IN THE CAGE

137. FINAL PHASE

...NORMAL pov...

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A cup of coffee was placed on the table, for Ace, who had just returned from his job.

The night breeze entered through the open balcony window, giving it a comfortable and soothing sensation of coldness. Although at that time Ace had just returned from his office, he did not immediately rest. Instead, the reason he was in the study room with a laptop on the table - next to his coffee - was because he wanted to continue his work.

Jerome-assistant Ace-follow home with Ace. He sat across the table and participated in evaluating the file that was in front of him.

Just then, while they were working in silence, when only the sound of the paper flipping was heard, a knock came and interrupted their calm.

Carcel who was there, sitting on a bench apart from them, spontaneously stood up and headed for the door.

"Good night," that figure was Rio. The man parsing his drizzle with the scent of the sun still lingering on his body stood in front of the door.

"Let him in" said Ace, still serious on the folded paper in his hand.

"Boss Ace, I've come to give you a report on Lilian Alder." Rio breezed into the study room. He glanced at Jerome at a glance before returning to pay attention to his boss who was now leaning on the sofa, dark eyes fixed on him with a terrifying cold aura.

"What about that woman?" ask Ace. Full attention to Rio.

"I have found his existence. He was transferred to a hospital in the North, Serion Hospital Center."

"Serion, huh?" In this country, there are quite a number of large hospitals that are the backing of the Rashid and Caspian families. The Hunter family didn't invest much in the medical world, so they just built at least...., 10 hospitals?

In essence, of the many hospitals that are famous for having a high reputation, Evan chose to move Fawn's mother to Serion. That was quite a surprise.

'Is it because he wanted to hide Lilian's whereabouts from me, so he put the woman in a mediocre hospital?'

Ace tilts his head, knocks his chin. "Rio, is the secret regarding Lilian's health still safe with us?"

"Nobody knows at all, Ace's boss."

"Hmm, this is good. Continue your work and make sure the secret stays safe until Evan calls me."

'I want to see him crumble in one move, ' Ace's mind rejoices happily.

"Bos Ace.., regarding the secret,." Rio was about to express his doubts, but he swallowed back what he was about to say as he felt the coming of someone from behind.

"So you're all gathered here" Margot interrupted the conversation. He passed by Rio and threw his ass over the single sofa that was close to Jerome. "Are you guys discussing something important?"

"That's important enough, but I don't think you need to know anything." Ace responded.

"Haaa, you really pulled me out of this case, didn't you? You didn't even let me do anything."

"Don't worry, I have a special job for you."

Margot frowning. Is Ace serious? After what the man did to her? Condemn his actions? Is Ace going to re-engage him?

"I'm sure you know Eleanor Rashid" Ace said. Tipping down the name of a pebble that might shake the train of his plans in the future.

"Isn't she a cheap woman who likes to follow Jem? What's wrong with her?"

Ace smiled faintly, "I want you to get rid of it for me."

"Why should I? I don't even see anything to do with this."

"Also, I guess you guys have a problem that hasn't been solved, right?"

"Huh?"

"Fabian.., I don't really want you to know about this, but..."

"What do you mean?" Margot approached Ace and pulled the collar of his sister's shirt.

"The man who killed Fabian was Eleanor" Ace said. He expressed calm, ignoring that now Margot was looking at him fiercely.

Margot-Margareth Hunter had no personal grudge on the subject of Fabian's betrayal. Honestly speaking, it was an ordinary case that he could just forget about. All along, Margot thought the mastermind behind the case was Jem. Well, Jem did involve himself in that dirty thing. Margot almost died from the bombing as well. Margot shouldn't be angry, not because Jem has already earned her reward and lost her powers. Margot has forgotten the case...

So, why is Eleanor mentioned here? Eleanor that bastard...., she dared to interfere in a matter that was none of her business at all?

"I don't think I need to explain the situation at length to you. However, if you want the details, you can ask Carcel."

"I'll get rid of him."

Margot made a decision right then and there.

He would not let anyone live on this earth after daring to interrupt his affairs. He can compensate Jem, but no more.

"I believe you can do it cleanly." Ace loosened Margot's grip on her collar and clasped her brother's hand. "If you manage to do that, I'll gladly reward your father's killer for you."

"..."

"Late September is your birthday, isn't it?"

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Ace had not moved from his seat. Even though everyone had left, he was still glued to the sofa with his eyes fixed on the night sky.

The moon hanging in the sky is entering the third quarter phase, the phase when only the left part of the moon is shining brightly. That phase is the phase before the final crescent moon appears and covers the entire phase of the moon's turn this September.

Seeing the moon hanging in the sky, Ace recalled Lilian Alder. The woman, just like the moon hanging in the sky, was also in the phase of her third quarter. Gradually, his existence will fade.

"If your existence had not been a weakness for Fawn, I might have..." Ace hung up his words. He took a long breath. His expression turned grim.

"To be a burden, one must know the limits." Ace leaned his head on the shoulder of the sofa, his eyes looking up at the glass chandelier hanging in the middle of the room.

'Fawn is mine. Although this situation will destroy him, he will be crushed in my grasp. I just need to rebuild it, pieces by pieces of her messy self

I didn't make a mistake, Lilian. If you were aware and knew of the current situation, you would definitely support me, wouldn't you? Although I removed you from my path.., you must know.., I did all this so that your daughter could live peacefully without worrying about anything.

He'll be comfortable with me, so, please rest comfortably and disappear at the end of the month.'

When Ace finally re-enforced his back, he smiled faintly at all the plans that had been assembled as expected.

Ace smiled when at last, the message he had been waiting for finally arrived.

[Aces. It's me, Fawn. Can you take your time next week?]

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