"And we saw my brother covered in blood with a sickle stuck in his stomach. Meanwhile, we know it was brought by Sis Luci to trim the branches."
Spider froze when Hans got to that part of the story. So far, he had never thought that Luci, who was so cheerful and sweet, must have had a strange life path.
"Apparently I don't know you very well, Bee," Spider whispered with pain in his heart.
"My mother instantly accused Sis Luci. There are two reasons. The first is that the sickle was brought by Sis Luci. The second reason is that at that time Sis Luci was holding the sickle that was stuck in my sister's stomach." Hans even had tears in his eyes by then.
"We rushed my brother to the hospital. In the end, he went critical because he had just had an accident and was still recovering. So while he should have probably survived being stabbed, he couldn't be saved because of the two accidents that happened to him."
Spider's chest seemed to stop for a moment. That meant Luci was accused of being a murderer. He was sure of that.
"The main thing is my brother's life can't be saved. And my stepmother was angry at that time. Sis Luci was sued and processed in court. I don't know about adult law but I heard from Uncle Tedy that Sis Luci was found not guilty.
"I don't know how exactly. But for sure after that, my stepmother spread a lot of hatred for Sis Luci. All the people who used to be kind and close to Sis Luci, my stepmother, would approach them. And my stepmother would tell them how violent and cruel Sis Luci had killed my brother. In the end, everyone stayed away from Sis Luci until now. Only Uncle Ted is still on good terms with her."
Spider was a strong man who was usually very ruthless and had no mercy when it came to killing his opponents and foes. But when he heard how much Luci had suffered all this time, it had made his heart shatter into fine grains without being able to grip it anymore.
"Sis Luci is still down, even now. For the sake of making amends, she was also willing to take care of me when my stepmother abandoned me. I feel very sorry for her because my stepmother will always use me to threaten her. Uncle now knows what happened to her while Uncle was away. So do your best!" Hans begged desperately.
Not only was Spider's heart broken. But also Hans' heart, which at this moment seemed to be ripped from his tiny body. Especially when he remembered how much Luci had suffered because of him being sickly.
"Thank you for telling me all this. But now I'm so afraid to step up. Especially after knowing that Bee is still down now. And tell me, does she feel like she's the one who killed your brother?" asked Spider.
Hans nodded "Yes, she always blamed herself for the death of my brother. She still believes that she killed my brother. But I'm sure she didn't, I mean the murder, though I don't know for sure."
Spider massaged his temple. Now he felt confused and restless. Getting Luci was not as easy as he thought it was before, especially now he knew that Luci had a great wound and was also a huge trauma.
"I am now at a loss as to how I should approach her. I'm too scared that I might hurt her." Spider shifted restlessly in his place.
"Don't worry, Uncle! I'll help you," said Hans.
...
Three days later in the company of Folca Hudan
A seventy-five-year-old woman walked up the steps of the Folca Hudan corporate ladder. Her hair was white and starting to thin. She wore a bright pink blouse and a stylish beach hat.
"Where's Evan? Where is that brat?" yelled the old woman.
The employees at the company were also confused when dealing with the old woman. Some looked down hastily at the sight of them. And some fled out of fear.
The old woman was Evan's grandmother. She was often referred to as Hudan's Grand Lady because she was the oldest living person in the Hudan family tree. It was also her who forced Evan to arrange an arranged marriage.
"Where is he? I want to meet him!" she had an eccentric and trendy style. In her youth, she was a socialite with the coolest style among her friends. Mrs. Grand Lady also took the elevator to go to Evan's office.
Meanwhile, in his own office, Evan felt tired and sleepy. Because three days in a row he always dreamed of Luci. He tried hard not to dream of her but always failed.
What's worse was that he dreamed of making out such things with Luci. That was so embarrassing, wasn't it? Moreover, he had decided to stop having any relationships with women.
"Have you got a jockey?" Evan asked Mr. John. His eye bags were very black and his face was very pale, from staying up too long.
"I have submitted all the jockeys' data to you, sir." Mr. John reported from his desk.
"Find another! They want to use me. I can see it in their thirsty eyes. Look like her, look like that girl!" groaned Evan. The girl that he was referring to was Luci.
His eyes narrowed and began to close. And when he fell asleep for one second, he would wake up nervously. Whenever he fell asleep it was Luci's face that appeared in his dreams. Therefore he tried hard not to fall asleep. But it was torturing him.
Suddenly the door was smashed open, followed by Grand Lady Hudan who came in with a bang.
"Evan, kid doesn't know how to profit!" The Old Lady threw one of her sandals at Evan. And the wooden sandal hit the CEO's head. For information, the Grand Lady deliberately wore wooden sandals so that she could throw them to her grandson.
"Why are you hiding here? We have a meeting with Edward's family tonight. But you still haven't come to the capital!" Now she took off another sandal for her to throw to her grandson.
But Evan was in a hurry to hide under his desk. This made her even more furious.
"You think you can hide huh, brat?" She sped up quickly to go to Evan's desk.
Grand Lady Hudan was an energetic and healthy woman. So even though she was in her seventies she could still walk fast and run around.
BUGH! BUGH! BUGH!
"Feel it! Feel it, bad boy. When did you become an obedient child? You just make me dizzy!" she beat Evan repeatedly.
"Argh! Oh my, Grandma, my goodness!" groaned Evan who was still hiding under his desk.
"No mercy for you! Get married or I will kill you! Feel it!" Grand Lady didn't stop hitting Evan,
"John, help me! Help!" shouted Evan. But Mr. John couldn't do anything about it.
"Who do you think can save you from me, bastard boy? You must take responsibility for your misdeeds!" She almost hit again, until finally, Mr. John squeaked because he couldn't bear to see Evan being beaten so weakly.
"Master Evan already has a lover, Grand Lady. Please stop hitting him!" Mr. John bowed obediently.
The wooden sandal that was swinging in her hand stopped. She was now staring intently at Mr. John.