"What? So that's you?" Luci hissed in disbelief.
"That's right, Bee. It's me, Spider," Spider whispered with a very happy face.
While Luci showed a confused facial expression that was a mixture of shifting, happy, confused, and worried.
Luci was glad and happy because she finally got to meet one of his adoptive families.
To be honest, on several occasions Luci was still able to meet some of them. But their current place was very high, they had been adopted by wealthy families because some of her siblings preferred to live in orphanages rather than in institutes, which usually only accommodated street children to be given education and skills. The child would be released independently as an adult.
"Why is your face like that? Don't you like meeting me? Did my arrival just remind you of that family?" asked Spider carefully. His inward-looking eyes looked and combed Luci's face.
Luci hadn't answered anything yet but Spider had already done something else. Spider was seen taking off the long coat he was wearing. He put the coat on Luci with gentle and caring movements.
Luci looked up, somewhat confused by the coat that had wrapped her body like this.
"The air will be cold. Besides, your clothes are a bit revealing. You can get abused here." Spider smiled faintly, that smile even showed how happy Spider was this time. "So you don't like seeing me?" Spider continued with his question.
"No...no, Spider," said Luci with a wave in the air.
Spider laughed after hearing what Luci said. It was a rare moment in his life when he could laugh after this. Right now was a moment where he could relieve all the fatigue and frustration he was feeling, and it could all happen just by hearing Luci speak.
'Does it turn out that I still have that vibe?' Spider thought in his heart.
"Why are you laughing? What is so funny?" asked Luci with a confused face. Laughter was a fun thing especially if it happened at a happy moment like meeting with the family.
But now was not the time to think so. Here they were in a colony or a community that held a lot of darkness. Luci was scared that the bad people around her would wake up with Spider's laughter.
"Hey, why is your face so tense?" asked Spider, giggling amused. "And who was the person you brought with you earlier? Is he sick?" he continued.
It was then that Luci realized that Hans was living behind the building. The girl even forgot about Hans because she was too frightened and panicked when she met Spider for the first time. Not to mention knowing the fact that the stranger was one of hee adoptive families.
"Oh, I forgot. I have to hurry, he's very sick. I just ransom him tonight," Luci raved, starting to talk carelessly. At first, she wanted to say that Luci had just paid a debt whose collateral was the dropping child. But she was too confused to speak without realizing it.
"What? Did you just ransom him? How could that be?" asked Spider with a slightly irritated face.
"Well, well, that's the point. I – I have to hurry. I have to take him back to the hospital." Luci almost stepped forward to approach Hans. Luci was fearful if something bad happened to Hans right now.
"You're driving yourself? How are you going to take him?" Spider asked with his hand still holding Luci's arm.
"Do not know. Let me go, I beg you!" asked Luci. The girl started to feel scared for some reason. Maybe she was too tired and sleepy that she again didn't realize that it was Spider in front of her, not some bad guy or Mr. Philip's errand boy.
"Hey, hey, calm down Bee. What is it? Why are you afraid? It's me," explained Spider, holding Luci's fingers. Spider wanted to calm her down. "What's wrong, Bee? Why are you frightened?" hoarse Spider. His eyes crossed Luci's face, those eyes also couldn't stop looking at Luci's wide and big eyes which were now moving wildly with fear.
"I have to go. I have to take him to the hospital," Luci whined. The girl almost even shed tears.
Spider sighed. He wouldn't be able to see Luci like this, he wouldn't be able to.
"Okay, you can go. But please wait for me a moment here. Just five minutes, no, just three minutes. I'll go into the center for a bit and then I'll help you get him to the hospital. I have a car that fits the bed," explained Spider. His face already showed high expectations. He hoped that Luci would be patient and wait for him.
Lucy hadn't answered yet. She seemed to think carefully about what Spider proposed. Luci wanted but could she wait that long? What if later a bad person came and attacked her?
"Sorry I can not. It's too dangerous here for me," Luci said honestly and she almost left again, but before she could move again, Spider had stopped her again.
Luci frowned as she looked up with a face filled with question marks. Meanwhile, Spider pressed a button on a communication device attached to his ear. Luci didn't even see the tool earlier.
"Max, go to the back of the center for a bit. I have a duty for you!" Spider ordered in a curt and very cold tone. How could someone change in that instant?
"Don't you worry! Someone will take care of you while I'm gone. He can be trusted," said Spider now back to his soft and very caring tone again. "Okay?" asked Spider, seeking Luci's approval.
Luci nodded softly. She already had no other reason to refuse. After all, Luci also needed Spider's help to take Hans to the hospital.
"Smart girl," said Spider, then ruffled Luci's hair in exasperation.
Spider then led Luci to the place where they collided earlier. The man led Luci to the spot where Hans was still slumped in the hospital bed with the IV attached to his wrist.
Luci darted to check on Hans, checking the boy's breath and pulse.
Soon a man came. Luci wasn't sure if the man was one of Golden's men, or if it was just the clothes that were similar. But here it's all the same, they wore neat black coats, sometimes just a folded shirt, or a vest that covered their appearance.
"Take care of her until I come back!" Spider said coldly, a bass voice that could freeze anyone's courage. Even Luci made goosebumps.
Spider then disappeared behind the door of the building. What the man did, Luci didn't know either.
Luci couldn't guess the possibility about Spider because her mind was too messed up after seeing Hans' weak figure.
Luci then took off the coat that covered her body then Luci wrapped the coat over Hans' body. Spider was right, it was getting cold.
Then suddenly the man who was sent by Spider who was guarding Luci asked in a tone that was no less cold. "How come you have The Crown's jacket? Is it Sir Diamond's?" the man growled.
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