Chapter 20: Man Behind This
"Yuina, are you sure you want to go?" Kyra asks worriedly. She has been instruct by Hayden to take care of Yuina, but Yuina insisting her to follow him from behind.
She doesn't understand why she wants to follow him? She can just say to Hayden, that she wants to come along, right? Why does she need to trouble herself to follow him? Regardless of how she disagrees with Yuina, she still follows her and went to where Hayden go.
Once they arrive at the alley, Kyra gulps a bit. 'Ah! Seriously, Hayden? He really needs to do this right now?' She chides inwardly.
Looking at Yuina face, she frowned a bit. 'Ah! Another one. See! Now you regret to not realize your love?'
"Don't make that face, idiot," Kyra said to try to cheer her up.
Yuina on the other hand, already find a bench near the alley. She feels her heart pricking by just looking at where Hayden go. Why? Why did she feel this way?
He's a big man, okay? He can have his adult time. He already nearly his thirty. He should have a wife and a child already. But here he is. Still guarding her like a baby. Sooner or later she still needs to let him go and let him have his normal life. Just the thought of that makes her sad.
"Yuina?" Kyra calls her name again when she not responding to her earlier.
"Hm?" She looks up at Kyra who still standing looking at her.
"Don't be sad. He said that he had a business to do, maybe he really had a business in there."
Yuina faintly smiles. "Yeah. Maybe. He's an adult. He should just tell me instead of lying to me."
Kyra presses both of her lips together. Not know what to say. She takes a sit beside Yuina at the bench.
After the silent put between them for a moment, she asks her. "It's getting late. Should we go back to the hotel now?"
Yuina shakes her head. "No. You go ahead if you want to. I want to wait for him."
"But, what if he did not return for tonight?"
Yuina faces turn gloomier.
'Ah! Shit! Why do I have to say that?! Stupid me!' Kyra pressed her lips together again. Knowing that she unintentionally slips her word making Yuina sadder than she is before.
"It's okay. I just want to wait for him. He never leaves my side. So even if I at the hotel room, my heart couldn't keep calm if he was not there. At least, in here. I know he still there and he is safe without being caught or having trouble alone."
'Why can't you just realize it's what they called love?! and your act right now is just like a wife waiting for their husband to caught him cheat!! Ah!! My brain! Even if I never experience love, at least I know this basic thing. Oh my god!' Kyra cursing inwardly. Of course, she didn't dare to say that out loud.
"Fine then. We wait here." Kyra finally gives up and lean her body to the bench. Relaxing her muscle from getting fired up inside.
…
Once Hayden went inside the building, all women half naked look at him. He ignores the lewd gaze they give him. His attention is to find that man. Standing there for a minute, suddenly a man approaching him. He whispers to him that Lord Zane is on the third floor of this building and he led him there.
Once the door is open, Zane is at the couch. Drinking some wine from his cup. Beside him is four women sitting at both of his sides. Wearing something so little that one could see their cleavage which is not too attractive in Hayden's eyes.
"General Hayden, come in." He smiles looking at him.
Without any word, Hayden took at sit in front of him. His way of sitting makes the girl keep ogling him. He was way too handsome and his body, one could guess what every woman wants.
Even though Zane's face is on par with him, but compared to his aura and domineering eyes that Hayden has. One would always drool for him.
"Zane Damien, let's cut the chase. I don't have time to play around. What did you know about me?" Hayden start. His voice remains cool and his face remains calm.
Chuckles, he rubs his chin. "Hmm, plenty enough. About you and your 'lover'." He said and then he looks at his women.
"Girls, go downstairs and play around. I don't need you guys here drooling over my guest." He said and the girls follow his instruction without any objection.
Once they out of the room, Zane continues again. "But, from my view..that story is not true at all."
"What did you see?" Hayden raises a brow at him.
"See enough, that makes me sure you're not a killer or abductor."
"Then, what do you want by meeting me?"
"Mr. General, don't be so impatient. How about if we play a bit? A question for a question? You see, I am a curious type of person. I like to know about a lot of things. Just for my knowledge, nothing more." He still smiling.
Hayden thinks about it a moment. Since he also needs to investigate about the elderly in this city, he had to accept this man invitation.
"Go ahead."
"I start first then, Uhm..my first question is..is it true that you kill the King?" He looks at Hayden with full of excitement.
"No. I did not." Hayden said firmly.
Judging by his expression, Zane knew this man telling him the truth. "Okay, you next."
"Upon my days here, I don't see any old folks more than the fifties around this city, where are they?" He straight to the point making Zane frowned a moment.
"Old folks? Hmm.. they reside at the outside of the city. May I say, village area. We never had elder people here. The city only for young people."
Hayden frowned a bit. He wants to ask more, but this time is not his turn. So he needs to wait for the next.
"Well, my turn. So did you and the..princess, really a lover?"
"Why you want to know?"
"Na-uh, answer my question first before you ask." He wagging his index finger to him.
"No. More than that."
"Uuu..something fishy." He said and continue again. "Okay, now your turn."
"This prostitution, since when it's become a legal business?" Hayden did not miss a chance to interrogate him.
"Hmm…" Zane rubs his chin while facing the ceiling. "Three..no, five years ago? Yeah, around that time."
"Okay, my turn back. Why did the prince declaring you both as a traitor if your relationship with the princess is more than a lover?"
Hayden squinted his eyes to this man in front of him. "Quite a gossip man, are you, huh?"
Zane laughs. Well, it's true. He likes to gossip around. Especially about love. Because he claims, he is a master of loves.
"That is something I would like to know too. Maybe we had a thing for the same person. I don't know."
Zane nods his head. "Well, if that's the case. It's not sound ridiculous to my ear. Your next question?"
"Didn't General Abi is a very strict man? How come he allowed this to happen?"
"Simple, Mr. General. General Abi did not notice this. He can rule this province to be second in rank, but he fails to see the reality of it."
"Okay, my last question. Can I meet with the princess?" His eyes beaming with excitement.
"No," Hayden replied immediately.
"Wha..what? Why?"
"You're not someone who can meet her. I won't allow that."
"Whoa..I'm a good ma.."
"My last question, Mr. Zane." Hayden cut his word.
Sighing, he nods. "Right. Shoot."
"Who is the man behind this business?"
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