
So then the next day after lunch I first dialed the number Sandra gave me.
"Hello?" She wasn't sure who was calling her, fortunately she was willing to pick up my phone.
"Brother Derrick thank you for picking up my phone."
"Who is this?"
"I'm Russell, Oliver Russell." He touched upon hearing my name, Oliver probably a lot, he wasn't sure which Oliver seemed to be. "The client who's in Sandra's assignment."
"Ahhh, I remember Oliver Russel, you're the architect who was building the hotel in Vietnam. I think Oliver who could have my number. I didn't expect you to call me, was there a problem with Sandra." He went straight to the point, seems he already knows Sandra is having a problem with me? Now I feel directly interrogated without excuse.
"Ahhh no-no, actually I want to ask Brother Derrick to take the time to chat with me, I heard Brother will come to Hong Kong to solve the problem with Kent Liu..."
"That's why I thank Sir Russell for standing up for Sandra when I met Kent in Hong Kong, I'm sorry this has upset Sir Russell." This time it was polite.
"Not in fact I don't mind at all, if I have to help Sandra finish up face to face though I don't mind."
"Sorry about that I cut, better not to try Sir Russell, Kent is not a person who can face direct confrontation so, he just complies with the orders of the person he thinks, Kent, You do not hurt yourself. About this I'm serious, if he wants he can very much send you to the hospital in 30 seconds." Sandra said the same thing to me.
"I believe your words, but actually Sandra is now probably...."
"Oh? Did you do anything to her? You know he had mental trauma about Kent, you forced him, I heard you did in Bali?! What are you really doing!" His tone of voice now instantly rose. Derrick cares about Sandra as his sister. He even knew that later my depraved master, Sandra had already told him about my ulcers.
"No, let me tell you what happened..." I told you from my point of view that I thought I could compromise, but it didn't mention Sandra's interest in her. Just saying I felt like I wasn't being considered because she kept asking Derrick for help, Sandra got angry, tried to apologize but didn't respond at all.
He was still digesting my story. Looks like he can't trust me 100% without hearing from Sandra directly. He was not easy to believe what someone said, indeed worthy of his position in the Hong Lung Group.
"I'll ask Sandra. Then the reason you called me was?"
"Maybe we can meet if Brother Derrick goes to Hong Kong, if Brother Derrick allows me, I can also talk to Philip about him threatening Sandra, no matter how much I care about Sandra, wanting to protect her as well, I know I was selfish for asking her to believe in me, we haven't even met for long..." He was silent for a moment before speaking again.
"Well, maybe indeed with the direct complaint Sir Oliver, the boss will be more trusting. Later I will give my schedule to Hong Kong, when we can meet I will tell you later. But then again I need to hear from Sandra first...." I thought the important thing was that I could meet him first, because without his help I had no hope of reaching Sandra again.
"I understand, I'll be waiting for news from Brother Derrick."
"Last question to you Sir Oliver." A word made me not hang up.
"If you only want a temporary relationship with Sandra you better not have to see me, but if you really want to keep Sandra you can come to that meeting. I can take care of Kent's own problems. I'm warning you, I'll beat you up myself if you hurt my sister. And I'm seriously gonna beat you up, your reputation's bad, I hear you like to play women, I actually don't have any faith in you at all, but if you dare to come in front of me, I will try to hear you first, really think about your intentions and your words in front of me later. That's it, just think about my words well. Good night." It's like a father threatening his daughter's boyfriend, it's not wrong Sandra believes him.
He hung up on us.
An older brother whose level was equivalent to the command of both Triad Bosses. I heard his future wife is also the son of famous people in Hong Kong. The guy Sandra thinks is this big brother doesn't mess with his threats.
I had to get past Derrick and then he could help me.
I managed to catch him hiding in a corner of the room on the open veranda at the very top of the mansion, which the housekeepers used to hang clothes. And he sat there in a chair, looking at the stars.
"You're here, ..." Faded light mingled around us, I found it by looking at the light from his phone.
"Oliver, why are you here." He immediately got up and sat down on the recliner.
"No, just think who's dark here. Apparently you have a place to hide here after the park is no longer safe." I talked to him who never sat in the park again, but I knew he liked it.
"I'm just glad to see the stars." Only light reflected from the room creates a faint glow here.
I remembered Derrick's accusation this afternoon, 'Do you force him, you know he has trauma!'. I didn't force her physically, but I tried to limit her world, so she felt like me and Kent were the same. It turned out that his brother was indeed better away from me.
I don't intend to bother him now. Just wanted to tell her something. He feels better without me around him then I will give him the space he needs.
"I'll see your brother." Now he looks at me. I got his attention now.
"Why did you meet my brother. You mean Ko Derrick?"
"To help him solve Kent's problem, however Philip needs me to finish this project, I'm also getting hit. If he can help me apologize." He silently looked at me in the light of the friendship. I don't know how he should respond to this news.
"Then what did Koko say?" Looks like Ko Derrick hasn't told us about our phone call yet.
"Hmm.yeah he threatened me not to see him if he just wanted a temporary relationship with you. My name is already ugly in front of your brother. I understand he wants to make sure you're safe, just like a big brother should, but the difference this time is your brother is a Triad Chief who can prove his threat." I laughed a little, I felt like I was going the way I should be. Asians value their families, some say marrying someone should also accept their family.
The advice Nguyen gave me seems to work. But I have to assume he's right, who I dare forbid to ask Derrick for help. I was so blinded to jealousy that I didn't see the logical side.
"Oh yes, you have 4 days off if you accumulate weeks, if you want to go take a leave of absence take it. You can stay home of course, let's just say I don't exist." Now he thinks I don't exist. So it's useless for me to chase him around if he doesn't want to see me around.
I finally had to go further away so as not to bother him, but if he wanted to he could come to me.
Sandra didn't give any response. Probably thinking why I could decide to meet her sister.
"Yes, I got off first, I just wanted to tell you that, if there's anything you know where to look for me... Good night."
I left him who didn't say anything to me afterwards.
The stars, tell him I'm sorry for him. I know what my mistake was.
I just wanted to look great to be able to make a perfect world for her, I made her a warm, sheltered golden cage, but all I forgot was that she hated the cage.
I know my mistake.