"Make sure to gather all the informations they hold. Record the conversations of the higher officials also, we can use it against them," malamig na saad ni Xord habang hinahagis ang mga box na naglalaman ng devices sa mga lalaki.
The four men quickly caught the boxes bago sumaludo sa lalaki. "We're going, sir."
Tinanaw na lamang ni Astreille ang apat na lalaki na ngayon ay naglalakad na palayo sa kanila.
Humugot siya nang malalim na hininga bago ayusin ang suot suot na damit. Xord let her wore an all-black outfit, ito rin ang suot ng mga iba pa kaya hindi na siya tumanggi. Astreille hates the color black but she's starting to love it.
"You'll be fine, baby. I'm here with you. Still nervous?" Bumaling siya sa katabi nang tanungin siya nito.
Astreille smiled before shaking her head. "I'm not nervous. Naninibago lang ako," she answered.
"You're not stuttering right now while talking to me," nakangising dagdag ng lalaki.
Astreille smiled seductively. "Didn't you told me that I am your girlfriend now, Xord? Do couples stutter when they talk?"
Tinanaw ni Astreille ang isang lalaki sa likuran ni Xord na nakatanaw sa kanila. She has to act like they're a sweet couple, it seems like these guys around them are observing every people.
Xord cleared his throat. "Still watching?" tanong nito sa kaniya.
Nagulat pa ang dalaga nang marinig 'yon, maybe he also noticed it.
"Netflix? I don't do netflix, baby. I can watch you all day," sagot ng dalaga bago marahang halikan sa pisngi ang binata.
She quickly pulled the dagger from her pocket before hitting the guy's neck. Sinapo ng lalaki ang leeg bago tuluyang matumba sa lupa.
"One down. Tara na," Astreille uttered before pulling Xord.
"My baby is really improving." Mabilis na pinaputukan ni Xord ang isa pang lalaki mula sa malayo. Good thing that his gun has a silencer. No one will hear the noise.
"Magaling kasi ang teacher ko," bulong ng dalaga habang pinamumulahan pa ng mukha.
"Yeah, and you called me baby a while ago," Xord said while chuckling.
"That w-was for a show!" depensa naman ng dalaga.
"But you sound so sexy while saying it." Nakangusong hinampas ni Astreille ang braso ng binata bago ito hilahin para mas bumilis pa ang lakad nila.
Walang kurap-kurap na pinagbabaril ni Xord ang lahat ng bantay sa dinadaanan nila. They're entering the backdoor of the museum so no one will notice the chaos they started.
"Hurry up. Nakapasok na sila Kyel sa loob," tarantang saad ni Astreille bago mabilis na umakyat sa hagdan papaakyat sa CCTV room.
Xord clenched his jaw before punching the man's face infront him. Narinig niya ang pagkabasag ng panga nito kaya mabilis niyang sinundan ang dalaga sa itaas.
He proudly smirked when he saw three men lying on the floor, Astreille executed them perfectly.
Sa kabilang banda ay nanatili ang atensyon ng dalaga sa mga monitor sa harapan niya. She heard the door opened and she knew it was Xord.
"How's it?" he asked before walking towards the computers.
Astreille took over the keyboard before manipulating the time in the CCTV. Sinigurado niyang pinalitan niya ang oras maging ang pwesto kung saan nakaharap ang mga camera.
She also removed some parts of the footage where it caught Kyel and Teodore roaming around.
"Done. Let's follow them. I saw Ephraim running towards the basement," mabilis na saad ng dalaga bago tumayo sa kinauupuan.
"The devices. Hack it, we need to hear the conversation of the officials. Maybe Ephraim heard it already, there's something inside the basement," sagot naman ng binata habang naglalakad pababa ng hagdan.
"Kyel, Teodore, Greg. Follow Ephraim to the basement, he ran towards the left side of the aisle, near the office of the president. I need you to back him up," Xord communicated through the earpiece.
"Affirmative, sir."
"Astreille--" Lumingon ang lalaki sa likuran niya ngunit agad ding napatigil nang makitang wala ito roon. "Fuck, baby?"
Mabilis siyang umakyat pataas para hanapin ang dalaga.
"Argh! Get off me!" He heard her voice from the left side.
"Astreille!"
Mabilis na pinaputukan ni Xord ang lalaking may hawak hawak sa babae. Astreille on the other hand quickly kicked the other man who attacked her.
Binunot ng dalaga ang baril sa tagiliran bago paputukan ang lalaki sa ulo.
"Baby!" tarantang sigaw ni Xord nang takbuhin ni Astreille ang isang direksyon.
Paulit-ulit na pinaputukan ng dalaga ang direksyon sa harapan niya kung saan tumakbo ang lalaking hinahabol niya.
She was about to ran faster but Xord caught her arms.
"What the hell, Astreille. What are you thinking!" galit na sigaw nito.
Tinanaw ni Astreille ang likuran ng matandang lalaki na ngayon ay papalayo na. "I s-saw his face, Xord. It's my mother's other man! She cheated with my father with that asshole!"
Sinapo ni Xord ang magkabilang pisngi ng dalaga nang makita ang galit sa mga mata nito. "Astreille, baby, calm down, please?"
"No! You stopped me from killing that man! I thought he was dead, everyone believed that he is gone pero palabas lang ang lahat ng 'yon. Xord, I need to know kung may kinalaman ba ang gagong 'yon sa pagkamatay ng tatay ko!" galit na singhal ng dalaga.
Mahigpit na niyakap ni Xord ang dalaga bago ito halikan sa ulo. "Baby, shh. Calm down. Breathe."
Astreille is raging in fire, she pushed him hard. "You told me to kill everyone who killed my dad. At alam kong may kinalaman siya roon, Xord! But why are you stopping me right now?! I hate you!"
"You can't kill him, Astreille."
"Why?! Dahil sabi mo?! You clearly told me that I can eliminate them--"
"He is Ephraim's father."
"W-What?"
"Your mother and that man had an affair and a child even before your dad and your mom had you. Ephraim is your brother, Astreille, you wouldn't like to kill your brother's father because of that reason na hindi ka pa sigurado," dagdag pa ng binata.
Astreille took a step backward with that news.
"W-What? Ephraim is my b-brother?"