The Passion Of My Enemy
** isabella **

"You sure you don't want to wait?"

The question that was thrown from the right hand of his belief made Derek frown.

"The age is only nineteen, Derek."

"Ahead of twenty, Mike ...."

Mike snorted hearing Derek's rebuttal.

"Don't make me feel like a pedhopil, Mike!"

Mike chuckles. Derek's desire to marry Amy is foreseen. And it's the best plan to protect the girl from treasure hunters or even Arthur's old enemies.

"I'll take care of it soon .. calm down."

Mike turned around from Derek's desk. Stepping out of the room into his own room. But the figure of the man in front of the secretary's desk made him stop stepping.

"What are you doing there, Sanchez?"

The voice of the man reprimanding him made Lucius turn his head. Mike looked at him sharply.

"Ah, Mike! .. I happened to pass by and wanted to stop by Derek. There's something I want to talk about."

Mike raised both eyebrows.

"Continue?"

Lucius smiled, raised both his shoulders and looked towards the door of Derek's room.

"Follow me."

Mike stepped back in following Lucius. Back in Derek's room.

"You have guests."

Derek looked towards the man who had come with Mike. The man's long black hair was again tied behind his neck. Makes Derek think of Amy's finger that once touched that hair when it would tie him up.

With a flat face he allowed the man to sit on the sofa. Derek stood up from his chair and sat down with Mike, who was sitting on the sofa opposite their guests.

"I'm taking your promises."

"I'm freeing you into my territory, Sanchez. Whatever information you want, you can search freely."

"You promised you'd help. I'm having a hard time, and it's related to your late father, Erland Langton."

Sanchez paused, narrowing his eyes at the two men in turn. Scanning the reaction of the two after hearing Erland's name.

"Last year my father was deadlocked in search of a woman who ran away with his daughter, my sister."

Derek and Mike looked at. Mike leaned back and began to fold both of his arms in front of his chest.

"Tell me everything, Sanchez. Why does your father think this has something to do with Erland Langton."

Derek tapped a finger on his own knee. Lucius looked sharply.

"Who are the names of the two women?"

"The woman I'm looking for is Marinna Hastings and her best friend from the same parlour with her isabella . After so many years, my father finally found out the name of the man who brought Isabella ..he was your grandfather, Steve Langton. On this information he met Erland who at that time had held full power over the Langton clan. But as I said .. everything is deadlocked. Erland didn't know or refused to tell me where the little girl her father had brought from the orphanage."

The three then fell silent. Derek and Mike begin to ponder the direction of Sanchez's story.

"Then my father tried another way. He secretly investigates Steve's family tree. And find out the fact that there was an adopted child adopted by Steve . But the woman has broken off her relationship with the Langton family for choosing to marry Arthur Sky who is a long-time enemy of the Langton family."

Derek hid all his reactions with a flat face. While Mike who folded his arms in front of the chest does not move like a statue that is still.

"And he finally tried his luck by meeting Arthur Sky. Hope to meet his wife Greta. Want to make sure if Greta Sky is Isabella from the same parlor as Marinna."

"But only there is our luck. After that we were unable to find any information regarding Isabella. Everything seems to be blocked. And we believe Erland Langton and Arthur Sky are behind it. Even our people had to stop moving. Do not investigate further. All access to Langton and Sky cannot be entered."

Derek took a deep breath. Can guess who Isabella was told by Lucius. It must be her aunt Margaretha Langton. His father would do anything to protect his beloved adopted sister.

"To be honest, Sanchez. My father never told me about someone named Isabella. My last aunt was a foster child. But my father never brought up his past with me. She remains and will only be Margaretha Langton to our family. And yes ...my aunt went and broke off the relationship after being kicked out by my grandfather for marrying Arthur. "

"That's also information Amy knew. Amy Sky said her mother changed her name to Greta Sky after her marriage. He stayed with his father until he died of illness. No one named Marinna Hastings has ever met her mother."

Derek took a deep breath.

"So you were also looking for information about her mother when she was with you?"

Lucius smiled without guilt.

"He said it without coercion. I just wanted to find my sister anyway.The woman shouldn't have taken her away, even if she was her mother. But my father has rights over his daughter, don't you think? "

Mike looked at Lucius, judging the stature of the man's face, and suddenly remembered the black-haired girl sleeping in the room next to his own room in his apartment. The girl who seemed to start being haunted by nightmares every night.nMike heard her restless sleep and sometimes terrified moans and cries held back behind the door of the girl's room that was always locked.

"You're different mom ...." Mike said slowly, looking at Lucius deeply.

"Yes .. but we have the same father."

"I came to see you. I'd like to meet all the women I've ever been close to, ever met and had a relationship with Greta Sky. Either when she was Margaretha or when she was Arthur's wife."

"How can you be sure that my aunt is Isabella?"

"I'm just guessing, Derek. Anyhow all information about Isabella has been removed. And information about Margaretha before her adoption by your grandfather was also not found. I just connected those two things."

Derek looks at Mike, all this stuff is related to Amy, and Amy doesn't seem to know anything about Isabella, just like she does. The information was only known to Erland, Arthur and his own aunt Margaretha. But there must be a certain reason so they keep that information. Didn't even tell Derek or Amy.

"You can find anything and find whoever you want, Sanchez. As long as you keep your manners and know your limits. Anyone you want to meet with in connection with Greta Sky .. I'll give you that access."

A wide smile adorned Lucius' face when he heard Derek's statement. His black eyes shone staring at the two men in turn.

"Then I'll just go straight, Derek. I'd like to see the mansion where Greta grew up and meet people who've taken care of her or seen her grow up there."

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