Lover Forced The Ruler

Chapter 56. Search Celine

Lisle was instantly unconscious when a hand smothered her with the dope. Then the girl's body was lifted and put in the car. Then in the night air that further froze the bones, the car was driven to somewhere in another part of the city.

***

Celine was feeling anxious in her room. It's past midnight, but Lisle hasn't come back yet. He himself had arrived since an hour ago and had barely been able to endure the drowsiness when he realized that the night was already too late. Where's the girl? What the hell happened to him?

Lisle's phone is active but not picked up when contacted. Celine hit the same number back and forth, but just the same, there was no answer. As the night approached two o'clock in the morning, Celine shivered with an anxiety she could not contain. He doesn't know what to do. Eventually the girl could only wait until morning arrived and try to contact some of Lisle's other friends.

It's just that Lisle doesn't have any friends close enough. Celine came to the Cloud Cafe early in the morning even when it wasn't open yet. Daisy, who arrives nearly an hour later, recognizes Celine as Lisle's apartment friend.

“Lisle has never come here again since two months ago. I deeply regret his decision to stop working again at Cloud Cafe. He was once my only friend when this cafe was deserted. But I never saw her again after that day.” Daisy tells. He felt guilty for letting Lisle go.

“Do you have any other guesses? I mean, do you think he has anywhere else to go and spend the night?” Celine knew that was impossible. Lisle doesn't have anyone anymore. He doesn't even have any close friends besides Celine.

“Didn't she have a relative she just met?” Daisy suddenly remembered. Lisle said she had been living with the relative. But why would Celine say that Lisle now lives in their old apartment?

Celine shook her head. No other relatives. It was all a lie, but he refused to say it.

“I checked it. He's not there,” Celine said lying. The idea of that relative made Celine think of Mr. Kent. If only he could contact that guy? If Mr. Kent had known, would he have cared?  As Lisle said, it's possible that Mr. Kent has forgotten the girl.

Celine could see Lisle's sad look as she looked at Mr. Kent walking side by side with a beautiful girl. Celine thought that Lisle would cry for her.

Then a worst thought about Lisle flashed through Celine's mind. Nah! The girl shook her own. It was impossible for Lisle to be that short as his mind.

Celine rushes to Daisy and decides to go to college. Despite feeling impossible to find the girl there, Celine just wanted to make sure before she became reckless to go to Mr. Kent to ask for the man's help.

Today Celine skipped college. He also has permission not to go to work. The loss of Lisle would not make Celine calm down to do anything. But he went to the campus as well, checking Lisle's presence on his classmates and getting the fact that the girl did not go to college.

Celine looks for Ralph in all parts of campus that still leaves the celebration. He finally found the man alone as he headed for the lecturer room. Ralph's reply disappointed Celine. He did not expect to hear it from the man's mouth.

“I used to be so concerned about him but all in vain. Besides, there's no Mr. Kent taking care of it. He has more ability than me.” And the man left Celine who still could not believe hearing Ralph say that.

Celine was about to say something about the relationship between Lisle and Mr. Kent, but she paused it. That guy doesn't care anymore. So Celine could only drop her hopes on the last person she didn't want to meet. Lisle would definitely tell him that this would probably go to waste. Who knows, though, who knows if luck is still on the girl's side.

***

The western part of Black Mountain city.

In one of the densest parts of the city where various small large buildings have not been neatly arranged, an old warehouse looks gloomy. The building consists of two floors whose top is used as a residence, while the bottom used to be a place to store various unused car parts. The owner of the building was also the owner of a large workshop next to him. When the workshop closed, the warehouse was also abandoned. Lastly, the ownership of the building has changed hands on a businessman who only wants the land on which the building stands.

Lisle opened her eyes. His head feels dizzy. As his gaze was directed at the part of the foreign room around him, he tried to get up. But his hands and feet were tightly bound. He pulled out a stifled screech. He remembered the last incident before his consciousness disappeared.

The two men that Lisle had never seen her face ambushed her from behind. A hand smothered her nose with a foreign-scented cloth that made Lisle unable to notice the next incident. Until now he was awake somewhere.

Lisle was lying on a small bed with a mattress that was hardened inedible with age. The girl tried to get up and look around. It was a narrow room with one bed, table and chair. The room was like a prisoner's room. There were no windows, so Lisle could not determine if it was still dark or it was already noon. As he sharpened his hearing, there was the sound of people conversing outside the room.

Inching slowly he tried to shift his position to the head of the bed, sticking his ears to the wall, trying to follow the conversation that was going on out there.

Who had so foolishly kidnapped him, another poor orphan girl. Lisle didn't even have any relatives to ransom. What good are they doing this crime? Lisle became wondering to herself.

“I think, sir, we should straighten this out once again. You said she was Mr. Kent's girl and you asked us to kidnap her because you thought she was the cause of your business's destruction. So, you want the girl or money from Mr Kent? If what you're saying is true that the girl belongs to Mr. Kent, we're talking about a very large sum of money. Of course, the risks will be comparable. But I've never found a prey of this price. So I guess I'll take the risk.” A heavy and bad voice sounded from behind the wall.

“I want the girl. I want the money too. Once the money is earned, we leave the girl, but before, of course she should be mine. Maybe he's not as pure as he was when I first saw him, but at least I'm no longer curious and wonder what it's like,” said another voice.

Lisle was instantly unconscious when a hand smothered her with the dope. Then the girl's body was lifted and put in the car. Then in the night air that further froze the bones, the car was driven to somewhere in another part of the city.

***

Celine was feeling anxious in her room. It's past midnight, but Lisle hasn't come back yet. He himself had arrived since an hour ago and had barely been able to endure the drowsiness when he realized that the night was already too late. Where's the girl? What the hell happened to him?

Lisle's phone is active but not picked up when contacted. Celine hit the same number back and forth, but just the same, there was no answer. As the night approached two o'clock in the morning, Celine shivered with an anxiety she could not contain. He doesn't know what to do. Eventually the girl could only wait until morning arrived and try to contact some of Lisle's other friends.

It's just that Lisle doesn't have any friends close enough. Celine came to the Cloud Cafe early in the morning even when it wasn't open yet. Daisy, who arrives nearly an hour later, recognizes Celine as Lisle's apartment friend.

“Lisle has never come here again since two months ago. I deeply regret his decision to stop working again at Cloud Cafe. He was once my only friend when this cafe was deserted. But I never saw her again after that day.” Daisy tells. He felt guilty for letting Lisle go.

“Do you have any other guesses? I mean, do you think he has anywhere else to go and spend the night?” Celine knew that was impossible. Lisle doesn't have anyone anymore. He doesn't even have any close friends besides Celine.

“Didn't she have a relative she just met?” Daisy suddenly remembered. Lisle said she had been living with the relative. But why would Celine say that Lisle now lives in their old apartment?

Celine shook her head. No other relatives. It was all a lie, but he refused to say it.

“I checked it. He's not there,” Celine said lying. The idea of that relative made Celine think of Mr. Kent. If only he could contact that guy? If Mr. Kent had known, would he have cared?  As Lisle said, it's possible that Mr. Kent has forgotten the girl.

Celine could see Lisle's sad look as she looked at Mr. Kent walking side by side with a beautiful girl. Celine thought that Lisle would cry for her.

Then a worst thought about Lisle flashed through Celine's mind. Nah! The girl shook her own. It was impossible for Lisle to be that short as his mind.

Celine rushes to Daisy and decides to go to college. Despite feeling impossible to find the girl there, Celine just wanted to make sure before she became reckless to go to Mr. Kent to ask for the man's help.

Today Celine skipped college. He also has permission not to go to work. The loss of Lisle would not make Celine calm down to do anything. But he went to the campus as well, checking Lisle's presence on his classmates and getting the fact that the girl did not go to college.

Celine looks for Ralph in all parts of campus that still leaves the celebration. He finally found the man alone as he headed for the lecturer room. Ralph's reply disappointed Celine. He did not expect to hear it from the man's mouth.

“I used to be so concerned about him but all in vain. Besides, there's no Mr. Kent taking care of it. He has more ability than me.” And the man left Celine who still could not believe hearing Ralph say that.

Celine was about to say something about the relationship between Lisle and Mr. Kent, but she paused it. That guy doesn't care anymore. So Celine could only drop her hopes on the last person she didn't want to meet. Lisle would definitely tell him that this would probably go to waste. Who knows, though, who knows if luck is still on the girl's side.

***

The western part of Black Mountain city.

In one of the densest parts of the city where various small large buildings have not been neatly arranged, an old warehouse looks gloomy. The building consists of two floors whose top is used as a residence, while the bottom used to be a place to store various unused car parts. The owner of the building was also the owner of a large workshop next to him. When the workshop closed, the warehouse was also abandoned. Lastly, the ownership of the building has changed hands on a businessman who only wants the land on which the building stands.

Lisle opened her eyes. His head feels dizzy. As his gaze was directed at the part of the foreign room around him, he tried to get up. But his hands and feet were tightly bound. He pulled out a stifled screech. He remembered the last incident before his consciousness disappeared.

The two men that Lisle had never seen her face ambushed her from behind. A hand smothered her nose with a foreign-scented cloth that made Lisle unable to notice the next incident. Until now he was awake somewhere.

Lisle was lying on a small bed with a mattress that was hardened inedible with age. The girl tried to get up and look around. It was a narrow room with one bed, table and chair. The room was like a prisoner's room. There were no windows, so Lisle could not determine if it was still dark or it was already noon. As he sharpened his hearing, there was the sound of people conversing outside the room.

Inching slowly he tried to shift his position to the head of the bed, sticking his ears to the wall, trying to follow the conversation that was going on out there.

Who had so foolishly kidnapped him, another poor orphan girl. Lisle didn't even have any relatives to ransom. What good are they doing this crime? Lisle became wondering to herself.

“I think, sir, we should straighten this out once again. You said she was Mr. Kent's girl and you asked us to kidnap her because you thought she was the cause of your business's destruction. So, you want the girl or money from Mr Kent? If what you're saying is true that the girl belongs to Mr. Kent, we're talking about a very large sum of money. Of course, the risks will be comparable. But I've never found a prey of this price. So I guess I'll take the risk.” A heavy and bad voice sounded from behind the wall.

“I want the girl. I want the money too. Once the money is earned, we leave the girl, but before, of course she should be mine. Maybe he's not as pure as he was when I first saw him, but at least I'm no longer curious and wonder what it's like,” said another voice.