My Dad Turns Out to be Eyes

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Jessica sat in the chair across from Regina's desk as the leader of the organization spoke in a soft tone to Robert and Nathan. Jessica tapped her fingertips onto the handle of the chair, waiting for something to happen. The entire building has been closed and people are currently trying to find Dimitri.

"What do you think he's playing?" Robert wondered, looking out the office door and holding the gun he had in his pocket. His eyes looked straight at the door before then he looked back at Jessica.

"I'm not too sure" Nathan admitted. "Attacks to the ministry are very random. Yes, I've learned that some of the officials in the ministry also hold documents about the nuclear missiles .. the same nuclear missiles that John wants to get."

Jessica's head jolted as soon as she heard John's name mentioned. Ah, he never thought that he would have to deal with her again. The man was locked up and held at the judge's behest. He couldn't possibly have any connection with anything right now. Robert looked at Jessica just as the girl turned to look at her father and Nathan.

"Do you think Dimitri is working to intercept our missile attack on those criminals?" Regina wondered to Nathan.

Nathan shrugged and looked back at Jessica, his eyes attentive as he thought for a while.

"He's working with John?" Jessica wondered, taking a moment to stand up and fold her hands in front of her chest. 

Jessica then walked over from the back of the chair and shrugged at her father, trying to deduce what had happened.

"They're both criminal masterminds. They are both the main criminals. Why are they working together?"

"John is not a criminal mastermind" replied Robert. "Dimitri is someone who deserves to be called the mastermind. Why would he want to hook up with John if he could do it alone?"

"Wait?" Jessica wondered. "Shouldn't we be more worried that Dimitri's in the building right now?"

"The organizational building has been locked, Miss Bailey," Regina spoke up. "So far he hasn't even seen her. He might just stop the CCTV footage to scare us."

"There must be a reason" Nathan replied as he shook his head. "Dimitri can scare us in any way she wants. But why would he want to scare us, that's the question?"

Jessica was silent for a while before looking at her father, her brows furrowed as she thought about what Nathan had just said.

"Where's the missile key?" ask Jessica. "Ministry office? If he wanted a key .. he would definitely do something. I mean, why would he want the power that John once had ..."

"That's a very difficult assumption to understand, Miss Jessica." Regina replied to him, she raised next to her skeptical eyebrows. "He blew up the ministry building, not wanting to take the keys like John did.

Jessica shrugged, realizing that her thoughts might be wrong. He only gives opinions with his common sense.

"But where's the key to the missile John wants to get?" Robert asked, doing his best to defend the idea his daughter had expressed.

Regina took a moment before she shook her head, looking to the side and to the computer screen that was on her desk. He walked up to it and sat down in a chair, typing quickly on the keyboard.

"CCTV is off but the alarm is still working. Yeah, we'll know if it's been taken. I can tell that the security around that thing is much tighter than you can imagine."

"Have the security guards stopped him before?" Jessica wondered, but Regina remained silent.

He said nothing and then looked up from his computer screen once again. 

"That thing is safe. I don't know what Dimitri's game is. Nathan, the organization building will be reopened, I need you to go back to your room and try to find Dimitri's location."

"Yes," Nathan nodded and cleared his throat softly, his hands fused in front of him as he nervously stood up.

"Robert, I need you to go and talk to John."

Next to Robert's eyebrows rose by itself. "Do you think John has anything to do with this?"

"I want to know everything he knows about the codes and also the missile keys. Everyone," Regina said. "I don't know what he knows, but you're the best one to go and talk to him. If we hear anything about Dimitri..."

"You're gonna tell me," Robert concluded.

"Miss Jessica, I'll ask my assistant to drive you home and-"

"No," Nathan interrupted, his cheeks slowly blushing as he realized that he was being stared at by the three people in the room. "I mean... Dimitri tried... I think it'll be safer if he stays with me..."

Robert could not help but grin on his face as Robert nodded briefly and left his office to look for his assistant. Robert slowly walked towards his daughter and placed his hand on the girl's shoulder, pushed his hair behind her ear then he kissed her forehead.

"You'll be safe here" Robert tried to convince her. "Just do as Nathan says."

"I'm twenty years old, father." - complained Jessica. "I know what I'm supposed to do. But all right, I'm gonna stay here."

"Good," Robert nodded and clenched his hands quickly. "Tell me if anything happens" he told Nathan.

"Of course," Nathan and Jessica replied as they watched her father leave the office without looking back. 

He sighed deeply before he felt Nathan's arms encircle his waist and pulled him to his side. He took a moment to lean on her, inhaling the perfume scent of the young man.

"Everything will be better" whispered Nathan. "That must be..."

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