Tear Her

Chapter 23

A new day has come and it is now Saturday, Dawin is in the house, well he has still many works to do but he can do it here at home and also he want to spend time with Brian.

He was guilty yesterday, when Alice and Dawin got home Brian was so happy, he was giggling all over and what makes Dawin guilty is when the nanny said Brian was always looking for them.

Alice was also devastated to hear it and she promised Brian that today she will spend her time with Brian.

But first of all, Alice is in her room right now, well she is wearing her casual clothes, it is now eight in the morning and Alice yesterday night, messaged her father that they will meet in a cafe this morning.

Alice didn't tell anyone as she doesn't want them to worry.

Alice was now in the living room, she was wearing her sandals when Dawin went from upstairs.

"Alice?"

Alice closed her eyes and sigh, so now what excuse will she say to Dawin.

Thankfully Brian is still sleeping now or else, he will also cry to see her mom leaving the house.

"Where are you going? Your still not allowed to go outside as your feet was still a little swollen," Dawin says while coming near Alice.

"Um, I need to meet someone."

"Who?" Now Dawin is eyeing her suspiciously.

"Cassy! Yes Cassy!" Alice laugh akwardly.

"You know, I know when you lie right, so come on tell me. Your father right?"

Alice instantly looked at Dawin while her eyes were wide.

"H-how did you know?"

"Well you told me yesterday that your father gave you a number, so that states that you message or call him for you to meet him again."

"Fine, fine your right I want to ask him some questions."

"Well if that's the case, then I'm coming with you."

"Wait what?!"

"Yes, now stay here and wait for me, I'll change my clothes."

Alice stomp her feet in the floor and of course leaving no choice she sat on the chair while glaring at the wall.

"Stupid, who does he think he is?! Did I agree for him to come with me?!" She rants to herself.

After 5 minutes Dawin came back while wearing a black t-shirt, matched with black leather jacket and black fitted jeans and black rubber shoes.

Alice stared at him for a while not until she blurted something, "are you planning to attend a funeral?"

Alice was blinking her eyes innocently while Dawin widen his eyes and glared to Alice.

"How come your an actress, yet you didn't know this type of fashion?!" Dawin over exaggeratedly says.

Alice rolled her eyes and stand up from the couch.

"Whatever, well let's go, dad must be waiting."

Dawin nodded and both went to the garage. Luckily Brian is still sleeping so maybe they can buy something for him before they will go home.

After a while both arrived in a popular cafe in downtown and Alice went out from the car first.

When she noticed Dawin didn't went out she goes to his side and knock on the window.

"What Alice?"

"Your not going with me?"

"Nah, I saw your dad infront inside the cafe already, well I park my car just in front of your dad's sit."

When Alice glance to her right side and saw his dad tapping his shoes on the floor while using his phone. He was sitting inside the cafe, just beside the window.

"Fine, and after this we'll go to the mall, I'll buy foods and Toys for Brian as a apology gift."

Dawin nodded, also liking the idea.

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Alice went inside the cafe and went directly to her father.

"Dad?"

Her dad looked at her and smiled instantly but Alice didn't feel it like an genuine smile.

But she still smile in return.

"Come on sit Alice."

"Are you now fine my daughter?"

"Um I'm fine, actually better."

"So dad, why did you leave us?" Alice straightforwardly said, as she also doesn't like sugar coating her words cause she sometimes cringe on it.

Her dad was taken back a little but still smiled.

"I was confused before Alice, leaving my family was one of my biggest mistake, your mother how is she?"

"Biggest mistake? But why did you not return to us? And for mom, she's more fine, than your with her."

Alice widen her eyes when she realize what she said. And when she looked at his father, he seems annoyed? But he instantly changed his expressions with a smile, again with the smile.

"I tried, actually many times but life is not easy Alice, many hardships went to me and coming to you, your mom, and brother became impossible for me. And Alice I understand what you meant about your mother. I deserve it actually."

Alice furrowed her eyebrows and sips on her coffee she have just order.

"What hardships though?" Alice instantly said.

"Um, I-I can't say it, as it was too personal for me and remembering those is not also good."

Alice scoffs but luckily her dad didn't saw it.

"Okay, I understand but now that you are talking infront of me, are you planning to go back to us?"

Michael widen his eyes, "I'm still not ready Alice."

"You came to the hospital to see me and now that I'm asking you if you want to go back to us, y-your not ready?"

"Please understand, we will be there, we will be complete again, but for now, now that I see you all grown up I realize I need also to grow more, not just as Michael but your dad."

"Dad, your not making sense at all, and by the way, how did you know that I was confined in the hospital. Actually only me and Dawin knows about it."

"Uhm, actually at the time you were rushed to the emergency room I was outside in the hospital, you know just passed by and I was shocked when I saw you unconscious in your husband's arms."

Alice let it slide and nodded.

"Okay, I get it, but now, Dad I need to go I still need to go somewhere."

Alice stands up, same as his dad.

"Yeah, yeah, and Alice maybe, or I hope this will happen next time, you know spending time with each other."

Alice just stared at him and still nodded.

Both bid goodbyes and Alice went straightly to the car.

"Well that was almost quick," Dawin says while sipping on his iced coffee.

Alice looked at him confusedly, "where did you get that?"

"I saw a random boy earlier, and ask him if he can get me a iced coffee inside the cafe, he agreed and I gave him money with a tip."

"What the f**k dude?! Your lazy."

Dawin just stared at her and continued to sips his almighty iced Americano.

"By the way, I saw your father's expression very clearly and I don't like it."

Alice slumped on the car sit and sigh.

"Dawin, my dad, h-he's suspicious. And yeah your right I was just infront of him and I am good in observing people, he's expressions says otherwise."

"Be careful around him Alice, do not be a fool."

"Yeah, yeah, let's not talk about it and now stop drinking that and let's go."

Dawin sigh and nodded.

Dawin was driving but his mind was in the sentence Alice said a while ago, now when he will go to his office he'll make sure to work on this.

After almost 20 minutes, both arrived in the mall, and now they are now in the parking lot.

Alice and Dawin both wear their black mask and black cap.

When they went inside the mall, luckily the people just thought both we're emo kids, trying to be cool, so no one gives them attention.

They first go to the toy store and both go to different directions and grab different toys that for them, Brian will surely likes.

They also pay in different counter and different payment of course.

The cashier was looking at them both weirdly as both we're acting like some spies, but to their dismay that won't happen as they are still in a toy store.

Now they are in a cake shop and Alice decided to pay for the cake while Dawin was just busy on holding both plastic bags of him and Alice.

Now both goes back to the car and went home as Brian's nanny called Alice and said Brian is already awake.

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Pia is in her studio, and she was busy sketching some dresses for the Quez wear clothing brand.

When suddenly her phone rings.

She answered it, "hello?"

"Hello Miss Pia, the files you needs to sign is now ready, do you want me to go there and give you the files or you will come here in the office."

"No, no, I'll get it Jane."

Pia hung up the call and prepare her things and coat.

Pia went to her car and drove going to the MQ Incorporation.

When Pia reached there. She first park her car and after that she went inside the company.

The receptionist greeted her and she goes to the elevator.

After she reach the fifteenth floor she goes straightly to the department and get the files from her trusted employee in the company.

But when she was near the elevator, she stopped when she heard laughing noises.

She glance to her side and her eyes widen.

There near the fire exit door, she saw Seb seems to be flirting with a girl employee, both we're laughing on something.

Pia dropped the file she was holding and it created a noise that resulted to Seb to looked at her.

Seb's eyes widen and instantly push the girl away as he was near her.

"P-pia."

But Pia didn't listen and instantly grab the file from the floor and went inside the elevator.

Seb punch the wall hard and the girl employee looked at him shocked.

"You Seb! She misunderstood us, you brat! She now thought you were flirting with me, why are you so close to me though.

And for f**k sake I have a fiancee and now I'm part of trouble because of you."

Seb rolled his eyes and looked at the girl.

"How can I explain to her that we are talking and laughing because we are talking about how cute she is while confessing to me."

The girl makes disgusted face and said,"your whipped bro."

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It was now night time and after spending time with Brian, Dawin decided to go to his office.

He was snow sitting in his office chair and he was busy in his thoughts when Jin and Oliver went inside his office without knocking.

"So why did you call us and you seems serious, well your serious all the time but yeah your serious now, but when you call you seemed serious."

Dawin face palmed and Oliver slaps Jin's head.

"What?" Jin says while rubbing the part of his where Oliver slaps.

"Please sit down," Dawin said.

Both sigh and sit down nonetheless.

"So what now?"

"Alice met his father again."

Jin and Oliver eyes widen, "what!? But how come? As long as I know, her father left his family when Alice and Jeremy was still young," Jin was now all focused while saying those words.

"And his father left them for another women right? And now he's back? Tsk, what a scumbag he is."

"Yeah you are both right, so now I need a favor from the both of you."

Jin groaned and looked at Dawin.

"Again! With the favor---"

"I'll double your salary for this."

Jin's expressions changed and smiled.

"Of course anything you want master."

Oliver looked at him and scrunch his nose.

"Eww, you have a link for masters."

Jin glared at him and kick his feet, oliver groaned in pain but Dawin was just looking at them blankly.

"Okay, what is it?" Oliver is now back on his serious side as well as Jin.

"I want you both to investigate Michael and find information about him for the past years when he left his own family."

Both understand Dawin's intention and agreed.

"That was just easy, I thought you will order us to kill him," Jin said, but he instantly regret it when Oliver punch him in his shoulder.

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"So you talked to her?"

"Yeah and I think we can start our plan in our next meeting as I'm sure she will meet me again."

"This should be successful or else we will be doomed."

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Loud noises, people dancing crazily, some were making out, some were drinking and that includes Pia who is just infront of the counter.

She was drinking Alfonso and the waiter was now hesitant to give her another bottle as she already finished 2 bottles and now she is blabbering words, that only she herself can understand.

"I confess yet you didn't care!" Pia shouted that makes the waiter infront her startled.

"Y-you! You didn't take my confession seriously, you flirted, you b***h!" She says with her drunken state.

She grab her phone and dialed a specific number, after how many rings, the call was answered from the other line.

"Pia? Hello?"

"You! I confessed to you yet you put in the trash!you go flirt with her!" Even though her words were not that right, Seb understood her clearly.

"Where are you? Which club?"

"How did you know it's club? But I don't care and I won't tell you!"

Seb on the other line sigh and luckily the waiter just infront of Pia, hesitantly grab the phone from her and luckily Pia didn't even bulge and decided to continue her drinking session.

"Sir?"

"Who is this?"

"Sir I'm the waiter of this club and the women infront of me drank 3 bottles of Alfonso, the club's name is ***** and please get her already sir, she's super drunk now."

Seb was shocked when he heard Pia drank 3 bottles of Alfonso but he still thanked the waiter and he hurried my went out from his condo.

After he arrived in the club, he hurriedly goes inside and froze on what he saw.

Pia was infront of him, many people was watching her she was dancing sexily, plus she's wearing a over revealing dress that her makes some boys in the club stared at her like she was a prey.

Seb's eyes darken and instantly grab Pia and payed her bill. He also grab her thing and went directly to the parking lot.

"Who are you mister?" She says drunkingly.

"Yeah who is me? Pia are you nuts?!" Seb says frustatingly as his anger was still with him at the moment.

"Please don't touch me mister, even though Seb flirts with his co employees I still love him."

"W-what?"