The Rhyme of the Depositary

052 - SEASON 2

Throughout Rachel's life, she never expected to choose the opposite side of Alice. Their friendship was like a thin thread that began to crumble eaten away by differences.

Klayver looked at them all with a flat face. He was not surprised to see this development. In his life, he had learned a lot if the human heart was able to change as fast as lightning. The bond will never be eternal. Friendship or kinship, as long as their goals contradict each other, they will still attack each other.

That is how humans are. The heart will be moved by interests. That is why there will be social groupings in accordance with their respective interests.

Alice seemed quite shaken at Rachel's actions. In the depths of her heart, she still harbored hope that her friend would prefer Alice over her husband.

In fact, love remains the main determinant. A person's heart when it has been anchored, tends to choose his life partner.

"I won't abandon my intention to finish off Maxen even if you choose to be by his side, Rachel," Alice said.

If Rachel had made her choice, then Alice had also made her choice. They are now two people standing opposite each other.

Maxen closed his eyes and glanced at his frail wife.

"Are you so stupid, Rachel? I gave you a chance to get out of trouble but you just threw yourself in trouble."

Rachel's actions are worth Maxen's respect. Unfortunately, the situation is too complicated that Maxen prefers Rachel out of this situation.

Perhaps, the movies will elevate how romantic their circumstances are. Placing each other in difficult circumstances to realize the oath of living semati.

In fact, this reality is far from romantic. Maxen was gripped by a great fear. He never felt helpless like this. Seeing Rachel choose to be by his side, made his heart plaintive.

For Chrissakes. She prefers Rachel to live well even though Maxen himself died horribly. Seeing our loved ones plunge into the abyss of destruction with us is the worst tragedy.

Any man will never be willing to get his woman stuck in a difficult position. Maxen's life now feels no longer important as long as it can exchange it for the life of a loved one.

"Go, Rachel. This is not a good time for you to interfere!" pinta Maxen is serious. Imagining a fetus that will also be dragged makes Maxen more chaotic.

"I don't care. I won't give up even though it's going to get messed up. Maxen, this is all I can do for you." Rachel said quietly, smiling at the grace.

The world is always spinning regularly. But man can never be shackled by order. Each is like walking according to conditions and goals.

"Solve Maxen's business immediately. Let me take care of Rachel." Alice said to Klyyver and walked towards Rachel.

"Rachel, you can't throw yourself into this shit." Alice said sharply. She gripped Rachel's arm but was immediately brushed aside by her.

Rachel's gaze towards Alice seemed to express indifference. The net goes deep.

"This is my place. I chose to stand by his side as you chose to stay by Anson's side for your revenge." Rachel said seriously.

The woman stared at Maxen's terrible condition in a chain shackle with several bruises at the corners of the lips. Maxen's hair is messy. His left temples showed wounds like marks struck by sharp objects. The other eye also looks scratched something.

Rachel felt sorry to see Maxen's state. His eyes were glazed over, though no tears were spilled and flowing down.

Sadness grew as Rachel stared at Klayver, who was holding a gun with a murderous aura, at Maxen's head.

Rachel wanted to break down and plead, humbling herself to keep her husband safe. But seeing the firmness in Alice's eyes he undoes his intentions.

All communication lines have been blocked by Klayver. Even the security alarm managed to break. Rachel can't ask for help from outside. This mansion was also too spacious and spaced away from the other houses. So that any commotion that is in it will be difficult to detect by neighbors.

There was no hope for them to come out. They've been stuck here in a precarious situation. This is when Rachel only realized how stupid she was because she did not come out to accept Alice's opportunity so that she could call for help from outside. He should not have been so full of emotion. In fact, he chose to re-trapping himself with Maxen.

Well, sometimes someone can be stupid in certain circumstances. Rachel curses herself for her wrong move.

"You shouldn't be here. Please appreciate my words, Rachel. I still think of you as my friend so I give you a chance to get out of this situation." Alice said sincerely. He still couldn't let Rachel act just like that.

"I can't, Alice. This is where I'm with him. You don't think about how I feel about losing her. You can't expect me to understand your feelings either. Don't be selfish, Alice." Rachel said sharply. For Maxen's sake, he had lost his mind as well. Even Alice herself was about desperately.

"I will remain selfish as long as it concerns the people who hurt my closest family!" alice shouted not to lose.

Didn't Rachel see for herself how she was destroyed after Anson left her? Should her friend have heard directly from Alice's lips that Maxen had been a factor in endless suffering?

"Sorry, Alice. We're on opposite sides right now." Rachel said sharply. He opened Alice's eyes wide about their current state.

"You shouldn't be here!" Maxen tries to get Rachel off her side.

"Maxen, but—"

"Go, Rachel!" pinta Alice's.

"No way!" rachel was just as stubborn.

"Your presence here will not affect my decision to end Maxen's life. You're only making it harder on yourself by watching it live!" said Alice. The corner of his lips was stiff, holding back pent-up anger.

"My existence is here to declare my partisanship even though I can't change anything you've planned, Alice!" Rachel doesn't want to lose. He pointed at Alice as if he wanted to tell her that whatever steps Alice took would never make Rachel retreat.

"alright. You asked for it yourself," Alice glanced at Klayver. "Klayver," he gestured with the eyes.

"Alice. You're really gonna do it?" Rachel started shaking. His courage is not the same as it was. Her eyes filled with light, she glanced at Maxen who was only half a meter away and grimaced.

"I told you. No one will be able to undo my intentions."

"Alice,"

"I told you you should get out of this!"

"But Maxen is my husband" Rachel replied.

"But he's also Anson's killer. Are you tired of how I used to suffer, Rachel?" Alice inflamed.

"Have you turned this cruel?"

"Stop judging me, Rachel. Your words will not stop me. Klayver, go!" Alice no longer cared. He turned his back, turning his back on the scene that would soon turn full of blood.

Rachel frozen. All the words he wanted to say were swallowed back in his throat. The gun held by Klayver was like a sacred object that stifled the chest.

Slowly, Klayver's index finger pressed the trigger. His gaze was cold, with no emotion at all. He is now like a life-reviving angel with no heart.

Slowly, like the movie scenes highlighted in all the lights, the gun Klayver was pressing spewed its bullets. The speed with which the bullet launched was comparable to Rachel's sudden speed of motion. In the final seconds, he made a crazy decision. The decision he made from the bottom of his heart.

Maxen feels defeated when the bullet is pressed by Klayver. He is not afraid of death. But what made him feel defeated was to be killed in front of his own wife. After this, Rachel will definitely be haunted by the tragedy of her death. It will not be easy for the woman to resume her life.

It was just that in the last seconds, the pain he suspected was not approaching.

"Aaaaaaaarrrrgggg!"

Instead, Rachel's agonizing cry echoed throughout the room. Maxen opened his eyes and saw the most terrifying scene.

His wife intercepted a gun for him at the expense of his own body. Red blood began to seep through his stomach. He thundered down on the floor, staring at Maxen with a deathly pale face. The corner of his mouth twitched wanting to say something, but was held back by the excruciating pain it could. Slowly, the woman fell helplessly on the abstract-designed ceramic. His eyes were closed and he chose to give up with the pain.

Alice turned around, feeling numb at the sight before her. Alice lay helpless, with blood flowing red. Making the sleeping pajamas that he was still wearing from earlier felt thick with blood fluid.

Alice was screaming hysterically. He knelt beside his friend and tried to look at Rachel's face, which no longer had any expression. He shook his friend's body several times, wanting to see a response from her. There was no movement at all that Rachel gave in response.

"Brachel! Rachels! Hear me. You can't be like this. Rachel!" shouted Alice.

Alice hopes it's not too late. He touched the tip of Rachel's nose and felt a faint breath remaining. With a great tremble, he turned his head towards Klayver.

"Take him to the hospital and get your men to clean up all this mess."

Klayver was still expressionless. He only nodded slightly and re-directed the end of the pisto towards Maxen.

Alice felt confused when she said a sentence. "Don't kill Maxen now!"

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