Darling, Don’t Run Away! - Chapter 303

“Did you find it?” Harry asked. He was a bit surprised to see how diligent Sky when doing this sort of job. He looks…alive.

“Yup. Just a piece of cake. Oh, by the way..did you know that grandpa James is actually crazy?” he asked while his finger still dancing on the keyboard.

“We all know about that. Nothing’s new. He’s always crazy.” Harry slurp on his drink and shake the cups. There are no more cokes inside.

“No, I mean…he really is crazy. Like crazy, crazy? He always acts crazy, but he really is crazy-”

“Hey, stop with your ‘crazy’ word. If he heard it, he might kill you.” Harry tries to scare him off with James’s name, but Sky rolled his eyes.

“Mm…I don’t scare at all. You know that I encounter someone crazier than him, right? You know, Harry..there’s one time when this Curtis guy grilled the girl alive because the girl is said to be beautiful and he thought her meat will taste good too. He even wants me to eat the same meat as him. Eww.”

Harry gulped. That is so unhealthy for a kid to experience it. “Oh my god..” He went to Sky and pull the boy’s head to his chest and caress on his hair, “It must be tough for you, right..”

“Nah..not really.” Sky rubs his nose with his finger before he pushes Harry’s hands. “I told him that I didn’t eat meat. So I don’t have to eat that poor girl’s meat.”

Harry is still patting on Sky’s head. “I pity you more. In such a young age-”

“Um…Harry, I think it’s better if you don’t distract me now. If I late to report back to uncle Raymond, you have to answer it to him.” Harry immediately pull his hand back from Sky’s head and move to get his drink in the fridge.

‘Nope, better don’t make Sky late.’

…

Abandoned town, Buffalo,

Drip! Drip! Drip!

The sound of water dropping makes Luna scrunching her eyebrow and opening her eyes slowly. Her head a bit dizzy, and her vision is still blurry.

‘Where am I? Why is it so dark here?’ she tries to move her hands and found it that she was tied up. From her feet, knees, hands, and even her mouth were sealed with tape.

She tries to not panic and look around the place after her eyes adjusting to the light. It’s so dirty like an abandoned building. The squeaking sound of rats makes Luna flinches her body. She never likes rats. The smell of this place also smelled awful like something dead in here.

Drrr…

The sound of something being dragged makes Luna try to moves his body back to the wall. Thud! She can’t move anymore. She already hit the wall at her back.

She looks at the door, and once the door is open, she muffles, but the voice has been blocked by the tape. “You’re angry, darling?” James chuckles and puts the foldable steel chair right in front of her.

“Don’t worry, darling. My son loves you too much. He’ll come to save you later.” James sneering and pull out his gun from his pocket. He put it on the ground and look at Luna’s face again.

Scrunching a little before he chuckles again. “At first, I thought you were just someone that looks similar to my son’s wife. But when your hair is dark brown like this, your true face shows up, you really are my son’s wife, aren’t you? Why didn’t you die back then?”

Luna glared at him. That question is too absurd. ‘Why didn’t I die? Why aren’t you do your job properly??’

“Oh…I like that expression. Are you cursing me right now?” James laughs again and pinches on Luna’s jaws. It hurt that make Luna shakes her head to let off her chin from his grip.

“The more I look at you, the more you resemble my previous wife. Oh? Do you know that Barbara is not my first wife?” He asked and shoved Luna’s chin back before he tilts his head. Reminiscing his first wife, Daisy, before he starts to smiles.

“She’s magnificent. She’s smart and a happy person. I always like her personality back then. She brings my boring world into the light. I was happy when I was with her. We married, and she got pregnant the next month. It was too early. When she told me she was pregnant, I felt like my wife was going to lose all of her charms. You know, I don’t like a woman with a big belly. I become dull. Our happy moment turns sour. But as people say, no marriage is too perfect.”

Luna frowned. She doesn’t know why James starts talking to her about his past memory with Liam’s mother. But she thought its better for her to use this opportunity to find something sharp so that she could cut the rope that binds her hands.

“Then, as I was busy at work, comes this young girl. Always looking so fresh, vibrant, smell nice, and her figure is not bad either. She’s so seductive that I always imagine her when I was with my wife. I realize then that I had this l.u.s.t feeling toward my assistant. I know it’s a sin to cheat on my wife’s back. But the excitement I got when I was with Barbara is on a different level than when I was with my wife, Daisy. Oh get me wrong, I do love my wife. Just like how Raymond loves you.”

‘Cheater! Trash! You deserve to be punished! And don’t you dare to compare your love with Raymond!’ Luna was condemning James as he was still babbling. As she looks at him, her hands grab something she thinks is a small piece of a shredded can.

She touches the edge of the pieces, and it’s not too sharp like a blade but can still be used to cut the ropes. She uses the chance and grazing it on the string.

“You know what funny is? I never feel bad about it. I always treat my wife nicely at home, but when I go to work, I got my own pleasure. I thought I would never have to lose them both, but this Barbara…she’s just a sly woman, you know. She wants more and more.” he chuckles and scratches on his head a bit.

“She is friends with my wife behind my back. Make my wife trust her, and then she was slowly attacking my wife. She makes my wife almost lost the baby and make me choose between the two. One is greatly in depression because of what I did, while the other is in heaven because she was able to make me addicted. Because I thought I don’t want to hurt my wife anymore, I abandon her. Then I marry Barbara.”

“I thought she’ll be happy once she got what she always wanted. Fame, name, and money, but, she’s greedy, you know. Who would’ve thought that I actually didn’t happy living with her? I feel like half of my life has been empty, nothing can fill it. Not even when Barbara gives me a son. I don’t love any of my children. Pathetic? Hahahahah….I like that word.”

Luna was dumbfounded a moment. ‘Raymond was right! He’s been faking it when people see them as a happy couple. He even does anything that could make Barbara happy and even let her be the evil woman!’

James stops his laughing and stares at Luna’s face again. “You must be wonder which part of you that resemble my first wife, aren’t you??” he smiles, and it makes Luna unconsciously move back and turn her face to the side.

Forcing her to look at him, Luna squeezes her eyes shut. ‘Stop! Don’t do anything to me, you jerk!!’

“See? I know you’re just like her,” he said again, and then he caresses on Luna’s hair.

“Raymond loves you so much that makes me remember her. Raymond always wants to protect you, which also reminds me of her. That’s why….I hate you! You give my son a light that he doesn’t deserve! My son needs a vile woman like his mother! Not someone weak like you. I try to kill you, but you survive. I’m literally surprised.”

“If only you didn’t meet my son again, you would’ve not in this position right now. What I’m so angry about is…why did you give my son a son?? Hope for him to find you back? Why is it so hard for my son to forget you? What did you give to my son? You’re not educated, you’re poor, and you’re a murderer’s daughter! You think you’d be able to stand right next to him??!”

Luna glared at James. ‘Don’t you dare to call my father is a murderer! He’s a thousand times better than you!’

“Hmph! Look at you. Well, this is all your fault. You should just keep pretending that you’re dead, Luna. And now, you make my son to decide between you or your son. Let see…just how much love he had for you.”

Swish.

The rope has been cut off, Luna took a deep breath and aiming for James’s head.

Bonk!! She headbutts James’ head with hers and grabs the gun on the ground before she unties the rope on her feet and knees. And take off the tape on her mouth.

“Aghh!!!” James grunts while cupping his bleeding nose. It’s undoubtedly hurt like hell!

“He doesn’t have to choose between us. He’s not like you, James. He loves us more than you think!” she said as she was pointing the gun on James’ head.