
Astrid silently looked at the sophisticated equipment inside the large black box on the guest table.
Alex and Patrick exchanged lyrics, they were astonished to see Astrid arrive speechless and as if stunned.
"Astrid, what's wrong?" alex asked, looking in wonder.
"Ah, no. I just thought of it." said Astrid, dismissing her daydreams that came to her mind earlier.
"Think what?" Ask Patrick.
"Lex, can you really track anything with all your advanced equipment ?" astrid asked, looking closely at Alex's face.
"Yes, can. Why?" ask Alex.
"Can I ask you one more thing?" Astrid.
"What's that?" Ask Alex again.
"I lost track of my Uncle, long ago, when my father was arrested and in prison, my Uncle took care of me, but, when I went into juvenile prison and was taken to a mental hospital, he said, I've never seen my Uncle again." Astrid said.
"When my uncle disappeared, he never came to see me when I was in prison." Astrid.
"Only once did Uncle come to see me in a mental institution, but, he was stopped by officers, so we couldn't talk, just looked at each other, and Uncle's been missing ever since." Astrid's.
"What do you want me to do?" alex said, looking seriously at Astrid's face that was troubled thinking about her Uncle's fate.
"I'm worried that Gerard and Zahara are harming Uncle, or that they are deliberately holding Uncle somewhere, because in the past, Uncle was trying to carry on Dad's company, before finally being taken by force Gerard and Uncle were dumped as well." Astrid explained to Alex.
"I want to know if my Uncle is alive today, or dead, if he dies, I want his body found, so I can bury him properly." Astrid is sad.
"Have you tried to go to your uncle's house? And how's his family?" Ask Patrick.
"Uncle during his life only lived alone, had no wife and no children, only I was the only one who accompanied his life first." Astrid's.
"I haven't been to his old house since his release from prison, but, I'm sure, Uncle's house must no longer belong to him ." Astrid said.
"Hm...Alright. I'll try to find out where your uncle is." Said Alex.
"Yes, I will also help you find your uncle. I'll try to find the data at the police station where I work, maybe there's a file that says something about your Uncle." Said Patrick.
"Yes, thank you, Patrick, Alex." Astrid.
Astrid then took the wallet out of her pants pocket, and then, she took out a worn-out photo, containing her Uncle's face.
"This is my only Uncle Photo, it was taken when I was a kid, it was my first time in Uncle's custody." Astrid.
Astrid hands the old picture to Patrick, Patrick accepts it, Alex also sees the photo held by Patrick.
"What's your Uncle's name?" Ask Patrick.
"Erick, Erick Setiawan's name." Astrid's.
"Okay, I'll find out where she is." Said Patrick.
"I'll also find out from Gerard and Zahara, hopefully, I can find out about your Uncle." Said Alex.
"Yes, life or death, I want to know about my Uncle." Astrid's Persistent.
"You take it easy Astrid. Stay focused on your plan. Leave it to me and Alex about your Uncle." Patrick said.
"Yes." Yeah." Anguk Astrid's.
"Well, I'm gonna go home first, thanks for everything." Astrid.
"Let me take you." Said Alex.
"No, Lex, let me take a cab. If you come to my house often, and Zahara sees you, she'll be suspicious, because we know each other." Astrid.
"True Astrid, Lex. You know Zahara as a shareholder of his company, if he had seen you with Astrid, he would have asked, what is your relationship with Astrid." Reveal Patrick, remind Alex.
"Right as well, I have to be careful, Zahara is a cunning woman. All right, if you need anything, call me via phone." Alex told Astrid.
"Yes, I'll call." Astrid.
Astrid then stood up from her seat on the sofa, Alex and Patrick also stood up, they drove Astrid out of the house, home by taxi alone.
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Antoni walks casually down the street pavement, He just came home from his place of work, in a mini market, Antoni came home during the day because of the shift change of work with other mini market employees.
While walking toward Astrid's house, Antoni sees a taxi stop right in front of Astrid's house, or the house of Camelia, his childhood friend.
Antoni stopped his steps, He stood silently looking towards the taxi. A moment later, Astrid got out of the cab, and before long, the Taxi passed.
"That girl, it looks like she really lives in Camelia's house right now." Antoni Mumbled.
Antoni sees Astrid walking into his yard, Antoni rushes the way following. Antoni hides beside the fence, seeing Astrid opening the door and entering the house.
After Astrid enters her house, Antoni comes out of hiding, standing quietly observing Astrid's house.
"Who exactly is that girl? I'm I'm feeling something on him?" Antoni muttered.
Inside her house, Astrid feels like someone is scouting her, Astrid's instinct is indeed very strong, She can feel if something is suspicious or follows her, she said, Astrid turned and peered into the window of her house. Then he looked outside his house.
"Did Antoni recognize myself as Camelia?" He mumbled again thinking.
Astrid saw Antoni still standing in front of the courtyard, looking at Astrid's house.
"How's this? What am I supposed to do?!" Astrid.
Astrid fretting, She worries, her disguise as Astrid is revealed by Antoni, if Antoni recognizes her as Camelia, her childhood friend once.
Astrid is worried, however, she does not want Antoni's existence to be a barrier to her intention to carry out her revenge mission.
If he doesn't meet and talk to Antoni, Antoni will be more curious, Antoni will definitely continue to find out who he really is.
Astrid sighed, She finally decided to meet Antoni, so that Antoni would not be curious about her.
Astrid rushed to open the door and out of her house, she walked up to Antoni who was still standing quietly in the courtyard of the house.
"Hey, what do you want to stand there?!" Tegur Astrid, while continuing to walk closer to Antoni.
Antoni gasps in shock at Astrid's voice, He doesn't expect Astrid to know where she is.
Antoni tried to remain calm, He stood still, Astrid arrived and stood in front of him.
"Are you a mini-market employee?!" Astrid.
Astrid deliberately pretended to recognize Antoni as a mini-market employee.
"Yes, right. We met that time." said Antoni.
"Do you want to stand in my yard?" Astrid asked, staring at Antoni's face.
Astrid was silent looking at Antoni's face, Astrid admitted, that Antoni's figure did not change at all, his face still remains the same as before, a face that is cute, Cakep and dashing.
Astrid tries not to be nervous and remains calm in front of Antoni, he tries to eliminate the memories of his childhood with Antoni first.
"Ah, sorry, I accidentally saw you enter this house." Antoni.
"Oh." said Astrid flat.
"Is this your home?" antoni asked, daring to ask.
"Yes, this is my house, I just bought it." Astrid.
"Oh, so." Antoni said, nodding understanding and understanding.
"Why indeed?" Ask Astrid.
Astrid accidentally asks because she is curious and wants to know if Antoni also remembers this house.
"Ah, no. This house once belonged to my childhood friend, her name was Camelia, she lived alone with her father. I'm very close to his father too." Antoni explained to Astrid.
Astrid gasps in shock at Antoni's explanation, She does not expect, Antoni still remembers about his childhood, and how Antoni was very close to his father.
But Astrid tried to stay calm, she did not want Antoni to see her nervousness and shock.
"Since Camelia's father was in prison, Camelia didn't live in this house anymore, She was taken by her Uncle, and since then, I've never seen Camelia again." Antoni lirih.
"Oh, so." Astrid.
"Yes, reportedly Camelia's father was killed in prison, and Camelia disappeared 'I still hope to see her again." Antoni.
"If Camelia's still around, she's the same age as you." Antoni.
"Oh yeah?" Astrid is pretending.
"Yes, Camelia's hair is curly, just like you. And, there's a big mole on his back." Antoni.
Astrid again gasped in shock at Antoni's words. Astrid did not expect, Antoni still remembered with a mole, as a birthmark on his back.
In the past, when they often bathed in the sea with his father, Antoni often saw birthmarks on Astrid's back, and until now, the birthmark was still on his back.
Unconsciously Astrid held her back, Antoni looked at her fixedly, Astrid then quickly regained her senses and removed her hands from her back, She tried to remain calm in front of Antoni.
"Oh, yeah. I'm Antoni, may I know your name?" ask Antoni to Astrid.
"Oh, I'm Astrid." Astrid, introduce herself.
"Well, good to know you. I came home first, my house is not far from here." Antoni smiled.
Antoni's smile melts Astrid's heart, actually Astrid misses Antoni very much, first, He loves Antoni very much, hoping, later, when they are the same adults, they get married and live together.
However, Astrid had to throw away all her dreams, because she had to take revenge, inevitably, she had to throw away all sorts of feelings for Antoni, and pretend not to know Antoni. It was all done so that the plan went smoothly.
"Oh, yes, the same." Astrid replied.
Antoni smiled, He then turned around and walked away leaving Astrid who was still standing in his yard.
"I know your house Antoni, I'm sorry, I have to pretend I don't recognize you." Astrid said.
Astrid sighed, She looked at Antoni's departure, then, Astrid turned and walked back inside her house.