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Ethan immediately helps Ryan to pull Ruby. The two men combined forces. Ruby can be saved easily. Ryan now looked up his head. And there's a way out there. The place looks radiant.
"Look, the ladder's right there!" Ethan pointed towards the stairs attached to the wall. Located right next to his right. The stairs can help him and the others go up.
Alternately, Ryan, Ruby and Ethan, climb the stairs. They climb very carefully. Until finally it reaches the door of the sewer in the form of iron bars. Ryan who was at the front immediately opened it. Then shift the round shaped bars. Then he can get out of the sewer.
Ryan immediately welcomed Ruby's hand. Ethan comes out on his own. The exit they had passed, happened to be in a shabby alley. There's an old Homeless man who's been successful. The homeless can only frown in wonder. He automatically closed his nose tightly. Ruby's smell, Ryan and Ethan, is worse than her body odor that hasn't bathed for days.
"I'll call someone to pick us up!" ryan said as he moved his feet quickly. Because he felt he recognized the location where he was now. Not so far from his headquarters that had collapsed.
"Ughh! I really stink." Ruby smelled her clothes and body while moving her legs.
"Yes, this is a shame" said Ethan, who was also frustrated with his current situation. All the passersby closed their noses and stared in wonder at her and Ruby. Ryan was busy moving forward. He stopped when he could see the hotel building under the guise of his secret headquarters was gone. Turned into the rubble of buildings that piled into a mess.
"Me and Ruby are fine. We're across the street from the north." Ryan spoke on his cell phone. His hand slowly took over the briefcase that was previously held by Ruby. The girl even defended it when she almost fell down earlier. Not long after, Max, Mike and Gaby come to him. And so does Sarah.
Ryan was silent. He did not want to oppress those he suspected. Especially when in a public place. He prefers to gather all his subordinates in an abandoned building not so far away.
"Go! I'm going to clean up first" Ryan told Mike. He ignores Max, who usually becomes his main errand boy. Or it can be called the right hand. But not anymore.
Ruby, Ryan and Ethan will go to a nearby hotel to clean up. Ruby is in her room now. I don't know why this time Ryan didn't pick a room with her.
'Ryan must be in trouble now. Maybe she needs time to be alone, Ruby's inner voice while closing her eyes. The warm water coming out of the shower calmed his mind. The smell of soap and running water shed all his tiredness for a moment.
After finishing cleaning, Ruby immediately put on her kimono towel. Drying hair while sitting. Accidentally the girl fell asleep very soundly. Probably due to the fatigue he has been through all day. From starting to exercise, running, and walking hunched over.
Geck!
Geck!
Geck!
A knock from the door awakens Ruby from sleep. He immediately sat down, then moved to open the door. Gaby was standing at the door of her room.
"Ruby, I brought you new clothes. In addition, we need to get ready for the Shadow Holo base on Ryan's private island" Gaby said. He handed Ruby a cardboard bag of clothes.
"What?! Private island? You mean the one in Hawaii?" guess Ruby. It flashed through his head about all the memories that had happened on the island. Ruby remembers that this is where she found out about Megan and Sarah as Ryan's wife. He actually felt reluctant to go there. But at least, Ruby's position is different now. She is Ryan's only wife. Megan and Sarah won't be joining us again.
Gaby waited for Ruby to get dressed. He says that Ryan secretly went alone to meet his subordinates in an abandoned building. The location where Ryan and members of The Shadow Holo often gather in a precarious state.
"Need Ryan didn't look for me. It turned out that he did intend to go there without me," Ruby muttered with a rough sigh. He could understand why Ryan did it.
"I heard Max is dead. And two other people too. Ryan executed them himself..." Gaby told in a swallowing tone.
"The two men were Alfred and Tom" Gaby said.
Ruby nodded in a sign that she understood. He and Gaby are getting ready to go to the airport. Riding on Ryan's private jet. However, Ruby did not witness Ryan's appearance there at all. There was only Mike and Henry who had just entered the plane.
Ruby stood up when she saw Henry. He was eager to give her a hug. But the girl was hesitant and reluctant. The same thing was felt by Henry. The two care about each other. But both have the prestige to express the concern felt. This is likely because they have not seen each other for a long time. As a result, Henry and Ruby can only throw a smile, then sit in their respective airplane seats.
"Ryan's not coming with us?" ruby asked, to Gaby who was sitting next door.
"He had left a few hours earlier" Gaby replied with a wry smile.
Ruby reached into the pocket of her pants. He tried to contact Ryan while the plane hadn't taken off. No, there was no answer from the man. Ruby had actually been trying to call since she was at the hotel. But until now her husband has not given her any news. Ryan only sends Gaby as a messenger, and Mike and Henry to look after her.
"I think Ryan always does when he has a problem. He often looks at me and needs time alone. I thought you knew that already" Gaby told me.
"really? But when he was with me he never..." Ruby refused to continue her sentence. He decided to just think about it. Explore her memories with Ryan. Her husband always looked happy. Is Ryan still covering everything up for her? Ruby wondered. He wanted to meet up quickly, and ask Ryan everything.
Arriving at the headquarters on Ryan's private island, Ruby's attention is immediately directed toward Megan and Sarah. The two girls again. Worse they were sitting opposite Ryan in the pavilion.
Ryan who could see Ruby from a distance, immediately stood up. He hurried off to get closer. Leaving Megan and Sarah in the pavilion.
"Ryan, why are they here too?!" timpal Ruby with a frowning bothered.
"Can you control your anger?! Because now I'm trying to control it for you." Ryan's kind of a let-off. It seems that the problems that are happening make it frustrating and emotional.
"I don't like the two of them! That's all!" firmly Ruby.
Ryan rubbed his face rough. "They just want to help!" his reply. No less strict. His hand was pointing to where Megan and Sarah were.
Meanwhile in the pavilion, Megan smiles happily at the debate between Ryan and Ruby. He then muttered, "I hope they'll just split up."
Sarah chuckles. "Don't dream, Megan. Ryan loves Ruby. You have no hope, "he said indifferently. Megan responded with a cynical look.
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