An implication of smugness emerged from Kane’s eyes, "Leonard will be just as lonely as me in his old age!"
Looking at Kane’s gloating face, Rae didn’t respond but felt glad that her mother had given an appropriate answer. She deliberately said so to break his illusions and to show her weakness.
"I'll think of another way to solve the problem. Don’t be scared!" Kane said with a smile, revealing his yellow and black teeth caused by smoking, "You can come, that’s already my pleasure!"
"Dad, what are you talking about? We've been dependent on each other as father and daughter for so many years. How can I really get angry with you?" Rae was still acting as if they were very close.
Soon, Kane gave his permission to Rae to go!
At the moment, Marcel, who was on the phone at his office, was told, "Marcel, Rae entered into the video store where she met Kane, and then they went into the warehouse behind staying for about eight minutes!"
Marcel said in a deep voice, "Well, keep stalking Kane and report at any time of abnormal acts. Don’t let him find that he is monitored. He was once a police officer, more vigilant than others! Once you guys are found, you will never be able to find his weakness again!"
"Yes!"
After hanged up the phone, Marcel got lost in thought and her lips parted in a smile.
When Rae returned to the unit, she happened to see Marcel walk on the corridor towards her.
Rae was startled and a little bit wary of him, but still straightened her spine and went ahead.
They came face to face, and Rae slightly bowed her head when they got closer.
Marcel said, "You’re out?"
Being shocked, Rae raised her head to meet Marcel's, and subconsciously said, "Yes!".
"Where have you been?" Marcel asked again.
Rae was stunned and said, "to buy a CD!"
"Oh!" Marcel didn't asking.
However, Rae felt that his "Oh" had a deep and meaningful indication.
When she turned to look at him again, he had already brushed past her and walked towards the elevator at the end of the corridor.
Rae looked at Marcel's upright back, compressed her lips, and was wondering why he didn’t humiliate her this time, but took the initiative to greet her instead. Did he took the wrong medicine or changed his surname? Rae felt unbelievable.
When she returned to the office, she got a phone call from the person she arranged.
"Rae, Ophelia has returned from abroad. As soon as she got off the plane, Civil Aviation gave us a call!"
"Is that true?" Rae was speechless and immediately said, "Follow her and keep me informed of her whereabouts! I'll go there right now!"
After everything was settled, Rae hailed a car and got into the car with Alfred.
Soon, she was informed that Ophelia went to Reuben's villa as soon as she got off the plane!
It was where Reuben and Rae had ever lived before.
Rae was a little bit surprised and wondered why Reuben suddenly asked Ophelia to come back?
She called again in the car and asked, "Has Benjamin come back yet?"
"Not yet. No news about Benjamin from Civil Aviation!"
"Okay!" Rae was more confirmed that Reuben called Ophelia back probably because of something urgent. But Benjamin still stayed in Japan, so, that meant there was also something happening in Japan. So he was seeking a balance.
When the car arrived at the villa, Rae did not get in but just waited outside the gate.
At this moment, in the villa, Ophelia was standing in the middle of the living room with her suitcase in her hand.
Flora looked at her and sighed.
There were no ripples but dead silence in Ophelia's eyes. Looking at Flora, she indifferently said, "What does he want from me?"
"I don't know!" Flora shook her head.
"Where is he?" Ophelia asked again.
"He is in the screening room!" Flora said.
Ophelia's face was slightly sunken, and she slowly walked towards the stairs. When she reached the door of the room in the third floor, the door was closed. It’s very dark and nothing could be seen. A gloomy feeling emerged inside her. The door being locked, she gently pushed the door, only to hear the door open in a squeak.
The room was dark, empty, and home to nothing. It is invisible, even the big screen was black.
She took a step in, her heart beating, only to find the room even darker.
Suddenly, Ophelia frowned intuitively at the strong pungent smell of alcohol overwhelming her and stopped because of the dark and indistinguishable room.
By the light of the door, Ophelia found that the vision gradually cleared.
She continued to walk forward until a suddenly noise was heard. Ophelia lowered her head and found a wine bottle.
She stopped and waited until the vision got better, then she saw a man lying on the ground in front of her, his feet being surrounded by bottles of wine.
"Reuben?" Ophelia shouted in trembling voice.
Reuben did not answer.
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...