Arlan alighted the vehicle with his parents. He didn't want to shock his parents so he messaged Krizia not to disclose his identity for the time being.
Anaflor and Lydio raised their heads and stared in awe at the towering skyscraper.
"So this is Pegasus Hotel... It's really beautiful and grand!" Anaflor exclaimed in admiration. Meanwhile, Lydio was too shocked to say anything. He merely nodded his head.
"Mom, Dad... Follow me inside." Arlan smiled at his parents. He wondered how they would react if they learned that he was the owner of this building.
Arlan led them inside the building. Karl and Khalon walked on either side of the three while eyeing the surroundings with serious gazes. Suddenly, Khalon walked near to Arlan and whispered in a voice that only Arlan could hear. "Boss, I noticed three suspicious men lurking outside the building. From how they position themselves, they should be armed with pistols or small submachine guns."
Arlan's eyebrows scrunched upwards at his words. Those men should be the same group of people who were following him recently. "Can you subdue them without alerting anyone?" He asked tentatively. Khalon was an Advanced Artificial Life Form he programmed to be a bodyguard. His physical abilities were many times superior compared to normal humans. He wanted to test Khalon's skills.
Khalon nodded his head. "Do you want them dead or alive?" He asked in a calm voice.
Arlan was taken aback by his lack of emotions. He was glad that this guy was loyal to him. "I want them alive." He muttered. He wanted to know more about his enemies so it was better to interrogate those people.
"Karl, give your phone to him." Karl was surprised by the command, but he still nodded his head. He took out his phone and handed it to Khalon. "The passcode is 9819."
"This is my number. Call me if the task is done." Arlan showed his phone number to Khalon.
"Yes, boss!" Khalon kept Karl's phone inside his suit's inner pocket before he turned around and left.
Karl stared suspiciously at Khalon's back before shifting his gaze to Arlan. He was curious about what Khalon would do, but he didn't dare ask his boss. As a subordinate, his only job was to follow Arlan's commands. This was something he learned from the army and he still followed this rule.
As they walked towards the reception area, Arlan saw a woman in a business suit walking towards them. It was Zed, Krizia's assistant.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Roa! Good afternoon, Sir Roa and Madam Roa! Your room has already been prepared. I'll take you guys there." Zed smiled politely at them. She sized up Arlan's parents and when she saw their shabby clothes, she was a bit surprised. However, she didn't dare look down on them for they were the parents of the building's owner!
"Ah, this..." Anaflor and Lydio didn't know what to say. They haven't experienced this kind of hospitality from a large establishment so they were a bit nervous to say anything.
"Lead the way." Arlan nodded his head. Krizia was an efficient subordinate. She managed to quickly prepare everything in just a few hours. It was no wonder that she was the General Manager of Pegasus Hotel at such a young age.
Pegasus Hotel has over 130 floors and it takes over 2300 stairs to reach the topmost floor! Of course, Arlan's group didn't take the stairs. Zed brought them to a suite on the 36th floor. It has a living space of about 200 square meters. Anaflor and Lydio were amazed by the design of the suite. Everything was luxurious for the couple and they couldn't believe that they would be living in such a wonderful place.
"Are we really living here from now on?" Lydio asked his son in disbelief. He didn't know how much money was needed to purchase the suite.
"Of course! However, this is only temporary. I will bring you guys to somewhere more beautiful than this place." Arlan smiled when he saw his parents' astonished gazes. He then turned his gaze to Zed and said to her. "Please get their sizes and buy a few sets of clothes for them. You can use the money in this card." He handed his atm card to Zed.
"Yes, Mr. Roa." Zed took the arm card from him respectfully.
"Mom, Dad... I still have work to do so I'll take my leave first. I won't be back for the day so there is no need to wait for me." Arlan had to meet Krizia and ask her about the progress of the preparations for the arrival of Laurence Finn and Morgan Stan.
"Miss Zed, please take care of my parents." Arlan instructed before leaving the suite with Karl.
As soon as he left, the smile on his face vanished. He checked the time on his watch. It has been thirty minutes since Khalon left. He wasn't worried that something would go wrong since Khalon's current abilities were even superior to his own. "Let's go downstairs. Khalon should be calling us any time soon." He muttered.
Karl nodded his head and followed him to the elevator.
When they arrived on the ground floor, they headed to the lounge to rest. After over fifteen minutes of sitting, Arlan's phone suddenly rang.
Ring! Ring! Ring!
He answered the call and Khalon's voice soon drifted into his ears. "Boss, the task is done. I brought them to the parking area here in basement 2. All three of them are unconscious at the moment."
"Good! Wait for us there." Arlan said before disconnecting the call. He then stood up and said to Karl. "Let's go."
They quickly headed to the second basement level. They saw Khalon standing beside the gray Subaru Forester. His face was calm and cold like perennial ice.
"Where are they?" Arlan asked as soon as they got closer to Khalon.
"Inside the car. I tied them up using their clothes." Khalon replied while pointing at the vehicle behind him with his thumb.
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