1 1 Returning Home

BAMMMM! The car flips over upside down. A woman that is inside of the car, knitting her brows as she's in pain. She slowly opens her eyes but her vision is too blurry to know what's going on. (..Who's that..?)

She sees silhouette that was walking towards her. The man walks towards her. He takes out of the gun and aim at her. She then realize what she got into. She tries to speak but her voice couldn't come out.

She panics and tries to free herself but her whole body is too sore. (No! Please! Don't!) BANG BANG BANG!

The man then turns his heels and heads back to his car, drives away from the scene. In her every breath, she reaches for her cellphone. She dials Annie's number.

Annie picks up the call. "Hello? Hello? Mila? You there?" At her last breath, in her small voice, she said, "Red." She lost a lot of blood, her hand loses its grip onto the phone. Mila then have passed away.

[In Paris]

Annie's eyes widen as soon as Mila said, "Red." Annie calls Raymond into her office. A minute later, Raymond enters the office. "Boss?" "Book me a flight to Tokyo immediately." "Yes." Raymond sees her panic and knows three things that makes her restless. Her sister, Mila, her adopted grandfather, and her grandfather's company. Raymond exits the office.

Annie then calls someone. "Hello?" "Jenny, It's me." "Hey Annie." "Are you with your father?" "Huh? Yeah I am." "Put on speaker." "..Okay..?"

Annie then explains to Jenny and her father. "I will send men to investigate." "Thank you. I will arrive tomorrow morning." "Yes." Annie hangs up the call.

Raymond knocks on the door. "Enter." "Boss, I already book the flight for you." "Raymond." "Yes?" "Call the boys to come back to work." "Understood." "You're dismissed." Raymond bows and left her. Annie sighs as she leans back against her chair.

(Flashback)

Annie and Mila are twins. Mila is bright, carefree little girl while Annie is shy and has a weak body. They never met their father. They had a mother, but she chooses her freedom over her daughters. They were brought to the orphanage.

Few years later, an old man came to the orphanage and sees Annie to always keep things to herself while her sister is playing with the other kids. He looks at her as she hugs her plush toy.

Mila sees the old man looking at Annie. Mila went up to him. "That's my sister." "Hm?" "The girl you've been staring. That's Annie, my little sister." "Is that so?" "Are you going to adopt her?" "I'm not sure. I'm just observing." "If you are, can you adopt Annie?" The old man was speechless.

Mila continues, "Annie has a weak body. She hasn't gone to the hospital for a checkup. Im worried about her health." "I see." "Will you be fine being separate from Annie?" "Yes. I want to protect Annie more than anything." The old man nods and smiles. "I will take good care of your sister." "Thank you." He pats her head.

The old man made his final decision and decided to adopt Annie as his granddaughter. "Annie." Annie looks up and sees Sister Theresa. "This is your grandfather for now on."

Annie's eyes shift to her to the old man. She said, "He's not my grandfather." "He adopted you." "Even Mila?" "No. Just you." "No." "Annie?" "NO! I want to be with Mila."

Annie runs to Mila's side. "If Mila go, I go."

Mila turns to her sister, Annie. Mila hugs her and puts a necklace on her. "Annie. You shouldn't be too stubborn." "B-But.." "One day, we will meet again, that day we will be family again." Annie starts to tear up. "Noooo…I don't want that. I want to be together with you."

Mila wipes Annie's tears. "I promise you that we will meet again. I wont leave you." Annie sniffs. "Promise?" Mila smiles. "Promise." They both pinky swear.

Annie obediently follows the old man out the orphanage and looking back to Mila. Mila nods. Once Annie's gone, Mila nods to herself. (I wont let anyone hurt you. You need to be strong, Annie.)

Nineteen years later, Mila and Annie meet again after bumping into each other's path. "Mila?" Mila looks up and sees Annie. "Annie..?" Annie starts to cry. Mila chuckles and hugs Annie. "Still a crybaby, eh?" Annie hugs her sister tightly.

They then have a quick dinner. Annie told Mila everything after she got into that old man's family. Mila laughs. Annie then becomes serious. "Mila." "Hm?" "Is someone stalking you by chance?" Mila looks at her sister, (She's changed.) She smiles. "No. There's none. Why?"

Annie puts her hand on top of Mila's. "Let me know if it happens. Red for emergencies and black for stalking. Okay?" Mila puts her other hand on top of Annie's. "Annie. Nothing has happened. I'm fine. But I will keep that in mind." Mila smiles. Annie has a feeling that Mila is hiding something but didn't ask any questions.

(Present)

Raymond slightly shake Annie. Annie gets up quickly. "Sorry boss. We have arrived." Annie nods. She sits up and rubs her eyes. As they exit the airport, a driver in a black suit was standing in front of a black car. "Miss Annie." "Roberto." "Welcome back." "Mm. It's good to be back." Annie gets in the car with Raymond. Roberto then gets in the driver seat after putting their luggage in the trunk. "How's Grandfather?" "He is well. He's excited about your arrival." "I bet." Annie looks out the window. "Miss Annie." "Hm?" "I am sorry for your loss." "Mm. Thanks."

(Grandfather's residence)

An old man was standing outside with his cane, pacing back and forth. "Where is she? Shouldn't she be here by now?" "Master, patient." "Ivan. I don't have any patience. I want to see my granddaughter."

Ivan looks up and sees the car. "She's here." The old man looks at the same direction and he lightens up. He quickly went down the stairs to meet Annie. Annie gets out of the car and sees him.

She smiles and said, "Hey, old man." He smiles ear to ear. They both hugged. "I'm home." "Welcome home." They parted and she helps him to go up the stairs and head inside of the house.

That night, she went to see her grandfather in his study. "old man, you want to see me?" "Have a seat." Annie sits down across from him. He sighs and said, "Annie. There's something I want to ask you." "Go ahead." "Are you seeing anyone?" "No. Just sleeping around. No feelings attached."

She takes a sip of her coffee. "I want to see you get married." She looks up at him. "This is marriage talk?" "I already hand-pick a few men, you just need to choose one to be your husband." "Gramps." "Annie. Let me finish. When I die, I don't want you to be alone. I want you to have someone who can take care of you. This is my final request."

(Final? What is going on?) She looks away and said, "I'll think about it." He nods. "Go back and rest. Tomorrow you're going to meet Jenny and her parents, yes?" "Mm. Yes." Annie stands up and walks out of the study. He sighs. "Time is running out."

At the same time, a man walks out of the airport. "Mr. Chen. Welcome home." "Mm." "Master is waiting for your arrival." "Let's go." The man gets into the car, the driver drives him home. He looks out the window, and remember how he got adopted into the Chen family as if it was yesterday.

(Flashback)

A boy was abandoned by his mother. Sister Theresa took him into the orphanage. That's when he met her. A little girl who always by herself. He walks up to her and introduced himself. "I'm Jamal. What's your name?" She looks up and sees him in front of her. She said in a soft voice, "….Annie." She lifts her plush toy, "This is Tom Tom." Then she pointed at someone else in the room. "That's Mila. My sister."

He turns around and sees Annie's sister. He nods. As the time goes by, Annie opened up to Jamal. Pretty soon, Jamal got adopted into the Chen family. Annie burst into tears as she hold onto him. "No…Don't leave…." Jamal bits his lower lip. He turns to her and said, "I'll be back and bring you with me." "Promise?" "Promise." "Okay. Take care, Jamal." "Mm." She watches him leave. A month passed by, he went back to the orphanage, but he was too late. Annie already got adopted by another family. He looks around if he sees Mila, but Mila wasn't there. He thought they both probably got a new family.

(I will find you, Annie.)

(Present)

As soon as the car pulls up on the driveway, Jamal snaps back into reality. He gets out of the car and head inside. As he walks in, "Jamal!" He smiles as soon as he sees his little sister, Maya. "Brother. Welcome home." He hugs her. "I'm home." He notices something difference about her. "Are you eating alright?" She jolts. "It seems like you…got fat." She exploded and hits him right in the stomach. "Hmph. How rude." He chuckles. "You're still adorable as always." She smiles.

She takes his hand and guide him to the living room where everyone was at. He walks in and sees his dear brothers and his grandfather. "Grandfather." His grandfather nods. "Welcome home." "Yes." "Good. There's something I want to ask you." "What is it?" "Are you seeing anyone or have a girlfriend?" "….Marriage talk?" "Are you?"

Jamal flashback of an image of a woman that he had slept with more than three times back in Paris. He looks at his grandfather. "No." His grandfather, then puts a photo on the table for Jamal. "I hand-picked her as your wife. She is the granddaughter of an old friend of mine, Jace Zong."

Jamal takes the photo. His eyes widen as soon as he flips the photo over. It was the same woman that he had slept with. "Her name is Ann Zong. She's a business woman. This coming week, they're hosting a party. I want you to come with me to meet her. Understand?" Jamal then agrees. "Got it." Jamal stands up and said, "I'm tired. I will see you all tomorrow."

Jamal heads to his bedroom. He shuts the door and scoffs. "Unbelievable. It's her."