Chapter 27: Flashback
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"Nick, where are you going?" asked Belinda as she glanced at the file in her nephew's hand.
Nick, who didn't expect to see his aunt early in the morning in front of his mansion, replied briefly, "To the office, Bi."
Without waiting for Nick to welcome her, Belinda stepped into her mansion. "Auntie wants to talk to you," she said in a serious tone that made Nick raise an eyebrow.
Nick sighed softly, closed the door, and followed his aunt into the living room. She sat on the sofa opposite Belinda, feeling curious and worried at the same time.
"It's a shame that Bibi came here. What's wrong? Is there anything important until Auntie comes to my mansion herself?" she asked as she placed her file on the table.
Belinda looked at Nick with a deep gaze, as if she was thinking about the best way to express something. The atmosphere in the living room suddenly felt heavy, making Nick even more curious about what his aunt wanted to say.
Belinda sat down with a serious expression, then said in a stern tone, "Auntie needs your help right now, Nick."
Nick nodded softly, his eyes searching his aunt's face which looked a little tense. He knew that if Belinda came directly to her mansion, there must be something important to discuss.
Belinda took a deep breath before continuing, "You remember about the woman Hunter used to be close to marrying?"
Nick nodded quickly, enthusiastic to hear the direction of this conversation. He knew that his aunt was not the type of person who talked pleasantly. In his heart, Nick hopes that there will be a great profit that he can get from this news.
Belinda sighed in annoyance before continuing, "The woman came back here again after five years of leaving Malta. He brought his son."
Nick was shocked to hear this news. For a moment he was silent, but there was a curiosity that began to take hold of him. "What is that child... the son of Mr. Hunter?" he asked, tilting his head while watching his aunt's expression.
Belinda let out a deep sigh before replying, "Yes. That kid is Hunter's son."
Hearing that, a small smile began to be engraved on Nick's face. In his heart, he cheered happily. The information she had been waiting for all this time finally came as well, and it came directly from her aunt's own mouth.
"So," Nick said, his voice sounding more relaxed but his eyes were full of a flashe of plan, "that kid is really Mr. Hunter's flesh and blood? Very interesting."
Belinda, who saw the change in Nick's expression, could only look at her nephew suspiciously. Meanwhile, Nick feels that this news is the weapon he has been waiting for for a long time. Now, he believes he has a gap to rival Hunter, the older brother who has been the dominant shadow in his life.
"Alright, Bi," Nick said as he leaned back on the couch, "tell me everything you know about the woman and the child. We have to make sure all of this goes according to plan."
Belinda took a deep breath again, seemingly trying to calm herself down before starting to tell the story. "I don't know what made the woman come here again after so long," he said in a tone full of disapproval. "I'm very sure this woman is deliberately trying to blackmail and exploit Hunter's popularity for her sake. She wants to be the woman by Hunter's side again."
Belinda looked at Nick sharply. "I don't want that to happen. After everything he had done to our family, I would never accept if Hunter or that woman were back together. I'm sure he deliberately took advantage of his son to hold Hunter accountable. And I won't let that happen."
Nick listened attentively, although in his heart he could hardly help but smile widely. Her aunt's words were the good news she had been hoping for. Eventually, there was a real loophole to take down Hunter—and now even his own aunt became an unexpected ally in his plans.
"So," Belinda continued, her voice starting to sound more firm, "Auntie really wants you to help Auntie right now. We have to make sure she doesn't get what she wants from Hunter."
Nick nodded enthusiastically, hiding overflowing excitement behind his calm face. "Then, what does Auntie want me to do?" she asked in a serious tone, though in her heart she almost laughed out loud.
In his mind, Nick never thought that the person who would help him destroy Hunter was his own aunt. It was as if God had arranged everything to make it easier.
Belinda continued her explanation, her voice filled with worry and firmness. "The woman firmly said that she would not hold Hunter accountable for her son," Belinda said as she shook her head, her expression reflecting disbelief. "But you can't just believe it, Nick. A woman like him must have a hidden plan."
Nick tilted his head, watching his aunt with an interested look. "Why is Bibi so sure?" she asked, even though she actually enjoyed this storyline very much.
Belinda took another deep breath before answering. "Because the woman is now living in Hunter's mansion with her son. If they continue to be together, it's not impossible that he will make your brother fall in love with him again."
Nick raised his eyebrows, pretending to be surprised even though in his heart he could barely contain his joy. This scenario was more interesting than anything he had ever imagined.
"So, to make sure what she said is true, Bibi has another plan," Belinda continued, her voice now sounding more firm. "Auntie wants to match your brother with one of your Uncle's business friend's daughters first."
Nick held back his smile, trying to look serious. "So you want to make sure Hunter doesn't have a chance to get back with that woman?" she asked to affirm.
Belinda nodded. "That's right. If Hunter was already married to another woman, then that woman would have no more chance. Hunter won't be able to get caught up in his emotional game."
Nick nodded enthusiastically. "Good plan, Bi. I agree. Hunter must not let his guard down, and I will make sure that Bibi's plan goes smoothly."
In his heart, Nick imagined how chaotic Hunter's life would be after this. He imagines a scenario in which Hunter is caught in a conflict between his feelings for the woman and the planned marriage. "This will be the beginning of Hunter's destruction," Nick thought excitedly.
Nick asked his aunt again, "Then what should I do to get my aunt out of the way?" Belinda immediately took something from her bag.
He gave Nick a photo.
Nick was surprised, stunned, silent for a moment when the woman he had been looking for was Ramona.
"Her name is Ramona, she used to be the maid in my mansion, then I don't know what the problem is, suddenly Hunter asked her to be the maid in her mansion, aunt thinks it was the first time Hunter fell in love with this woman. Then this woman pretended that I let go of her, pretending nothing had happened to her. He rejected Hunter's accountability. I don't know what possessed the aunt first, the aunt asked them to get married but it was held secretly. Then this woman ran away and disappeared like being swallowed up by the earth for five years, and now she is back with her son," Belinda explained at length to Nick.
Nick still couldn't believe that the woman he had been looking for was around him.
"Find her, get close to her, if necessary make her fall in love with you, that way Hunter won't have a chance to get close to her, if Hunter knows you're approaching her, auntie is sure, Hunter will kick and kick the woman away from his mansion, and Hunter will probably not have anything to do with her again," Belinda explained, making Nick immediately get a brilliant idea at this time.
He already has a plan for this. And Nick is sure that this time the plan will really go well and smoothly.
"Auntie, calm down, now you only need to arrange dinner for Hunter and Sire's meeting, let Nick take care of the rest," said Nick to Belinda's surprise, how could Nick come up with an idea so quickly.
"What are you planning? Do you know him? Have you ever met him?" asked Belinda excitedly and curiously.
Nick smiled and lied by saying, "I can ask my men to find this woman." Belinda was silent and pretended to believe, as if she trusted her nephew.
Belinda then remembered that Hunter had said that Ramona worked at Bainchi's company.
"Oh yes Nick, it looks like you don't need to ask your men to look for him," Nick waited, roughly what Belinda would say.
Belinda was a little hesitant to say it, but she also didn't want Hunter to be with Ramona. Suddenly, Belinda immediately explained everything without exception.
"He works at Bainchi's company, Hunter said, maybe you can find him there," Nick nodded as if he had just figured it out, despite the fact that he knew more than anything.
"Go Bainchi? Did Hunter recommend her to work there?" asked Nick provoking Belinda to speak more.
Belinda who was hesitant to say everything suddenly just nodded. It doesn't matter, just by knowing that Ramona is the woman Hunter wanted to marry, Nick already knows why Ramona works at Bainchi.
Of course it is for the benefit of Hunter. Nick is very sure that Ramona is used by Hunter to be a spy in Bainchi. Nick must immediately meet Sevano to tell him about this.
"Then Nick goes first Bi, auntie just arrange the dinner, let Nick take care of the rest," Belinda just nodded with her faint smile.
Nick rushes out while calling Sevano to meet them. Nick immediately drove his car across the street with a very, very happy heart at this time.
Now Nick has arrived at the café that he has told Sevano to meet.
It can be seen that Sevano is already sitting by the window waiting for Nick.
"What's wrong? Why did you ask me to come here? I have a lot of work, you can come to the office if necessary," said Sevano when Nick took up his time.
Nick immediately sat down with a big smile and a beaming face.
"I'm sure your arrival here won't make you regret it, I have good news right now," Sevano frowned as he looked at Nick's happy face.
Nick pushed his body slightly to the table and prepared to tell everything from the beginning of Belinda's arrival at his mansion to the surprising facts about the woman they had been looking for.
"What? Are you serious?" Nick nodded steadily and gave Sevano a photo of Ramona.
"That's the photo my aunt gave me, she said she was the woman Hunter was close to marrying, and it turned out that Ramona already had a son," Sevano swore when his guess was not wrong.
Nick then asked, "Why? Do you know something?" asked Nick curiously to see Sevano's current annoyance.
Sevano looked at Nick with a face that looked so upset at this time.
"Elors gave me data about Ramona, there is no record of her getting married either in Malta or in Los Angeles, she was honest about having children but she lied to me about her husband, she said her husband died a long time ago due to an accident," said the reason why Sevano was angry.
Sevano leaned back in his chair while staring out the window with a still broken heart.
"Don't be in a hurry to get angry, this is the time we've been waiting for, we've finally found this woman, so what are you waiting for, let's destroy Hunter at this time. Today his mother is planning Hunter's matchmaking with another woman to avoid Ramona, what are you waiting for, we play the bait that my aunt has given, we destroy Hunter in her own game," said Nick who looked so enthusiastic to carry out his plan.
Meanwhile, Sevano still looks upset at this time.
"So he works in my company just for the sake of spying on me? He works for Hunter, I have to be careful with him, it seems like Elors said the other day right, about Ramona standing for a long time in front of our room door, she is eavesdropping on our chat," Sevano said as if he had just realized everything.
Nick smiled casually and said, "Already, why regret that, we are replying to them at this time. We make them stuck in their own game." Sevano nodded in agreement with his offer.
Sevano then looked at Nick and asked, "Then what should I do to help you?" Nick smiled happily at this time.
Nick then told Sevano about his plan. Sevano smiles his devil and nods in agreement with the plan.
"I'll make sure he's willing to help you tonight!" Nick nodded and looked forward to Sevano's help.
