Chapter 271 - Home In Molave 17

Jane woke up seeing Hayri's face close to her. While she couldn't deny that he was one of the gorgeous men she knew, it still startled her to see him that way.

"Jane, you scared me!"

"Who's scaring more now?"

Hayri sighed when she saw her startled expression. He knew he was wrong, but who could also underestimate his fear a while ago?

"Jane, I'm sorry, but you scared me to death when you don't wake up despite my frantic knocking and calling. There's also that paint-like scent on your face!"

Jane touched her face and looked up to him. Her eyes were full of fear. "Yes, I smell it."

"Jane, I'm afraid to say this. Perhaps, I was right with my intuition that Markus-I mean, we don't know what he could do!"

Jane sat up abruptly and totally forgot that someone else was in her room. The sheet dropped from her shoulders, and it showed the beautiful, pinkish peak she possessed through her transparent sleepwear. Hayri lifted the top of the sheet to cover her up. His eyes fired up in anger as he thought that whoever entered her room, indulged in watching her. He could only pray that he did not do her any harm.

"Have I told you to dress up when you sleep?"

"No one is expecting that!"

"But I do. I already heard that these people entered rooms unnoticed. That's why I warned you."

"You did not tell me about it!"

Hayri realized that they were already shouting at each other that he instantly wrapped her in his arms. "I'm sorry, Jane. I'm just scared."

A drop of tear fell out from her eyes, and Hayri quickly brushed it. "Go, take a bath now. I'll wait for you outside."

Jane stood up from the bed the moment Hayri closed the door. She showered for only a few minutes. After changing into a sundress, she sat before her dressing table, and she almost screamed when she saw the rose. Holding her mouth, she stared at it and saw the small, black box. With quivering hands, she opened it, and on a small piece of paper after the cover, the same initial was printed.

DCM...

Her curiosity heightened, and she couldn't stop herself from opening the box entirely and see what's inside. After another layer, her eyes flew wide when she saw a heart-shaped pendant sparkling in velvet glow on top of a coiling necklace. Another neatly-folded piece of paper popped out, and when she opened it, beautifully-scribbled words ran across the small sheet.

"Thank you."

She got lost in her thoughts after seeing it. Just who is Dr. Charles Madani? Does it mean that he gets inside her room while she is asleep? Does he use inhalant to put her to sleep, causing her to oversleep lately?

A knock from the door jolted her from her seat. She hurriedly kept the box and the flower and shoved it inside the drawer. She stood up from her chair and walked to the door.

"You're done?"

"Yes, but Kyle is still asleep."

"Let's wake him up."

Everyone was already at the dining table when they entered the restaurant. Cherry was always beaming with her radiant smile, but this morning, her expression was serious. 

"Dear, we need to pack up. Someone from the "boys" visited your uncle Leo and told him to let us go back to the city. Whatever may be the reason, he did not disclose, but..."

Mr. Lopez didn't have to explain the detail. Everyone felt the urgency and hurried to pack up. In less than two hours, everyone was already boarding the family's private chopper except Leo and Issa and Andrew.

"Brod, take care of my family," Andrew said as he hugged Adrian, his fear of the unknown overwhelmed him.

"Of course, you do not need to remind me that. Be sure to call as many farmers for the harvest. Let's keep in touch all the time."

"Leo, leave the farm. You're more precious than those possessions." Mr. Lopez got tensed already. He could not understand why Ajie allowed them to stay.

Mrs. Lopez, Mr. Dioko and Miss Perez also reacted the same, and they tried to convince them for the last time to go with them.

"It's not only about us. It's also about the farmers' food on their table. And I am sure that that man keeps his promise."

"I'll give them the budget," Mr. Dioko offered, anyway, a few million was just a speck of his income.

"It will raise suspicion, and whoever is the enemy of that man will charge us as their accomplice. The harvest is still the best option, and taking a vacation would be our reason."

To ease the tension, Hayri stepped in. "Perhaps,  the most significant reason why we are sent home is because of the safety of his son. I shouldn't be telling you this because I don't want to scare you, but Markus is related to him. He could be the man's enemy."

Hayri then explained to them the internal feud between Markus and Mr. Blacksmith. However, the real problem was that he already involved them because of the child. 

___

While the chopper whirled off from the ground, Hayri's thoughts went back to a meeting he attended. It took place at one of the five-star hotels in the city. The attendees were all the prominent figures of society, gathered for a single cause, a walk towards a  "Highly Effective Leadership". Many of them grumbled. Such a theme that day was too common. However, they still came because of the promise to have a high chance to be heard in whatever complaints or requests they made. They could not refuse any good offer related to their businesses.

However, towards the end of the meeting, they were asked to pledge. Those who did, got signed as benefactors of their products. And one of those was the door-opening apparatus they named, "Doorz".

The Doorz app may not be used often, but it could track down the enemy's evil plan. The holder could go in and out of any facilities undetected by any surveillance cameras.