Nikolai is mine, do you hear me Jin?!

"Joel."

"Rad! wassup!"

"Wassup?"

"I'm just trying to ride the new wave, I'm not getting any younger, neither you.

Anyhow Rad, sounds like you've heard what happened here, let me guess...Minnie told ya?" Joel said.

"Nikolai informed me...have you found any clues on where little Miss troublemaker is? why are you here Anyways?" Radka replied.

The two stood talking inside an apartment that seems to be the home of a local couple, It was full of policemen digging for clues about Flint himself, and his and Seong-min whereabouts.

"Not yet, No sign of Miss Young.

As for why we're here, This apartment belongs to a friend of Flint, the friend says that Flint contacted him before coming into town few days ago, asking for a place to crash.

It seems that after kidnapping Seong-min, Flint came back here, emptied the apartment of his belongings and ran off." Joel explained.

"Flint picked to stay in an untraceable shabby apartment instead of a hotel...smart.

Have you contacted the police in his area? heard he's a murder suspect, they should at least be watching him." Radka said.

"You know that too? we did contact the police in his area, they're aware Flint came here, but didn't follow him.

They said they had more important things to do than to follow a suspect when he travels out of town, since they had no crucial evidence to pin against Flint to begin with.

So unless Flint's in their area, they don't give two fucks about him". Joel replied, "Unlike them, I'm taking Miss Young's kidnapping seriously.

One of the officers that were tasked to follow Flint around where he lived, was unhappy that his department didn't want to follow Flint here.

He sent me the tip about the investigation and said that I should keep an eye on Flint, in case he did something, Which he did eventually." Joel added.

"You're one of the best detective I've been around Joel, yet it seems like they never want you to become the sheriff.

Do you need help in that?" Radka asked.

"I really don't care, do what you wanna do...I bet it would be helpful to have a sheriff you trust in your pocket." Joel replied.

Smiling, "You're absolutely right, I guess we're both on the same page then!

Anyways, I wanna ask Joel...doesn't that boy live here, Cyrus?" She asked.

"Yeah, To think Flint was staying in the same complex as him...Flint was so lucky that Cyrus faced an emergency with his dad, because there's no way in hell Cyrus wouldn't have witnessed Flint running away." Joel said.

"Cyrus, He came literally out of nowhere and ignited a fire no one asked for...if he out of all people didn't see it, it means either Flint is really lucky or Cyrus is not telling us something." Radka replied, "By the way, Any luck snatching the evidence from him?" She added.

"I have someone working on it for me, don't worry." Joel replied.

...Meanwhile...

In the complex's parking lot, "You knew he was staying at the same complex as you.

you've been stalking him ever since he came in but you didn't see him last night?!

How is that possible Cyrus!" Ha-yoon nearly shouted.

"Calm your Pussy sis, I didn't see Flint because I wasn't around to see him...it seems like he left around the time I was away from here." Cyrus replied annoyed.

"You weren't around? why?" Jin Asked, "Yeah, I already told Joel but whatever.

My dad...He fell again yesterday, I had to take him to the hospital, where he and I had a serious long ass fight because he refused to do the tests the doctors recommended

However, I managed to get him hospitalized for the night.

It happened right after we had dinner, he fell while helping me do the dishes.

When I got him hospitalized, i stayed the night with him and only came back early in the morning, where I had to go inform his supervisor in work about his injury.

And then Ha-yoon called me, told me coffee girl got shackled the bad way, and here we are!" Cyrus explained.

Although Jin didn't appreciate the last joke, "Is Joe okay? I've noticed his health has been deteriorating lately." He asked.

"What do you think dude? he's sick!

That old man never listens to me when I tell him to prioritize his health...He's too stubborn." Cyrus said.

"Like father like son, I guess." Jin replied slightly glaring at him, "And here I thought you ain't capable of being mean Jin." Cyrus commented.

"Other than you Cyrus, no one else could've seen something useful...Shit! I should've fucking took her back home." Ha-yoon said panicking more.

"I can't just sit around and wait for the police...they did nothing when my mom died, I don't trust them to do anything now." Jin spoke up.

Ha-yoon glanced at him then looked away almost immediately.

"Seong-min isn't an easy girl, I bet she's got a trick up her sleeves to save herself, but unfortunately we can't count on that possibility.

However...if Flint's goal here is to force her into a relationship with him, then she's probably Still Alive but far from safe." Cyrus said.

"Thanks, for the reassurance." Jin replied Sarcastically.

"Hey man I'm just saying, Seong-min is a pretty girl... Flint on the other hand, is one greedy ugly monster." Cyrus hinted.

"Cyrus! shut the fuck up!" Ha-yoon scolded him, "Y'all act as if we're in a movie...wake up this is real life! You're a woman too Ha-yoon, you should know better what it's like to live in a woman's world.

Six girls went missing and presumably dead, not even their bodies were found.

God only knows what they went through in Flint's hands, and the police Just like Jin said are useless! they can't locate the girls nor find critical evidence on Flint." Cyrus replied.

"Can you just not think of the worst outcome every single time! there could be even a chance that Flint is actually innocent of the allegations, and what happened right now was just a bad choice." Ha-yoon said.

"I admit that I was wrong about Rudy, the fact that I did see he was changing for the best, but I chose to ignore it for the sake of revenge.

Flint however is different, that guy is pure evil." Cyrus said, "Revenge isn't going to solve everything! if anything, it will create more problems! And it never brings back what you lost." Ha-yoon replied.

Giving her a mean look, "I'm glad I lost feelings for you Ha-yoon." Cyrus replied, "You're pathetic sis." He added before walking away.

"WHERE THE FUCK YOU GOING?! HEY! CYRUS!" Ha-yoon shouted after him, but Cyrus gave her the middle finger as he continued walking away.

"He knows something... And he's hiding it." Jin spoke up, "Huh? him? " Ha-yoon replied pointing at Cyrus.

"The look in his eyes, this guy can kill in cold blood." Jin commented.

"No shit Sherlock, your sister actually stopped him from commiting murder." Ha-yoon said.

"She did? was that his revenge plan?" Jin asked, "Pretty much, he wanted to drive them to suicide, just like it happened to Julian." Ha-yoon explained.

"Julian...this boy died seven years ago and yet, he's still haunting us till today." A voice spoke up.

Jin and Ha-yoon turned around to find none other than Andrea himself, with Salvatore right behind him.

"Andrea." Ha-yoon greeted him, "Ha-yoon." Andrea greeted her back, but there were hardly any warm feelings between them.

"What are you doing here?!" Jin asked, he was fuming yet did his best to not burst.

"I came to find Madame, I was told she's here." Andrea replied.

"You have one Big sack of balls showing your Ass around me, Andreoli." Radka's voice sent shivers down everyone's spine.

She approached the group of people with a serious look on her face, "Madame, you left me no choice when you kept ignoring me!" Andrea replied angrily.

"My son was in the hospital with his skull cracked open like a Christmas gift! ignoring you is the least I should do." Radka replied.

"I apologize for intervening Madame, but my boss had nothing to do with Nikolai's incident, if anything just weeks ago...My boss risked his life to save Nikolai during that sniper incident." Salvatore spoke up.

Ignoring him, "Andrea...you came that day to my house, you told me that you were in love with my son.

Nikolai cherished you more than anything in this world, and after what happened to Julian, I didn't think Nikolai can form any other strong bond with another human being, until you came.

However, the moment my son chose another man other than you, you gave him the cold shoulder.

Even if the incident was just an accident, in a way or another, you have triggered it Andrea.

You may have saved my son during the sniper thing, and that's literally the only reason why I've forgiven you for what happened to Nikolai at your house.

but from now on, if you get anywhere near my son, I will make you pay." Radka replied.

Suddenly, Andrea's demeanor changed, his eyes began watering "You can punish me however you like Madame! but don't take Nikolai away from me! Please!

I'm his manager, if I can't be his man at least I can be close to him, you can't separate us!" He cried out.

"Boss what's gotten into you?!" Salvatore was surprised to see Andrea crying.

"Unfortunately you're of no use anymore Andrea, Nikolai's not going back to acting Anytime soon, at least not within this year thanks to the accident in your house.

It seems like you're not aware of the latest news, that my son is temporarily blind and that is just one of the side effects of the TBI he's suffered...he can't even walk straight!" Radka replied glaring daggers at him.

Andrea looked up at her with his eyes wide open, "Nikolai is...blind?" He said stunned.

"Andrea, I suggest you go back to Italy, you're not welcome here anymore." Radka said before turning her attention towards Jin.

Looking at Jin, Radka's face softened a little, her frown was replaced with a mid-smile, "Nikolai called me earlier, he asked me to help you with everything I can to find Seong-min.

If there's anything you need Jin, don't hesitate to ask me for help.

I'll be doing my own work on the side, so let's hope we find her before it's too late." She said giving Jin an encouraging tap on the shoulder before she walked away.

"Nikolai...asked her for help?" Jin wondered, "Actually, With her help we have better chances at finding Seong-min, we should tell her everything we know." Ha-yoon spoke up, "I guess...I hate asking people for help but my sister was right, I can't do everything on my own." Jin replied.

Suddenly, Jin had this eerie feeling in his stomach, he looked ahead of him and found Andrea glaring at him so hard, it looked like his eyes were about to pop out.

"What the hell." Jin mumbled to himself, "After everything I did for him, he chose you, the Madame chose you! who are you?!

Why didn't you tell me about your relationship with Nikolai, when I hired you Jin?!" Andrea almost screamed his question.

"At the time Nikolai hated me so much, if I told you who I was to him, there could've been a chance you wouldn't hire me, and I needed your approval." Jin replied honestly.

"So You tricked me!" Andrea said, "I work for Madame now, you and I shouldn't be talking." Jin replied, "NIKOLAI IS MINE, DO YOU HEAR ME JIN?!" Andrea Screamed.

"At first, I wouldn't mind you saying that about you two.

But now, seeing you without your mask Andrea, No way in hell I'll let Nikolai be yours." Jin replied.