KURZE ZEIT: Short Time

Prologues

Melissa Boone, the name Antoine remembers from a shy female student. His face was beaming as someone praised him, that night in front of Roussel Restaurant. His smile and his sweet demeanor were vividly remembered in his mind. Antoine grabbed her face, touching her for as long as she wanted.

"Antoine.. how did it go?"

Antoine turned to "ckck... Why do you always bother me?" he handed Julian a piece of paper, "don't you get tired of being with me?" tanyakanya.

"Yes a little, but I'll still choose to be bored rather than bear your father's torment" Julian shook his head, "No. Until I'm free of my duties, you really want to kick me out?"

"What's wrong with you?" Antoine brought her face closer to Julian

"Did I forbid you to do anything else?"

Julian just silently looked at her, Anton got up from his chair, he walked up to her "You know you're not a slave, well I know that you were once made a slave by my father but that doesn't mean you should always be by my side" he stood before him holding his shoulder "you are free to do whatever you want. Remember, only when there is my father do you have to be next to me" he said.

Julian nodded his head, he revealed his sweet smile. As the fur on his back stood up "Stop putting on that expression" Julian's countenance turned flat, Anton sighed "I mean, stop wearing that expression before me"

"Is there any news?" Anton turned back to his desk.

"So far there has been no sign of suspicious movement" Julian lowered his voice.

"What's wrong?" Anton turned to Julian.

Julian whispered "Something seems curious" hearing Anton's words not surprised.

"Can I do it?" Antoine again grabbed his black ballpoint pen, Julian turned to "what do you mean?"

"You just have to sit there" his hand pointed to the empty chair by his bed, "just keep quiet, until I say it's done" he stared at her sharply "just do it" he whispered.

Julian followed his orders, he immediately sat down on that empty chair.

From outside the door came the sound of people cursing, Anton smiling in satisfaction, he raised his voice "OK, slide to the right a little" Julian said.

After not hearing a voice from outside, Julian stood up and headed towards the door "Where are you going?" Anton stared.

Julian snorted "Be careful outside, you said I was free to do anything"

Anton chuckled at Julian's expression before he finally walked out of his room.

Antoine returned to writing a few sentences that had been interrupted before. Julian has served as his servant for decades, under pressure, as well as threats from his father he knows that Julian was forced to obey his father's wishes including being his bodyguard. Now he considers her a friend.

Anton heard a voice from inside his closet, he moved towards the closet while saying "I'm really curious, what you're doing right now" the figure opened the door, he immediately came out of the closet after his whereabouts had been discovered, his eyes carefully observing his surroundings "bad enough for a student's room, aren't you interested in decorating this monstrous room?" his eyes assessed from the end to the other corner of Antoine's room.

"Thank you for the compliment, sister" Antoine smiled broadly.

His sister approached him, she looked into his eyes sharply.

"You still hate me?" tanyakanya.

"No, actually I wanted to see Julian, but where he is, I think he's here"

"What do you want to say?"

"So morning.. I saw a beautiful woman, she was sitting alone in a garden chair. At first I thought he was waiting for someone, but after I approached him, I found him in a terrible condition. His stomach had a deep stab wound, and his blood looked fresh. I think he just got killed, isn't that suspicious? "

Antoine laughed "Hahaha..I devoured his soul, why my sister?"

Ola snorted "Why do you sound so annoying"

"There's movement" Julian went back inside, walked towards him, "he killed a woman."

"Julian.."

Julian was stunned, they looked at each other "Ola you said you were looking for him" Anton stood in front of Ola, deliberately blocking their view.

Ola chuckles "Oh yeah! I stopped by to give you a memento, this.." he took out photos of hers along with her sister, her friend, her family, and her embarrassing childhood photos.

"I didn't expect you to still remember" Antoine sighed.

"Well I can't seem to linger here because I have an appointment with someone" Ola held her head, then she rushed out of her room.

Anton turned to Julian, "What's wrong with you?"

"I just wanted to say what I saw" his facial expression was solemn.

Antoine opened the window, he closed his eyes as he inhaled the breeze that entered his room.

Julian opened his phone, and there were two anonymous messages that just came in "There's something I want to say."

"Someone just texted me, she said that she felt like she had seen the book before" Julian paused and read the message on his phone "If you want to see me, you want to see me, meet me at the Wallace Cafeteria from M" Julian said, Anton remembered Julian's words, he guessed whether this man might come back.

"M'S? so he left his initials" Anton wrote his address on the paper, he observed the name of his address "I understand, alright. I hope we're one step ahead of them."

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"God that every human being longs for" he said. A handsome man beside her exclaimed "You're too greedy."

"Yes, I really want to be greedy" his eyes darkened "all creatures will change once they get what they want, they will become very greedy" he stood up and walked around his desk. His daughter saw him "what did you say Dad?" tanyakanya.

"You don't need to understand, just do what I tell you to do" she held his hand as she stroked it, "you're my daughter, my jewel. I'm not gonna let you get hurt, have I ever let you down, baby?"

Ola shook her head "no dad" she hugged him tightly, and her father returned his embrace.

"Go before anyone sees you" he exclaimed.

Ola goes out of her father's private room happily, her smile returning after seeing her father who cares deeply for her and loves her. He would do whatever his father ordered.

"What have they told him? now look, Ola willingly became her slave" Antoine whispered to Julian "I'm sure she's up to something, you must think the same of me."

Julian replied calmly "Yes, I think so"

"What do you think we should do?" he asked, Julian approached him while whispering "We must find him before Mr. Eden" Antoine nodded his head in agreement "Yes, may we succeed."

"I don't think it's right if you don't do it with me" someone appeared behind them carrying a shopping cart.

Antoine looked back, he stared at his interlocutor sharply "With you? you want to be involved in our business while you're still my father's accomplice" Nikolas took a step forward "and this is what? who for?" Julian peeked at the contents of his shopping.

"It's wine, it's cinnamon rollers for your father" Nikolas's eyes glanced at Anton.

"Mr Nikolas" Julian greeted kindly, Nikolas replied with a smile "Oh Julian, long time no see you."

Nikolas snorted "Stop pretending to be polite, just call me as usual"

"You're too much Julian, just relax he's not your boss" Antoine nudged Julian's arm.

"Look, how can you be invited to cooperate if you're still loyal to my father?!" Antoine patted him on the shoulder "Listen, whatever our business I advise you not to get involved, and don't tell my father about this. I'm sure you've read my entire mind, so I have to go now" Antoine left, followed by Julian behind.

Nicholas grinned, What are you going to do my brother? I doubt the plan will work, but at least you've been trying to find it.

"I have to find him, this is the only way to get him to talk" Antoine said in his heart.