passed, while the rest are not. It was commonplace, she thought angrily. No one likes to be the loser. It was her duty to mediate between warring people. But often the decision does not satisfy one of the parties and makes them give her hateful looks. Like today. The Millers' ex-spouse has filed a trial to determine custody of their child. Unfortunately, Milla Miller and Jason Miller only have one daughter, Jessica Miller. And both of them have always wanted to have the only child from their marriage. But because of the many conflicts that hit their household for five years of marriage, they finally had to end their domestic life and live their own lives with Jessica Miller on the side of one of them. Both insisted on getting
"Rick? I really didn't expect you to be here." They haven't seen each other in a long time. Maybe more than eight months after their talk in court. Rick then disappeared and never appeared in front of her again. Rumor has it that he has opened a law firm out-of-town specializing in criminal matters. “Hey Hazel, you look a lot better and—” Rick gestured at her bulging belly then smiled widely at Hazel's amazing pregnancy. "And what?" "And chubby. I didn't say you were fat," Rick said, looking innocent. Hazel immediately pursed her lips at those words. Lately many people say she is fat. Especially her annoying husband, Calvin! Oh my gosh, the guy kept rebuking her if she started eating sweet snacks at night. Whose fault is this though? Huh, that sucks! Even though having baby was her wish too. But he often teased her and made her grumble when he started talking about being overweight. “I always get annoyed every time I hear that word. So
Hiding among the tall tree trunks in silence and the drizzling rain that made his coat wet slowly was something annoying. This is not an option, it is a must. He had to wait there long enough for the person he was looking for to appear. But waiting is not fun. It's more like disgusting. He had never been this irritated by anyone before. And the girls he had seen playing in front of the terrace had been called in by a woman he didn't know. It wasn't Hazel of course. Hazel would always be with Calvin and would stick together like postage stamps and letters. And if the girls not been called into the house, he would have at least still had a more beautiful sight to behold than the dark surroundings and the occasional noise of the nocturnal beasts. A chill slowly began to creep over his skin from the wet coat he had been wearing for hours. He wanted to give up and go back to his warm car. But what if that person comes? Hadn't he been waiting for hours for that person? So he ignor
Pine street is very busy. The tourists crowded the sidewalk and were busy taking pictures with whatever objects they encountered on the side of the road. The colorful walls in front of the bakery, statues, walls full of disgusting chewing gum, even wooden benches on the sidewalk are also the targets of tourists to take pictures. There is nothing on pine street that doesn't look attractive to the tourists. Jason laughed amused at the strangeness that was happening in front of him. How ridiculous these people are, Jason thought giggling. It's better to take pictures with beautiful women in nightclubs than to take pictures with inanimate objects on the sidewalk who must be sick of them. Walking leisurely, Jason then turned into a narrow alley beside a nightclub. Today he was going to deliver a package to a European man who was stopping in Seattle on business. Once this area was controlled by a Mexican man who is very well known as the most dangerous mafia in this place.
Catherine was just about to tell the girls to go inside and clean up their toys that were scattered on the veranda when her instincts began to tell her of the dangers around her. Cautiously she swept her eyes all over Calvin's house. She looked closely at the giant trees in front of Calvin's house which suddenly looked scary to her. A gripping fear began to affect her brain so she quickly took action to lead the girls into the house. "Hurry in, your lunch will be cold if you don't come in soon." "What's on our lunch menu today, Aunt Kathy?" “Cheese burger with beef. Come on in quickly." "Yiippiee..." Emily shouted with joy and immediately dashed into the house. While the girls had trodden toward the dining table, Catherine was still standing in the doorway watching the area around Calvin's house that she found a little suspicious. The sound of rustling leaves suddenly increased Catherine's vigilance. Her eyes fiercely moved left and right, sca
Hazel stared at the modern-style two-story building in front of her, squinting. Before actually getting out of the car, she tried to make sure once again the address listed on the document was the same as the address written on the mailbox in front of the house. "Looks like this is her house." "Then let's go down." Calvin parked his car in front of the house and immediately stepped outside, taking a deep breath of cold air. Suddenly he became congested and also pounding because this house was their last stop before they could decide what to do next. As he and Hazel drove to the house, they had a discussion about what they would do if it turned out to be the Millers or if Millers wasn't the terrorizer. Thinking about it made him nervous. Previously he had also shown the cctv camera footage at the hospital to Hazel. According to Richmond's suggestion, he tried to watch the cctv footage again on his cell phone. And from the video he got a clue. Whether t
“I don't know if these kinds of things are necessary? Oh come on Calvin, I'm just pregnant, not invalid." Calvin didn't care at all about Hazel's long tirade ever since they came out of his house in the middle of the woods. Even if she didn't like his exaggeration or whatever he was doing to her right now, he would still do it. The people around them looked at them with confused looks and the rest gave them strange looks because he was so overprotective of Hazel that he had to hold her hand every time she took one step forward and even when climbing stairs. "You should be on bed rest, not wandering around the court." "Oh my God, I'm fine. My baby is fine too. No need to overdo it like this. After all I know this place as well as I know myself. Get your hands off it, Calvin! I can walk alone.” "Shut up Hazel. There's a rock in front of you, you could stumble." Hazel pursed her lips in annoyance and got even more annoyed when Calvin pulled her s
What does a man without a job usually do in the morning? Lazing in front of the house while enjoying a cup of coffee that is still steaming thin. The cold morning air lulled him along with the sound of rustling leaves that fell and littered his yard.But he couldn't really relax in this sitution. He had to think of something for his plan to take revenge on the judge. The last attempt to harm the judge had failed. Still he credited himself for sneaking into the hospital and creating such a mess that the bitch shuddered on the floor. At least it made his heart a little satisfied even though he failed to kill the judge. He thought that now his ambition had escalated from wanting to hurt the judge to wanting to kill the judge. Several of his colleagues told him yesterday at the bar that the judge had a big hand in changing his life. From an independent man with abundant money and a harmonious family to a poor ugly man who was abandoned by his family. If the judge hadn't made the
"Hey, am I bothering you?" At ten o'clock Hazel showed up in Calvin's garage to meet the man who had just finished checking on the cars. He quickly closed the hood as Hazel slowly walked towards him, avoiding the car repair kits that were splattered on the floor. "What's wrong with your car?" "There's no problem whatsoever. I just haven't made any repairs for them in a long time." Hazel's gaze swept over to Calvin's four cars neatly lined up in his garage. Two shiny-looking sports cars, a white Range Rover SUV, and a heavy track car with giant-sized wheels that were almost as big as her. “Nice collection.” “I like cars. Usually I will exchange it for a new one if interested in a new car. They haven't been here more than five years," Calvin said with a dismissive shrug. "I guess I'm quite sentimental about cars. The car I used to use was almost ten years old. And I don't intend to replace it until the car is completely broke."
After a long day of playing and forgetting for a moment all the problems that have been haunting his life lately, it's time to get back to facing the reality of that damned terror. Even so, he didn't deny that he liked his new role now as an uncle and perhaps a father to the girls. After a very exciting lunch today, he and the girls then went to the woods. They walked past the big trees which looked scary to Zinny and Emily, but they wouldn't be afraid because he was with them. He would protect the little girls from monsters or anything that would disturb them. Looks really cool. Whereas before he didn't feel really cool when he spilled blood on the battlefield or killed someone he thought was evil. He actually felt cool when he was with Emily and Zinny. They made his chest expand with pride for being able to protect them as a formidable man. "Am I bothering you?" "Not really. Emma just fell asleep." The corners of his lips curved into a smile. He had