Just The Way You Are

Chapter 16

Leo merciless slapped his wife hard, that made her fell into the ground, She held her cheeks where he slapped her and glance at him. No'En abruptly rush toward his mother and held his arm to support her as she stood up after being slapped.

"What the h*ll is wrong with you!" He cranky asked his dad. Leo huff harshly and glare at them that shivers and shaken No'En and his mom after they seen a devil version of him.

He bitterly smile first then, "what's wrong with me, you say?" He said with a husky voice which scares them. "Why you still need to ask if you already knew the answer, hah!?" He yelled. "I don't what you're talking about, dad" No'En respectfully said, refusing to spill the answer. 
"Still being stubborn, I see" He scoffed laughed.

He turned around from them and grabbed something his assistant handed. He violently throws a picture towards us. No'En and mom gasped, and glance.

"Now you know what I am talking about?" He gaze on us fiercely. "Leo, please let Eul out of this. Eul suffers a lot, so please? I beg you" Ms.Tawai appeal to him, slowly shook her head as he gaze at her husband. "Just this once, dad. Please" Even En beg. "Let him out?" Leo snorted. "Why should i? Isn't he a family? Shouldn't he be involved if we're facing a problem, isn't that's what family should do!?" He told them terribly.

She and No'En are both afraid of him, as if he's not a human; this is not a human behavior at all. Those scary looking gaze, those curvy smile, as if he's about to do an insidious behavior Ms.Tawai and No'En won't like to witness, and the only thing they wish is not to let Eul got involved in this, not his son/his brother.

"Why did you snatch my phone!?" Ms.Tawai said bodly, trying to be brave on this kind of situation. She can felt No'En and herself shaking. "What else? Letting my dearest son joins" He malicious smiled. That smile of his, sends a bad message to them, that both of them didn't like at all.

"And done~ let's wait for Eul to come. Then the show will go on"

"Please, don't come, Eul" Ms.Tawai said. She could only wished inside her thoughts, but she still hopes it would come true.

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Eul POV

As soon as I sneak out from the house, I run outside the village and wait for a taxi. Luckily, there's still taxi around or else I might blame myself for being late.

I find this message of mom strange, why does mom called me son instead of Eul which she always calls me. Unease feeling occurs me, I don't know why or what this is about but one thing for sure is I had a bad feeling about this.

I lean closer to the taxi driver and requested him if he could drive fast so we could arrive there as soon as possible. 

I needed to be there...

Once I got out, I ran inside of the house and attempt to opened the door. "Strange... Why is it open?". I fan those thoughts of mine and welcomed myself in. The moment I entered the living room, I wander my eyes around.

The house haven't changed at all except the curtains that are always replaced every month, the living room that is always kept clean even no one is around, and Phi's collection of shoes near the main door entrance.

I tried to search someone around; maids or any family member, but I found no one. Once I turned around, a group of bodyguards surrounds me, it was my dad's bodyguards. They abruptly grip both of my hands, now  unable to move freely. I tried to break my hands free yet they were too strong for me. And all I can do is the follow whereever they brought me to which I didn't expect or ever be there again, dad's secret hideout.

They forced me to come inside, even if I didn't wanted to. All of the bad memories flashes through my memory, it's the one thing I wish I didn't had to recall again. My eyes shakes with worries and legs almost gave up, but I choose to be brave at this moment. It's my brother and mother were talking about, and for sure mom would be here as well.

We landed on the lower ground, and I spotted my brother and mom immediately; Their hands are kept tied on their back, and Mouths are kept. I rush towards them and untied the rope, I can heard some muffle noise sounds like a warning from them but I continue to untie the rope. But, I failed. After my head was knocked down by someone behind, and never got to know who. Another muffle noise of mom and Phi before I fainted.

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No one POV

For the next two days, Eul never shows up at school nor The Wang's household. Even texting one of them if he had errands to run or won't be home for a while, but none of them had received one, and it bothers them a lot.

"Did Eul message you, sky?" Again, her mom asked for the 10th time. Ms.Wang hands got sweat as it restlessly moves anxiously, her eyes blinked shaking a bit overthinkinh what could have happened to Eul. Lian walked beside his wife and tap her back to calm her down. "Don't worry much, baby" lian soothes her. "I hope so" Kuea tighten her lips and hugged her husband.

(They Convo -pai,sky, phayu, Eul)

>At theerapanyakol<

"Venice, why you kept walking back and fort" His mom had enough, she almost got a headache as she watches her son walks back and fort. Her son sat down first, and a deep sight she could hear from him. Ms.theerapanyakol brows frown and adjust her position facing her son, "what's the matter? Is there any problem?" She asked. Observing his actions, He really has a problem.

"Ma. Is pa busy with work?" Phayu asked. "Yes, why?" She said. "I need his help" He started. His mom held his hands and gaze at him, "what for?". Phayu rethink his thoughts first yet he chooses to share this with her, "My friend went missing, and none of us knew where he was"

"He doesn't message nor told any of you?" She asked. "No, ma. He's missing for two days, and until now there's no news of him" he adds on.

Her son is anxious, and so she is. Nor never saw her son become like this. Ms.theerapanyakol couldn't do anything, and only thing she could do is to pat his back to comfort her son and said, "Eul is a strong lad, Venice. Trust him, hm?"

Venice nod, and believe what his mother told him. He shouldn't lose hope. Eul will be back, safe and sound. Phayu erase all the negative thoughts and let the positive ones takeover.

"I don't want to lose you too, Eul.."

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"Eul, pick up, please" Ple said, attempting to contact with rain for almost 5 times yet none of those rain answers. Ple groan in frustration yet she hasn't stopped dialing his number. "Where the h*ck are you" she murmurs. Ple felt helpless by repeating the same thing again and again yet that doesn't change the fact Eul isn't picking her calls up.

So Ple took her bag from the couch and, "Mom! I urgently need to go at Eul's House! I am bringing some bodyguards with me" She told to her mother. "Okay, sweetie"