Chapter 103 - the world is vast yet too small

"What?! Brother, what are you two conspiring?" Wren finally spoke his mind by the sudden unexpected revelation. Alas, Seraphina only shrugs apathetically as an answer.

He then shifts his gaze beside him and Tito only pressed his lips on a thin line whilst raising both his eyebrows as if saying 'you-heard-what-you-heard'. Tito then raised his wounded arm that was wrapped with gauze for further validation.

"I just arrived from a beautiful tropical country where it reminded me how beautiful this world is and the moment I came here, you'd feed me with Luciano's real identity? Really? Can we pretend I didn't hear anything?"

Unlike Riggs and Tito's hostility when they first came to know her identity, Wren's response was just as what Seraphina's expected.

In her squad, if there is someone who they called spineless in terms of doing violence himself, it was Wren. Although Seraphina totally disagrees with that -- for the reason that Wren had his own specialty and ruthlessness, yet, he was still considered a weakling among them.

Even though he looked harmless and a happy-go-lucky prince in disguise, one could not really judge a book by its cover. He merely believes that money solves everything; violence is only the second option which is true.

Nonetheless, she knew he wouldn't question her of being Luciano since Tito already acknowledges her as the real one. After all, every one of them knew Tito's bottom line -- he was probably the most trustworthy and loyal to Luciano. Thus, if he said so, that means he already confirmed it himself.

"And we can also pretend that you didn't exist." by this time, Riggs with a cold bottle of water on his hand, came back, again. His face and hair were soaking wet as if he was splash by water, yet, his clothes were dry which means it was his own doing. His usual coolness demeanor was back as if his peculiar action moments ago were just a figment of imagination. Without going straight to his friends' position, Riggs went directly to Tito's room. After a few minutes, he exited Tito's room bringing a bucketful of beers and a short towel.

Riggs heard Wren's complaints the moment he stepped out from Tito's studio type room.

"Oh, God… No wonder that invitation with a heart...oh my head." In between Wren's distress lines, he resumed massaging his temples as if he was experiencing the worst torturous migraine. He continued,

"This world is vast yet too small indeed. My head..." Alas, Wren's uneasiness vanishes in an instant as an idea pops on his mind. He slightly raised his head and looked at Seraphina with glittering eyes. He inquired,

"Boss, what research facility did you fund to get those fats? They look and feel real. I can see its potential."

"It's gone." Seraphina nonchalantly answered.

"You mean gone, gone or gone means something else?" Wren clarified.

"Someone burned them --alive. It's gone. You think you'll get to see me with this face if I can still acquire those fats?" with her said note in her still disinterested tone, Seraphina felt a lightweight material landed on top of her head. Slightly raising her head, a small towel covered her still damp hair.

In his mind, it is much safer to place himself where he won't see her whole being instead of being distracted by her unusual get-up. Opening the can of beers, he wordlessly offered it to Seraphina who quietly accepted it with a "thanks" which made him flinch a little. Riggs automatically ignored her unusual gentleness as he slightly nods as an answer.

"Oh, you didn't…" Wren was about to ask her a no-brainer question, alas, he only receives her familiar menacing glare, which involuntarily zipped his mouth. On the corner of his eyes, the expression of Riggs with a bearing of 'careful-she's-the-real-deal' wasn't gone unnoticed which made him pinch his brows.

'Damn this Riggs! What on earth is his problem?!' he thought, alas, Seraphina seemed to like the momentary quietness with the small towel now covering her face. Thus, he'll deal with him later.

"Uh, boss? On a serious note, why didn't you just summon Tuna? Why bother with all the skit?" Tito inquired as he was reminded about the occurrence earlier. It was a rather long day and he was itching to know what was his boss was up to. Clearly, she always had her ways and reason why would she end up being abducted. It is only a matter of why and what to know her plans.

"I just don't like him bragging about it."