On the other side of the phone, Michael seemed a bit silent after the call. He stared at the phone in his hand feeling a bit bitter. It had been weeks before he finally got the courage to think about Elaine…that vulnerable little bunny. All this time, he had been keeping himself away from her but now, with just a small talk about her, he was back to the old guy who was smitten helplessly with her.
‘So she went out with him?’ He pondered about the guy that he had seen the night when everything fell down from how it was supposed to be. From what he remembered, he knew that the guy was pretty good looking and young.
“He must be her type,” he mumbled monotonously, unwilling to admit the sourness that was in his mouth. It was a lie to say that he was not jealous about this. He was sour as heck, but he did not want to admit it.
Right now, he is seated at the office of his company. Along with many unsolved paper works and files, there was an old file on his desk. It
Michael looked at the girl he was holding and sighed. Well, he did not really sign up for this thing when he returned home. He made himself comfortable in the seat and placed the injured girl right next to him. He carefully placed her down so as not to harm her injuries. All the while he was worried about it. He placed the seatbelt across her but it seems he touched an injury. The girl flinched a bit. Michael immediately stopped and frowned. He thought for a bit and decided to do something else. He decided to hold her himself till they reached the hospital. It was better than getting the injuries worse. “Kim, let’s go.” He finally said after they were all settled in. The nearest hospital was about 30 minutes ride away. Since it was a rural village in a hilly region, there was lack of good hospital nearby. The only hospital here was a small health post that gave primary treatment for small diseases and injuries. ‘Yes, boss.” Kim nodded his head and stepped on
Unknown to everything that was happening after they had left, Michale and Kim reached the hospital. He immediately jumped out of the car and rushed into the emergency room.Since the case was an emergency one, the group of doctors and nurses directly rushed inside the operating room, taking the injured girl with them.After around one hour, the doctor in charge of taking care of the injured girl came out of the room and met Michael. Since Michael was the one who had brought her in, the doctor only had him to inform and talk about her condition.“Boss,” Kim called him out as he entered the waiting lobby. He had gone out to run an errand for him and had just returned, only to find his boss looking like the world was about to end. Kim shook his head helplessly before walking towards him.“You are back,” Michael said with a slight nod when he saw Kim. “How did he go? He asked Kim who was sitting down on a seat right next to his. “I found someone from the girl’s v
“That girl who came to the party with you,” his grandfather finally spoke after a long silence. Michael did not speak anything either, letting whatever things that were said to him sink into his mind and heart.“What about her?” Michael asked, a bit defensive about it. After knowing the full background story and the girl that he had already forgotten was Elaine, he felt even more strongly towards her. The old man noticed the defensive stance of his grandson and smiled lightly. From what he could see, that girl meant a lot to him. Although he wanted Michale to marry the daughter from the family he chose, after knowing that his grandson loved someone, he was ready to accept it. After all, the main reason he wanted the marriage was to let the family reconcile and have an heir that could lead the Tyrell family in the future. If Michale was happy with someone else, he was also willing to accept her. He had already done so much more to hurt his grandson. The least
“Elaine,” Arkie called out to Elaine as she was collecting her materials. The class had just ended and she was preparing to go home. Hearing her anime being called, she was startled a bit. “Y-yes,” she said after turning around to face Arkie. “Is there anything?” she asked. Her hands subconsciously took hold of her water bottle. It was the response her body had created after what happened to her before. She was always on guard even with her friends. Arkie too noticed this strange change in her and was a bit worried. He wanted to talk about it but decided it was rude to try to be a busy body. Poking his nose into her business did not seem like the right choice. “I…” he paused a bit before deciding to change his question. “Are you okay?” he asked after thinking for a while. Elaine forced a smile upon hearing his question.Not good, I am acting too suspicious right now. Elaine reprimanded herself for acting like this. Even though she had already
Elaine remained silent as she tried to process what she just heard.“S-sir, you mean that I am not allowed to research on this?” she asked, feeling a bit skeptical about this.“Yes, it is a confidential and closed file,” Professor smith started to explain. “ And you know the rule under the provision of criminology… one is not allowed to tamper with a case that has been sealed by the minority itself.” He raised his eyebrows as he stared at Elaine. He was waiting for her response. “Sir, but this is only a small accident, isn't it?” She looked at him after gathering all the courage she could find within her. She was not going to back down. The main reason she had joined this university and left the village was to become a criminal investigator to find out the real truth behind her parent's death. After the accident 2 yeast ago, she had thought about the accident a lot. After all that thinking she came to a conclusion. Her parents were not simple pe
“Boss, we have arrived,” Kim said as he stepped on the break. The car stopped just a few meters away from the main gate of the university. Michael, who was going through important stuff on his tablet, turned off the device when he heard Kim's voice. Keeping aside the tablet, Michael sighed. Although he decided to visit Elaine after running away from her without giving any information, he was nowhere. He had made up his mind but now that 5hee time had come, he had no idea what he should do. What if Elaine did not want to meet him? What if she was still angry at him? What is she did not talk to him? Many questions of what-ifs ran inside his mind in that short period. He had always been a decisive man, but now he was faltering in his convictions. He looked at the files and documents he had brought with him to, meet Elaine. He was okay being hated by her…or so he had thought. But now, he was not sure if he was going to be able to accept the hate from the wo
Elaine looked at Michale with a bit of doubt on her face. Nevertheless, she took the file and held on to it. However, her eyes never left his face. She wanted to know what was going on in his mind at this very moment.After not appearing before her for weeks, after ghosting her and ignoring her calls, he had the balls to come and meet her…and it was even without a piece of prior information. Was he finally trying to apologize to it? Was he trying to compensate her or take some action for it? Was he feeling guilty? All sorts of questions emerged in her head. The more she thought about it, the more she felt her thoughts running wilder than ever. “Michael, if it is about the last time then…” She could not even finish her sentence. Before she could say one more word, Michael cut her off. “It is not about that,” Michale spoke, his voice heavy, soft, and low as a mid-summer breeze. “I will never apologize about that.” Michael lifted his hand. Elaine watc
No matter how much impressed Elaine was by the decoration of the place, she held her excitement back. There were other important things to be said. “Why are we here?” She asked. “This is the place where everything started and everything connected,” Michael said seriously. “Everything fell into their palace here.” “What do you mean by that?” Elaine asked. “What do you mean by everything started here?” Elaine’s eyelids twitched as she tried to make sense of what was being said to her. Michael placed his hand on her shoulder.“Elaine, we are very near to your village,” He said. “Your village Elaine,” he repeated as he emphasized on his words. He did not want to say more, after all, he wanted her to understand everything by herself. “SInce it was dark outside, I am sure you did not notice the route you have taken,” Michale said for the obvious reason. “But that's not the main point,” he sighed. “We are in your v