Between LOVE or MONEY

Someone is sick

Maximilian circulated the view. He scrunched his forehead. While Pauline is sure to stop the speed of the car in the yard with a bad view.

"Are you sure this is our goal?"

"Yes.."

"A convict?"

"Yes, what do you expect again max. We'll stop here!" Pauline got out of the car. Though his face hesitated, Max came down. Two officers approached them and greeted politely.

"Welcome, madam. Please enter!"

"thank you. I want to meet the head!"

"He was waiting for the presence of the lady. Please!" One officer glanced at Max.

"My son!" Clearly Pauline interpreted the glance just now.

"Oh, welcome sir. Please.."

Max follows Pauline and the two guard officers. They climbed some stairs and went inside an office? Yes before. Yes, the exile office may not be as beautiful as one might think.

They were led into a room. According to Max, this is the best room. Where in a room large enough. There's couch. Refrigerator. AC. The desk of the work chair and shelf contains many documents. A man in full dress with a mustache greeted them.

"Welcome, madam. How are you doing?" He reached out to Pauline. Welcoming friendly.

"I'm good!" 

Pauline followed max. Sitting on the couch tana.di persilakan.

"alright. I'll call him. You wait here! There's two hours today. You can use my office while I have to join in another room!"

"alright sir. Thank you!" Pauline's reply was brief.

The chief officer left them. Max moved from sitting. He's spreading a look. Look at some photos hanging on the wall. Some files on the wooden shelf.

"What are you reading?" Pauline asked watching max's eyes.

"Aren't we staying in a hotel with amazingly modern facilities. Beach view on balcony room. Even the pool that joins the ocean! But why is this prison so bad?"

"Well, how do you mean?"

"Yes, mom, just look. There are no facilities, and modernization here!" Pauline laughed at Max's words.

"max. That's alienation. A place where the perpetrators of crime will be deterred. They got what they deserved. Like this guy we're gonna meet!" 

Max thought a little. Maybe Pauline's words are true too. It's free to be in jail if they feel good about life.

"Mama's right!" Reply max ends the chat. He sat back and folded his legs.

THE CLUCK!!

Door opens.

The two officers had returned together with a middle-aged woman with short, bright brown hair. He plays his fingers in his hand. Feeling anxious. Everything was clear in his eyes. Max squinted his eyes. Looking straight at Melinda.

This is the woman Pauline told me about yesterday? Max assumed it himself in his heart.

Pauline stepped up quickly with her heel. He folded his hands on his chest and raised his chin.

"God! I don't like seeing you again today!" Cynic Pauline opens the conversation. Not a sweet word as an opening. Melinda downcast.

"It's almost over your sentence but you're still silent a thousand languages!"

By taking.sweep hands. Pauline touched the end of Melinda's chin that wasn't wearing a heel. Their bodies must have been so far away. He touched Melinda's skin in disgust. Even his finger had to be swiped first.

"Say where did you pawn him? Where you sold it!" Pauline snapped with an impatient face. Max is still listening.

"You know. I might be tired of pushing you like this. Maybe one or two or three months. Let my son make you open your mouth. And I'm not sure she's softer than me!"

Max stand. Pocket both hands in pocket. He joined in bullying Melinda. Honestly, though max himself still does not understand what Pauline demands on this shabby woman.

"You know. It's the Salomon family. It is our treasure! Where did you keep it!!" Hardik Pauline once again. This time he was anxious until he gripped the rough chin of Melinda. Max knits eyebrows. A treasure? Has this shabby woman robbed Salomon of his treasure? Max is still trying to.

"Don't lie! You obviously took him out of that house!"

"I'm not lying.."

Pauline tightened the grip on Melinda's jaw. Making max iba.

"Ma, how would she answer if you treated her like that. You drink. I'll try to persuade him."

Pauline raised both hands. He was still anxious to see Melinda's stance.

"That woman made me lose my temper!" Pauline's grouse snatched the refrigerator door. He wanted a cold drink.

Melinda's still down. He could only catch the surface of the expensive shoes Maxi was wearing. 

"Mrs.." No one called her mistress here. Melinda raised her head and returned max's gaze. Ah, handsome young man. Reminds Melinda that max and his daughter may not be much different in age.

"Miss, can you tell me what she wants. You know, my mama's not emotionally stable. He can be angry and wrathful like a hungry lion. You don't want to trouble yourself, do you?" Melinda shakes.

"good. Then then. Tell. Where'd you keep that 'it' thing'?" Yes whatever it is. Max seemed to understand the discussion of these two mothers.

Melinda nodded again. Until.max put both of his wide palms on Melinda's shoulders.

"Mrs. Pauline doesn't like lies!"

"I'm not lying. I don't know where that thing is. I don't feel like I have it.." said Melinda with glazed eyes. If this is how Max can do.

Max glanced at Pauline who was busy with a cell phone connection. He pulled a wry smile.

"Mrs. I don't want to make it difficult for you or my mom. We can understand each other!" Max's tone of speech is a little different. There was clearly emphasis in his sentence. Melinda shut her mouth. Free. No one believed his words.

"Mrs.."

Maxi looked at Melinda with sharp eyes.

THE PLAQUE!!

A landing slap. Making Melinda's eyes round and the slap on her eyelids fell. Max took a deep breath. He's massaging his forehead.

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Lia holds rain drops in the grooves of the palms. Jack watched her from the door. He leaned back with his hands clenched against his chest.

"You've fed the cattle?"

Lia nodded without looking at Jack.

"Hehe.. " Jack suddenly laughed. Making Lia have to turn her head and sneer in wonder.

"Why are you laughing?"

"I feel like we're like a couple. You feed the cattle and I do the slaughtering!" Lia chuckled. 

The two stared at the torrential raindrops from the overcast sky as if unsatisfied to cry.

"When the rain stops. Why do I feel like it's raining here.. As if asking us to stop here for a moment"

"I agree with you Jack. I feel like this rain is asking us to patiently wait. It was as if she was telling me that I was going to cry right now. I feel a little sick right now.."

Jack approached Lia. 

"Why? Are you sick?"

Jack checked Lia's forehead. The girl shook her head.

"No. but my heart.it feels heartbreaking here.." point Lia at her chest. Jack curled his hands from behind giving a tight hug.

"Maybe you're cold.."

"Yaaa. maybe.." she didn't refuse the man's embrace behind her back.