Kon and the devil returned home later than he had earlier deduced. He never intended to get it on with the devil during the meeting. “What's wrong? Do you want me to carry you in?” The devil arched his brows. He pursed his lips and looked like he was trying to keep himself from smiling when it was what he wanted to do. “I hate you.” Kon gritted. “Do you have to be a beast all the time?” He narrowed his eyes at the devil.“Must you be cute all the time?” The devil folded his arms and arched his brows.Kon didn't reply. Instead, he got down from the car and headed into the house.“Mom!” Toto rushed out of the house and embraced a stunned Kon.“Were you waiting for my return?” He chuckled as he caressed her hair.“You said you will take me out to get ice cream!” She folded her arms and narrowed her eyes at her father. “Do you think I've forgotten?” She pouted. “No, I dare not think that way.” Kon chuckled. “Don't worry, I will take you out—” “We are going now. I've written my assig
“Mom, get that for me!” Toto pointed at a strawberry cone. “And that one also.” She pointed at a chocolate cone. “And that one too!” She pointed at a vanilla cone. “Okay, I will get them all for you.” Kon found a table. “Sit here and wait for me.” Scorpion refused to enter the fast food with them. He preferred to stay out and keep watch against any danger. “I'm waiting!” Toto joined her hands on the table and watched as Kon hurried to get her orders.“Mind if I sit here with you?” At the sound of the somewhat familiar voice, Toto glanced up. “Uncle Lin!” She widened her eyes at the person she never knew she will meet again someday. “Can I sit?” Lin grinned. “Of course!” She pointed at the chair opportunity to her. “My mom went to get my ice cream for me.” She provided before Lin could ask anything.“Oh.” Lin modded, pretending as if he weren't aware of that, already. “I will wait for him here, then.” “No problem.” Toto picked up the menu on the table and started leafing throug
Scorpion looked reluctant.“It's okay. You don't have to keep your face like that.” Kon chuckled at the expression on his face. “You don't have to tell your boss anything. I will be back before you notice my absence.” “And what of Toto? Do you think she will keep her mouth shut?” He furrowed his brows. “Take her to get some ice creams. And, should she ask of me, tell her I went to get a school textbook I forgot.” Kon pouted, “please, Scorpion. Lin is my best friend, I need to help him.”“Can't he go on his own? Doesn't he know you are dating my boss?” Scorpion folded his arms in displeasure. His words cause Kon to roll his eyes. “He's my best friend, Scorpion. You don't have to act as if I'm cheating on the devil, behind his back. Besides, it's not as if I'm dating him.”“Let him not hear those words from your mouth,” Scorpion grumbled under his breath, looking a bit like a grumpy grandfather.“So, am I free to go?” Kon blinked as cutely as he could. “Am I?” He pursed his lips. “Un
Kon yawned. His head was pounding, and he was sweating. He blinked. Kon was in a strange room, with black pieces of furniture all around, but that wasn't his problem; it was the headache.He placed a hand on his head at the searing pain. It felt as if his head was about to split into two. Kon rose from the bed and slowly walked to the door. He tried the doorknob and the door opened. With his hand clutched to his head, he walked out of the room and headed down the corridors.His mind was fuzzy. He doesn't recall a thing. And when he tried to recollect, a searing pain through his head was all that greeted him.Kon staggered on the hall. He placed a hand on the wall, to keep himself from falling. “Kon?”An alarmed Lin rushed towards Kon. Kon stopped. He squinted at the person in front of him as his mind tried to place the face. However, the searing pain from his skull, made him tightly shut his eyes. He grasped the nearest doorknob. “What are you doing out here?” Lin close
“I'm sorry, Kon.” Lin walked closer to a struggling Kon. “Trust me, I never wanted to do this. But you left me with no choice.” He stopped in front of Kon. “Why are you doing this, Lin?” Kon furrowed his brows at Lin. “Why I'm doing all this?” Lin laughed. “Haven't it always been obvious? I'm doing this because I love you, Kon.” He touched Kon's cheeks. “I've always loved you, Kon. I can't think of a time when I never loved you.”“No, that's not true.” Kon shook his head. “You are my best friend, Lin.”“But not to me.” Kon sighed. “I only pretended to be your best friend so I can keep staying next to you.”Kon sighed. “Ok, let's leave that out. How did you end up here? I thought we came to see your parents?” Kon tried to use that, to check if Lin might let him go. “Parents?” Lin scoffed. “I have no parents, Kon. The woman, I lived with, was the caregiver my uncle brought to look after me.”“But…” Kon blinked. "You called her 'mother” “Is there anything wrong with that?” Lin grinne
“Fuck!” The devil pushed the table down in anger. “How could you have let him leave alone!” He growled at Scorpion.“I'm sorry, master. I will take full responsibility for it.” Scorpion bowed to him. “I will get him back.” He tightly shut his eyes and clenched his fists. “It's too late.” The devil showed him a message he got on his phone. “The dark Lord is with him.” “What?” Scorpion widened his eyes. “Why did the dark Lord take him? You've not had a clash with him.” It was a puzzle to Scorpion.The dark Lord was one of the most feared mafia lords in the entire country. Though he doesn't frequently appear, his name instils fear in the life of those who have been unfortunate to meet him.Although his fame wasn't like that of the devil, people fear him more than the other mafia Lords. “He was Kon's best friend.” The devil gritted his teeth.“Lin?” Shocked, Scorpion took a step back. “Yes. He's the one with Kon.” The devil walked to the window. “We have to find Kon. Take Toto back
“Quick, let's call your dad.” Melina took out her phone to call the devil. However, before the phone could be answered, Kon and Lin were already out of the mall. They were halfway across the parking lot. “What is it, Melina?” The devil snapped at his sister the moment he answered the phone. He was pissed at being disturbed when he was still seeking Lin's hideout.“Your daughter saw your wife,” Melina answered without beating about the bush. She knew it was urgent. “What? Where was it? Is he there? How—”“The mall. He was with his best friend. However, they are not here any more. They ran the moment Toto saw them.”“Shit!” The devil threw his phone to the wall. “Get the men ready. Call the office, and ask them to block all the ways in the city. Don't let the dark Lord slip from our grasp.” The Devil ordered Scorpion, who was beyond excited to leave the devil's presence. It was difficult enough, kneeling in front of the devil, all day. “Yes, my Lord.” He bowed to the devil before h
“Fuck.” Lin glanced up, to see more than five cars blocking them. Behind them were three cars. By the side of them was a forest and on the other side was a residential building. “What should I do, boss?” The driver asked in a neutral tone. He wasn't alarmed at all because this wasn't his first time being in a situation like this. “Wait,” Lin ordered. “Are you okay?” He turned to Kon, with a concerned expression on his face. Kon nodded.“Boss?”“Wait.” Lin snapped at the driver. “I'm waiting for something.”He said as he glanced at the car in the middle.It wasn't difficult to know that the devil was in that particular vehicle. A man dressed in black exited the vehicle and walked over to the back door. He bowed as he opened the door. And out stepped the devil. “The Devil?” Kon gasped.Images assaulted him at the sight of the same man his mind conjured not too long ago. He blinked.Lin frowned. “Wait for him to advance, knock into him, and take a right through the forest.” He ins