At the same time, as if on cue, the door of her home open swiftly. Ivelyn's parents come out one after another with nervous smile on their face to the man. Their eyes bulge out when they witness Ivelyn and the man already meet their eyes.
Right that very moment, Ivelyn realize that her parents already expected the man were coming and looking for her. She know that she is going to have a headache as to understand and clean all this mess.
And she is sure that she will not live in peaceful anymore. She knew that all her plan are doom. She can't no longer use the plan she already been prepared for.
Yup, it seems like her quiet and peaceful life will be no more. And the same goes to her plan to come clean about her activity. It is all turn waste.
Facing the man, Ivelyn's mind wandered a thousand miles every seconds passed. She need to go right now before it is too late. Another unfortunate seconds for Ivelyn, as soon as her body timely moved, she was stop by her mother's voice.
"Ivy, darling why are you still standing there in the middle of hot day. Come on in. W-we should talk inside." Ivelyn's mother called her nervously. She did not expect that the kids will face each other right away right outside of the house. What a wrongly timing.
"Nah... I'm good, mom. I can see that you have guest to attend to right now." Ivelyn reply with her fake smile ignoring the sharp gaze by the man in the expensive suit. He seems like have a grudge against her with those dark look and chilling aura.
"I have to go now and after that I'm going to have a sleepover at my friend. Just want to let you guys know that I am not going to be at home. Have a good day. Bye." With heavy bag on her shoulder, just as Ivelyn about to turn her body around, her father jogged to her and stop her from walking away.
"Baby, please come inside first. We need to talk about this sooner or later." With pleading looked, her dad take one of her hands into his.
"I know it will be hard for you to accept this, but first of all I want you to listen our side of the story. We will not force you on anything. All I need right now is the chance for me to explain. Okay?" He tried to coax Ivelyn to have some nice talk.
"Dad, I really need to go now. I am not lying to you. We can talk about what you want when I'm back. You know that I never lie to you. After all, it is about the shift to starts. I don't like to be a burden. We should talk later."
Suddenly, the man in the expensive suit clicked his tongue loudly that garner everyone eyes and attention except his bodyguards. They were all acting like a mannequins the only different is that Ivelyn know how sharp their gaze behind those glasses.
Slowly, taking a strides towards Ivelyn and her father. The man look as if he about to engulf her for making things hard for him to find her. All she did is erasing all the possible trace for his private investigator to look into.
Unfortunately, she failed to keep her trace as she thought. She will need to sharpen her skills a lot more in the future. If only it is possible.
"Really? You are late for your shift? Which shift are you talking about? 'Cause from what I know, you already resign from the café you works for. So, care to explain?" say the man with an evil smirked on his face.
From Ivelyn view, the man challenging her to continue saying something that will make her embarrassed herself. From his looks, he was as if mocking her for her poor excused to run away from his grip and he has no intention to let go of her ever again.
"Pftt... Are you making a joke? Which café are you talking about? I work at the café at the shopping mall. And for your information mister, I don't even know who you are. Had we met before?" crossing her hand on chest, Ivelyn raise her left eyebrow to provoke the man.
She getting annoyed to confront the man with her shoulder ache with every seconds they have staring contest. And then to embarrass him more, Ivelyn smirked and say something that none of her parents know how she get all the information on the spot.
"Wait. A. Minute. Are you a stalker? Did you stalked me all this time?" making her face looked shocked and can't believe about that. She then pretend to cover her chest as if she is just being harassed, just to be more dramatic.
"This act is unacceptable. Did you know that you would be punished if I report you to the police about this? Did you want to know what kind of punishment you might be received if you are found guilty?"
"Oh, never mind, let just let me tell you. From what I can see that you quite not read much or even know about law at all. For your information, you might be sentenced to a term in prison or to pay a fine or both. It is a criminal offence. So, you better make a good judgement and act accordingly. Or else I will make your life harder than hell." She continue to explain without being asked, sarcastically.
"Oh, really? I think that you know which café I am talking about. And you know I had been trying to find you all this while, that is why you change you workplace. If only the café you talk about ever exist." The man reply with the same attitude.
Ivelyn pretend that she did not know all the moves the man take to find her while she actually do. It was until she let it slip out of her for a mere less than 48 hours and then he found her.
'Waiting for her right in front of her house the very next seconds he get the information. Don't he have other things to do? He must have a lot of time in hand. Why did he hell bend want to find her after all this time anyway? He should enjoy his life without troubling himself with to take care of a younger persons that have nothing to do with him. Isn't?'
"And another thing is that, I am rich, my family is rich too. So, I don't have to know so much about law or whatsoever. All I need to do is hired all those people who have the ability to finish the job asked for. Money can be used for a lot of things in this world except few that I don't need to care much about."
Ivelyn was speechless with the man comeback. She felt like want to cut those glib tongue of the man that keep make her anger meter rising in less than ten minutes they met.
"Yeah. Says the one who have a lot of money but still hell bent want to take me away as he still lack of people to love him. Isn't meant that love cannot be bought by money." Sticking her tongue out of her mouth, Ivelyn tried to make the man who she never bother to know his name, change his mind and forget about her existence in his life.
"You sure have a smart mouth, don't you? Let me tell you what, basically, it is not a crime as I was just looking for my "dearest younger sister" that goes missing. But, I can say that you know a lot for a middle school kid."
"Y-you... I will not have anything to do with you. Humph…"
"Guys. Please stop arguing here. Girl, come on. Let's go inside and talk. You need to give us a chance on this one. Only that way will you understand our situation during that time. Please." Plead the older man when he witness the argument between the two in front of him.
He felt his head start throbbing listening to all the nonsense they bickering about who's right and who's wrong. Their attitude really did shows that they both are relate somehow.
"Yes, darling. If you left now, you will not know the truth. We will make you understand something that you need to know. I know that you will understand our priority during that time." When there is no reply from Ivelyn, it is the mother's turn to plead her daughter.
"Please Ivy, we should continue inside. It is not nice being seen and disturb our neighbour." Again the mother come up with the weirdest reasons to convince the children. It is still working hours, so there should be nobody at their home in the neighbourhood just yet.
Pursing her lips, Ivelyn stomping her feet towards the garage instead towards the front door of the house. She plan on enter the house through the door in the garage as a sign on protesting with all her heart of the situation she won't accept.