Ahjumma Next Door

Chapter 41: The Agreement

"Samantha, open up please, dear!!!" Emma cried as she continuously rang her doorbell.

"Samantha open the door! Samantha!!!" Howard slammed his hand nonstop on her door.

"Uncle! Aunt! Here's the set of spare keys!" Brooke came running towards them. "Sorry, it took me so long, uncle.''

Howard then got the keys from Brooke and fumbled with it as he tried to open the door quickly. As soon as the door opened, they immediately darted in.

"Samantha! Samantha?" Howard called for her.

''Sammy... Sammy!'' Brooke went straight to the door that connects to her working area.

Emma then grabbed the other keys from Howard and tried opening the connecting door. She was amazed seeing her daughter's place for the first time and immediately understood why she loves her place so much.

"Aunt, the door at the corner! I don't have the key for that!"

"She's not here." Howard followed them. "I think she went out."

Emma could just look at Howard with questioning eyes.

"Her wallet's not here, her id's, her important documents and everything. And take a look at her closet. I think she took some clothes with her." Howard said as he looked away and balled his fists.

Emma dashed towards Howard and pushed him angrily.

"If something happens to our daughter, I'm gonna kill you!" Emma bawled and hit Howard. "We just found her! We're just starting to get close to her. How could you do that to her and James?"

"I just wanted the best for them!" Howard snapped at her and gripped both of her wrists.

Brooke could just look at her aunt and uncle fight over the matter.

"How? By telling James to resign and leave his job just to be with Samantha? You're being unfair, Howard!"

"I just don't want Samantha to get hurt! You know how dangerous our job is! I don't want my daughter worrying over James over and over again. I don't want her to be put to risk everytime James is on a mission! I don't want her to experience how James' mother died because she wasn't able to take it when my friend, my comrade, James' father died!"

"I know, the moment you chose that job, you're already half a dead man!" Emma pulled her wrists off him. "You want our daughter safe? You don't want her to get hurt? Look now! Where is your daughter? I thought you know better Howard! We've been in this situation before when my dad was against us! Why do this to your own daughter?" she said before turning away from him and marching away.

Brooke was left dumbfounded.

So it was her uncle Howard's fault?

"Aunt!" she cried out as she ran after Emma.

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"Dyl, can't we use your connections to find him?" Misty asked Dylan.

"I've checked all the outgoing flights and his name wasn't there on the list. I think Yves' right. He's still here. Or he's probably in Busan."

"But Seb called James' aunt and according to her he's not there." Misty said as she sat down on the chair in front of Dylan's table.

Dylan was about to say something when the two heard a grumbling stomach. He looked at her and she bowed her head in embarrassment. He chuckled at her expression and immediately stood up.

"Let's get you something to eat first little girl. Don't worry too much, everything's gonna be fine.''

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