บท 49: Dropping the bomb

Tristan was dumbfounded by the news and even more stunned when she actually hung up the phone. He was static for a second before dialing her number again but only to be rejected. He tried again and again but still the same rejection. The frown on his forehead just keep getting deeper as the people around him start to feel suffocated with the heavy weather that he brought up. He brought up storm that is soon to be turn to hurricane. Ralph felt like strangling his sister for the millionth times. While others felt the same way they could only silently endure the whole thing. Anything to do with Alicia, it will always be something troublesome.

"Urmmm,,,i got her location. She's in X city for the conference like she said she would." Ralph, like always had to stop the stifling air getting worse brave himself to stop Tristan from bringing killing them with his domineering aura. He thought that would do. But who knows he will be attack with eyes like a dagger stabbing straight to his heart.

"She's not there." Tristan spoke out those words but his hand still trying to call his little devil only to have the same answer. He was relentless. He even use everyone's phone without asking their permission but it was futile. It never rung. At least when he uses his number, it rung once before he got rejected. He shouldn't have trust his little devil too much. If he knew this would happen, he would definitely drag his devil wife everywhere he goes. Being apart from him, worries him. Now, she's dropping such a huge bomb through the phone call and before he could say anything she hung up on him. He dialed another number. It was the head bodyguard that he place on her secretly. But after hearing his report, he knew one thing about his devilish wife. She's not just a doctor. To be able to slipped herself away from his top bodyguard, she's doing something that he doesn't want to think off. He should have sent his elite team to 'watch over' his wife.

"What do you mean she's not there?" Ralph still wasn't satisfied with his answer. And he got another deadly stare from him. He must have eaten bear guts to be able to risk his life by asking his sister's whereabouts. He somehow felt he's going to have a massive headache.

"She's pregnant." Just like Alicia, he dropped the news abruptly before he turn on his laptop and start typing furiously. His mission? To find the wild devilish wife who's on the loose.

As expected, the others had the same reaction as him, only it took them a long while to recover. Especially Ralph who finally explode as he too, furiously typing on the laptop. His sister's whereabouts is more important than any other question that lingers on his mind. He joined forces with Tristan, detecting the caller id that Alicia used but surprisingly it suddenly became untraceable. He felt defeated. Tristan clasped his fingers together and let his chin rest on top of it as he thought it through. He turned to Grey who's feeling anxious all of the sudden. Being stared by Lucifer is like you're about to meet your death god.

"Wh..what are staring at me for? I had nothing to do with this." He stammered his words out.

Tristan still kept quiet making everyone also turned their attention to Grey. He felt like a convict.

"You have Farrah's phone number?" Tristan finally speak up after couple of minutes of intimidating stare.

"Yyy,,yeah. Why?" He asked cautiously.

"Call her." Tristan ordered.

"You do realize it's late. And almost dawn. She's probably sleeping. Just because your wife isn't sleeping at this hour doesn't mean Farrah is doing the same thing." He defended Farrah unconsciously. He doesn't believe that sweet tempered Farrah would be like his sister nor Alicia. She's the most quiet one among the group. So, there's no way he's going to disturb her sleeping.

"Call he." Once again Tristan ordered only this time his voice became colder and harsh. Grey gulped hard and took out his phone as he dialed Farrah's number.

"Put it on loud speaker." Again, Tristan demand him to obey.

"This is private." He try to protest weakly but only to be stared down by the domineering Tristan. He immediately put it on loud speaker and just when he was about to say that she's sleeping after the first ring, Farrah picked up the call with her voice sounded nothing like she just woken up from sleep. It sounded so energetic and the background sounded noisy. Like the sound of people fighting. He's doomed. Or, she's doomed. Along with Alicia.

Tristan gave a sign to him and let him speak as they listen attentively.

"Hey... you're still awake." Grey talked awkwardly.

"Oh shit." Farrah who just realize her mistake, finally realize she shouldn't picked up any call without any clearance. She immediately send a signal to Uno gaining a curse through her another ear and she handed that curse to the enemies ahead as she slammed the enemy's head on the table. The loud banging sound makes her grimaced in action when Grey pointed out the noisy sound.

"Ah,,, yeah. Still awake. Accompanying Alicia watching action movie. She dragged me out of the bed and made me watch the action movie. Right now it's a fight...ing scene." When she punched the man on the stomach making him puke his guts out which she quickly kicked him far away so Grey wouldn't hear any of those realistic sound. But, who could fool Grey including others around him. Especially Tristan who heard the same noise when he called Alicia.

"That action movie sounded so real." Grey retorted. Farrah now feeling a little bit anxious had to calm down before she find another excuses.

"Well, they wouldn't call it movie of the year if it wasn't so." She giggled nervously.

"Oh, which movie is that? You know i own an entertainment company, so i'll know all of the movies."

Farrah felt like crying inside. It's like every answer that she gave, the grave hole just getting deeper and deeper. Is there any way to get out from this mess?

"That,,,i'm not sure. I have to ask Alicia tomorrow for the title." She got distracted a bit allowing the enemies landing a punch on her. She yelped and quickly gave several kicks and punch back at the enemy for touching her. The enemy are close to dying before she finally stopped. The grunt and gasped from the enemy didn't seem to bother her as she gave her final punch. She curses the enemy a couple of times forgetting that she's in the middle of a phone call. It wasn't when she heard someone is coughing lightly close to her ear, her face suddenly turned pale. She had to sit down on the ground for a few moments and let others handle the rest of the fight as she try to think of another way to get her out of the deeper mess that she herself created. She shouldn't have pick up the call. Slapping her forehead and mouth a couple of times, she really feel like fainting straight away. It's not helping when out of nowhere Alicia appear before her and talked gleefully.

"These guys really don't know when to give up. Should we just wipe out the whole place?" Alicia hung her arm over Farrah's shoulder, not knowing the trouble she's in. Immediately, she rushed her hand to stop Alicia from talking. Alicia who just realize her friend's signal was stunned. She connected Farrah's earpiece to hers and she could hear Grey's voice on the other hand. She was about to yelled at her with are-you-crazy? question, Master Nil somehow beat her to it. Appearing suddenly in front of the both of them, he roared at them.

"Are you both crazy?" With that, the call finally cut off by Uno who had to arrive at the scene at the same time with Master Nil just so he could cut off the call. His hacking skills is not as good as Alicia but among the others, he's the best. But it still can't penetrate the walls that Alicia created through any of them. She's the one who created the complicated security and there's no way anyone can penetrate it unless they're close by. Close as in super close.

Alicia and Farrah look at the their livid master before running away to fight against the relentless enemy. Master Nil had to sighed heavily as he massage his aching head. Although he doesn't really care about the call but seeing Uno having a hard time because of these two, he had to stepped in. He know Alicia would do something about it and probably had done something which cause his grandson taking a drastic measure. Using Grey to call Farrah and use that moment to track Farrah's location. Not caring whether their location will be detected or not, he joined the fight against the enemies. With Alicia and Farrah finally took things seriously, they defeated the enemies within the next 20 minutes. Leaving no traces behind only tied up unconscious bodies behind, they disappear within the shadow.