Still lost in anger and frustration, Marco, the head guard, looked up and found the armed men coming up to the islet. With guns aimed at them, he and his men raised both their hands as a sign of surrender. Ryan and the island guards followed, and he even saw the guard staring at his phone.
"What does my father say?" Ryan asked, wondering how his father reacted to the news.
Marco gave him a quick stare before stuttering a reply. "He-he doesn't recognize me anymore and even hang up on me."
"He doesn't recognize you? That's weird. How long have you served him?" Ryan replied with a scornful mirth. Still oblivious about his father's dementia, he took this as a bait to gauge their stand.
