"What did you do to Nicholas?" Josephine snapped angrily. "And who are you exactly?"The voice burst into laughter. "Ohoo, calm down Mrs. Adams, don't get mad just yet. He's fine. If you want, you could maybe meet him."Rocco motioned for Josephine to continue talking to the person on the phone. He is ready with pen and paper to write anything."Tell me first, what did you do to Nicholas? Did you treat him well? Was he hurt?" asked Josephine.The person laughed again. "Don't worry too much, Mrs. Adams. He is a valuable asset to Black Opium right now. His head is worth the entire Metronine City, so we will definitely treat him well."Lynn and Rocco looked at each other while Anna and Fannie held hands in fear."Don't talk too much," Josephine snapped. "Tell me where is he?""If you want to see him, come to the harbour, shed six on dock 2. Tomorrow at four o'clock in the afternoon. Come alone. Remember, Mrs. Adams, ALONE! I do not guarantee the safety of the father of your children if y
Josephine's head felt very heavy and her neck hurt. She groaned softly, realizing that she was lying on the cold hard cement floor.A dusty, musty smell filled the room and Josephine had no idea where she was.Josephine blinked, trying to adjust her eyes to the dim light in this seemingly empty room. There was nothing in the room and the only light came from the dim yellow lamps on the ceiling and the trellis windows on the walls.Josephine tried to stand up and unsteadily walked to the wall with a window so she could peek out.However, the window was too high and there was nothing to climb out of. Josephine pressed her ear against the wall, listening for the sound of water or the sound of seagulls.However, nothing was heard at all. Josephine concludes that she is no longer on board The Little Mermaid cruise ship as she was originally on.Josephine traced the wall towards the door, because she still felt dizzy. She pounded on the thick wooden door and screamed."Hey, get me out of he
Josephine looked at the man standing in the doorway. She shook her head in disbelief."So you're part of the Black Opium clan? Then, who was the person arrested at the La Luna beach villa back in Italy? What's that got to do with you? The kidnapping of me and the children back then, also on your orders? Or that guy's orders?" asked Josephine confused."That man was just a puppet that I moved to cover up my existence all this time. He was just a henchman that I paid dearly for. I am the real leader of Black Opium. In the end, Nicholas was also fooled into thinking he had succeeded in mastering Black Opium, when in fact he was nothing because I still have the ultimate weapon to weaken him," Carlos said arrogantly.Josephine snorted in annoyance. "You mean I'm the ultimate weapon you mean? You want to threaten Nicholas by using me?"Carlos chuckled and snapped his fingers. "You're smart! Too bad I can't take your children with you. You and your friends seem to have moved quickly to prote
That night Josephine slept on the long couch. Carlos didn't come back, only a guard dressed as a soldier came in with food, a bowl of clean water, a new toothbrush, a small towel and comb for Josephine, and a small bucket.The next morning after waking up feeling achy all over, another guard in the same uniform came in with breakfast and a plastic cup filled with milk and coffee, another basin filled with clean water, and a new small towel.He took out Josephine's used dinner and the basin of water last night, without saying anything.Josephine quickly ate her breakfast, finishing it all even though she had no appetite. She has to keep the energy to fight, after all. After breakfast, Josephine brushes her teeth and washes her face, then puts her hair in a messy bun on her head.She keeps her toothbrush well. She once watched a movie where one of the hero characters could escape from enemy custody with just a toothbrush. The end of the toothbrush handle can be used as a stabbing tool,
Carlos fell to his knees. The back of his calf was bleeding. With a look full of fear, Josephine saw Carlos' bodyguards being apprehended one by one by men dressed all in black.One of them seized the weapon in Carlos' hand. Josephine's and Carlos' eyes widened at the same time as they saw Nicholas holding a gun, which was still smoking and emerging from behind the men dressed in all black."NICHOLAS!" roared Carlos angrily.Nicholas smiled sweetly. "Hello, Carlos. Sorry, I shot your calf. I think my shooting ability has decreased because I lacked practice. The bullet should have lodged in your head. I didn't expect it to be missed so far," Nicholas said lightly."Bastard! How did you get here? You should be in hell!" shouted Carlos furiously. "I told them to burn the crypt!"Nicholas shrugged in a mocking fashion. "Hell refused me. They didn't want to accept me because I came without you. So I came back because Anita decided to come get me.""Anita? But she--""The daughter of your m
Nicholas was relieved to finally be able to explain everything to Josephine. Even though he was surprised by Josephine's reaction to Anita Graham, Nicholas was also very happy because Josephine clearly showed her jealousy."Never contact her outside of business again," Josephine said fiercely.Nicholas grabbed Josephine's chin and kissed her again. "Of course Baby. My business is with her father, so there's no need for me to call Anita."Josephine smiled. She wasn't really mad, just curious. After all, she really believed in Nicholas and she also listened to Nicholas' conversation with Carlos earlier.Nicholas and Josephine decided to go straight back to the apartment so they could meet the kids soon.Sky, Rain, and Flower, could sense that something important and possibly dangerous was being faced by their parents, even though Anna and Lynn refused to tell them.They were already getting restless and were pressing even harder on Anna and Lynn to tell Josephine and Nicholas the truth.
Josephine couldn't stop pacing in front of the room where Flower was being examined. Three doctors, including Lynn, are inside.Two hours ago, when Anna and Lynn were getting ready to leave Josephine's apartment, suddenly Flower, who was sleeping, vomited and then fainted.Josephine, Nicholas, and Lynn rushed Flower to the Sparrow Clinic, while Anna stayed at the apartment to look after Rain and Sky.Flower has been in a stable condition for the last few months, receiving a leukemia treatment discovered by Inggrid Adams, Nicholas' mother, which is then being used as a cancer treatment method at the state-of-the-art Sparrow Clinic while waiting on her bone marrow.Josephine had been regularly monitoring her condition and she had been fine all along, so, due to her busy schedule and lots of things going on, Josephine had become a bit inattentive."I forgot that Flower wasn't as healthy as Rain and Sky. She was always fine after we arrived at Metronine and I brought her for treatment and
"Are you sure this test didn't go wrong? Will the result be different if I do it again, or need to do tests at another hospital?"Josephine placed her palms on Nicholas' chest, feeling his heart beating very fast."Honey, calm down, don't get emotional," Josephine said softly. "Didn't Lynn say that the match between the donor and the parents is estimated at only 0.5%? Even though I am not suitable to be a donor for Flower."Nicholas stared at the results of his compatibility testing with Flower, feeling disappointed. He put his hand over Josephine's on his chest."I feel useless," Nicholas muttered.Lynn patted Nicholas's shoulder gently. Nicholas's reaction was a natural reaction that was usually shown by parents who were disappointed because they couldn't be the donor for their own child."What about my men? How many people have already been tested?" Nicholas asked again. "I spread the news to the entire branch and they are willing to help.""121 people at the Sparrow Clinic, 56 peo