New Destination

Adrik's face puckered, and he made a call to the attendant on the last floor. "Where is Alex?" His husky, cold voice resounded through the phone, startling the attendant.

The attendant's eyes fluttered, and she brought the telephone away from her ear. She stared at it for a moment and placed it back on her ear. "I am sorry, boss, but Mr. Alex left the building a few minutes ago." She flickered her lashes and replied with a slightly shaky voice.

"I see..." Adrik took a deep breath and proceeded to speak once again. "Make a call to him and tell him I request his presence here in ten minutes." He dropped the telephone and let out a low breath once again. He slightly lowered his head and pinched between his brows. He's been having this feeling of unrest within him since early this morning. It was as if something huge would happen sooner or later. His feelings always told him when shit was about to happen.

"Is... everything okay?" Leia abruptly asked, causing him to look over and see her with a raised brow and crossed arms. He stared at her for a moment and slightly shook his head. "Everything is fine..." He let out a slight sigh and half-smiled at her. "Alex will be here in a few minutes to take you home. I believe this place is boring you out." He stood up from his seat and walked over to her.

Leia's face turned a bit into a frown, and she gazed up at him. "Aren't you coming home with us?" Her brow creased, and she asked with a little displeasure in her tone.

Adrik smiled and pulled her up from the couch. He jerked her into his arms and tightly hugged her. "No, I told you I won't be home that often anymore, so I won't be going with you guys." He hugged her more tightly and kissed her on the head.

Leia's breathing became unsteady as she felt stuffed by his tight hug. She placed her hand on his chest and pushed him away. "You're squeezing the life out of me!" She yelled with a puckered face and glared at him.

Adrik chuckled softly and shook his head as he found her reaction quite amusing. He patted her on the head and kissed her on the forehead. He turned around and walked back to his chair, then opened his laptop and resumed working.

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The sun fell and dark, rainy clouds covered the sky, showing signs of rain that might fall in the middle of the night.

Per Adrik's order, Alex returned to the office and took Leia home. Leia was currently sitting in her bedroom, holding her phone. She opened her email when a message from Victor suddenly popped up. She hurriedly browsed through her chats and clicked on her chats with Victor.

[Bad news, Leia]

Leia's face turned into a deep frown when she saw the message, and she hurriedly typed a reply. 'What do you mean by "bad news"? Did something go wrong?'

[Yep, something went wrong and our plan is ruined]

What!?' Leia's brow creased as she typed, and her eyes fluttered in confusion. 'What do you mean, our plan is ruined?' she hurriedly typed again.

[Chill, when I said our plan was ruined, I didn't mean it in that way] Victor sent and added a laughing emoji beside it.

'Then what do you mean?' Leia's face puckered in displeasure. What is wrong with Victor?

[My dad's flight got canceled, and he will be traveling again in the next two weeks.]

'What!?' Leia threw her phone on the bed, and her face grimaced in anger. Does this mean that excavating the truth behind her mother's death will take another two weeks? She took a deep breath and grabbed the phone from the bed.

'Alright, give me a call in the next two weeks.'

[I will]

Leia dropped the phone on the bed and laid down. She placed both her hands on her tummy and gazed up at the ceiling. She doesn't care how long it will take to unravel the truth...But she will uncover it. She half-smiled and slowly shut her eyes.

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Seated inside the car with a gloomy face, Adrik gazed out the window at the night sky with a half-moon and thousands of stars on it. A deep breath escaped his nose as Alex, who was driving, peeked at him through the small window.

"Supreme Alpha, you seem to be disturbed throughout today... Is everything alright?" Alex asked, with concern written all over his face.

"Yes, everything is fine." Adrik averted his gaze from the sky and glanced at him. "Can you drive faster? I am losing my patience." His eyes lazily blinked, and he interlocked his hands.

"We will be there in 10 minutes. Do I need to"

"Just drive fast." His eyes glared at Alex, and he leaned back on the seat. Alex swallowed hard, and with a slight shook of his head, he raised the speed of the car.

They soon arrived at their destination and slowly rode into a huge three-story building that looked like a castle. In the middle of its compound was a three-headed monster sculpture, spraying out water from its mouth. The house had the style of a castle, but it looked more modernized.

On the very top of the house were blackbirds hovering over it in a circle, and above were dark clouds swirling in a circle form, as though a whirlpool.

The car went around the monster sculpture and parked in a space. Adrik stepped down from the car and glanced at the mist and blackbirds hovering above the house. He rolled his eyes and motioned for Alex to follow him. 

They ascended the four stone stairs and stood in front of a tall, red wooden door. As though it noticed someone standing in front of it, the door slowly opened and Adrik sauntered into the house together with Alex.