Chapter 4

I was the one who has killed people, who had done so many wrong things then why was she the one to lose her life? I should have been the one. Why was she punished because of my sins? We both are punished. Me; by losing the only person I loved so much in my life and her; because she was in love with a sinner. The hell with God forgives repentant sinners, he punishes the one next to the sinner. And in my case, the only person next to me was my Juliette.

"The files you asked for," Ms. Dimir placed the files before me on my table. I looked up at her from reading glasses and narrowed my eyes at her. "I thought I had asked for Cosmina to bring me the files."

"She was actually held back by the managing director while she was coming so she asked me to hand you the files," she said and gave me a smile.

"Kristian is in the office today," I mumbled to myself but she heard it and replied with a quiet 'yes'.

"Ask him to meet me. You may leave," I told her without even looking back at her too busy in reading the files but I could still feel her presence.

"What is it?" I asked as I looked back at her. She looked startled all of a sudden but then she stood straight in her place and then her eyes averted to my hand.

"Ho- I mean How is your wound? You had blood all over your sleeves beforehand. Should I bring you the firs-"

"Ms. Dimir," I intervened her and she looked at me. "Mind your own business aye?" I gave her a stern look and pointed towards the door with my eyes. She inhaled deeply and nodded before turning on her heel and walking out but she did turn around to look my way once before walking out of my cabin and closing the door after her.

"How annoying," I muttered and skimmed through the files.

"The more we meet the more older you look," Kristian voiced out his thought as he barged into my cabin without knocking.

"When will you learn to knock?" I asked as I continued typing on my laptop.

"And when will you take care of yourself?" He asked which made me look up at him.

"Look at your knuckles," he said and I ignored him not even bothering to look at my knuckles because I already knew that it had scratches from all those punchings.

"Not a new thing," I muttered in reply.

"Of course it's not a new thing but its also becoming your habit. You no longer seem to take care of yourself. Get a grip on yourself else it will be bad for your business," he said and that made me look up at him. I narrowed my gaze at him and watched as he smirked back at me sitting on top of the corner of my table.

"Get off my table," I had to glare at him to keep my point because he is not from the one who takes me seriously.

"Oh boy! You and your mood," he shrugged before getting off my table. He walked around and sat on the chair before throwing his head backward and exhaling out a breath.

"I heard what has happened. Arms has been seized by the police hu?" He leaned against the chair comfortably and took the paperweight rolling it between his hands he spoke. "Now they will look into it and then they will find you in no time," biting down on his lower lip he looked towards the glass window as he kept the paperweight back on the table.

"Want me to take the lead in this matter?" He asked out of nowhere.

"You?" I scoffed at the thought and closed the laptop shut.

"Yes me!" Squinting his eyes at my direction he rubbed his eyes with his palm before getting off from the chair.

"I have assigned Willi into this matter. He can take care of thi-"

"Aren't you playing too naive lately hu?" He slammed his hands on my table.

"You have blind trust on that guy. As much as I remember he was the one who killed my cousin and your sister isn't it?" He asked raising an eyebrow and I clasped my hands and kept my elbow on the table. "He has won my trust and I am not blind when it comes to him. I do have my eyes set on his movement."

He looked at me for some seconds before he laughed aloud. "Hmm Interesting. Indeed very interesting."

"Well, then I'll be off now. I have work to do. Give me a call if you need me. I'm off to Melbourne now," a ghost of a smile played on his lips as he adjusted his tie.

"Melbourne? Why Melbourne?" I asked thinking what type of work does he have in Melbourne when all his business is in here in Romania.

"Huh?" He looked up at me with his raised eyebrows before speaking. "Oh it's nothing. Just that unlike you I do have a woman whom I cherish and is alive," he air quoted the word alive. In a jerk, I was on my feet seething with anger for his disrespectfulness.

"Kristian you need to hold your tongue before me," I said as calmly as I could not wanting to hurt my brother.

"That..." He bent towards my direction in a mocking state with his hands shoved into his pant pocket. "Is purely upon me, my brother," he smirked and taking tentative steps walked out of my room leaving me burning with rage.

"Idiots! All are idiots," I muttered to myself as I raked a hand through my hair.