Edward asked Milea to have a quick chat at the coffee shop opposite his office. Milea complies and goes along when Edward invites her. She was very innocent and did not suspect Edward's bad intentions at all.
After chatting about many things, at length, with a little seduction Edward also invited Milea to go somewhere. Milea is the type of woman who gets carried away easily. The slightest seduction from Edward immediately melted.
Much different from Vincent's attitude who is always ignorant and does not care about his partner. Edward can indeed convince every woman who is close to Vincent to turn to him. After Emma, Edward's easy target is now Milea.
Vincent, on the other hand, seemed anxious because he couldn't find Milea in his office.
'How strange is that? Where did that spoilt brat go? Is she trying to run away from her work responsibilities?' Vincent wondered. He was still waiting in Milea's room. However, the girl did not return after the lunch hour ended.
"Where did she go?" Vincent wondered at the tracking microchip embedded in Milea's phone. It didn't seem to be in the direction of the office. Instead, it was getting further and further away. Vincent became worried. That's bad!
Vincent hurriedly left the office. He hurried to find out Milea's current whereabouts.
"Shit! Where did she go? Why didn't she tell me before?" Vincent snorted in annoyance. While driving, he kept watching his GPS. He hoped nothing would happen to Milea.
"Why stop here?" Vincent wondered. His tracker stopped at one point. An old, worn-out warehouse. Why would Milea go to an old warehouse? He thought.
A few minutes later, a message arrived on Vincent's phone. When he opened the message from an unknown number, there was a photo of Milea tied to a chair with her eyes covered with a black cloth. Her arms and legs were tied perfectly and she was unconscious.
"What a bastard! Who's doing this again?"
***
Vincent found Milea. The girl was alone in an old warehouse in a bound position. Suddenly, Edward appeared from behind, surprising Vincent.
"Great! How quickly you found your woman," marveled Edward in a sarcastic tone.
"So, it was all your doing?" Vincent accused. Edward did not deny it at all. It was his plan.
"What is your special relationship with this woman?" Edward was getting curious. How could Vincent find Milea's whereabouts so quickly? Even the distance from the text message Edward sent to Vincent was not that long. It was still a matter of minutes.
When Edward manages to confirm it, Vincent quickly finds Milea, who is now his hostage. Undoubtedly, Vincent and Milea have a special relationship. That's how Edward summed it up. He was very happy that Edward fell into his trap.
"What a loser! How dare you take advantage of a woman's helplessness," Vincent taunted. He had an angry look on his face.
Edward burst out laughing. Vincent's taunts had no effect on him. Now, he would not be provoked by anything Vincent said.
"Listen, Vin! I know you're a genius. Even to occupy the highest position in the company, you don't have to bother crawling from the bottom like me. But to me, that doesn't seem fair." Edward was protesting to Vincent.
"After I've worked my way up to my position, you just kick me out of the company. Huh, how funny!" sneered Edward.
"I wasn't as lucky as you back then, Ed. You graduated from college and were immediately accepted into a big company. As for me, all the companies rejected me. But now things have changed," Vincent explained.
"Changed you say?" replied Edward sneering back at Vincent.
"Yes. The wheels of life are turning, Ed," said Vincent.
Vincent and Edward got into a heated argument. In their feud, the point was that Edward did not want Vincent in the competition. Because it would hinder his path to achieving his desires.
According to Edward, Vincent already had everything that Edward didn't have. So, why should Vincent enter the competition, he thought.
"Get out of the competition, Vin! If you still want to see Milea return safely, into your arms," threatened Edward.
"What do you really want?" challenged Vincent. He felt Edward was being too convoluted with his words.
Edward wanted Vincent to surrender and bend the knee before him. Then, apologise for sacking him from the company. In addition, he also wanted the application programme Vincent was currently developing.
'How cunning of him!' Vincent thought.
"Do what I say! That way Milea will be safe," Edward offered.
"What?" Vincent widened his eyes in shock.
Edward's offer was costing him dearly. It was a difficult choice Vincent had to make at the moment.
When Milea becomes a hostage, Vincent has no other choice. He had no choice but to hand over the programme to Edward. In fact, the programme had long been his dream. The result of two years of unemployment, he pursued the application programme alone. When it was almost finished, Edward easily asked Vincent to exchange it with Milea.
Okay, fine. If that's what Edward wanted. Vincent agreed and would do as he was told. He would give up the programme as long as Milea survived. A person's life is not a game. That rancid boy was doing everything he could to gain personal gain. How inhumane, he thought.
"Give me the external hard drive!" Edward ordered. He urged Vincent to give him the hard drive.
"I'll get it for you. Wait a minute!" said Vincent, deliberately buying time.
"Hurry up! If you don't hand over the programme immediately, I can't guarantee Milea's safety," threatened Edward. He continued to urge Vincent.
Vincent hurried. He got into his car. Then, he opened his laptop and copied all the programmes onto an external hard drive. In just a few minutes, Vincent was back to see Edward, bringing the hard drive to exchange with Milea.
Vincent smiled sarcastically as he handed the hard drive to Edward. "Sneaky bastard!" cursed Vincent.
"Okay, thanks. This programme is now mine. You must withdraw from the competition immediately, Vin!" Edward ordered again.
'Shit!'
Vincent looked away, annoyed. His hard work had been in vain. He couldn't do anything if Milea was at stake.
"Give Milea back to me first. After that, I'll do everything you say, you bastard!" Vincent negotiated. He was starting to get upset. His temper was unbearable.
"Okay, patience! I'm giving Milea back to you. She's no longer useful to me." Edward handed Milea over to Vincent.
The two had started to barter. Vincent got Milea back. Meanwhile, Edward just left after getting his wish to have the programme from Vincent's hand.
After Vincent exchanged the application's raw programme for Milea, Edward felt he had won from Vincent. Let it go. Right now, Milea's life is more important than anything else. The mandate of Mr Eduardo who had entrusted Vincent to protect Milea had been carried out. He had promised to keep it to Mr Eduardo.
Vincent wanted to beat his rival to a pulp. However, he decided against it. He was preparing a blow that was more painful than a physical blow. He was sure that Edward would be deterred by the blow.
"Milea, are you okay?" Vincent asked anxiously. There was no answer from Milea. Her eyes were still closed when Vincent removed her blindfold.