The Billionaire's Daughter

CHAPTER 17

I'm sorry. What else is that guy doing? Not satisfied he made my woman cry!!!" 

Andrew kicked his desk full of emotion, this happened after he received a call from his confidant. They say that David was looking into the cause of Sarah's accident five years ago. He wasn't angry because David was finding out about it all, but because the guy was moving too slowly. 

His eyes circulate from a skyscraper in Waikiki, Hawaii. The concentration he seeks to focus on is split at the moment, his body is indeed in Hawaii but his mind and soul are in Raunds. His head hurts thinking about everything he believes. He closed his eyes for a moment to stretch his tense brain. But it didn't last long because his phone rang again.  

What else is this time? He murmured as he grabbed a mobile phone lying on the desk. His eyes look at the caller's screen, unknown number. How could an outsider contact him without going through his assistant. And that country code doesn't belong to the people closest to him. Soon he checked the country code. 

"s**t! What does he want from me?" he asked before answering a call from that number. 

"Hello, Mr. McCraven." 

"What do you want from me, Mr. Schneider?" 

"Wow... Amazing! You even know my voice," David said in his cynical tone. 

"I'm not as stupid as you, Professor Schneider," andrew says no less cynically. 

"Haha... So now you're engaged to my lover who's forgotten memories?" 

"He's no longer your lover, savage man!" shouted Andrew, surely his booming voice could be heard out of the room. Because his workspace in Waikiki is not like in London or New York. 

"I know why you and Luke have always kept me from seeing Sarah since five years ago. And this is all a misunderstanding." 

"Why are you just finding out now, asshole???" 

"I just—" his sentence is interrupted because Andrew emotionally cuts before David finishes speaking. 

"Just too stupid not to find out," this time Andrew doesn't scream but rather returns cynically as before. 

"Why didn't you talk to me before?" David keeps trying to defend himself. 

"For what? Making sure what Luke and I see is wrong? Unfortunately our vision was too good to keep believing in what we saw. Even experts have confirmed the authenticity of the photo. So stop chasing my fiancé!" said Andrew sarcastically pressed on his last words.  

"I need to explain something to him," he says calmly. 

"I've never been this mad, Dave. But I can't let the girl I love get hurt for the umpteenth time. We used to be friends, but not anymore when you hurt him. Simply not raising the past is very good for him." 

"Can't you be kind to me? I'm going to ask Luke to talk to Sarah." 

"Stupid! You think Luke's going to do it? I'm sure he'll kill you with his own hands. Even when I saw you at the party that night, he and Sarah's other cousins were eager to kill you. Just shut up and see if he'll remember and forgive you. Although I'm not sure about any of that," Andrew immediately disconnected. 

He tried to close his eyes to think for a moment, dampening all the outpourings of emotion when he heard David's voice. Andrew, Luke, and David used to be friends while attending a high school in London. But during their friendship, David doesn't know if Andrew is Sarah's lover, Luke's cousin. Because Andrew is closed about romance, Luke moreover.  

When Andrew finds out that Sarah has a new lover, he just gives up and tries to accept. All he did was for the happiness of the girl he loved, especially when he found out that the lucky man was his best friend David Schneider and Luke. But all her trust was shattered when Sarah had an accident, david's death resulted in Sarah almost losing her life. 

Andrew ordered his men to investigate all the evidence Sarah received before the accident, and her findings were no engineering. That it's true David was in the same place as the photo. It made Andrew very angry and crazy. He even broke off a friendship with David. 

His hand moved to grab the phone that had been put back on the table. His eyes stared at the black screen, turning it while he thought. Is it better to handle it yourself or contact Luke. The man would have gone berserk knowing David was trying to get back into Sarah's life. Behind his calm demeanor Luke actually has a very ferocious predatory soul. Andrew who is famously quite ruthless when killing opponents, is nothing compared to Luke Jacob. 

Andrew pauses for a moment before finally rounding up the puzzle and making a decision. His finger searches for a name on a contact, before finally stopping and dial the number in his contact. 

Luke Jacob 

"Hello. What's the matter, Drew?" luke's distinctive baritone voice is heard in Andrew's blushing ears as it dampens emotions. 

"Can I talk to you about something?" he asked trying to sound calm. 

"Sarah? David?" 

"How do you know?" Andrew is a little surprised when Luke utters both names. But instantly she remembers who her best friend is and it's not hard for her to figure it out. Especially figuring out what his enemies are planning and doing. And David Schneider has become his enemy at the moment. No matter how friendly they used to be, it was only his sister's happiness that mattered most to him as the Jacob family's eldest grandson. 

"You forgot who I am?" asks cynical Luke. 

"No, I'm not," he said. But before I did forget," said Andrew scratching his head that did not itch. 

"He'll never be able to find her." 

"Why?" asked a curious Andrew. 

"He's dead. There's a price to pay for being a b***h in my sister's life." 

"What???" yells Andrew in shock at what Luke says. The cold man said he had killed someone with such a quiet voice. 

"I killed him, certainly not with my hands," still sounded flat as before. 

"How can you do that, Luke? It's not you, and I know it," Andrew said in disbelievers. 

"David did it with that b***h. And that b***h has also sent sarah her photos and videos." 

"What???" Andrew again screams and this time Luke is heard getting angry with his best friend's actions. 

"Can you not scream? Stupid!" said Luke's misoce after getting shouts from Andrew several times. 

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. But how could he?" asked a curious Andrew. 

"That's david's stupidity. Allow yourself to touch and touch other women. Just ignore it if the bastard calls you. If my sister wants to remember about him, she'll do it. But the evidence to date my sister doesn't want it." 

Luke's words just made Andrew aware of the situation. Sarah did deliberately forget all her memories with David. Because he thinks all those memories hurt. And it's certain that The Jacobs knows it. 

"All right! I'll let it go back to David if that's what he wants. But I wouldn't allow David to take it back if Sarah didn't want it," Andrew's heartfelt words reached Luke's heart. Makes the cold guy soften even a little. 

"Calm down. I'm pretty sure he'll pick you, no matter if my brother comes back to remember that son of a b***h," Luke said confidently. 

"I'll finish my work here soon and go back to London. We'll talk about everything when I get back and please take some time, Luke. I need to hear your explanation." 

"Get your work done. I wish I could see you soon, but I don't think I can." 

What's wrong with you? 

"Until next week there is a business meeting in New Zealand and after that to Qatar somehow." 

"All right. Well. I just want to meet Sarah and make sure she's okay," Andrew rolled a lazy eyeball at the busy man's description. Even Luke is much busier than him. 

Andrew puts his phone back on after talking to Luke. He painstakingly closed his eyes, but it was really hard after hearing Luke's statement. kill? Luke did all that? Andrew does know that Luke has always gone crazy when dealing with Sarah and Halsey. Her two younger sisters rank first on the priority scale. No matter how busy he is, if the two girls are begging, they'll be followed. But when Luke kills someone for hurting Sarah, he just hears it. 

His body is horrified to imagine Luke injuring or even killing her if she hurts Sarah. Although that is very impossible to happen, considering he loves Sarah very much. Speaking of Sarah, what is the girl doing right now? 

*** 

In the cold, two girls were busy looking around an old school building. The building still stands strong with its original shape since it was first built. It's just that the local authorities and school managers feel the building needs to be repaired.  

Previously, there were many who offered to maintain the building, but had to change some parts of the building. It is something that is avoided by the school or local government. The building is very old and has its own historical value for the Raunds community.  

A middle-aged man approached the two busy girls with graffiti on the school's design draft. "Miss Jacob and Miss Scott..." 

"Sorry Mr. Butland, we're too busy talking about the school's restoration plan," Sarah has dropped the draft design and spoken with Mr. Butland as the school's manager. 

"So far we have received many offers from donors to renovate some parts of the building. It's just that most of them can't sustain the original shape of the building post-renovation," mr. Butland said in his sad tone. 

Sarah and Rose who heard it were sympathetic, because they knew very well that there was so much that could make improvements with change. But not many can make improvements by maintaining their authenticity. Because all this is about passion, Sarah and Rose are actually fans of old buildings. There are challenges when able to improve by maintaining authenticity.  

"We do our best to maintain the authenticity of the building, sir," Rose assured Mr. Butland with his passion. 

Because so far there's no problem with the two girls' work. They kept talking about the renovation plan and when it started. So it's nice that they forget that the day has started in the afternoon. Akhinya they both decided to say goodbye to Mr. Butland who was waiting for his invitation. 

Along the way back to the home stay, Sarah prefers to sleep. Unlike Rose who is busy with her social media. 

"Sarah. We're here, just rest inside," Rose patted Sarah's shoulders waking her up. 

Sarah yawned as she stretched her stiff body as she slept in a sitting position. He smiles for a moment, until his eyes catch Rose's smiling figure towards him. Slowly he got out of the car, walked into the mansion. Although the steps feel heavy because they still feel tired. Last night Sarah did stay up late to learn the original design of the school building. 

His steps stalled right in front of the door that opened after Rose entered. Sarah immediately turned her head towards the voice calling out her name. His eyes were drawn to see a figure standing a few meters from his body.  

That smile, I miss her...