Tris Apartment Buildings.

Apartment 703

''Move it this way… in dealing with high end cars like this, you should be fast and learn to adapt to its module. Here, in this box, you will find everything that you need to know about the car inside'' Thomas explained to the small boy as they sat in the hall.

''Mr. He, my husband is on his back. Here, I brought some fruits for you to eat''

''Thank you, Mrs. Haldon. Since you gave birth, Haldon told me but I never got around to come and visit. Today, I decided to give him a surprise visit''

''Thank you so much. Even though Haldon hardly talks about his work, I am happy that he has such good working relationship with his seniors at the company. I was worried that he would be a loner since he hardly talks about his work at home''

''Haldon is a good junior. I am hoping that once I get promoted, he will take over my place as the team leader. Of course, it will increase his pay''

''You brought so many things to us but refused to let me cook for you. Haldon will be sad when he comes home and sees that I didn't take good care of his senior''

''No, let's eat together the next time I…'' Thomas paused when the door opened suddenly and Haldon rushed in. He looked stunned as he faced Thomas who maintained a smile.

''You are finally here. I was here an hour ago''

''What are you doing here?'' Haldon's face turned pale as he looked at the gifts in the hall.

''Haldon, look. Your senior brought a lot of gifts for the boy. He is so happy riding his new car''

''That's right. he makes me want to also give birth to a child early''

''You should. Children are such a blessing from God''

''Let's talk in my study room'' Haldon said as he looked at Thomas nervously.

''Sure, I will be back'' Thomas said and stood up.

….

''What are you doing here? This is my family, they don't know anything about my life. They are innocent''

''You have a beautiful wife. A good boy and you seem to be living well. Does your wife or her family know the kind of man she married? I bet they would be interested in knowing the truth about you''

''I haven't told Daniel Song anything, okay? I was with him these past few days but I couldn't bring myself to tell him anything''

''Really? Then, why did he suddenly ask the cargo drivers to not bring out the goods from the warehouse? He is even arranging for them to send it to a different location''

''That… I really don't know anything about that'' Haldon said desperately. ''He only informed me this morning that the goods will be sent early dawn tomorrow instead of the night. He still hasn't given me the location of the new place so I cannot do anything right now''

''Haldon, if I find out that you betrayed me. Not just your wife, but the whole world will know who you are. It will not end there. Your little boy will watch you to go jail and he will grow up without having a father figure in his life. I am not just making empty threats, Haldon. I will prove to you that I am serious. You see that flower vase at the side of the sofa… it was set with a special bomb that will explode in 28 hours from now"

"Don't think about moving it or it will explode earlier than conditioned to. You simply have to let it be there and if by dawn I don't get the location of the trucks, then all I have to do is press the button and you and your family will be gone.

''Don't play smart with me by trying to leave. my men will be here and they will catch you if you try to. Do you understand the situation you are in now?''

''Yes, yes, I do. I will get it done today itself. I will find the location and send it to you''

''Good, then, I shall take my leave now'' Thomas opened the door and came out first.

''I was preparing something for you…'' Haldon's wife spoke.

''I will come back another time and eat it. I just received a call and I'm rushing back to the company. Have a nice day''

''You too''

Haldon watched Thomas leave before he sighed a relieve. He looked at the flower vase.

….

Song Factory.

''This is the administration area of the factory. Here, major decisions take place such as the type of research to go into, the materials to be used, the kind of tests to be done and all other important things are first discussed here before our team of researchers begin any major production''

Daniel Song kept explaining a lot of things to Natalie as they stood on top of the second floor looking down through the glass ceiling at the workers in the administration block of the factory.

''This place is top-notch. You must have put a lot of things into it to get this far, right?'' Natalie asked.

''I worked hard. I actually started this place with a friend. He passed away a few years back and now all of this place was left in my care. Let's get down to the research centre itself. It is on the last floor''

'Alright''

Natalie followed him and they walked to the elevator. When they got in, Daniel Song asked.

''I remember your mother once said that your father was also a scientist. Don't you remember anything from your childhood?''

'No. I heard from my father that he quitted his job at the research but I can't remember much from my childhood''

''I see. What kind of research did your father do? You must have learnt something from him, right?''

''I don't know anything about science and research. I don't have many talents like my parents. The best I can do is designing which I learnt from school''

''I see''

''A lot of people believe that children inherit the talents of their parents but I do think that I am the exception. I can't even act like my mother to save my life. I can't even think deep into things. I just find research and a lot of stuff that deals with science as headache. Even if I did inherit anything, I will definitely not be using it because I find it boring''

''I see. Your mother is indeed a woman of many talents. When we first married, I didn't have a lot of the things that I do now. She helped me to build my empire. At first, I thought that you would hate me and think of me as someone who took your mother away from you''

''There is no need for me to think about that now because I am a lot older and I understand a lot of things now. My mother and father's relationship was something that was going to end at some point because when two people want different things and are stubborn, compromising isn't always the key. My mother is ambitious but my father was simply a man who didn't want much in life. It would have been a miracle if they stayed longer''

''I see. I was worried that you would hate me''

''I don't hate you… I feel disgusted by your pretence and I want to tear you apart'' Natalie said the last part to herself and smiled.

My mother became her own person after getting together with you. You allowed her to act. Acting is her passion and not a lot of people would allow their partners to do that''

''It seems that your marriage with Mikael Sun has made you more accepting of others. I remember you used to hate your mother for acting''

''Well, marriage does change things. A lot of my perspective in life has changed a lot since I married Mikael. He is a man who loves me dearly and would do anything to make me happy. He makes me feel secure and I don't have to worry about him because he has proven to be a man who live by his words. He has changed me a lot and I am glad''

''I thought that Thomas being dead was a bad thing for you but it seems that even fate has a way of making things still happen. If Thomas hadn't died, you wouldn't have gotten together with Mikael. You should be grateful to death for bringing you two together…. you should be grateful to me, Natalie'' Daniel smirked as he said the last part to himself.

''Thomas' death was unfortunate and I don't speak lightly of it. Even if Thomas was alive, he would still approve of my relationship with his brother. He is the one who knew me well''

''I'm sorry if I caused you to remember something bad again''

''Don't worry, I am over the death of Thomas''

The elevator door opened and Natalie saw two people dressed in white overcoats standing in front of them. They were holding two white overcoats in their hands and a set of booths.