After giving Herri and the others instructions, Mellisa left the warehouse. She wandered along the small streets for a long time alone. Mellisa was busy thinking about what else could be missing from her plan.
The area was the quietest suburb of Jakarta. There were no people walking by or any occupied buildings in this warehouse area.
Apart from the cold wind that was blowing hard on the road, there was only Mellisa's slender figure. Her cheeks felt stiff with the wind. She looked up and looked at the endless dilapidated road ahead of her. Mellisa began to consider whether she should call a taxi back to the apartment.
Right after thinking that, a car engine suddenly sounded from behind her. On a deserted street with nobody, a car was coming from behind at high speed.
Mellisa, standing on the sidewalk for pedestrians, glanced back automatically. Her expression turned stiff when she saw a black van with tinted glass suddenly stop nearby.
The woman retreated warily while narrowing her eyes. When the car's door opened, the first thing that appeared was a baseball bat swinging at her.
Mellisa immediately reacted without hesitation. She turned and ran away as fast as she could. Mellisa glanced over her shoulder and saw a dozen men hurrying out of the car. She turned into one of the small alleys, trying to make her pursuers lose track of her.
Mellisa desperately racked her brains, trying to guess who the pursuer was. Whoever it was, they clearly didn't have any good intentions towards her!
Suddenly, Mellisa's steps stopped. A group of men were standing waiting at the end of the hall. She turned her head, but the men chasing her had also blocked the only way out.
Mellisa was trapped!
*****
The sky in Jakarta had turned darker and darker. Lilia, who was relaxing in her apartment, immediately grabbed her cellphone when she heard a shaking sound. She let out a disappointed sigh when she saw Julius's name on the screen.
Her uncle sent a message to inform her that Robert and Sylvia had accepted the invitation. Julius also confirmed that they would go to the birthday party.
The message brought good news for her, but Lilia's expression still looked grim. She glanced again at the clock, which showed a quarter past seven. Her gaze shifted to the ink-stained night sky outside the window. Lilia texted Mellisa again, asking where she was right now.
They both left the apartment at noon to do their respective duties. But Mellisa didn't come back even after it had turned night. Was her sister in trouble again?
Lilia had such concerns because of Mellisa's previous career. That woman had many enemies who hated her besides Leila, so Lilia couldn't stay calm at all.
After half an hour had passed, Mellisa still didn't answer Lilia's message. Lilia had a hunch that something was off. She played with her cell phone and thought for a few seconds before trying to call Mellisa.
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is not active. Please call again..."
When she heard the cold mechanical voice on the other end of the phone, Lilia's heart sank. She didn't know why, but she was starting to panic.
She remembered that the cellphone Mellisa was using was an old model, so she needed to recharge it often. Before they left this afternoon, Mellisa had to recharge her cellphone. Could it be that this afternoon Mellisa's cell phone ran out of battery so she couldn't be reached?
But Lilia knows Mellisa's character. Her sister wouldn't worry Lilia just because her cell phone was dead. If there was no electricity, Mellisa would look for a charger and report the situation. They both knew how important they were to each other.
Lilia who was sitting alone in the living room looked around. She suddenly felt that the room was empty and pitiful. Lilia's chest felt tight and she couldn't wait any longer, so she called Clifford right away.
After a while, Clifford went up to the seventh floor and knocked on the door of her apartment. Lilia immediately opened the door with a relieved expression. This was the first time she felt completely alone after meeting Jean.
"Did something happen, Madame?" Clifford asked as he surveyed the inside of Lilia's apartment. He didn't see anything strange, other than Mellisa's absence.
Lilia wrung her hand as she said, "I can't reach Mellisa. Can you find the location?"
Lilia remembered when Leila was lost in Surabaya. She didn't know what method the Widjaya Family used, but they managed to find the woman quickly. Lilia hoped that Clifford, as the head of the Widjaya Family bodyguard team, would also know the method of tracking someone.
Clifford's face looked shocked when he heard these words, but he didn't refuse Lilia's request. As Lilia hoped, Clifford was the perfect person for this.
"Yes, I'll help find her. Madame, please tell me Miss Mellisa's phone number. I'll check it out below," Clifford explained politely.
"I'll come with you!" Lilia said quickly. She might not be of much help, but she didn't want to sit alone in this empty apartment.
Clifford blinked in surprise. He thought about how to politely refuse Lilia. But when Clifford saw Lilia's uncontrollable worry, he swallowed back what he wanted to say.
On the sixth floor, Lilia was stunned as she followed Clifford into his apartment. In the large living room, there was a long table which occupied almost half of the living room. There were seven or eight computers placed side by side on the long table.
As soon as Lilia entered, she saw one of the computer screens, which happened to show the door to Lilia's apartment on the seventh floor. On other computers, there was some code moving at high speed. There were also some really weird monitoring screens. She had never seen anything like this before.
Clifford coughed awkwardly when he saw the blank expression on Lilia's face. He pointed to the monitor showing the seventh floor and said, "This monitor is equipped by the apartment manager. I'm only doing this to ensure the safety of you and Miss Mellisa,"
Right now, Lilia didn't care about that. She just nodded before pressing, "It's okay, check Mellisa's number first,"
Five minutes later, the location of Mellisa's cellphone was found on the outskirts of Jakarta. Without wasting any more time, Lilia and Clifford headed there. When they got there, it was already nine o'clock.
Mellisa's cellphone was found in one of the small alleys without any sign of the owner. Mellisa had disappeared.
Tonight, the air temperature in Jakarta was turning colder. Even so, there was someone who was rushing towards Lilia's apartment.
When Andrew entered the door of Lilia's apartment, he was stunned when he saw some strange faces in the room. His gaze fixed on the owner of the apartment, who was sitting on the sofa.
Lilia looked at Andrew with a serious expression and immediately introduced them. "Brother Andrew, they are all friends of Mellisa,"
The people that Lilia called here were Herri and the Rion and Roy brothers. After they found Mellisa's cellphone, Clifford cracked the woman's password and sent messages to Herri and the others.
Lilia thought they would find out Mellisa's whereabouts, but she was let down by their answers. Her sister had left their warehouse before two in the afternoon.. Neither of them saw the woman after that.
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