Trapped : The Island of Torment

Chapter 32 : A Grandfather's Worries (1)

Uriah sat on the staircase steps as he waited for the call to be connected on his phone. The call was picked up after a few rings and a yawn greeted him first. "Master Kim?" the voice asked. 

"Have you turned in for the night old friend?" he asked. 

"Only just now." the voice replied. "Anything I can do for you Master Kim?"

"Yes, I would like to check in with the repairman at the motorcycle shop in Seoul." he replied. "To check on the condition of my motorcycle." 

"According to Mr Choi the motorcycle is now 80% repaired and maintained. And Master Philip had delivered Miss Isabella's motorcycle to America following his and Mrs Park's departure." 

"I see." Uriah said, while internally, he was surprised. "Where is the location of the motorcycle?"

"According to Master Philip he had it delivered to the manor house belonging to your grandson-in-law, located in the garage area." 

"Hmm." Uriah said. "I'll see what I can do."

"Your granddaughter would have been more than happy to lend you her treasured motorcycle." the voice said. "You gifted her yourself when she turned eighteen." 

"The old one, old friend. That woman had destroyed it when she caused Isabella to crash and hopefully kill her in the process." 

"A great loss for Miss Isabella." the voice said. "She was saddened by it so much that she preferred to drive a car." 

"I was lucky to track down the manufacturer to get a new one made for her." Uriah said. "I will never forgive that woman for hurting Isabella." 

"Indeed Master Kim. People like her should have known better than to hurt Isabella."

"She is already paying for what she did now at the super-maximum facility." Uriah said. "And parole was denied twice by the US Attorney General." 

"The punishment fits the crime I suppose." the voice said. "After all, she was trying to hurt someone who had little interest in interfering in her romantic relationship." 

"I will check it in the vehicle garage. Thank you old friend, you may return to your sleep." Uriah said, ending the call while shaking his head in amusement. He then returned to the guest room, where he changed into a fresh set of clothes. When he was younger Uriah had also dabbled in the art of riding a motorcycle, a skill which he used to travel around the streets and highways around South Korea and in Greece after he and Kassandra were married. He remembered the sweetest of days, where it was just him and Kassandra, speeding along the highways, feeling the wind.

Opening the door Uriah got out, just in time that Duke and Jason were walking down the hallway. Uriah was unrecognizable in his look as a motorcycle rider, white shirt over a black sports jacket, a pair of heavy-duty jeans and motorcycle boots. "Gentlemen." Uriah greeted, walking past the two men and down the hallway to look for Alfred. He found the elderly butler in the kitchen, working on food. "Mr Pennyworth." he called out, stepping into the room. 

"Mr Kim." he looked up. "What can I do for you this time?"

"I would like to have access to your vehicle garage." he said. "I believed that my other grandson-in-law had delivered my granddaughter's treasured motorcycle here to Wayne Manor." 

"I see. Heading out for a ride sir?"

"Yes, hence the request just now." Uriah said. 

The garage was deserted when Uriah enters, the lights turning on of their own volition. For a former playboy but still a billionaire Uriah noted that his grandson-in-law had a wide range of sports cars, as well as motorcycles. To be fair to Bruce, he did need to splurge cash on things like these to keep up with his public reputation.

A lone motorcycle stood apart from the rest of the vehicles, with a white cloth draped over the vehicle. Uriah lifted the cloth in dramatic fashion, revealing a black motorcycle with crimson-red accents beneath the white cloth. It was one of Isabella's most precious possessions, as she would often take it out on long rides to clear her head, like the case when she returned home following the crash that nearly killed her. Uriah finds a spare helmet aside from the main helmet, in pitch black with silver accents and puts it on. He looked up to find the keys and found them hanging on one of the hooks in the key cabinet. Taking the keys he started the motorcycle's engines, performing a few revs to see if it was still on par. 

Later

Uriah cruised down the empty streets of Gotham Highway, as the crashing wind provided some form of relief as he rode on his granddaughter's bike. It turns out, that Bruce's coldness towards his lover had a kernel of truth to it, that Bruce had already ended the relationship. Still, Selina Kyle remained jealous towards how Bruce interacted with Isabella. Still, the question of whether she sensed that Bruce had a growing attraction towards his childhood friend after one of their many, many separations, is up for debate. When Isabella decided to return to the United States Uriah was hesitant to let her do so because of what happened, but as Isabella was an adult who was capable of making her own decisions, he had no choice but to let her return, to the condition that she will never meet Bruce again. 

Isabella departed a week later, running into a man Uriah had long heard of, Jeffery Christian Reagan, his daughter's second and current husband. The man had previously encountered Isabella before, in the role of commander-in-chief and federal agent respectively. He had been his daughter's first love but had to separate due to both Jeffery's commitment to gaining a seat in the US Senate and the long-distance nature of the relationship should they commit to the relationship. Uriah was fond of him when they first met in person while visiting Alice at the campus of New York University and had approved of the relationship. 

When Alice gave birth to Isabella Jeffery was on tour in South Korea as part of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, allowing him to visit Alice in a private capacity. As she was not on speaking terms with her husband due to his infidelity Alice asked Jeffery to take care of her baby daughter should anything happen to her and he agreed. Jeffery took Isabella in, keeping his promise to Alice, making her his adopted child because until that time he remained single following the end of his relationship with Isabella's mother.