Kings On The Horizon (Vol. 4-6)

162 | The Informant

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"ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE not going to school today?" Gavriil asks, his eyes glued to the road in front of him while he was driving. 

     Max, who was sitting beside him on the passenger seat, was reading something on his phone when he answered, "I have no choice, I only have less than three days left before I could complete the tasks for the banquet. Keigo and I have to talk to this Abel guy now or we might never get the chance. Who knows, he might know things about the past that would greatly help us." 

     "Okay okay, just be careful. If anything happens, call me," Gavriil says as he continued driving.

     Max takes the sunglasses in his pocket and puts them on before looking at what he's currently wearing. Max was wearing Gavriil's clothes since he didn't have anything to change with, and he didn't want to go back home either. The two of them are almost the same size, but since Gavriil is taller, Max had to fold his pants a couple of times just so they could fit.

    Gavriil, on the other hand, was wearing his uniform since he was going straight to J.S High as soon as he drops Max to his destination.

     "By the way, does anyone else know where you and Keigo are going?" Gavriil then asks him.

     "I sent Étienne the location. I also sent my brother a message just to make sure. I just didn't explain it in depth, but he said he needed an update if things get weird," Max explains, and Gavriil couldn't help but be relieved.

     After making a turn, Gavriil arrives at the destination and parks in front of a tall building. He looks out of the window first before looking back at the man sitting beside him. "This is the place," he says, and Max quickly took his bag from the back seat. "The area doesn't look suspicious so I think you'll be fine, but do you have the money I gave you? I can't believe you left your wallet in your car. What if there's an emergency?" Gavriil then tells Max, and Max couldn't help but laugh.

    "You sound like my mom," Max teases. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I have the money you gave me, my phone is fully charged, and if anything happens, Étienne knows where I am and is probably heading here at this very moment," he then says, and Gavriil finally lets it go.

     "Alright, I'll write notes on our lessons today so you wouldn't miss anything," Gavriil says. "I'll see you when I see you."

    Max smiles and leans toward Gavriil to give him a kiss on the lips. "Thanks, Gav. I'll see you when I see you."

     Gavriil smiles back and was almost tempted to pull Max in for another kiss, but he just clenched the steering wheel and controlled himself as Max removes his seatbelt. Max opens the door and steps out of the car, but before closing it, he looks back at Gavriil and tells him, "Drive safely okay?"

    Gavriil nods his head, and Max finally closes the door. As soon as Gavriil drives off, Max takes a deep breath and looks at the building in front of him. This was the address that Keigo sent him earlier. He said that this was the place where they'll be able to meet Abel, so Max decided that they meet with him today before doing anything else.

     "Now, where the hell is my assistant?" Max asks as he pulls out his phone to call Keigo. Keigo's phone rings, and after a while, he finally answers. "Good morning Mr. Sinclaire," Keigo greets on the other line, obviously delighted that Max called him this early in the morning.

     "Don't sound so happy. I'm still pissed that you hacked into my profile just to check my phone number. Who on earth fucking does that?" Max angrily says, but Keigo just laughs it off, acting like getting someone's private information wasn't a big deal at all.