"Noah, come on, wake up. It's already 5 o'clock," Darla said, shaking Noah's arm.
“Hmmm… I'm still sleepy.”
"Okay, if you sleep again then we won't go to dad's grave."
Darla's threat made Noah widen his eyes. He glanced at his older sister in annoyance before sighing. Noah still wanted to sleep a little more, but it was his request that they visit their father's grave.
"Why do we have to leave so early?"
“Our plans for today are solid. If you want to go to restaurants, malls, and father's grave, then we have to get up early in the morning." Darla grumbled, then she pulled the blanket Noah was using. “Take a shower and get ready. We'll buy breakfast before boarding the bus."
Darla came out of the room leaving Noah's door open, otherwise Noah would probably hide under the covers again. Their schedule today can be all messed up.
"Uh, I want to sleep again." Noah whined for a bit before he got out of bed. Re
“Why did you have to lie like that, Darla? We visited Dad's restaurant, not Grandma," said Noah as he ate his bowl of ramen. They have returned to London by bus and they are currently enjoying ramen which is quite the talk of the town. "We don't even know what grandma's face looks like.""Do you remember that dad has a lot of debt?" Darla asked again after she took a sip of her ramen.Noah nodded his head. "Then what is the connection between your lie and dad's debt?""I'm just afraid when Dad was alive he borrowed money from Harvey."“We used to live in Essex, Darla. And London isn't as narrow as you think," Noah replied and he sounded like an adult."Then if they know each other and Dad borrows money from him, will you pay the debt?" Darla asked sarcastically.Rather than thinking about that possibility, she avoided having the dependents to pay for the forest from her late father. It's not like Darla won't pay, but in fact she
Sean couldn't keep his word. The fact that last night he couldn't sleep at all and that made the bags under his eyes even more visible. His dizzy head makes him easily irritated by the people around him. In the morning, Harriet invites Sean to have breakfast together, but Sean ignores that and he heads straight out of the house. Anne, who saw Sean's behavior, was shocked.Anne tries to catch up with Sean, but her eldest son is missing in his car. Really, she just saw that Sean when he was in college. Eyes full of irritation, front door slamming, and indifferent to the surroundings. Oh, this must be just Anne's feeling. Sean seems to be having a lot of work so his mood is also messed up."Grandmother?" Harriet called to Anne, tugging at the hem of Anne's T-shirt."Yes, dear?""Did I have something wrong with daddy? Why does Daddy look angry at me?” Harriet's face, which was full of smiles, turned sad.Anne smiled as she shook her head. "How ca
Harvey met Dalton at a cemetery in Essex. He came all the way here just to confirm one thing which was Philiph's grave. After he meets Sean's neighbor, Harvey waits for Dalton who only arrives ten minutes later. Harvey hoped that this time they would find results.“From what I heard, Philiph's two children still often come to Philiph's grave. If they come today, you can directly ask them questions," said Darlton.They were now walking towards Philiph's grave. They both seemed surprised that there was a beer and a peanut bun right on top of Philiph's grave. In addition, Philiph's grave also looks clean and it is different from the photo previously sent by Dalton."Looks like we're a few steps late," Harvey quipped.Dalton snorted in disgust with himself. He swore that he didn't expect the situation to turn out like this. It was still too early anyway, so Dalton didn't think the Philiphs had arrived so early.“E-excuse me, sir. I’m
It was pretty quiet in Sean's office once Harvey arrived on the floor from Sean's company. He was familiar with the atmosphere here because he had been in Sean's place for quite a while. Usually this floor is quite crowded with staff talking to talk about their work. But this time it was so quiet and all of the staff's faces were pale. They even just focus on their laptop screen and there is only the sound of their fingers typing on their keyboard. They weren't even aware that Harvey was walking past their cubicle until Bertha greeted him."Hello, Sir Harvey." Secretary Sean greeted Harvey politely."Hello, Bertha. What's with the atmosphere here?” Harvey couldn't hide his curiosity because things were so awkward here.“Oh, were we being too clear?” asked Bertha with a faint smile. She scratched her unhinged hair because she didn't know whether to tell Harvey the truth or not. After all, Harvey is Sean's older brother."What really happe
"Sean, what is this?" asked Harvey in a disbelieving voice."What?" At first Sean seemed annoyed that Harvey seemed to keep bothering him, but he was surprised when he saw Harvey was indeed a folder. Damn, that's the map he threw yesterday! Sean immediately got up from his chair, then he walked over to Harvey on the couch. "It's just an ordinary document. Give it to me."Harvey chuckled as soon as Sean got his paperwork back. "So, you had sex with a girl?"“Fuck you, Harvey! Why are you reading my documents?” Sean looked annoyed that Harvey was reading his documents secretly. What's more, Sean was trying to keep this a secret from anyone."It's on the floor. If it's an important document, you can't just put it away.” Harvey didn't want to lose because this was all the result of Sean's carelessness.Sean snorted in annoyance before tossing the document to the floor again. It was true what Bertha said that Sean was indeed sensitive
"WHAT?!"Sean did not expect the answer he heard. Darla is a next door neighbor. Darla is Noah's older sister! How could this be a coincidence?!“Are you really ignorant of that fact? I mean your house and him are next door," Harvey asked in disbelief.“Do you think I would react this way if I knew that fact? I didn't even know at this second!” Sean pulled his hair wildly. One of the reasons he made the affidavit was so that his chances of meeting Darla were slim, but it turns out that Darla lives next door?Harvey took a deep breath, then he thought. “Okay, you can say don't know Darla, but how did you end up having sex with her? How did you two meet?”"I really don't know her." Sean emphasized the sentence in frustration. “And . . . and I already said that I don't remember at all. You know how bad I am when I've been exposed to alcohol."Sean is not completely lying. He didn't remember how he ended up ha
"Are you serious? This is for me?”Harriet's eyes lit up at the pen in her hand. On top of the pen is a princess's head and it's so pretty!"Yeah, I haven't given you a present for your birthday. I hope you like my simple gift," said Noah, sounding sincere. When he and Darla went to the bookstore yesterday, he purposely gave it to Harriet.“This is not a simple gift. There's a princess in this pen!” Harriet refuses to mention that Noah's gift was just a regular pen. The proof is that she really likes this pen. "Uh, it's so pretty!"Noah chuckled because he was glad that Harriet liked his gift. "When I grow up, I'll buy you a better present."Harriet nodded her head enthusiastically. "Yeah, I was waiting for that. Hmmm... Noah? Where is Darla? Why can't I see her?"“Oh, Darla is registering a school for me. I will start elementary school this year.” Noah explained that. Early in the morning Darla had said goodbye
On Monday morning Darla was dressed more neatly than usual. She wore a blazer and black pants. Her hair looks neat because she had time to brush her hair, besides that she also wears light makeup. As a final touch, Darla wore white high heels.It's perfect!"Excuse me," Darla said as she knocked on the door marked the headmaster's room. Since there was no answer, she knocked on the door again. She saw the state of this elementary school which seemed deserted. As far as Darla knows, the students are currently on holiday and next month the new school year will start. So this was the reason Darla was already at an elementary school in one of the central London districts this morning. "Are all the teachers off too?"Her watch shows 9 am while at 11 she has to go to campus because there is class. Right after that a teacher came out from a different room."Hello. Is there anything I can help you with?” asked a female teacher."Hello. I want to regi
It's been a month since Darla sprained her leg. So it's been a month since Darla hasn't spoken to Sean again. Darla forgot about Steve's threats because she was already hurt by Sean's words. How could Darla approach Sean when Sean's attitude was so arrogant? Besides... besides that Darla is pregnant. Yes, Darla got pregnant by Sean. Unfortunately she still keeps her pregnancy a secret from anyone, except for Britney. So Darla decided to stop working at the nightclub and Britney allowed it. Today Darla is cooking a lot of food because it is a special day. Today is Noah's first day of school. Since being pregnant, Darla feels more passionate about cooking. The great thing is that Darla's cooking is now very delicious. It's 1pm and Noah should be back from school. She paced back and forth in front of the house anxiously. Suddenly a taxi pulled up in front of her house and Noah got out of there. Not only that, Noah was with Meredith. "Noah, come here," Darla said
Darla never imagined that she would be in this situation. She was on Sean's back. Yes, Sean carried her to the mini market. Darla could not focus because Sean's back was so board and wide, besides that the smell of Sean's perfume made Darla mesmerized. Sean's perfume was already mixed with sweat and it reminded her of the time they had sex a few days ago. "Wrap your hands around my neck," Sean said because Darla almost fell over. Slowly Darla's hands were now on Sean's neck. She had been holding Sean's shoulder because she felt it was too awkward. To be honest she was shy, but she couldn't walk alone either. Her ankle was too sore. "Sorry, I must be heavy," said Darla feeling bad. "No, you're not heavy." "I weigh 50 kg." Darla said honestly. “Why did you say that? Do you want to know my weight?” Sean chimed in. "I just wanted to let you know that I'm heavy." "If you're still saying the same thing then I'll leave you her
Darla woke up earlier than usual. The night after Sean followed her to the nightclub, Darla couldn't think of anything. She had been quiet for a while in the club and asked Britney for an opinion, after which she decided to take time off work that night. So Darla came back home around 10 and Noah was asleep. Ah, she hasn't even spoken to her younger brother since yesterday afternoon.To refresh her mind, Darla decided to jog around the complex. She also hadn't exercised in a long time so her muscles felt stiff. After warming up, Darla started jogging. She has heard that when we are stressed, jogging is one of the sports that can be used as an option.Yes, Darla is under a lot of stress. Britney's words are still etched in her mind. Darla really had no other choice but to refuse Steve's request, so Darla couldn't help but obey. Darla must look for evidence while she pretends to cooperate with Steve. She honestly didn't want to set Sean up, but Noah's life was at stake.
Harriet was still pretending to be asleep even as Sean carried her. Noah walked behind Sean and Anne, so Noah could see that Harriet was slowly opening her eyes. Noah smiled and Harriet smiled back."Go back to sleep," Noah said quietly.Harriet immediately closed her eyes again. She was quite happy to meet Noah even though this afternoon Sean forbade them to meet. And she was also happy to be carried by Sean. Harriet missed Sean's warm embrace."Noah? Come and walk beside me."Anne's words made Noah run over, so they all walked side by side down the cemetery area. Anne's wrinkled hand gripped Noah's.“We want to thank you. If you hadn't told us about Angel’s grave, we might not have thought of coming here. Previously we were really frantic and panicked,” said Anne gratefully."Yeah, you're welcome, Grandma. Because the only place I can think of is this.” Noah gave a sweet smile."Thank you darling." Once again
In Sean's hand was a toy in the form of a lego. He had just bought this at a toy store as he was going home. Harriet will definitely love this lego. Previously Harriet was still angry that she didn't want to talk to Sean. Sean understood that because lately he had been quite fond of his little daughter.When Sean arrived at his house, he saw Anne was in the yard looking for something. "Mom, what's wrong? What are you looking for?” Sean asked.Anne approached Sean and her face showed panic. “Sean… Harriet disappeared. She's not in the house," answered Anne in a trembling voice."W-what?" Sean's eyes widened in surprise. His heart felt like it was going to burst when he heard that. "Are you sure, Mom?""Yeah, I haven't been able to find Harriet since."Sean immediately ran to enter the house. He entered Harriet's room which was no longer locked even though his little daughter had locked it since this afternoon. Sean's feet searched
"Britney? May I ask your advice?”Those were the first words that came out of Darla's lips as soon as she approached Britney. Britney exhaled the smoke, then she pressed the butt against the ashtray."What do you want to ask?"Darla sat down next to Britney. To be honest she was hesitant to talk let alone ask for advice from Britney. Darla used to keep everything to herself, but this time she felt like she wanted to share her worries. Darla wanted to know what a Britney's point of view was."I ... I mean it's about my friend," Darla lied. She couldn't possibly say that this was about her. If Britney knew the truth, Britney might be more frustrated than Darla.“What problem does your friend have?”Darla fiddled with her fingers for a moment before she worked up the courage to speak. “My friend received a threat from someone. She was told to make a man love her, then after that my friend had to leave the man. She is in
Darla was just about to enter the nightclub where she worked and just at that moment Steve called her. She squeezed the phone in her hand because she didn't want to talk to Steve at all. She had already guessed that Steve would ask about the progress of her relationship with Sean. Oh, this can't even be called progress. They even had a fight this afternoon."What are you calling me for?" she asked as soon as she picked up Steve's call. She pulled over to the side of the road right beside the nightclub."Is there any progress?" Steve asked matter-of-factly."Steve, didn't you give me three months?" Darla reminded Steve."Yeah, I'm just making sure you don't retreat unilaterally."Darla snorted. “Did I think I had that kind of opportunity? You put me in the most difficult position.”"It's good that you're aware of that." Steve laughed with satisfaction. “If you are caught unilaterally retreating, then I will not hesitate to k
"Could you show us where your basement is?"Steve did not immediately respond to Xavier's request and it made Harvey smile. Steve seemed a bit taken aback and maybe he was starting to get intimidated that Harvey knew about the secret room.“Yeah, sure, but I haven't been in the basement in a while so maybe it'll get pretty dirty. Maybe about 6 months ago,” Steve said pretending to think.Steve walked in front of them. There is a door and in that room there is a secret staircase leading to the basement. They all descended the stairs and now they were all finally in the basement. Steve turned on the light switch, but the light was dim as a sign that this room was rarely visited. Xavier and his team are even pretty sure that this basement was probably last visited a few months ago. This basement room is dirty and stuffy."This must be your trick. You want to deceive us all," said Harvey confidently. Previously, Dalton had talked about this baseme
After making sure Caroline was waiting in the car, Harvey walked behind Xavier's team. Harvey tried to call Steve's cell phone number to find out if Steve was home or not, but Steve didn't pick up at all. Steve was certainly confused after his crime was caught until the rescue team was here.Harvey and Xavier's team stepped further into the house. This house is very quiet as if uninhabited. Suddenly they heard the sound of the cell phone ringing tone.Xavier glanced at Harvey. "Are you calling him?" Harvey nodded his head, then he showed Xavier the screen of his cell phone. He did call Steve, but he didn't pick up. "Keep calling him. I'm sure he'll pick up if you keep calling him.""Yeah, looks like Steve still doesn't know we're here."“You better look for something in every corner of this house. If there's anything suspicious, you can tell me right away,” Xavier told his team of two men."Okay sir," they answered in unison, then they