NNT: A Facade Love For Me

Chapter 18: Change

Normal POV

The next morning.....

The sound of a man's cries resonated the halls. He ran as fast as he can, no matter how exhausted he was. Traveling from Tokyo to Leonez in one night didn't stop his breathing to go down slowly. Balton never stopped. He kept on running. He had to see his daughter. He couldn't believe it. Was it a joke made by the girls to get him out of the office? Or was it real? But hearing Gil call him in that state of pain, he had to believe it.

Gil had informed him of which room Margarett's corpse was in. When he reached the top floor, he still didn't stop to gasp for air. This was a father who would stop at nothing to keep his children safe. Balton immediately opened the last door to the room. He deeply inhaled and exhaled. He observed the area around him. the atmosphere felt drained. This room was lifeless.

Evidences of it's grey depressive mode are the three children sobbing in the room. Balton saw Elizabeth on a chair, sleeping right next to Margarett's body covered in a white cloth. Veronica also sitting beside her, intertwining her hand with Elizabeth to soothe her. Gil on the other hand was on the other side of the table, he held on to Margarett's hand, kissing the back of it. Showing how much he wants her back. Balton can see how cold and blue Margarett had become. She was sleeping beauty. But unfortunately, this is one sleeping spell that cannot be broken by a kiss. Eternal slumber.

"F...F..Father" Veronica cried. The sound of her cries woke Elizabeth. She was only napping, how can anyone sleep in a time like this? Balton immediately ran to his two daughters and hugged them.
"Father.....I....Onee-san....she........" Elizabeth couldn't properly make a sentence. Balton shushed her. He watched Margarett's body, part of him wished that this was just a practical joke, that in a minute, Margarett would make a move and spoil the whole plan. Seconds turned into Minutes. Ten minutes to be exact and the body hasn't moved at all. This confirms it, she was indeed gone.

Balton didn't hesitate to hug Margarett so tight. He cried, can you imagine a grown man crying? "First your mother...and now you Margarett....." they all had pained expressions. Veronica remembered her mother, she cried. Elizabeth has never met her, yet she feels sad because she has never gotten the chance to get to know her.

"Father..w..what do we do now?" Veronica questioned. He then turned to Gil, they stared at each other's eyes. "who did this Gil?" rage was evident in his voice.
"I'm sorry Sir.....but we have no idea, the driver sped off without even stopping......." Gil clenched his fists. Balton wiped the tears from his eyes. He was determined to find the person who did this. "we're leaving...." he said. Something in Balton clicked. More like, something in him snapped. It made him stop thinking of anything else, except finding Margarett's killer.

"Veronica, Elizabeth.....you two are moving back to Tokyo." Balton's decision was final. No questions asked. Veronica agreed instantly. As for Elizabeth, That somehow pained her because if she moves away, she won't get to see Elaina or Jersey. She'll miss her school, home. And to be honest, Elizabeth will miss the Ire brothers very much. But as Elizabeth stared at Margarett, she decided to go. Margarett is more important than anything else in the world. It has been decided. Gil also second the motion.

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Elizabeth's POV

Four days later.....

I finally did it. I finally had the courage to tell my Father of what has been happening excluding anything related to Zeldris. I don't have to tell him too much about Zeldris. I told my father that they day Margarett passed away, I was about to get kidnapped by strange men. He was furious. Not only was one daughter killed, but another daughter of his was about to get kidnapped. Father didn't take it lightly. He forced Veronica and I to move back to the mansion with him.