---3rd Person's POV---
"Kamusta si Cheol?", tanong ni Jeonghan habang naghahain sa mesa.
"Okay na siya. Bumaba na lagnat niya. Maybe a little rest will do."
Napabuntong hininga na lang si Jeonghan bago tanggalin ang apron na suot nya.
"Kumain ka na dyan, Y/n. May gagawin lang ako saglit. Babalik ako agad.", bilin ng binata tsaka hinablot ang cellphone niya mula sa counter.
Nagtatakang tumingin sa kanya si Y/n pero mas pinili ng dalagang magkibit-balikat na lang.
"Okay. May kasama ka bang aalis? Tawagan mo kaya si Seokmin-oppa?"
"No, it's fine.", he responded at nagmamadaling lumakad papunta sa pintuan.
"Mag-ingat ka, Jeonghan-oppa. Kahit nasa ibang bansa tayo, sikat pa rin kayo dito. Baka may makakilala sa'yo. Stay hidden as much as possible.", paalala ni Y/n.
"I know.", sagot ni Jeonghan.
"Nga pala, Y/n, alam mo ba kung nasaan ang magaling nating ama?"
Hindi inaasahan ni Y/n ang tanong na nanggaling kay Jeonghan kaya pinasadahan niya ng nagsususpetsang tingin ang nakatatandang kapatid niya.
She was shocked that her brother, who hates their father more than anyone else, would ask a question regarding him.
Napansin naman ni Jeonghan ang tingin ni Y/n at napabuntong-hininga. Binigyan niya ng matipid na ngiti ang kapatid atsaka humarap dito.
"Hey, I'm just asking. Bakit kung makatingin ka parang hinuhusgahan mo na ako agad?", natatawang depensa nito.
"It's just extremely... odd. Why are you even asking about him?"
"I got curious.", he replied and shrugged. "After all, bigla siyang nawala pagkatapos ipangalan sa'yo lahat ng pagmamay-ari niya. I mean, isn't that weird that he suddenly went off grid?"Napaisip din si Y/n dahil sa sinabi ni Jeonghan.
"True enough, but why are you asking only now? Matagal na siyang off the grid."
"I only got involved now, at nadamay pa si Jisoo dito. Hindi ako papayag na tahimik lang siya habang tayo nakikipaglaban dahil sa gulong ginawa niya."
"The last time we met, I think that was last year, he was in London. After that, there were rumors that he went to Palawan, Philippines to settle some underground bussiness in the black market, but I never had the interest to confirm his whereabouts."
"Black market?", pagtataka ni Jeonghan. "He's still involved in illegal firearms exchange?""What more will you expect from that man?", Y/n remarked sarcastically.
"I suspect that something happened to his "small business". I asked some of my contacts here in L.A. about that man's possible location, and I received a call this morning.", pag-eexplain ni Jeonghan habang seryosong nakatingin kay Y/n.
Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Y/n at biglang napatayo siya mula sa pagkakaupo nang marinig niya ang sinabi ni Jeonghan.
"So, where is he now?", tanong niya habang kumakalampag sa dibdib ang puso niya.
"He's here, in Los Angeles, and his currently admitted in a private hospital."
Mas lalong nagulat ang dalaga. Naguguluhan siyang tumingin sa mga mata ni Jeonghan para masigurado niyang hindi ito nagsisinungaling.
"And you're planning to go there? To confront him?"
"We have to talk to him anyway.", mahinang sabi ni Jeonghan bago umiwas ng tingin. "He's our father after all."
"Wala na tayong dahilan para makipag-usap sa taong yun, oppa. Si Jihyun-eonnie lang naman ang problema dito. If I give her what she wants, she'll stop eventually."
Marahang umiling si Jeonghan at lumapit sa dalaga. Hinawakan niya ito sa magkabilang balikat bago tingnan sa mga mata.
"Y/n, may hindi ka pa alam about our father. We have to find him, so that everything will be over. Kung si Jihyun lang ang poproblemahin natin, hindi 'to matatapos kasi wala naman siyang mapapatunayan kapag binigay mo sa kanya 'yung kumpanya ni dad. Magtataka pa ang board of directors pag nagkataon. Iisipin nilang pinaglalaruan natin ang kumpanya at pinagpapasa-pasahan."
"Oppa, that person is not a human. You know that more than anyone else."
"Don't worry. He can't do anything to me.", he confidently said and smirked.
"How are you so sure about that?"
"You'll know soon, saeng."
---To Be Continued---
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