She looked away and nodded. 'If only he knew, he really is not the last one,' she thought.
For the next minutes, they’re just silently drinking their coffee. No one dared to open up again. Suddenly, everything feels complicated for her. And she knows, it doesn’t and won’t end there.
Just then, the door opened, and Officer Edmund came, flustered. Interchangeably looked at her and to his bodyguard.
“What can I do for you, Captain Eve?” he inquired, sounded dismissive.
“How’s my teammates? Any news from them?”
The man’s eyes became elusive. She doesn’t know if he’s really busy or just pretending he is. He put on his eyeglasses and started reading whatever the papers he pulled from his table.
“Captain Eve, I am really sorry, but the boss had restricted us to meddle with the
