Episode 17
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(Door closed)
He headed to the vault that is idling on the right of his bed and kneeled one leg.
He dropped the case and presses a six random buttons below a small rectangular green screen. And when it beeps once, he twisted the vault's switch in random left and right direction for several times.
Behind him is her daughter gently pushing the door to see what his father is doing.
(Vault unlocked)
“Hehehe...” he silently laughed as he opened the case and transferred each stacks of money into the vault.
(Clang - Door closed)
When her daughter closes the door, it created a noise, “Huh?” he heard it and felt startled.
When he turn around, he saw his daughter standing distantly from behind while biting her left hand's fingers, showing how innocent she is.
The little girl steps forward closer to the case but Francisco blocks her path immediately, by grabbing her shoulders.
“Hello there, my little princess,” chuckles, “don't touch it.” he grabbed her into his front while still kneeling on the ground.
“What is my little princess doing here, huh?” he fix her hair strands that is blocking her eyes.
She just smiled.
“Shhhhh...” he shows her a silent sign, by placing his right hand's pointing finger straight on the tip of his nose down to the center of his lips, while the rest fingers are closed.
“Listen to me...” he gently pulled her closer to him by grabbing her arms, “Don't ever tell this to anyone huh?.” his eyes are broaden along with his eyebrows that move up to convince her, “Promise me that you won't tell it, okay?, not even to your mom.”
She's still staring at him.
“I'll buy you new toys, anything that you want. Just keep it as a secret of us. Okay?” he smilingly said to fully convince her, for him this is the only way to make her say yes while observing her face.
As a response, the little girl smilingly nodded while still biting her fingers just to say “Yes.”
“Are you sure?,” he showed her a wondering eyes, “you know that dad is always keeping his promises...” he smiles at her.
The little girl smilingly nodded again to say "Yes."
He felt glad when she agreed, thinking that their secret will not be revealed.
Chuckles, “Pinky finger.” he opened his right hand's pinky finger while the rest fingers are closed in front of her.
The little girl did the same thing, she opened her right hand's little pinky finger and gripped her father's pinky finger as she smiles.
“That's right. Later, we're going shopping with your mom, and I'll let you pick any toys that you want because you're a good girl.” he said, showing a very deceiving look to his daughter.
The little girl smiled and to show him thanks, she gave his father a huge hug.
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The knowing is done.
Vincent was silently amazed after using that ability, and the little girl just blinked her eyes.
(Loud footsteps from the stairs)
“Little princess!... It's time to eat!...” a maid was calling the little girl in an increasing tone of voice while heading up through the stairs.
Both of them heard the loud voice, making their heads turned to its direction. His head was turned to the right while the little girl's head was turned to the left.
Vincent immediately wears the left glove and stood up. The little girl stares at him again as he began to step away without making any noise.
(Footsteps approaches)
“Little princess!...”
Vincent silently returned to the dark room, and when he's being swallowed by darkness, he faces her again and showed her the same silent hand sign.
“Shhhhhhhhhhhhh...” he whispered, and his eyes suddenly glowed in the darkness.
The little girl's eyes was startled when his eyes suddenly glows in the darkness.
“Little princess?” the maid entered the room and saw the little girl steadily staring up at the dark room.
“Um, little princess?” she wondered what the little girl was looking for and feel creep.
The little girl glances at her and stared again at the dark room.
“What are you looking at there?” she walks towards her wondering what thing is hiding inside the dark room.
The little girl pointed out a finger to the dark room.
The maid grabbed her up and stared at the dark room, trying to see what is hiding inside it.
She walked gently towards the dark room carrying a brave look although she's truly scared of what surprise might showed up to her.
But when she taps the light switch in the room, her fear suddenly faded for seeing nothing except the house cleaning equipments idling inside the small room.
After seeing nothing, the maid turned off the light switch and returned to the little girl. She grabbed her right hand and take her down the stairs to eat.
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The next morning.
A group of investigators came to Francisco's house after receiving a call. They entered and scattered everywhere to find clues about an incredible robbery.
(Cameras flashes everywhere)
“He took everything!, a-and he just vanished like a witch!” he cryingly said to the head of the investigation team while looking for the folder to where all the recorded videos of surveillance cameras are saved.
“A witch?” the investigator and his team wondered about Francisco's words while waiting for him to show them the video files on his laptop idling above his desk.
Crying, “Y-yes!, it's true... Here, take a look.” he twisted the laptop for the investigator to have a clear view.
“Look what he just did.” he pointed out the screen.
The investigator takes time watching the videos and some of his team also takes a look at it beside him.
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