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Ara stood up slowly so that she wouldn't wake up Zandro. When she stood up she almost fell because of the pain and soreness of her friend down there. "s**t!" she couldn't help but curse. She slowly walked to the bathroom to take a bath and get dressed. "D*mn!! It hurts even more than a gunshot wound!." She looked at Zandro, who was sound asleep. "I will really kill you!" she whispered with annoyance.
Zandro woke up in Ara's room but she was no longer beside him. He touched his body as he looked around. "Did she just abandon me like a f*cker?!."
He got up quickly and ran to the bathroom when he heard Ara screaming and cursing.
Seeing Ara's sharp gaze made him back away "W-hat h-appened?."
"You do this to me! You motherf*cker!!" Ara shouted, just as he was about to approach when Ara pointed his index finger at him. "Don't you dare come near me, I will really beat you!!."
He just stood at the door and couldn't get close to Ara. "Let me help you—"
"Get out of my face!! And wear your god-d*mned clothes! How dare you desecrate my virgin eyes!?" Ara exclaimed.
Zandro stopped his laughter and followed his Sandra's orders. "She's really driving me crazy," he uttered.
"Ohh!! F*ck!!... I just want to pee!! F*ck!— I feel like I can't walk!" she exclaimed. When he came out of the bathroom, Zandro immediately supported her. In her irritation, she hit the first Archon on his neck.
"Ahh, that hurts!" he said, caressing his nape.
Ara glared at him "Get out of my sight if you don't want to be beaten!" she exclaimed.
When she came out of the bathroom, Zyl was there while Zandro was preparing their breakfast on the table. "What's up?" she asked while looking at Zyl.
"Oh, there you are, I prepared our breakfast" Zandro replied.
Zyl raised an eyebrow and looked at Zandro in surprise. "What's going on?! Did I miss something?!" Zyl asked.
"N-nothing," Ara stammered, then walked slowly but suddenly Zandro approached her and helped her.
"There is indeed something strange," Zyl said sarcastically, then snubbed at them.
Ara slowly sat down and so did Zandro next to her.
"I thought your shoulder was injured? Then why can't you walk properly?" Zyl asked, even though he knew something strange was going on around him. He was the tracker, so he knew what was going on inside the mansion. He also knew that his rambunctious best friend spent the night with his Sandra.
Ara and Zandro were stunned by Zyl's question, so she just looked flatly at Zyl. "You make me angry", she honestly said.
Zandro couldn't help but gulp hard and just averted his eyes while Zyl frowned. "I did?" Zyl replied.
Pilit na ngumiti si Zandro at inabutan ng pagkain ang kaniyang Sandra upang ibahin ang hihip ng hangin "By the way, Zyl is here to ask what happened to Alex Kang. You know, we need a report to be forwarded to Agercia, especially, since you have violated the law."
"I did?" Ara asked and looked at Zandro with a confused face.
The first Archon nodded and opened a document containing Bienca's orders. Alex's case is assigned to the third Archon. In other words, the third Archon has the right to give his prescribed punishment.
"What will they do to me? If I really broke the law?" Ara asked Zandro and Zyl.
"Zandro has already taken care of it, so you don't have to worry. The third Archon has already given the case to us," Zyl replied.
"All we want to know is what really happened" ani Zandro.
Ara couldn't answer right away because she didn't know what to say. She may say something wrong and end up even worse. That was definitely the end of her and her mission.
"Don't hesitate to tell us everything. I know you're there to help Bella— we watched the CCTV footage but it's still not clear to us... What really happened?" ani Zyl.
She stared at Zyl in shock. "H-how did you know her name?"
"She left a letter before she left. And it is stated in the letter that she only pretended because that is what Alex Kang ordered her to do—"
She cuts to the rest of what Zandro has to say to defend Bella: "She has no other choice, so please don't look for her anymore— don't touch her."
"We won't just tell us what really happened" Zandro replied.
"I found out that she was a traitor in the mansion, she was also the reason why I came home with a stab in the shoulder—"
"Why didn't you even tell me?" Zandro said.
"Let me finish first", Ara replied.
"She tried to take my life but she did not succeed—" Zyl interrupted.
"Even I— If I were to fight someone like you, I would definitely not live after that," Zyl said sarcastically.
Ara rolled her eyes then glared at him. "Will you let me talk or not? If not, then you can leave my room— I want to rest."
"Fine, sorry," Zyl and Zandro said at the same time.
"I gave her a chance to explain before I killed her. I found out what happened to her and her mother. She became a slave and was repeatedly raped by Alex Kang. Her mother was used as an ace against her so she could do nothing but follow everything Alex wanted. I'm not heartless when it comes to people like her who are just stuck in a situation. Hinayaan ko siya mabuhay kapalit ng pagkalas niya sa sindikato, but she couldn't because of her mother, so I decided to help her. And the reason I didn't tell you was that she asked me not to let you know. She despised the life of the first Archon, so she feared the possible price of her betrayal. I saw myself in her so I did that", Ara said, then took some bread from the table and started eating. Maybe she'd better say that so she wouldn't get into trouble.
She told the truth about Bella but hid the part that was connected with her. She needs to lie to play safe even with the first Archon.
"You put yourself in danger, that's not a good move," Zandro said with a serious face.
"I didn't die anyway" Ara replied after sipping hot coffee.
"You're so reprehensible! " Zyl added. He was about to take a piece of bread but Zandro tapped his hand.
"That's just for her, make your own breakfast!" Zandro exclaimed and badly looked at his friend.
"What the f*ck?!. It's just one loaf of bread!" Zyl shouted in annoyance, then looked at Ara. "What did you feed him?."
Ara frowned. "Nothing, I did nothing to him."
"Mind your own business, Zyl" ani Zandro.
Ara just sighed because of the weirdness of Zyl and Zandro, they even got into a fight in front of her. "You're both ruining my morning."
"Finish your report, f*cker," Zandro said while still staring sharply at Zyl.
Zyl interjected, then raised his middle finger in front of Zandro. "F*ck off!" he murmured, then the attention was turned to Ara. "Sorry about that— Last question. What happened to Alex Kang? The CCTV footage was cut so we don't know what happened next."
"Simple lang, I killed him then left the scene" Ara's sparing answer.
"We know, we saw it," Zyl said "I saw how you ended his life alone." he added, "What I mean is what happened to his body."
"I was just wondering, his body was gone— someone took him" ani Zandro.
Ara couldn't answer so she just took some food and let the two guess what happened.
"Maybe this is enough, for now" said Zyl.
Zandro nodded to agree "Yes, she needs a lot of rest, so get out of the room!" he exclaimed and drove his friend out of the room.
"You too, get out of my sight to reduce my irritation with you," she said, then Zyl laughed at Zandro to annoy him even more.
After the two left, she stood up and took her phone out of the vault, and immediately called Dylan.
"What did you do to Alex Kang?" Bungad niyang tanong.
"I sent him to the Boss as a gift from you. Why?."
She took a deep breath as she got the answer she wanted from Dylan "Nothing, I thought he was still alive."
"Don't worry, your fight with him is over."
"About Bella, Ano na ang kalagayan nila?" she couldn't resist asking because of the little concern that was bothering her.
"They are in a good place. They are under my care, so no one can track them down." Dy replied "You? how are you? I am so worried about you."
"I'm more than fine. The bullet was far from my heart so I was fine. Thanks for the help, I owe you again."
"Don't mention it, I am always willing to help, just call me."
"I gotta go," ani Ara.
"Okay, take care— By the way, before you turn off the call, the boss wants to see you."
"Y-yeah, I'll go to him when I have the chance." She said softly, then turned off the call. She gasped at the confusion she was feeling. How will she face the Tyrant if, until now, she has still not been able to take action against the Archons? And what's worse was that the first Archon seemed to be softening her heart and she was sure that was a big hindrance to her mission.
When she came out of her room she did not hear any noise from the people with her in the mansion. "Did they leave me again?!" she murmured. She walked around until she found them inside the lobby where a meeting was being held.
She simply went inside and then sat down next to Salem, who was listening intently "What's up? Why didn't you even tell me there was a meeting?"
"You are supposed to be resting in your room", Salem whispered.
"What are you doing here? I told you to just rest in your room", Zandro suddenly shouted when he noticed that Ara was already inside the lobby.
"I'm so bored," she replied, then coldly looked at the first Archon "If you don't join me on the mission, I might just run away again," she exclaimed.
"Are you threatening me?" ani Zandro.
"No! I'm your Sandra, so you can't stop me because my job is to protect you" she added.
Zandro took a deep breath because of Ara's stubbornness. "Fine," he replied, because there was nothing he could do to stop her because he couldn't anger his Sandra.
"The MC Group of Companies will have an art auction tomorrow night. This is a charity event for foundations for children with cancer. And the attendees are owners of large businesses in different parts of the world. For others, it is just a simple charity event, but for those like us, it is a business. And some of them are there to offer illegal business to other powerful people."
"What is our mission? " Than asked.
"Simply, we need to make sure that no mess happens within the event. And our presence is enough to keep the safety of ordinary traders inside the auction."
Salem smiled slightly "It's a party maybe!!" she uttered.
Ara was just shaken because of Salem's childishness. "It's still a dangerous mission, so don't be complacent."
"Ang KJ mo naman, panira ka ng mood," Salem said and frowned.
"Ara is right. We still need to be alert, especially if we don't know who the opponents are among them," Zyl added.
"Whatever!, Dude," Salem said sarcastically "All I need is alcohol so I can do my job well. Am I right? My angel?" Salem said while looking at Ara.
"Don't call me angel" she said flatly.
"Why? You are like the guardian angel of the people within this mansion for being so protective". Salem replied "Let me just appreciate you."
"Whatever" she replied back the word she earlier said.
"You're so mean—" Salem complained.
"As always" Ara proudly replied, then smiled at Salem.
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