CHAPTER 7: Under His Nose

"In life, we strive".

"Even when we are threaten with a knife".

"We still try to survive".

"Life will either make or break you".

"Giving you a small plate to stake".

"What you choose to do matters".

"How you choose to live matters".

"Giving up is never a choice".

"Quote by: Ibiso"

Loa walks into her father's mansion looking pale, unkempt and sad. She could not talk as she sluggishly climbs the stairs heading towards her room.

"This is worse than death".

"For years now, I haven't spoken or seen my own father".

"Is death really serious on taking my father?"

"Who will I lean on?"

"How--- what route will my life take?"

The shower drip from her head rolling down to her body as she stands still at a spot in tears;

"Life is bitter".

"I think giving up on everything is the best".

***Motivational speaker wants to give up... maybe life or should I say marriage is hard indeed***

She wraps the towel around her chest and walks into the bedroom.

"If only he was kind to me, I wouldn't have been this broken and shattered" she lies naked on the bed as she uses the duvet to wrap herself like a baked pie, she shivers in shock as tears gathers around her eyelid.

Loa stretch through the bed reaching for her phone on the bed table, she unlocks the phone and sees fifty (50) messages, thirty (30) from Ling, ten (10) from Jon and ten (10) from Kim with numerous missed calls. She sadly opens Ling text messages:

"Come back home now!"

"Where are you?"

"Hey! Have you eaten?"

"When are you coming home?"

"Becoming a snub, right?"

"Little Ling, how are you?"

"Call me when you need me".

She continues scrolling down with mixed feelings "Does he miss me?" she mutters to herself and let out a small smile.

"Any news from Loa?" Ling asks Jon as they both enter into the tinted glass car.

"None yet, she haven't replied any of my messages" Jon said sadly.

"Where do you think she could be?" Ling asks anxiously.

"We should check her father's mansion" Jon suggest courageously.

"Great idea" Ling nods in approval.

"We have to choose a new president since Mr. Yon is in a vegetable state" one of the board member suggests politely.

"We have to deliberately choose someone with integrity that can manage this company very well" one of the investor said professionally as the flat screen television made a booting sound making everyone's attention turn to it.

"I am here" Loa said boldly from the television as she is comfortably seated on a long couch in a beautiful business suit, it was more like a conference call connected from home through the company's presidential wifi.

The board members and investors murmur in disapproval.

"I am Loa Yon, I will take up the legacy of my father from where he left off" she pause "I hope you all will support me during these period" she let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank you" they clap as a sign of adjournment and the television went blank.

"It is settled then" they whisper among themselves and leave the hall.

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"Master Ling" the chief maid greet courteously.

"Where is Loa?" Ling asks anxiously.

"Young mistress left already" she said politely with a smile.

"Left?" "Left to where?" Jon asks anxiously.

"She didn't inform anyone but she left in a hurry" she said politely as Ling and Jon exchange weird glances without saying a word and leaves the building.

"Giving the whole world a breathing space is all that matters to live a peaceful life" Loa snaps a selfie beside the beach and posted on her instagram adding her current location as Seoul, Korea and tagging few followers. She walks around the beach alone enjoying the fresh wind that flows with the water, dashing around her face as her hair flies rhythmically with the wind, she smile sheepishly but deep inside her; she is burning in pain, sorrow, regrets and mixed feelings.

Ling sits on his chair and quietly reads a bulk document while Jon makes tons of call in search of Loa "Ding!" Ling's phone vibrates and he picks it up from the table.

"Giving the world a breathing space --- Location: SEOUL, KOREA" he mutters to himself slowly and stands up from the sit immediately startling Jon.

"What is that?" Jon asks anxiously.

"She --- she is in Seoul" Ling stammers as he carries his jacket off the seat and leaves the office "Seoul?" Jon said to himself and runs out of the office trailing Ling.

"Nurse!"

"Nurse!"

"I can't find my father in his room" Loa runs to the receptionist desk looking anxious and desperate.

"His name please?" the nurse asks politely.

"Mr. Yon" she quivers in fear.

"Oh! Mr. Yon has been transferred"

"Transferred?" Loa looks confuse.

"By who? I never transferred my father" she said with certainty.

"Hold on, let me check" the nurse flip through a document in search of the details, after some minutes the nurse looks up with a smile.

"Mr. Yon was transferred to India for immediate treatment by Mr. Ling who claims to be your husband" she placed the document back on the table.

"Mr. Ling? My father?" she stammers in surprise and confusion.

"Why did he do that?" she thinks impulsively as she crashed on the hospital waiting seat close the receptionist desk.

"Loa!"

"Loa!"

"Loa!"

"Where are you?"

"Loa!"

"Please answer me!"

Ling and Jon scream angrily and sadly as they run around the beach in search of Loa, Ling's guard spread wide around the beach area asking questions and searching for a trail. Ling and Jon backwardly hit each other during the search.

"Did you find her?" they ask each other anxiously and awkwardly.

"No" they respond to each other and start searching together.

Loa enters the city supermarket and starts shopping for snacks, chocolates and toiletries, she was on a nose mask which covers some part of her face.

She pulls the mini truck containing her purchased items heading to the counter for payment as she passes Ling who was heading to the rack behind her, they didn't notice each other not until Ling observes and turn backward but before he could search for her with his eyes, she already drove out of the supermarket parking lot incognito, he sighs in disappointment.

Jon sluggishly open the door to his house and enters looking worn out as Kim walk out of the kitchen holding a glass of fruit juice and she was in a crop top and a bomshot.

"You are back" Kim said while walking to the living room.

"How did you come in?" Jon drinks water from the bottle.

"You gave me the keys, remember?" Kim winks while Jon nods weakly.

"You look tired" "Still searching for Loa?" Kim asks as she gulps the juice.

"Ling can't hold up any longer as I am his punching bag" Jon said sadly as he sits on the living room sofa, Kim smirk.

"I never know Ling could be this impulsive toward Loa" she said neutrally.

"I mean he is heartless, why is he becoming all emotional right now?" Kim added skeptically, not knowing Jon had already slept off. It was his snore that made her realize she was talking to herself.

"No matter how you hold on the trail"

"The heart will one day turn frail"

"Just hold on and don't fail"

"Others will wail and squeal"

"Your reply should be your sail"

"Follow me on instagram @loaloa91"

Loa posted on her YouTube channel and instagram as she begins eating her crunchy biscuit leg crossed while watching her views climb from zero (0) views to one thousand, seven hundred and eight six (1,786) views in a second, she smile happily.

A knock comes from the door "Old Sung?" she said while opening the door.

"Mistress Ling, your pizza delivery is here" Old Sung said politely as she hands over the package to Loa, she receives with a smile and bang the door.

"Ling, Ling. You will catch a cold if we don't go back" Jon warns sadly to Ling who stands under the heavy pouring rain without umbrella as he rest his hands on his waist searching the area with his eyes.

"Your guards can do this" Jon added.

"They are all useless. It's already two (2) months and yet no one knows where she is" he said angrily.

"Has she eaten?" "Is she sick?" he ask worriedly.

"I have never seen this side of you" Jon said as he shakes his head in surprise, Ling coughs hardly.

"It's okay, let's go home for now" Ling refuse making Jon to order the guards who sent Ling into the car forcefully but with respect.

"Masters, welcome" Old Sung ushers Ling and Jon into the living room "Ding!" the elevator made a sound making Ling and Jon anxious and alert.

"Who is here?" Ling asks anxiously as Old Sung stammers in fear making the culprit to walk out of her hideout confidently.

"Hubby" she said with a small smile.

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