She's My Sleeping Pill

“Oi! Tell me this isn’t true.”

“Nani kore?”

“Doushita no?”

“Yen! Yen! Are you alright?” Noah came running with a question when he saw Cayenne arrive on the campus. “I saw the news about the child.”

Her face instantly crumbled and she looked really annoyed which stopped Noah from getting closer. “Huh? What are you talking about?” She thought Stefan prevented the news from leaking. [This must be someone else’s doing.] She told herself as she faced the inquisitive look of the people around her. They weren’t really asking her anything but based on their expressions, she could tell what they were thinking. [I never realized that they pay attention to news reports as well. I thought they only love gossip. Haha]

“Whoever reported this people, I salute to him.”

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“This must be done by some undercover cops. My uncle from the police often tells me that some of his colleagues are working to gather intelligence about crimes.”

“Hey! I am not sure if you are familiar with Don Julian. Isn’t he the man who often helps people whenever there are natural calamities that strike the city? He donated to many charities as well.”

“I don’t really pay attention to news like charities. I read his name on the news this morning, though.”

“That’s him! I can’t believe that he is part of the group who commits child trafficking by controlling those who are indebted to him!”

“It’s not just him! Apparently, if you can’t pay your debt and you have no one to pay for what you owe them, they will sell your organs to make you pay for it. Councilor Vargas is part of it, too. There is a grand rally against city officials to be reinvestigated right now.”

“Cayenne, what can you say about the news?” Faith asked when they finally got to their seats. “I just read it when I arrived here because everyone talks about it. There was also the news of you and your husband saying that you saved a child. You even paid for the medical fees.”

“Regarding that, we just happened to be there and the child’s parents were killed. We couldn’t find her relatives so, Stefan and I decided to shoulder the fees at the moment.”

“Why were you in that neighborhood?” Noah inquired curiously. “It’s opposite the direction to his office and your house.”

“We...we...”

“You went on a date.” Noah finished what she meant to say because she seemed unable to say it amidst the negative news her classmates were talking about. “It’s not bad to go out and have a date once in a while. It was also fortunate that you went out because you were able to save a life.”

“Right! You don’t have to feel bad about it.” Faith second in motion to rid of Cayenne’s awkwardness. “Sigh. I can’t believe that behind those smiles and polite greetings to the crowd, these people were doing those unscrupulous ways of earning money. No wonder they are so rich.”

“It’s a pity that they just got caught now.”

Cayenne didn’t say anything about the news. She knew it was Stefan who told Tristan to unveil all these things but since it could compromise their security, they all decided to keep it a secret. Doing something good didn’t need to be shown to everyone. As long as you know that you are doing something better for the society or for someone to live a good life, as long as it doesn’t go against morality, it’s fine if no one knows it.

Stefan and Tristan worked hand in hand in unveiling the dirty secrets of those people who got acquainted with the two criminals they were hunting. Every single day that they couldn’t find them, he will overturn the city to shake off these evil people.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

“Come in.”

Elena got inside his office with two cups of coffee and placed them in front of Stefan and Tristan. “Boss, I have cleared your schedule from 3:30 PM onwards. Also, the interior designer called to tell you that the 2 guest bedrooms have been completed. She was wondering if you wanted to buy the items yourself according to her design or just let her do what she wants.”

“I won’t be staying in those rooms so just let her do what she thinks is good for the rooms.”

“Got it. I’ll tell her right away. Also, will you be visiting the place after buying the appliances?”

“Yeah. I’ll have to make an excuse for that.”

Elena just smiled and left since she has nothing else to say. She went back to work in her office while Tristan remained inside with Stefan. Not long after she seated herself, Travis showed up which almost scared her to death. The man wasn’t making any sound at all.

“Mr. Madrigal. Is there anything that I can help you with?”

“I just want to chat with your boss.”

“Oh.” She retorted and bowed a little. “Give me a sec. I’ll let him know. Do you mind waiting in the conference room?”

“I can stay here. Just tell him to get his butt here.”

“Yes, sir.” Elena saluted and almost ran off to find her boss because of embarrassment. She felt a commanding presence from Travis who felt like she was talking to a high-ranking military official. She even gave him a proper salute which she learned from her 1-year compulsory ROTC class during college.

Stefan had this easy-going vibe around him as long as you don’t cross his bottom line. Whenever he felt happy, he would smile at his employees and sometimes greet them like an ordinary man. He seemed friendly. Contrasting to his personality, Travis was always poker-faced to everyone. Of course, that does not include his family and friends. He could be seen smiling around them but he never smiles at outsiders. To others, he looked scary.

“Boss!”

“Hey! Where’re your manners? You didn’t knock.” Tristan scolded before Stefan could even say anything. He was the boss, alright. And he didn’t even say anything to her.

“Sorry about that boss, but sir Travis is waiting for you outside.”

“Ah? Hahaha,” Stefan laughed so hard as he stood up to meet his non-blood-related brother. He could already tell that he will be scolded again. “I wish Jill is here to save my *ss.”