Lilia looked a little disappointed, but she still nodded. She knew that Jean didn't want her to worry too much about Sasha's disappearance.
Jean took his cigarette case from the table. He had just pulled out a cigarette when he rembered what happened last night. The man looked at Lilia hesitantly, his hand that was holding the cigarette stuck in midair. It seed that the woman didn't like the sll of cigarettes, but Lilia never told him that.
The man was thinking about smoking outside when Lilia approached him. Before Jean could react, his wife had lit his cigarette with a lighter.
"I've discussed with Mr. Louis yesterday." Lilia said lightly, as if to show that she wasn't bothered by Jean's smoking habit, "After filming tomorrow, I will have two days off. So I can go to Sarangan with you."
Jean smoked the cigarette Lilia had lit. The man exhaled his cigarette smoke with a dreamy gaze, as if he was staring at a far away place.
Lilia pulled back the lighter, then tilted her head when she saw Jean's strange expression, "When was the last ti you went to Sarangan, Jean?" She asked.
Hearing the question, Jean lowered his cigarette. He focused his gaze on Lilia's face, which was colored with curiosity. The man paused for a mont before finally answering, "14 years ago."
"Ohh, then, it's been a long ti since you last visited there huh!" Lilia said. She did a ntal calculation and found out that Jean went there when the man was 12 years old.
Wait a minute, 14 years ago?
Lilia suddenly lunged at Jean and grabbed his arm tightly. The woman leaned towards her husband with eyes shining with excitent, "I also last went there 14 years ago! What a coincidence, Jean! What are you doing there? Are you also on the sumr camp program?" The chirp was enthusiastic.
Lilia's enthusiasm was so great that Jean moved away from her. Luckily, Lilia imdiately regained consciousness and corrected her position. But she still looked at Jean with sparkling eyes.
Lilia didn't expect that Jean also went to Sarangan 14 years ago. To be honest, Lilia's impression of the place wasn't that great. At that ti, her school placed the students in a village in remote Sarangan. Being used to city life, Lilia felt that the village was poor, slum, and far from civilization.
Her mory of the place was only vague and filled with unpleasant things, including when she fell ill and had to be rushed to the hospital. Besides that, she also had a chance to et a street child covered in blood—
"What are you thinking?"
Jean's question interrupted Lilia's past mories. The man grabbed Lilia's chin and looked up until they faced each other. Jean studied his wife's face closely. Lilia's expression had been changing since earlier, as if she was following a flashback of her mories.
But at one point, Lilia suddenly frowned with a confused expression. She looked like she was trying to rember sothing that was missing from her mory. What, exactly, was she thinking?
Lilia's gaze slowly focused on the man's face. She smiled gently and replied, "No, I just can't wait to et your old friend."
Jean's eyes flashed sharply when he heard that. Without warning, he lowered his head and crushed Lilia's lips. Jean's kiss was deep and aggressive, as if he was trying to leave a trail that the woman couldn't forget.
"… Hah… Jean… wait— hmph…!"
Lilia was trying to say sothing, but Jean ignored her and returned to sealing Lilia's lips with his. Jean's kiss felt different from usual. The woman could feel Jean's fear and anxiety, as if he was worried about sothing. What in the world could scare the Widjaya Family's fourth son?
*****
The sun had just reached on top of their head when Clifford sent word.
When Jean received the call from Clifford, Lilia was leaning against the man's chest reading the script. She straightened up, the script in her hand got forgotten. Lilia looked at Jean on the phone with anticipation.
Jean listened intently to Clifford's report over the phone. After a few seconds, the man replied, "Okay, I'll be there."
As soon as Jean hung up, Lilia imdiately asked, "Is Sasha okay?"
Even though Lilia didn't like Sasha, she didn't expect that woman to be hit by anything. Lilia's eyes were clear and pure, like a starless night sky. She did not take delight in the suffering of others, even though that person might deserve it.
Jean narrowed his eyes as he t Lilia's eyes. His wife had a heart so pure that it dazzled him. The man couldn't help himself and kissed Lilia again hungrily.
Lilia tried to escape, but Jean hugged her tightly and didn't let her escape. She thrashed and even hit the man's shoulder, but her efforts were in vain. When Jean finally let go, Lilia's lips felt swollen and numb. She glared at the man who showed absolutely no guilt.
"Do you want to go along?" Jean asked, looking as if he was about to devour the woman.
Jean's gaze made Lilia feel like a ga, and that man was the hunter! Lilia imdiately shook her head vigorously. It had just to be her feeling! Jean had a hidden disease, so the man wouldn't touch her!
After Lilia cald down, she nodded, "I'll co with you." She said, rubbing her numb lips. Then she rembered sothing, "Ah, is she alright?"
"She's fine." Jean replied casually, "She was just kidnapped."
Lilia started nodding as her brain was just digesting the aning of Jean's words. Just kidnapped?! Jean made it sound like kidnapping was common!
*****
The car that carried Lilia and Jean rode along the cobbled road to a residential area filled with flats. The area used to be occupied by economically weak communities who did not have permanent residences. However, the governnt intended to develop the area, so that the residents were relocated to other places.
Lilia stared at the scenery outside the car's window. Even though most of the flats were torn down, there were still several buildings that stood firm. Out of the crowd and neglected areas like this were perfect places to hide abductees. She wondered how Jean's subordinates were able to find Sasha in such a large area.
When the cobbled road beca more and more damaged and difficult to pass by vehicles, they had to get off and walk. Their driver was a mber of the Widjaya family security team Lilia had t in Milan before.
The three of them walked along the path which was rocky and uneven. Their journey was further complicated by the many broken bricks and pieces of wood covering the road. Jean took Lilia's hand to help the woman walk. Even though his wife had put on her sneakers, she still had a hard ti keeping her balance on an unstable road like this.
They continued walking until they t Clifford and the four other mbers of the security team. The black uniforms that the five of them wore stood out among the rubble.
When Clifford realized they were coming, he imdiately ca over, "Young master, Mada Lilia." His greeting was respectful.
"What's the situation?" Jean asked while surveying his surroundings with great caution.
"Miss Sasha is still a little dizzy, but her clothes and belongings are still complete. She will be fine." Clifford explained Sasha's situation with a flat expression. There was absolutely no pity or sympathy in his voice.
"Who did it?" Jean imdiately asked to the point.
However, Clifford didn't answer imdiately.. In a brief mont, his gaze was fixed on Lilia.
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