恶霸鲁尼 奖学金

[ Sparks Mansion: 7:00 pm ]

Cherry was still undecided. She was just staring at her laptop. Abigail tried so hard just to convince her. Now, she was having conflicting thoughts.

Abigail requested her to stop communicating with the Red Dragon Mafia. She promised her that she would make Nathan Sparks help them.

Now, Cherry was conducting a very thorough research and background check on her current Boss, Nathan Sparks. Was Abigail telling the truth? Was he capable of helping them while fighting the two Mafia Organizations– The Syphiruz Mafia and the Red Dragon Mafia?

[ "The Red Dragon Mafia will just use you. Do you want that to happen?" ]

Abigail didn\'t hesitate to tell Cherry what was on her mind the last time they talked. Abigail was like a real sister who was looking out for her. She could feel sincerity.

"Sigh!" Cherry took a deep breath. She was done doing her research and she found out that Abigail was right. Nathan Sparks was a very powerful and influential businessman.

However, she was not certain if he could be helpful in saving Phantomflake. Well, little did she know, Nathan was truly playing a big role in Phantomflake\'s survival.

Cherry was still thinking when Spade finally contacted her. He sent her a photo of Phantomflake and along with his message, he wrote something like this:

[ Spade: Black Rose! We succeeded! Phantomflake is now in our custody. Now, you can see her and work with us to bring down the Syphiruz! Cheers! ]

[ Spade: PS- We transferred her to a place where the Syphiruz Mafia would not be able to find her. ]

Cherry didn\'t know what to feel after seeing Phantomflake. She had mixed emotions. She was glad that she was alive but she was sad since it looked like she was not in good health. She had an oxygen mask, lying unconscious on the sick bed.

[ Black Rose: How is her condition? Is she alright? Can I talk to her? ]

Spade was not able to respond right away. He was contemplating whether he should tell her the truth or not. But after a while, his conscience wouldn\'t allow him to lie to Black Rose.

[ Spade: She is in a coma. You can talk to her. But if you want. I will ask our Leader to allow you to visit her personally. You can stay in our headquarters and work with us soon. ]

Cherry tugged her hair. Now she was put in a dilemma because of Abigail\'s proposition. \'Should I trust the Red Dragon Mafia... or Abigail? Working with them also means leaving the Sparks Mansion. What should I choose?\'

"Argh! I can\'t let her get involved. Choosing Red Dragon might be the right choice. I want to see sis Phantom!"

After thinking it through, Cherry began packing her things. She also wrote a letter since she couldn\'t face Abigail.

Without making it obvious, Cherry left the Sparks Mansion while leaving a letter for Abigail. But unknown to her, someone saw him leaving the mansion and that someone decided to follow her secretly.

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Abigail decided to see Cherry and find out whether she knew where the Red Dragon Mafia brought her body. But to her surprise, the room was empty. There was no sign of Cherry.

Then she saw Cherry\'s letter on top of her desk. She saw her name on the piece of paper so Abigail knew that the letter was for her. She picked it up and read the content of the letter.

After a few seconds, Abigail slumped her body, sitting on the edge of Cherry\'s bed. She couldn\'t believe it. Cherry chose the Red Dragon Mafia instead of her proposition.

She crumpled the letter in her hand and clenched it tightly. "Damn it! Black Rose is putting herself in danger. I must stop her. Once Nathan finds out that the Red Dragon Mafia was the one responsible for this... he will crush them... along with Black Rose."

Without further ado, Abigail left Cherry\'s room to find Ethan. She must stop him from telling his father about the involvement of the Red Dragon Mafia.

She just came right on time. Ethan was now standing in front of Nathan\'s Study Room. Nathan locked himself inside his Study, not leaving the room since the moment he arrived.

"Miss Abi. Dad is still inside. I keep knocking but he is not answering me. I have to tell him something." Little Ethan sounded worried about his father.

"Go to your room now, Ethan. Let me talk to your father about the hacking incident. Just leave it to me. Okay?"

​ Ethan just bobbed his head with his innocent eyes.

"Don\'t worry about your father. He is just fine. If not, I will take care of him," Abigail softly said. She leaned over, stroking Ethan\'s hair.

Ethan smiled joyfully. He was glad to hear that Miss Abi was willing to take good care of his Dad.

"Okay, Miss Abi. I will leave him to you now. Good night!" Ethan tiptoed and gave a peck on Abigail\'s right cheek.

When Little Ethan left, Abigail borrowed the master keys from Butler Li to open Nathan\'s study.

"Miss Abi, are you sure about this? Do you want to taste Master Nathan\'s wrath? You can still back down now," Butler Li asked Abigail one last time. He was still holding the key and the doorknob.

"Butler Li, you can leave. I can manage. You don\'t have to worry about me."

Butler Li thought Abigail would ask him to accompany him inside, that\'s why he was reluctant to open the door. But now, he felt relieved because Abigail didn\'t want him to stay.

"Okay. Miss Abi! I have to go! I still have a lot of things to do. Bye! Bye!" Butler Li fled in an instant.

Abigail could only shake her head helplessly as she watched Butler Li\'s departing back. "He is obviously scared of Nathan."

Abigail turned around to face the door. She took a deep breath before twisting the doorknob and slowly pushing the door.

A great mess welcomed her view. Nathan\'s study room was in a chaotic state as if a typhoon visited the place. The sofa and table were flipped around. Broken pieces of glass and base were scattered on the floor. His laptop, speakers, printer, books, documents, and papers were also thrown on the floor. And the room smelled a mixture of whiskey and blood!

Abigail gasped as soon as she saw Nathan. He was sitting on the floor, in the corner side of the room, leaning his back on the cold wall. His eyes were closed. His hair and clothes were in a messy state as well. But what caught her attention the most was his bleeding hands. Several pieces of shards were buried in his fists as if he punched those broken glasses.

\'Damn it! Nathan really lost it. He broke down.\' Her heart constricted at this sight. She knew that Nathan was her enemy but why was her heart aching seeing him like this?

She had the urge to run in his direction and embrace him just like how he engulfed her in his arms when they were riding the Ferris Wheel.

Pursing her lips and clenching her fists, Abigail stepped forward to close their gaps. She could feel the heaviness in her heart.