Chapter 217 - Deadly Sins and Heavenly Virtues 6

Damien and William were at the bar sharing a bottle of Jack while the party was still in full swing. There were some curious stares when the two of them came back but the guests went back to minding their own business.

Meanwhile, Caleb and Jeffrey were talking near the "Chastity" section when an old female friend went up to talk to Jeffrey whom he thought could be a possible prospect for his 'plan'.

Caleb turned to scan the room and saw Alianna by the food table. He excused himself and strolled across the room, walked up behind her and said, "You know you can eat more than one crab cake right?'

Alianna almost jumped when she heard Caleb's voice and she laughed when she realized she was caught eyeing the crab cakes tray a few feet away. "I know…" she muttered but sighed when she remembered she had to stay fit for work when she leaves in a few days.

Amused, Caleb placed a few pieces on a plate and passed it to her. "A few of these won't hurt. Nothing that a run can't cure." Alianna met his eyes and glanced at the plate in his hand, swallowing her saliva. 

"Come on, you know you want to," Caleb wiggled his brows, enticing her to eat her fill. He didn't like it when she deprives herself from eating what she wanted but he knew she loves her work too much.

Alianna's hand tentatively reached for a piece of crabcake and told Caleb, "You run with me tomorrow and I eat all of that."

"Deal," Caleb answered right away, grinning as he held the plate for her while she happily munched on the delicious food. "How's your mom?" he asked.

She waved her free hand in the air and rolled her eyes. She didn't mind talking about her mother with Caleb as he knew all about her but she's getting tired of saying the same sentence. "Oh, you know. New boyfriend." That was all she had to say and Caleb already knew he didn't have to press and she was thankful for that.

Caleb stared at her for a while and he found the courage to ask, "Listen, Li… What are you doing tomorrow evening?"

"I didn't plan anything in the evening. Why?"

"Watch a movie with me."

Alianna stopped chewing her food and looked at him in the eye as though she was trying to figure out what he was doing. Swallowing, she wiped off her mouth and formed a small smile on her face as she nodded enthusiastically. "Okay…"

…

3,000 km away from Esmea

"Hey, Falcon… what kind of car do you want?" Styles asked as he munched his cereal sloppily. As usual, he was in front of his five monitor setup. But instead of browsing through his geeky technology websites, he was searching through a list of second-hand cars.

"Any. As long as it's fast. Are you sure the chartered plane is safe?" Falcon was packing. A few black duffel bags were on the floor, all ready to go.

Styles swiveled his chair around and watched as Falcon moved around their lair. He scooped a spoonful of Frosted Cheerios with milk and put it in his mouth. He chewed as he spoke, "If by safe, you mean that we are not going to be welcomed by machine guns once we land in Esmea, then yes, it is safe. What do you want to do as soon as we arrive?"

"We arrive in the afternoon, right? We get settled. And in the evening, we say hi to your friend."

Styles put his bowl of cereal on his desk, careful not to spill on his precious computer before turning back to Falcon. "You are going to love Katherine!"

Seeing the grin on Falcon's face, Styles became even more excited. 

After not seeing his friend for a long time, he couldn't wait. He had been keeping track of her from time to time and when he noticed that something was off a couple of weeks ago, he had an inkling that she might have regained her memories.

It was a little hard for him to locate where Katherine had been hiding but once he narrowed down his list, he found two places where he was 90% sure. He bet his entire computer set up that he would find her there.

In a few days, he was going to see Katherine again. Styles had a happy grin plastered on his face as he went and helped Falcon pack their things.

…

Young Mansion

Chairman Young was in the library with an open book in his hand. He was reading with a smile on his face but his smile didn't have anything to do with the book at all.

His eyes swept through a handwritten letter on a white paper, his fingers brushing against the words as he read it again for the nth time now.

[Grandpa,

I'm so sorry I had to leave. I'm still in shock with all of this. But don't worry about me, I am only away for a short vacation to sort my thoughts out. Everything is just so confusing. I hope you're not mad. I promise I will be back soon. I turned off my phone but I will call you when I can.

5 Until I come back.

Your little pumpkin,

Katherine]

Chairman Young folded the paper and kept it in his front pocket, patting it in place before he continued to read his book.

A couple of days after meeting Katherine on August 31st, he looked for her but couldn't get a hold of her. He was planning to announce her identity when he received a letter through Assistant Frank. After reading the letter that she left for him, he decided to hold off with the announcement as per her request.

When Katherine was still a child, the two of them had a code. She would raise her hand with her fingers spread out representing the number five. "Can you keep a secret?"– Five words. Whenever she showed her hand to him like that, they would go to a corner and she would whisper her secret to him. A little act that he treasured in his heart forever.

Seeing the number five in the letter, he knew exactly what she meant. His little pumpkin was back. So despite his excitement, he could only wait for her to come back to him before he could proudly announce to the whole world who his precious granddaughter was.

'Of course, I can keep a secret, my little one. Until you come back,' he said in his thoughts.