“Skyler…”
“Yes?”
“…You’re lying!” Her comment came out dry and stinging.
“Seriously, why do you think I’m not? I’m really telling the truth” He denounced with a casual expression and blinked innocently.
“For someone who works in forensics for local intelligence.. you are lying!” She repeated his interruption, causing his bright features to turn silent.
“I thought you were my friend,” she added, giving him a hostile look, brows furrowed and arched in the cold, sending him shivers.
She stood up.
She had already felt a lot of disappointment here.
“Sure” He tried to stop her.
“That’s why… you should live your life well” he sighed, justifying himself quietly, repeatedly.
“So... I understand from your words - that you were lying!” she whispered in confirmation, his gaze falling back and her expression becoming blank.
“He’s still alive” she whispered.
‘All along… all along, that was always the truth’
'And she just happened to befriend the wrong person'
With heavy eyelids and parted lips, she left the room in silence, without even looking at him.
Skyler, who was usually serious, composed, and unplayful, had his expression darkened as soon as she left.
He pulled his phone from his hanging pocket, then immediately sent an urgent message to a certain number.
He sighed. He sighed a lot, lately.
×××××
//At this moment//
//9:00 AM//
As Leon and Nam Shin, who had finally rushed past the next class, walked with large and measured steps towards the infirmary, stormed into the room he was in and immediately rushed towards him.
“Where is she?”
Skyler, who looked at them and did not seem surprised, did not even bother to stand up to greet them and answered.
“She left some time ago.” He looked at Leon and then expressed in a fluctuating tone, which created a strange atmosphere.
“I'll catch up with her” Nam Shin rushed off, leaving the two people behind him facing each other.
“What happened?” Leon approached him questioningly, while the other raised an eyebrow.
“Ask yourself” he said.
That ineloquent tone annoyed him.
Going back to the way she was injured, she was suspicious and unstable.
Compared to the usual symptoms previously caused, it happened suddenly and unexplained.
Excessive bleeding that happens uncontrollably, may cause her serious damage to the body, and even become uncontrollable’
“Did you act suspiciously?” Skylar, who resumed the helm, walked past with a lethargic tone and narrowed eyes, looking angry amidst the solemn atmosphere.
“Not at all...what does this mean?” He replied with tight lips, expressing his impatience amidst confusion.
“This...” He raised his green eyes before sighing and then added.
“About Cadres” He was silent for a while, tapping on the side of the table with his fingers and continuing.
“She knew.. I don’t know how, or from whom? But.. It’s clear that someone has been messing around in the shadows, resulting in leaking the news”
“I advise you to deal with the matter quickly, and get them back on track. Unless you want to repeat the cycle?”
«D*mn! Who wants to repeat the cycle?”
‘No one wants to play this cat and mouse game, again!’
Leon, who received his response, broke out in a cold sweat and cried out in a suppressed manner.
“Kaden was clear when the noose tightened. Who would dare to disobey his orders?”
“Whatever…” Skyler rolled his eyes in displeasure.
“Good luck with the investigation. You better not slip”
“That’s bad” He snorted.
It was clear what Skyler meant.
Once the Beller girls find out, the situation will not settle.
Kayden would be furious, and Dennis wouldn't leave them alone.
In the past life and up until now, the GX elite was formed under Kayden’s command and the general's supervision in order to escort the girls.
Aside from mentioning the details...
The first goal was to achieve a stable life and send reports.
These three types of personalities were closely contradictory, and difficult to control.
Right after it happened, and the experiences they had; it was the duty of the law to ensure that they were kept safe and under surveillance.
After a year and a half of investigation and discovering the circumstances of the case and collecting evidence; It turns out that Cadres was able to escape and hide, after staying alive.
It is unlikely that he will not return for revenge. And the closest living proof that could be retrieved was the Beller girls.
No one can accept the miserable situation, after the experience.
×××××
//10:25 AM//
//Break time//
As Caroline settled into one of the outdoor seats of the courtyard, she took a deep breath, as she sorted out her thoughts.
She tilted her head towards the sky, with a blank expression and a blurry, unthinking gaze, observing the situation; When her phone suddenly vibrated indicating a message had arrived and she blinked.
As soon as the main screen in front of her lit up and dispelled the distractions, she was greeted by a picture of an indoor basketball court with a pending notification.
<I’m waiting for you> It was Kristen!
When she saw the sender’s ID, her blue eyes shone with a sad, aching longing.
Immediately after that, she straightened up from her seat, walking towards the location, with smiling lips.
×××××
Nam Shin, who had been searching for her for almost an hour, crouched in his place, panting with a furrowed brow.
“She doesn’t answer,” he added, looking anxiously at the person standing in front of him, before they continued their search.
×××××
//In the indoor hall//
//On the basketball court//
As the sound of the ball bouncing off the shot barrel echoed, in sync with the player's movements, she arrived.
Kristen was fooling around on the other side of the court, before she shot the ball towards her, when she smiled.
Caroline, who greeted her, looked at her with a complicated expression. "Why did you come?"
She didn't expect to see her here at all.
"Surprise!!"
"I heard you paid a visit to the father” Kristen smiled with a twisted laugh.
She nodded her head in agreement, then stepped on the ball to match the rhythm.
“Do… Kayden and Rachel know you’re here?” she asked, her eyelashes sparkling with a naughty expression.
“Seriously… guess what?”
“Huh?” She knitted her eyebrows casually, then resumed. “Well, what’s up?”
Kristen, usually a lively, cheerful, and cuddly character, immediately darkened her expression and muttered.
“Guren, Guren Suntory” she said with trembling lips, lined with hatred and anger, and pondered.
The resonance of that ancient name was shocking.