"Boss, Miss Mia is back!"
"Where is she?!"
Enzo, who had just come out of the elevator, immediately changed his mood when one of his subordinates told him the news he had wanted to hear since earlier. Enzo walked quickly. He was ready to calm Mia down again when his happy face quickly turned alert when he got to the spot addressed by one of his subordinates.
On the other hand, Victor and Leon, who were surrounded by Enzo's armed subordinates, remained calm even when Enzo, who had just arrived, stared at them sharply. Victor signaled Leon to hand over the girl who was causing them trouble to Enzo so they could get out of that place.
"She suddenly stopped our car and asked us to take her back to this address. You should be grateful my boss is still willing to take her back even in the middle of his busy schedule, plus the fact that we have to come to the enemy's base without any escort."
Seeing that Leon was most likely telling the truth, coupled with the fact that Mia looked fine in Leon's arms, Enzo finally took a deep breath and tried to calm his previously unstable emotions. His eyes looked at his subordinates, who were still on guard, not wanting to lower their guns in front of the two leaders of their rival organization.
"You can lower your guns," Enzo ordered, which was immediately followed by the men. Enzo walked over to Leon and Victor afterward, his hand reaching out to take over Mia, who had fainted in Leon's arms.
"Thank you for bringing her back. I will remember this kindness forever," Enzo said to Victor and Leon. The older man nodded in return, while Victor kept quiet while staring at Mia.
"We're going back now, Leon," Victor ordered briefly. His subordinates nodded. They turned around without looking at Enzo, who kept quiet as he watched them leave until the two people finally disappeared completely from his sight.
***
"Phew, that was close," Leon commented as he got into the car after opening the door for his boss. Leon fastened his seatbelt properly before he glanced at his boss, who was still frowning from the small mirror in the car.
"Boss, are you still upset because we were treated disrespectfully earlier? We can send someone to cause trouble for those who dared to raise their weapons against you if you want," Leon offered to Victor. The man sitting in the back seat was still silent, only his eyes staring back at Leon from the small mirror like Leon had done before.
"Find out all the information about that girl. Don't miss anything, and don't leave even the slightest trace. Their group also has a great hacker like you."
"Ah... that beautiful woman who always sticks to Enzo, right?" Leon commented. Victor didn't make a sound, but Leon at least knew that what he said was true.
"Okay, Boss. This time, I will dig up the information myself. No matter how great the woman is, she will not be able to defeat a man who has lived in this world for dozens of years," Leon continued. The man started the car, and Victor nodded in response. The car immediately sped off, leaving the underground parking lot in the area of Enzo's private apartment building.
***
As soon as Victor and Leon disappeared from Enzo's sight, the man finally turned around to take Mia, who was still unconscious, back to their penthouse. Seeing that Enzo wanted to go, a young woman took the initiative to approach Enzo without fear. The woman helped Enzo call the elevator before entering the elevator with Enzo, who was still carrying Mia without difficulty.
"Boss, I'm sorry that I and my sister couldn't help you find Mia earlier," the woman began. Seeing the regretful face shown by the woman, Enzo could only sigh deeply.
"It's not your fault or Rose's. I only assigned you to be Mia's manager. Looking after her when she's already in the penthouse is no longer your job, Lily. And Rose, your sister just asked my permission to go back first because she's sick. This incident was because the others were negligent in looking after Mia. You and your sister don't need to feel guilty about it."
In the end, Lily could only shake her head slightly. "I'm glad I could be useful to you, Boss," she replied softly while lowering her head in shame. Hearing this, Enzo finally smiled faintly. He was completely unaware that the little girl with a pale face he met at that time had grown so much.
"Thank you, Lily. I'm glad to meet you and your sister."
Even though Enzo still brought up her sister's name in their conversation, Lily still blushed when Enzo thanked her. " It, it was you who helped us, Boss. Even with our lives, we wouldn't be able to repay your kindness." Lily muttered in embarrassment. They had not had time to continue their conversation when the elevator had reached their intended floor. Enzo got out first, followed by Lily, who followed obediently behind the man.
"Then, I'll go back to my room after I finish calling Doctor, Boss. Good night, I hope Boss and Mia are okay, and you can rest easy tonight."
Enzo nodded as they had to part after Lily finished helping him put Mia to bed in her own room after she carefully changed Mia's wet clothes into pajamas.
"You too. Rest well for today, Lily," Enzo replied briefly. The young woman smiled as she nodded. She left Enzo's room, leaving Enzo looking tiredly at Mia, who was now asleep in her pajamas that Lily had changed into.
"Why are you still like this, Mia? I'm just trying to protect you from the cruel world. I don't want you to get hurt again. I don't want you to cry again. In the future, please try to understand me more, okay? I'll go crazy if you disappear again. I only have you in this world. I can't lose you too. Never will Mia," Enzo monologued in a small voice. He kissed Mia's hand softly. It was sad to see Mia still unable to understand the meaning of all his actions even after Enzo spent all his time protecting her.
DING DONG!
"Boss, it's me, Daren. Lily called me to check on Miss Mia."
Enzo immediately neutralized his emotions again when the doctor in his organization came to the penthouse. Enzo took the time to stare at Mia for a long time, lifting the girl's blanket to her neck before kissing her forehead gently. After everything was done, Enzo's feet stepped out of Mia's room. The man felt that he had to quickly open the door for the doctor and return to Mia's room before the girl disappeared from his reach again before Enzo could stop her.