Chapter 27

Melisa started to act forcefully. At first, Jack still didn't seem to care about Melisa's presence nearby. However, over time, Melisa's chatter started to bother him. He started to leave the place.

"Where are you going ?" Melisa asked.

“Stay away from you.” Jack still didn't move, he just walked straight without looking back.

“W-wait, you can't do that! Tch, How rude!" Melisa started running after Jack, full of annoyance she still tried to follow the man.

"Don't follow me!"

"Why not? You have not answer my question?"

"I can't!"

"But-"

"DON'T FOLLOW ME!" Jack's voice started to sound scary and at a glance the color of his eyes seemed to change.

Melisa was silent, she gave up and let Jack leave her. She still imagined Jack's eyes that she had just seen. Strange, really strange for her.

"Why are you daydreaming here?" Suddenly, Heriet and Kevin came and interrupted her thoughts.

"Kevin? Heriet? N-no, who was spacing out?”

"Come on, you were just talking to Jack Louis, weren't you?" Heriet said teasing her a little.

"Yes, why? Do I look strange?"

"What do you need with him?" Kevin asked with a cynical expression.

“Nothing, I don't have anything to do with him. We just happened to meet earlier and-"

"Liar, you have something to do with him, right? Come on, Melisa. We've been friends since childhood, you can't hide anything from us.” Said Heriet who didn't believe Melisa's confession. Even though it was clear that she was trying to follow Jack like a stalker.

"Okay, you see, right now I really need Jack Louis' help to find out the cause of the illness I was experiencing at that time."

"What? Hahaha...you're kidding, right?” Kevin asked while laughing mockingly.

“No Kevin, I'm serious. This definitely has something to do with Jack.”

“Oh you, don't link things that have nothing to do with it. You're sick and what does that have to do with him?"

“When I was sick, I always had nightmares. I always heard the sound of the piano and in my dream, I saw a very terrible event. A sadistic murder. A little girl whose head was shot off and a little boy who was skinned alive, it's really terrible.”

"How many times have you had dreams like that?" Heriet asked.

“Almost every time I fell asleep during my illness, and after I returned to this city my gut feeling said that all of this must have something to do with the Louis Family.”

"Related? Where is the relationship located? If you want to be seriously ill for years, then you will dream about sadistic events, hear the sound of the piano repeatedly in your ears and-" Kevin continued to ramble non-stop, as if he didn't believe Melisa's words.

“Kevin..stop it!” Melisa tried to stop Kevin's chatter, who was clearly insinuating that she was trying to get attention.

"Then, you're saying this has everything to do with Jack Louis?" Kevin was still babbling.

“Stop it, Kevin!” Melisa started to get angry, but Kevin still didn't care.

"Even though you're just linking unnecessary things and you-"

“KEVIN...!” Melissa shouted. Kevin fell silent when she heard Melisa's voice so loud.

“Ok whatever, do whatever you want to do. I don't want to interfere." Kevin walked away, without looking back.

"Oh my God." Melisa sighed, she really couldn't believe Kevin would act like that.

"Kevin didn't mean that." Heriet started to speak up.

“You're still defending him? He thinks I'm a fraud, Heriet!"

"It's not like that, but you know Kevin, right? He has always had that attitude, even though he is someone who is always worried about both of us. He just doesn't want you to get involved with Jack, let alone trying to reveal his past story."

“I know, it's just that ever since I returned to this place, those nightmares have come back to haunt me. I was very scared, I tried to ask my father what disease attacked me at that time."

"Then, what did your dad say?"

“Just like I told you yesterday.”

"So?"

"When I was being treated in hospital, I heard the voices of my dad and the doctor who was treating me. The doctor said that at that time the cause of my illness was not known, it could even be said that there was no cause."

"Impossible."

"Heri, I don't remember for sure, but as far as I remember, whether it was a dream or not, I was at the location where the massacre occurred."

"Oh no, what about Jack Louis?"

“I'm sure he can help me because this also has something to do with him.”

"Okay, I understand. But I hope you don't act rashly."

"Why?"

“I don't know, but I don't want anything bad to happen to you."

“I understand, thank you for worrying about me.”

"I'll also explain it to Kevin, hopefully he understands."

“Thank you, Heriet. You are my best friend."

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