Chapter 23: She went missing

"You still got the nerve to say thank you after my daughter got the fucking assassination from your pawn?!" Maxwell is an old man, a single dad to be exact.

Alexus peeled off the smile and turned serious, "You decided to fight me, Max. You know what it means to fight me, don't you?" He's a lot colder now. He slid his hand in his pocket while tiptoeing his feet in the surface.

"Kahit na, hindi mo dapat tinarget ang anak ko! You should've bent your frustration directly to me!" Napapahawak sa kaniyang tenga si Alexus dahil sa nangangati ang earlobe niya sa kaka-sigaw ni Maxwell.

"That's not how I play, Maxwell. Tiyaka hindi naman yata pinatay ng pawn ko ang anak mo, kaya magpasalamat ka nalang at ma-appreciate ko pa." Kalmado niyang turan tiyaka tumingin sa malayong daan. Nasa gilid siya ng daan, malapit lang sa hotel. Sumakay siya sa limousine kanina at nagpapababa lang sa malapitan matapos nilang mag-usap.

"You will pay for this, Alexus-"

Pilyong napapatawa si Alexus, 'yung tipon