"Boss, are you not feeling well?" whispered Win who sat next to Nicholas. Nicholas turned to Win."No. Why do you ask that?" Nicholas replied. "You've been restless since earlier, not as usual. Is something bothering you?" Win asked again. "Or are you missing something?"They were in a meeting, where one of the Genesis Group's clients was giving a presentation about a project they were offering to the Genesis Group."After this, just end the meeting," said Nicholas in a bored tone. "I think I said that I don't accept proposals that are still raw. This is very boring."Win understood that right now Nicholas' mind wasn't focused on what was happening in front of him. He was thinking about Josephine and the three children who were playing in theme park."I'll clean up everything after this is over, boss. Besides, it's almost time for dinner," Win responded swiftly.Nicholas nodded while looking at the watch in his hand. A few moments later, escorted by several bodyguards, Nicholas came o
"Take him away. We'll take care of it later, once I'm sure of Josephine and the kids'safety," Nicholas said coldly."Boss, boss, please, please, spare me this time, boss," Jake groaned shakily. "I didn't tell Stefano anything, just about today's event, boss."Nicholas smiled faintly. "You broke my heart because of this betrayal of yours, Jake, so I think I need to break your arm or leg instead. Or do you prefer, your neck?"Jake's face was white as a corpse. He fell to his knees on the floor. "Boss, I will give you important information that no one else knows, but please spare me, boss.""Hm? What information?" asked Nicholas interestedly. "Just telling me, maybe I could consider whether I would just break your arm, or just your leg, or ... your neck."Jake's face was wet with cold sweat and tears of fear. "Boss, actually there is no such person as Stefano Gills. Black Opium is being controlled by someone stronger and he is using the name Stefano Gills as a pseudonym," Jake said in a
"Ugh, where am I," muttered Josephine, talking to herself. She held her dizzy head and groped her body, trying to find cuts or bruises.Apart from aches and pains in several places, Josephine was sure she was fine after checking several times to be sure. She is a nurse and she can tell when something is wrong with her body.Josephine woke up again to find herself lying in a pure white room. Her movement was free, but Josephine found the door locked and guarded. She didn't know where or what time it was."Hey, open the door!" Josephine shouted as she pounded on the door which was made of thick and sturdy wood. Josephine tried to remember where she had seen a door this solid and thick before. Hard to hear anything outside this door.She knew someone was behind the door, because there was a knock on something against the floor and there were shadows under the door, like someone was walking back and forth. Maybe it was a guard.Josephine looked around the empty square room and found nothi
"You may leave this room every four in the afternoon until just before dinner. We will be watching you and delimiting areas where you can freely walk around. Don't touch anything, don't take photos or make videos, don't--""Sir, how can we take photos or videos while you guys confiscate our phones? You're so funny," Sky snapped angrily.The guard who was explaining the rules to Josephine and the triplets stared at Sky with sharp eyes, but Sky returned his gaze without showing the slightest bit of fear.Two other guards came into the room carrying two large foam mattresses, pillows and blankets. Then they left after arranging everything in a corner of the room.Not long after, they came in again, this time carrying a drinking water dispenser, glasses and a large box filled with snacks of all kinds and brands. They also brought new towels and toothbrushes."I don't understand why you didn't just put us in a room with facilities, instead of you having to bother transporting and bringing
Day-2At the Adams mansion, Nicholas and his five main assistants--Ben Toreno, Win Derdien, Haruma Tora, James McCallum, and Kogha Lew, gathered in the main meeting room, having a video conference with several leaders of the Gold Dragon clan's main branch.They were chosen people who had worked for the Gold Dragon clan for a long time and were loyal to Nicholas. Gold Dragon clan has many secret branches all over the world and is well organized and tidy. Only the highest branch leaders can speak directly to Nicholas whom they refer to as The King.Nicholas immediately ordered Ben and Win to summon the branch leaders spread all over the world to conduct a video conference, informing them of his decision to hand over the Italian branch to the leaders of Black Opium, namely Stefano Pratos or Stefano Gills."Boss, we heard the news that you will hand over the Italian branch to Black Opium, how can you do that, boss?" asked Luciano Ari, head of the Brazil branch. "That Italian branch is the
Day-2Josephine found that the surrounding land has been turned over, she suspected that there is no guard but there are some settings.She often watched movies where a land or area looked like it was completely empty with no inhabitants or guards, but was actually a dangerous area.It is possible that the area is polluted by certain radiation so it is possible that people who set foot on it will be exposed to that radiation.Or there are mines installed underground and will explode if someone steps on them.Or it could be that a hole has been dug and sharp spears have been placed underneath it so that anyone who accidentally steps on a covered hole on the ground will fall and die stuck to the spears.Josephine shuddered and prevented Sky from jumping through the short door."Why, mom," protested Sky while looking around them. "There are no guards here. This is a good chance for us."Josephine sighed. The children are smart and strong, but after all they are still children who lack ex
Day-3Josephine looked at the guard with furrowed brows. "The kids still haven't finished breakfast." "Our leader wishes to see you, Ms. Jade. I will bring you before him now," the guard said politely. Josephine shook her head. "Not now. I have to wait for them to finish eating well until they're all gone, only then will I come with you." Josephine sat back down in front of the triplets and accompanied them to eat. The guard who picked up Josephine to be brought to her boss's place did not move and finally gave in and waited.After the triplets finished eating, then Josephine approached the guard. "Come on. The children have finished eating and I'm ready to meet your boss." "Mommy, please be careful," said Flower worriedly.Rain pulled Josephine and whispered in her ear. "If possible, can you take a look around and observe where you are being taken, in case there is an alternative way for us to escape."Josephine nodded and gave her children a thumbs up. "Don't worry. I won't be
Day-3"Why after returning from the room of the person who detained us, Mommy daydreams a lot?" Rain whispered to his two siblings.Sky shrugged. "Maybe there was something she heard that was bothering Mommy.""Just ask her what happened," Flower whispered. "I will ask her what's going on."Rain and Sky shook their heads together. "Don't. Sometimes parents don't like their children knowing too much of what's on their minds and we don't have to know everything," Sky said seriously."If mommy thinks it's something worth sharing with us, she will definitely say it without us asking, otherwise it means it's something we don't deserve to know yet," added Rain in a serious tone.Flowers just nodded. "Ah, oke, I understand.""Never mind, leave mommy alone first. Let's talk about our escape plan again this afternoon. We can sneak one by one, so we won't be found out," Rain said in a serious tone. "I'll sneak first to open the door and after that we'll only have three minutes to escape before