Finding Rhegitt Strife

Twelve

Kensington Strife entered an old abandoned room. He looked at each single person inside the room. One person was tied to a chair, the guy was beaten but not to the extent of nearly dying. He was beaten up just to scare him not to kill him.

"Lord Kensington, he was the one who called about Rhegitt being in Europe." The bodyguard of Kensington Strife slash the most trusted man he has aside from his son.

"Why did you bring me here Benjamin?" The old Strife asked his bodyguard which name was Benjamin.

"I think you should hear what he was about to say."

Kensington looked at the guy who was tied to the chair.

"Well boy? Do you have something to say?" He walked near the him and raised his face to look at his bloody face.

"I-I was t-told to g-give you wrong information." The guy answered stammering because his strength was slowly washing out from his body.

"Who told you?"

"G-Ghitt Ash-." The poor guy lost his consciousness before he could gave him a clue.

"Tsk! Take him to the hospital, let him be treated so we could find another clue." Kensington ordered Benjamin and he nodded to the other guys in the room to what they were told. They untied the guy and carried him outside the room.

"What about Harold's squad? Have they found anything yet?" Kensington asked as they walked out of the old room.

"You're grandson is already at the Philippines my Lord." Benjamin informed him.

"Why? What is he doing there?"

"Our guys said he had a lead to where Lady Rhegitt is."

Kensington nodded, completely understood the reason why Rad was there. They reached the car and Benjamin opened the door for Kensington.

"If they don't find Rhegitt in five days, tell Harold we'll be participating in the search. Whatever you need to do just to find my granddaughter, do it. I don't care." He ordered and Benjamin bowed down. The old Strife entered the car, then Benjamin closed the car door as he went in the front seat.

"We really need to find her, and if she won't come out from hiding then we will force her to come out." Kensington Strife said with voice full of authority.

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Harold Spiere received a call with a surprising news. He couldn't let Kensington Strife meddle with the search party because he knows that if the old Strife moves according to his will, a lot of people will suffer.

"Let's talk to that attorney again." Harold said to Rad while the latter stared at him.

"Alright then." Rad stood up meeting Harold's gaze.

"But we can't go to his house let's just invite him for a cup of coffee." Rad suggested, Harold doesn't have the time to argue so he agreed. He didn't informed Rad about his grandfather's news in meddling with the search party.

Harold knows that Rad would only overreact and that would complicate things. He can't afford to waste time.

It was almost 7 PM when Harold and Rad drove to the Royale's Crown coffee shop. Fortunately, Atty. Rey accepted their offer to meet and talk.

Although the coffeeshop is known to be jam packed always with customers, this night was actually different. There were a few customers, most of them are young boys.

Harold and Rad waited at the far end table which they can't be seen easily.

Atty. Rey called Marie earlier to close the shop early and let the employees go home. Marie didn't questioned him because his tone was serious and ever since the start of this business, Marie didn't heard or see Atty. Rey being so serious. Just this once.