4 The Inception

'I am not quite sure why I ran out of the room all of a sudden. It's like something is pushing me into finding the source of all this events. And from a woman's instinct, this may be staged by the Quinn's former manager, Miranda herself. '

Maddie came rushing out of the room, chasing Miranda. She went into circles, from every room in the building but to no avail.

As she was losing hope, wandering where her feet could bring her, she saw someone sitting on a bench.

The woman's sitting on a bench with a cigarette in hand. As she slowly feels the wind and meditates, she relaxes herself accompanied by a cigarette and a bottle of soju.

"Here you are!" Maddie exclaimed.

"I have always been here, watching the Quinn."

Maddie slowly walked beside her and sat on the bench.

"What do you know of all this?"

"Hah! What do you mean this? I have nothing to do with this series of events. Though I know of a plan to keep Quinn into her throne."

"Series of events?"

Maddie got confused with all the words that comes out from Miranda's mouth. Her mind went blank and stood up.

"Forget it." Maddie said.

" I doubt it has already started." Miranda murmured and stood up, too. She slowly walks away from Maddie, leaving her even more confused.

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Disturbed from all the events, Maddie couldn't take it and had a short walk outside, feeling all guilty that she may be the reason that the Quinn is in a scandal which is a very serious problem that could ever occur in San Andres.

Suddenly, her phone rang, showing an unknown caller. After she answers the phone, she came running into the secret chamber.

Maddie arrived at the chamber and as she was about to open the door, she heard them talking.

Inside the chamber, she sees Heidi with a man standing beside her, covered in expensive clothing, wearing a mask and a cap.

'Judging from his stance and expensive clothing, this must be the handler. ' she thought.

"This is a big scandal, but we've got no choice but to claim it. " said the company's handler.

"Well, maybe there could be other way to do things. I mean, it'll be gone after time. "

"With a clear picture of you with him on top? You really do believe that?"

Heidi took her glance away from the handler and bowed her head, embarrassed.

"We will have the conference first thing in the morning. For now, stay in this chamber until further instructions. "

Seeing the handler walking towards the door, Maddie ran as fast as she could, away from them. She went straight at home, with her brother waiting on her.

Her brother was watching television as she arrived. " The late Park Seok Chae was said to be found earlier this morning by her manager and had her last breath. It is claimed that she committed suicide because of unbearable mental distress despite having finished the latest drama, wherein she appea—"

"Bro! I'm home."

"喔,妳回來了!By the way, did you see the news? It's terrible. " Harry said standing up to greet her sister, wearing plaid pajamas and have nothing on top.

"Gosh, I know it's just us but at least wear a shirt. You're 20 and what if I have someone with me?"

Being raised from Australia, her brother is used to a different culture and accompanied by a conceited way of living.

"Come on, sis! You never come home with someone, nor anyone. Facts!"

Her brother named Harry Dean Milton is raised in Australia and is raised by their Stepfather which is living in Asia. For quite some time, they were separated and Harry had to live in China.

Maddie stared at her brother, slowly walked towards him and tried to punch him. However, Harry was able to dodge and ran away quickly.

"Resorting into violence is so not acceptable!"

"Ohhh really?"

Maddie tries to catch him but he ran inside his own room and shut the door on her face. She steadily stood outside his door when her phone rings. Running to get her phone and answer it, the caller dropped the call. The number was unknown and she doesn't recognize the number.

Feeling all stressed out, Maddie couldn't sleep. She went to bed and closed her eyes, but her mind is still awake. She tried reading a book, but she can't focus. So she went out to kitchen to drink some milk, but she still couldn't resist the disturbing image that keeps occurring on her mind.

Midnight passed, dawn came, and the sun is starting to rise but she still can't sleep in bed so she tried sitting on their couch. Her eyes keeps closing and waking up again. When the sun rose, she found herself sleeping at last.

Harry saw her sister early in the morning, sleeping on the couch. So he decided to cook her breakfast. The savory smell of his dish wafted from the kitchen, alluring her sleeping sister.

"Good morning, sis!"

"You c-cooked?! When did you learn that?"

"姐, I've been born independent. Of course I can cook. Please, have some."

Maddie sat down on the dining table and took the offer. She was a little bit hesitant because it's the first time seeing him cook after being separated for 8 years. She took the spoon, slowly tasting his dish and she was flabbergasted.

"Uhhhmmm… I'm actually astonished as how it came out. Hhhmm- it's q-quite palatable."

Agreeing, Harry put on a smirking face with an 'I know, right?' kind of expression. "So anyway, I heard Heidi is dating someone. Who's the unfortunate guy?"

"Come on! That's not even h-half true." Maddie said feeling downbeat.

"Well, they're actually having a conference abou-"

"Turn the television on!"

"Yea- yeah! Okay, chill out man." Harry quickly grabbed the remote and switched it on.

"That's ri-right. I, your one and only Enchantress/Princess, Heidi Quinn, am dating someone." Heidi said in a press conference, directing her eyes into someone who is on the other side, wearing a full-white tuxedo and face covered by the dark room.

His presence disturbed everyone from the room and as he ploddingly walked towards the center stage. Revealing his face, everyone seemed astounded by the sudden revelation.

"Good day, everyone! My name is Marco Grenalde Venison, the guy who made every single man feel envious, and the very same guy who lost his heart into this wonderful lady in front of me."

The news left everyone speechless. It became the talk of the town, the favorite fable of the city, and all was widely disseminated. This very intriguing story escalated from a single statement to a story that is not capable of being grasped by the mind.