Chapter 75 - Tuna

Meanwhile...

Seraphina arrived at the said five-star luxury hotel. Right away, she headed straight at the building's rooftop for a particular reason; Two people should have died tragically in this very day, however, due to her interference, they must have survived until this morning.

Reaching her destination, Seraphina leisurely perched at the upper level of the rooftop as she waits for a certain someone to show up. Shortly after, a frail girl's figure came to sight. The lady seems to be in a devastating state with blood all over her white revealing satin dress. Feckless of dried red liquid was seen on her porcelain, fair white skin.

The girl heedlessly took small stride towards the edge of the building as tears start to stream down her eyes. Watching the scene to unfold, Seraphina let out a bored yawn at how passive the lady's action.

Her yawn was audible enough to reach the woman's ears. It made the girl flinch as she unconsciously turned her attention to its source. Seeing a reposing girl with her lilac hair neatly arranged in a low-bun, paired with myopia glasses that made her eyes appearance shrink and her corporate clothes -- staring at her with the word 'boring' all over her face.

"eh? Don't mind me. Continue with your suicide attempt but make it a little fast." Seraphina waved gesturing her to continue what the girl was about to do while she will be the audience.

The girl was rendered speechless by the unexpected words she spouted. Shouldn't she suppose to stop her? Seraphina tilts her head seeing the girl's delicate figure stood rooted on the ground --unmoving. No one knew if she was purposely using reverse psychology or just ins_e_n_s_i_t_i_v_e but it worked.

"what? You don't wanna die now, don't you?" she brush the little dirt on her clothes as she hopped from her position and made her way towards this victim then stopped in front of her.

"why do you care?!" feeling agitated, the girl shouted all her frustration at the ins_e_n_s_i_t_i_v_e nerd in front of her.

"I don't! Really!" Seraphina raised her hand gesturing her white flag. Telling her the truth, she continues.

"but, is he worth your life?" she probed. The girl was on the brink of sanity, thus, hearing her words made her breakdown. She cries her hearts out as she collapses to the floor.

"I -- killed… him -- I didn't -- I" in between her cries, she spoke her broken sentiments. Thinking of what she might have done last night, her resolve at ending her life grew stronger. After all, only death or jail awaits her after this, not to mention the humiliation she'd face and hates from the people that love and support her, alas, this stranger's confident question halted her muddled mind for a moment. Seraphina bent to her eye-level, she spoke.

"No one died yet… but, that still depends." a subtle smirk formed on her lips as words slip from her mouth.

"What--" though the events last night was unclear to her, the evidence was right in front of her the moment she woke up. So, what is this girl saying? However, before Nadine could utter another word, she was interrupted once again.

"Nadine, right? What I mean is, I'm giving you an opportunity to free you from your shackles. Of course, there were no so-called free lunches."

Nadine couldn't grasp her words. Her head was in haywire as she doesn't have the slightest clue what this girl is talking about. Thinking from moments ago, this woman seemed to be knowledgeable about her situation. Her appearance was already suspicious, albeit, she was at the lowest time of her life.

In a person's darkest time, a person can get easily manipulated and Nadine's mind cannot function well and was not clear-headed enough. Despite her suspicion, she still wanted to get a hold of her silver lining.

"What.. do you want?"  she probed in her desperate tone. Seraphina didn't answer her as she walked back on the spot she rested -- Nadine mindlessly followed her. As they sat on the concrete floor, Seraphina languidly spoke.

"Obviously, I want every bit of dirty secret you know about Victor Wang."

Nadine with a deep breath, she instigated

"How can I know I can trust you?"

"Whether I'm trustworthy or not, you don't actually have a choice." she nonchalantly shrugged the question off without clearing her intention.

Nadine pondered for a moment, indeed, she doesn't have any choice as this stranger was here and she was the only person who saw her this way. She successfully evades people on her way here using the emergency stairs, yet, when she was resolute that she would end her life, this girl showed up out of nowhere making her resolve waver. Whether she tattle about Victor Wang or not, she will die anyway. She took a deep breath as she made up her mind.

"Victor Wang, he -- the vice-president of Regal entertainment but actually, he's just a mere filthy pimp. Using his artist as p_r_o_s_t_i_t_u_t_es, drugged us then gift us a bribed to whoever he needed to please. Who would have thought that the hearsay about this industry isn't just a baseless hearsay? It's just that people like me, who has no background nor status trying our luck in this industry would put us to the lowest pit of this fiasco? Some artist tried to retaliate but they'd end up ruined and lose all face… other went missing." Nadine prattles every misery about this dark side of the entertainment industry yet Seraphina's interest still wasn't piqued.

"...and just when someone is willing to help me... That lowlife Victor Wang… he let me watched him beat him up. The grudge inside me… can kill him. I will regret nothing even if I will die as a murderer." she scorned bitterly. She let out all the suppressed hatred in her heart making her heavy feelings lighten a bit. Alas, Seraphina's patience was running thin as she listens from the beginning, however, the topic she'd been waiting for still wasn't mentioned. Since she doesn't want to let this girl know her true intention, however, it seems inevitable for her to ask.

"Do you perhaps know the people working for him behind the scenes?" She nonchalantly asked.  After a brief pondering, Nadine's uncertain tone blurted out trying her hardest to recall the person's name.

"I don't know about that… but, one time I overheard him calling someone -- uhm, someone with a fish name."

"Tuna?" Seraphina's brows arc in anticipation. As if the words made a ring a sound on Nadine's head, she nods in certainty.

"Right. He called him Tuna."

"Great. At least I didn't waste my efforts saving you. Here are some clothes and a little money for you." Seraphina hands her a small paper bag containing clothes for change then stood up brushing her black slacks. Nadine wordlessly watched her prepare her departure,

"Why?-- How?--  Who?" her confused state of mind couldn't finish a decent sentence, as she doesn't know what question she should ask first.

"No questions. Just pretend you didn't meet me today. Fret not, it's time for me to do the part of the deal. Also, get the hell out of here, ASAP." Seraphina reassured her. As she walks away as if she remembered something, she turns her head back to Nadine, she spoke.

"Ah! That boyfriend of yours is being treated at Jin Medical Group. You might wanna visit him and tell him I said hi."

With that last note, Nadine speechlessly stared at her retreating back. She asked herself,

'We seemed to be in the same age, but why does it seem…' Nadine could not really point out what was up with that stranger, however, her words and she herself was enough to give her full trust.