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Angeline sat on the bench placed outside Edwin's house and sighed. She's not used to accomplishing missions with others as the last time they went together, Angeline lost a friend and someone whom she looks upward like a sister.
She couldn't bear to lose another person who she treasured.
Angeline sat down and thinks hard if she resigns this mission yet she doesn't want to disappoint her squad for being a coward.
[ Flashback ]
"Elizabeth, run!"
"No, Rose. I will be your last defense. Go!"
"Mission's objective is more important than me"
"But, El-"
"Sacrifice is never been easy. It needs more than courage. It needs love and willing to do it"
Without Angeline realized, tears almost fall from her eyes as she remembers the moment Elizabeth locks herself in a warehouse with their enemies.
They only could see each other holding back their tears.
After Angeline ran meters far from the warehouse, a huge explosion occurred and she knew...Elizabeth would never survive the explosion.
Angeline feels guilty about the situation suddenly became angry towards herself. She asked herself-Why she didn't help her escape as well? Why did she choose to run away instead of lending her a hand?
She took a deep breath and punch the tree nearby and slammed her head as well if she could get back in time, she never makes the same mistakes.
"Angeline..." Benjamin holds her left shoulder as he sits beside her. Benjamin knows Angeline needs someone to share her pain with yet Ben knows her as someone who's acts strong 24/7.
"Ben...I change my mind. I quit this mission" She shortly said her piece of mind.
She looks down and nearly cried.
He knows Angeline traumatized because of the past incidence yet she must do it for her squad's sake.
Ben persuaded Angeline and finally, she agreed to continue the mission.
"Who are you and why are you very close to her?" Frost came from nowhere said coldly as he blew the cigarette smoke to the atmosphere.
Ben frowned and covered Angeline's nose and mouth using his palm. "Throw that cigarette away. It is not good for her health" He said coldly and asked Angeline to go inside.
Since Benjamin is older than her, Angeline had no choice but to obey his order. As the youngest, her elder knows what's best for her.
"Listen, buddy, she means everything to me... so listen carefully" He demanded.
Benjamin starts a conversation about Angeline. He told him everything about her.
Frost asked him as he knows so much about her yet Angeline never told him about it at all. Benjamin almost knows every detail of her childhood.
It makes Frost disappointed towards himself as he depends on his abilities to see her timeline yet he sees none.
Benjamin sighed and looked at him. "In our squad, we barely keep secrets towards each other. And surprisingly, only two of us know she has magic" He simply says.
Frost silently gasped in disbelief as Angeline told another person about it.
The sky was getting darker than before and it's like going to be rain soon.
"Come inside. We're at a meeting in the upcoming mission. Hope you want to join us" He welcomed Frost inside.
They went inside and everyone was there gathered as they waiting for their expected guess. "I'm very happy for you to join us, Frost," Edwin said but his expression obviously shows no happiness.
Since everyone was sitting on the floor, Frost took a place beside Angeline. Unexpectedly, Leonardo and Aaron suddenly squeezed their butt between them.
"Sorry, I didn't get that. Did you say something?" Leonardo annoyingly said to Frost. "I think not" Aaron shrugged.
Leonardo pushed Angeline further to their right side as both of them didn't have enough space between the couple.
Frost gave eye contact to her who's giggling as he was separated by her housemate.
Angeline knows all of her family, squad and even those who close to her will sometime become overprotective. She could only shrug when suddenly the girls pulled her with them.
Without wasting any time, Edwin gave them a short explanation about their current mission.
Located at the popular Xuang Hou Museum, Beijing, China.
In this gala, Millionaire from all over the world was betting for such an elegant diamond found in the stomach of the earth worth up to 7,000,000 dollars.
They were required to protect the diamond from any harm as a killing scene was highly predicted to happen.
They dismissed the meeting instantly after everything was clearly presented by the leader.
Since they had their dinner, they were free to do anything they wanted.
Frost happens to pass with Natsumi and suddenly a terrifying past vision came shocked him until he sat on the floor as he uses his arm as a shield to protect himself.
"Are you alright?" Natsumi said and helped him to stand up. Frost touched his forehead and questioned his vision.
He apologized for making Natsumi worried.
Natsumi passed him a glass of plain water and asked him to pass it to Angeline.
Frost nodded and took the glass from Natsumi. He hurried to her room and gasped loudly while he closed the door slowly without making any loud noise.
"What?" Angeline asked him. He tiptoed to Angeline's side and look to the left and right.
"Seriously, Frost. It's only two of us here" She told him and facepalmed.
"Natsumi..." Frost thinks deeply as he slammed his body on the bed. He thinks he heard that name somewhere and somehow.
"I think Kitana mentioned that name before" He uttered his opinion. Angeline who knows about it noded and agrees with his thought.
Frost stared at her and asked. "Hey, is that true that you stole papa's money when he asleep with Ben?" He pulled her hand and snuggled beside her.
Angeline laughed as she recalled the sweet memories. "Did Ben ever told you that I once almost burn his butt?" She asked him and giggled.
Both of them laughed with her memories and Frost was happy listening to her cheerful childhood that he wished he had the same.