The Heir Who Escaped

⁶¹. Alana's missing

At 6pm when Hendrik was sitting on the balcony of the 2nd floor of his village, the man again saw a small man sitting in the garden beside his villa.

"Guards," said Hendrik made a bodyguard approach him.

"Yes sir" said the bodyguard.

"Who is the owner of the villa?" Ask Hendrik.

"Sorry sir, the complex here is very closely guarded so the manager never divulges the identity of the owner of each villa here." Answer the guard.

"So you don't know anything about the owner of the villa next door?" Hendrik asked with the corner of his eye still watching the little man sitting in the garden next door.

The park next door looks very spacious and the far away Villa building is in the middle of the park that surrounds the villa.

It was certain that the owner was very careful, but it seemed like the little man sitting in the garden was indeed freed to roam.

"We knew nothing except in the villa was a little boy who was always passing by and sometimes the little boy tried to peek out from behind the open fence to the west. But other than the little boy who was there never seen anyone else, not even the bodyguards were seen there." Said the bodyguard.

"Hmm, interesting person. You can go." Hendrik said then he looked back at the small man who was down while looking at a paper in his hand.

'That little guy, he was indeed very similar to me as a kid. Heh, could He also be the son of a messy household?' Hendrik smiled mockingly, He mocked himself who was once fooled by his father.

While Hendrik was still sitting on the 2nd floor then on the lower floor Raffi had returned from the ganendra residence.

"Where is Young Master?" Raffi asked Sala a guard.

"On the second floor balcony." Answer bodyguards.

"Master," he said greeting Hendrik.

"Hm?" Replied Hendrik without distracting him from the little man who was in the garden next to his villa.

"I have just returned from Mr. Hans' residence, Mr. Hans gave me orders that tomorrow morning I make you meet with a woman whom Mr. Hans has chosen to be Mr. Hendrik's future wife. Also, Mr. Hans told me to report anything you do." Raffi's words made Hendrik immediately squinted his eyes at the man.

He did not expect that Hendrik would come to report everything he did.

"What do I tell you?" Ask Hendrik.

"Sorry sir, I can only be informed that Mr. Romi lives in this complex. Regarding which Villa he inhabits, I cannot find out further but Princess Romi has disappeared since 5 years ago. No one's seen him until now." Raffi surprised Hendrik.

"Disappeared?" Hendrik was so surprised he thought Romi was just hiding his daughter but hiding up to 5 years? Where possible??

For 5 years he had refrained from finding out about Alana because he was afraid that she could not control herself to return home to meet her.

But where could Alana have disappeared?

"True sir, even all the photos of Ms. Alana that were on the internet and her entire account have been deleted. No more traces left by Miss Alana since the last 5 years." Raffi's words made Hendrik tightly clenched his hands with his veins that stiffened because it held back his chaotic emotions after hearing the news of Alana.

'Could Lana be seriously ill after I left her? Alana..' at once Hendrik's body became limp and cold sweat filled his forehead.

He can't accept that until something happens to Alana.