The Rhyme of the Depositary

127 - SEASON 2

Alice and Jasmine, along with two of her bodyguards, have arrived at Alice's house. The two of them looked a little messy even though they had only been attacked in an instant by Luiz's subordinates.

Jasmine opened Alice's car door and led her friend to the room inside the house. Alice was in shock. Jasmine anticipates. He may need to call a doctor if Alice's condition is severe enough.

"Alice, you're okay, aren't you?" jasmine asked to make sure.

"Yes. I'm just a little surprised. But the rest, I'm fine, Jasmine. You don't have to worry." Alice tried to smile, revealing her still pale-looking face.

Jasmine looked at Alice's stomach and rubbed it gently. "He's fine, isn't he?" jasmine asked with a bit of worry.

"just fine. I just felt him move actively. You don't have to worry, Jasmine. Trust me, I'm fine."

"Alright, Alice. I trust you. If anything happens, tell me frankly. I don't want anything to happen to you, especially a bad thing." Jasmine conveyed her concern for Alice.

Alice is the trust that the clay has given Jasmine for a while. He didn't want to do anything bad to Alice. Especially when Alice was in her custody.

After Jasmine was quite sure that Alice was fine, then they then decided to rest in this house. Jasmine has confirmed William's whereabouts. From Helena, they get word that William is taking care of Luiz Martinez's problems.

Alice had been feeling uneasy all afternoon. He waited for William's return with little worry. After spending two more hours waiting for William's return, Alice finally managed to meet the man in the hours leading up to dinner. William's face showed fatigue. Both of his eyes showed he had been doing a lot of exhausting activities.

After allowing William to change clothes for a moment, Alice then waited for William's explanation in the dining room. He had heard from Jasmine that William overcame Luiz Martininez's problems after their departure.

"William, how are you? I heard you were the one who solved the problem about Luiz after our departure." Alice began to prepare to flank William with questions.

The old man could only faintly smile at the worry Alice was feeling. It must not be easy for Alice to experience all that. For ordinary women who rarely came into contact with danger, it was quite difficult to deal directly with a dark organization like Black Hell.

Patiently, William began to explain all of his chronologies.

"I got information if you guys were followed by strangers from Jasmine. So I asked Jasmine to send her location to me via mobile phone. I had suspected that the one following you was one of the Black Hell organizations. I intended to let my men follow your location. But I broke the intention. I was afraid the situation was getting out of control, so I decided to go along. Before I followed the direction of the location that Jasmine had sent me, I contacted the authorities and said about the possible existence of Black Hell members."

As Black Hell's members were among the most wanted and targeted mob members, the authorities quickly responded to William's report.

"At that time, I actually arrived at your place when you were being shot by Luiz's bodyguards. But the police need criminal evidence before they need more robust evidence. So, I can finally just wait for you to get out of the situation and bend Luiz and the remaining men."

Jasmine was inflamed hearing William's confession. So, the man was already there when Jasmine was fighting for Alice's life which she had previously thought was threatened.

"If you know this, Leon and Leo don't have to bother fighting them. Just take the bullet."

"Oh, come. That's all the police need right now. There are surveillance cameras filming you so Luiz's attack could be evidence in court later. Even if you were desperate earlier, me and the police that were lurking would have helped you."

Jasmine who heard William's explanation could only shake her head weakly. Desperate circumstances? William waited for them in a state of urgency before finally intervening? So according to William, their situation had not been categorized as desperate? Oh, that's funny.

"It seems, we have different definitions of what it means to be desperate in our own dictionaries." Jasmine looks unhappy.

"I'm sorry, Jasmine. But it was the only thing I could do at the time. If there were any other way to bend Luiz, then I would definitely do it without letting you guys get pushed first." William is very sorry to say this. He's not really comfortable doing that either. But how else, inevitably that's what he has to do.

Alice, hearing William's words, could only bow deeply. In fact, he also understood and understood William's actions. William is a very caring man and very protective of himself. If he did such things, then that meant, it must be for Alice's own good as well.

"It's okay William. I understand and I understand you. What I'm worried about is, will Luiz Martinez only be indicted for the violence he's done to me? Was he not charged with a more serious charge? like murder, drugs, prostitution, or other mafia crimes he has committed before?"

"At the end of the day, the government will definitely charge Luiz with many charges. The government has had a lot of evidence about the crimes he has, especially about the black organization Black Hell. But to catch on the spot, wouldn't it be better that additional charges such as direct assault could also increase the added value for the police?" William explained.

Alice who heard William's explanation only nodded smallly. He was relieved that the man had been charged severely and it was not easy to simply walk away from the law. He was afraid that a person like Luiz would have the power to manipulate the law wherever he was.

There's been a lot of things like that. The suspects were arrested, charged, then for having money and position powers, as well as connections, he could be released just like that by law.

If Luiz could do such things, what would it mean to be caught? Isn't it the same? Still he will be able to get out easily and will commit other crimes again without deterrence.

"You don't have to worry, ma'am. This time I made sure that Luiz could get a prison sentence. Although somehow his lawyer could have applied for leniency, but clearly for the crime he had committed, he must still have paid for it by being in confinement for at least a few years."

"Just a few years?" Eyebrow asked not to accept.

If Luiz can be held for a few years, then the crimes he has been doing so far are not at all redeemed by him. A few years for Luiz won't make it Jera. Even worse, Luiz could have held a grudge. Once out of prison, it was not impossible that Luiz would look for Alice, William, Jasmine, and make calculations to all of them in such a cruel way.

If that happens, Alice doesn't know what else to do. Putting Luiz in jail is not a permanent solution. The man is quite scary and could have the potential to endanger the lives of Alice and those closest to her.

"Mrs, you don't have to worry about any of that. I know the worries you're afraid of right now. Luiz could have been held for several years in prison. But, after Klayver gets home and finds out everything he's done to you, do you think he'll just let Luiz live in prison?" ask William rhetorically. The corners of his lips formed a small knot, creating a meaningful smile.

"You mean ...." Alice and Jasmine said simultaneously. The three of them looked at each other and understood where William was headed.

"I mean, Madam. Leave the matter to your husband later. As long as Luiz is in prison, he won't be able to escape for the next few years. You know what I mean, don't you?" William blinked one of his eyes and smiled triumphantly.

Klayver is a pretty competent person. He was also a man who adored Alice very much. There was no way the man had done anything after finding out Alice had been almost harmed to such an extent by Luiz.

People in dark lives, usually have one thing in common. That's vindictive. They are endowed with a sharp enough memory of all forms of past mistakes and will usually demand a reply to them. It has become a natural thing and a general formula. Klayver is no exception. He had long since wrestled with such a dark world.

"Oh, okay. I-i understand. I don't know why, right now I feel a little calm. Thank you, William, for taking care of me." Alice stared warmly at the butler who had accompanied her for a long time in these past years.

William nodded politely, feeling at least in his old age he still had uses and benefits.

Alice looked at Jasmine and wanted to say something similar, but was immediately cut off by the woman.

"Don't say such sentimental things. I'm not interested. Just get Caterine to make me an apple pie right now as a form of gratitude." Jasmine brandished her spoon towards Alice, recalling Rachel's apple pie this morning which was so delicious.

"alright. But in the cake problem, Rachel remains number one."

"Then, just have Rachel make me a special apple pie."

"Oh."

"That's if you really want to thank me."

"alright. I do whatever you want."

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