Chapter 9

“She didn't come with us. Don't search for her”, Eryx said coldly. How can he stop searching for her? His eyes were only filled with Revilla. What happened to her after she left with her boyfriend? He has no good signs though.

“What do you mean Eryx, where is she?” Alex tilted his head towards Eryx who was leaning himself against the table. Braylon was staying silent all the time. He can't understand what Eryx meant just a while ago. He just was staying for further explanation of Eryx. Alex seems to have lost control already. When it comes to Revilla, he always loses control of himself.

Eryx looked at the unstable man who was fuming in anger, maybe jealousy. Eryx sighed a lot. He started to explain everything that happened last night but he didn't know the reason for her cry.

Alex was almost broken by his words. Revilla was a strong girl who could handle everything by herself alone. How come she was broken and even can't protect herself from those drunken bastards?

“Now she is resting in my villa, I ordered my maids to take care of her well. So don't worry”, Eryx was trying to calm Alex. Braylon can't help but worry about them more but who will worry about his condition right now? He can't even let out his feelings toward Eryx. What if he felt disgusted even more but there was a thing he didn't know that Eryx already knew about his feelings?

Alex calmed down a bit. After that, they started to read the murder case which came to their department two weeks ago. Because of Eryx's negligence that was assigned to Braylon who now was a little bit superior to them.

Franklyn again explained the case to Braylon. Alex wasn't there because he was not in his mood. As his friend, Braylon should not force anything on him right now. Whatever happened, they were going to be a family again.

“You see, this person wasn't a girl at all. It's a boy. He underwent surgery and turned himself into a girl. He was just 26 years old but his whereabouts were still unknown”, Franklyn was so focused on explaining the case.

Braylon already read the case two times in raw but still, he was confused. It will help him to get a clue if someone explains it again. That was his belief.

“He was working in the motel which was located on the highway which leads to the small village but there was no connectivity to that motel and village. We have investigated that thoroughly”, Braylon was so focused but Eryx couldn't. His gaze secretly slipped toward Braylon and admired him even in anger.

“The manager said that he was so friendly and calm. Have no offense to anyone it seems. His death was really mysterious though, there was no struggle in his death so the murderer should be a known person to him”, Franklyn explained everything.

“Why don't you assume that it was a suicide”, Braylon cross-questioned him. There was no hesitation on Franklyn's face.

“If he wants to kill himself, why does he have to select the place to work? Even if he selected the workplace, what's so good about that particular room?” Franklyn put down the case file on the table.

Why did he ask such a rubbish question since he knew the case well? How irritating it was when they asked about a known answer. What's the point of being superior to them? He was the dumbest person from Franklyn's point of view.

“Enough of talking, We have no suspicions about this case and no one filed a case about this murder. So just put it aside for a while. We have a lot of work other than that”, Eryx got up from the chair and walked towards the entrance.

How can he be so lethargic while working? Braylon was so upset. To irritate him more, Franklyn followed Eryx and left Braylon all alone in the meeting room. Braylon took a deep breath to control his anger but now he did not have the right to be angry at Eryx.

IN AFTERNOON

Everyone was having their lunch in the canteen. Braylon was sitting all alone because he didn't want to bother Eryx. Alex and Franklyn were sitting with him. He can't eat his meal either. That time he received a call from Zaneta.

“Hey, how is Alan doing”, he didn't even greet her. Only in his mind was Alan.

“Braylon, come to my hospital. Alan seems to be not in good condition. I'm scared”, Zaneta's nervousness was able to tell what condition Alan was in right now, her tone was not good though. Braylon can understand how worried she was. A drop of tears falls through his eyes. Alan was the only world for Braylon if anything happened to him. There was nothing in this world for him to live.

He didn't even take a single bite of his lunch but put down his fork, he got up from the chair and ran towards the entrance. Alex noticed that and the palpitation raised in his heart.

“Eryx, seems like Braylon has some issues. Why don't we follow him? " Alex was concerned about his friend.

“It's none of my business. If you want, you can go and check on him”, Eryx didn't glance at him. Alex can't follow Braylon, he can easily convince Braylon but can't convince Eryx. The one who was dumbfounded between them was Franklyn. After all, he didn't know the actual story of Eryx and Braylon till now, so it's not a time to explain the situation either.

In Hospital

Braylon has reached Zaneta's hospital. His whole body shivered in fear. What happened to Alan, Zaneta didn't explain anything when she called him. He walked towards the childcare department. Zaneta was standing in front of the entrance.

“Sis, what happened to Alan? Why did you call me suddenly? He is fine right”, his heart fluttering in pain.

“He had a fever last night, I thought it would reduce once he took medicine. He was normal till the morning but suddenly had an epileptic reaction because of a fever, I was shocked as hell. So I admitted him to the VIP ward and the treatment is going on”, Zaneta explained everything that happened. It's only been a day since they came to this city but this much has happened.

It was all because of Braylon's fault. He left his son all alone in the new city. How can he be normal after that? A small whimper escaped from his mouth. Zaneta hugged Braylon tightly.

“It's okay, everything will be fine. He is a strong boy so don't worry”, Zaneta consoled Braylon and brought him to the ward where the treatment was going for Alan.

Alan was mentally erratic right now because he wasn't with his dad and that affected him the most. That induced fever in him, and a prolonged period of fever led to fever convulsion in him. Everything was messing with Braylon's mind. He needs a shoulder to cry on but who would stay by his side? At least Zaneta was with him right now. He was so grateful to have Zaneta on his side.