Chapter 28 : Moment (3)

Embra walked out of the huge Japanese house after the meeting and meet with someone who is waving at him in the parking lot. Looking at the blondie woman, dressed in a black short dress, Embra feels like he has met her before. While pondering about the identity of the woman, Embra walked towards the woman. And, only by seeing her face close up, Embra remembered and called out her name in surprise.

"Miss Lopez. Surprise seeing you here in this traditional restaurant." (Embra)

"No time no see, Boss. I heard you will be having a meeting here. So, I was waiting. Glad you are still here, Boss." (Lopez)

"*Smile* I am no longer your boss you know?" (Embra)

"Haha. Funny hearing you say that. You are my boss whatever you say. Anyway, get in. You are hurrying back to Tokyo, right? Let me get you a ride." (Lopez)

Hearing Ms.Lopez, Embra could not hide his surprise and laugh while thinking about who could have talked to her about his schedule. Of course, he does not put his guard up against her because he knows the woman in front of him and trusts her that she will not harm him. She is the genius car workshop manager in Embra's island and she manages all the car workshop in all of Embra's four islands. But, it has been three years since he last meets her. So, he was thinking about what reason is there for her to find him.

"*Strange Smile* Ah. Okay" (Embra)

After both of them gets into the car, Miss Lopez drives heading towards Tokyo. Embra started talking to her after sending a message to his subordinate to bring his car at the restaurant back to his house.

"So? What is the occasion? It has been a while since we last met." (Embra)

"Yep. It has been exactly three years, Boss. As for the occasion.. Boss, do you know of my workshop in Germany?" (Lopez)

"Of course I do. That is the workshop I gave to you all as a gift." (Embra)

"..You still haven't changed do you, Boss. Three years ago, you casually giving away a ten rice fields width of car workshop and two billion dollars as a fund. You gave us that so that we can continue feeding ourselves after we are leaving the island but, everyone in the workshop is grateful to you, Boss. That's why we decided to build a car for you. A car that is one of a kind in history, a car build using the latest technology available, especially, a car worthy of you, the one who starts the new era." (Lopez)

Embra who is about to light a cigar is stopped in midair, hearing Lopez's words. When he hears how Lopez is speaking enthusiastically, he could not help but, put his cigar down and looks at Miss Lopez with an eyebrow raised.

"And... The reason you are here is that..." (Embra)

"Yep. It is completed now. We named it 'Chandra'. We can assure you, Boss. This is the best car in the whole world and car history. Whether it is in terms of Speed, Power and energy efficiency, it tops any and all cars ever built till this date of October 2025." (Lopez)

A smile unconscionably creeps up on Embra's face which he controls not to turn into his 'Joker smile'. He lights up a cigar and takes a puff.

"*puff* *smirk* I would have doubted it if not it is coming from you. ... So, you guys created a beast, huh?." (Embra)

Miss Lopez stops the car as it is a red light and she smirks at Embra.

"Please don't underestimate us, Boos. Beast? *Shakes head* We created a 'Titan'..." (Lopez)

"... *laugh aloud* I am looking forward to it." (Embra)

"Yes. I am sure it will surely meet your expectation, Boss. No, it would exceed yours even. I am sure" (Lopez)

"Ahaha. Is that so?" (Embra)

Embra smiles at the good news. It is inevitable that he would be in a good mood because he always welcomes the discovery of new technology. More so, if his dear subordinates are behind it. He is really looking forward to it more than ever now.

The light turn green and the car driving again. But, before Lopez could tell more about the car, Embra's phone vibrates which makes Lopez shut her mouth and keep quiet out of respect. Embra picks up his phone and sees that it is the video call from his best friend, Kyel Sin. Embra accepted the call and soon a woman with a cigar in her long slender fingers appear on Embra's screen.

She has pink blondie hair and it has a kind of dark shade to it. Because the room she is in is dark with the only light coming from behind her, her face cannot be seen clearly but, one can still see her body outline which was perfect as a model. She is Kyel Sin, Embra's childhood friend and best friend who Embra trusted the most. They should be in the same age of around fifty but, her upper body outline which can be seen after she leans on the sofa is so perfect that she can be mistaken to still be thirty or so.

Embra calls out to the woman first while she leans back on the sofa and crosses her legs.

"Yo, Kyel Sin. What's up?" (Embra)

{Hm. Nothing. I thought I would call you about a container in Akasaki port. I have a hunch that it is yours.} (Kyel Sin)

Embra looks beside at Miss Lopez who has a surprised face. Embra chuckles a little and lean his face on his right hand after putting the cigar on his lips puffing softly while his left hand is holding the phone. Though it was a casual act, Kyel Sin understood immediately that Embra is in a safe 'environment' where she can talk about anything she wants.

If it is the left hand, she holds have to hold back on certain sensitive things. It is not that they talked about these things before handed. It is just that the two friends who have been friends for a long time understood each other from a small casual action of each other that they do not need to speak out with words. That is also the friendship that Keinnayi and Sethar envied when the four of them met for the first time.

"*laugh* Is it safe?" (Embra)

{Yes. *puff* I heard you are... quitting?} (Kyel Sin)

"As sharp as usual. Yep. I am quitting. Japan is stable now. I will no longer involve actively. I will just take it slow and only act if things went south." (Embra)

{I see... You planning on travel?} (Kyel Sin)

"Not now but, well, I have a plan." (Embra)

{Hmm. *puff*} (Kyel Sin)

Embra takes a deep breath and also puff a long smoke. For a few minutes, the two do not say anything and just smoking. It is not that they don't have anything else to talk. It is just that they are not brave enough to tell each other what they really wanted to tell. Embra was planning to retire and travel around the world for sightseeing. And, he wants to invite Kyel Sin.

But, more than anymore else, he knows that it is impossible for Kyel Sin who is still holding the 'second richest people in the world' position and have an equal amount of jobs and responsibilities to carelessly go around sightseeing. Of course, he will ensure her safety with all he has but, the world right now, needs Kyel Sin more than he himself. And, there would not be much impact or losses in case he died but, there will be a huge loss and uproar if Kyel Sin died.

So, Embra is hesitating to invite her to travel around with him. On the other hand, Kyel Sin is also having the same difficulties as Embra. Even though they are nearing fifty that they are no longer fit to be called young, she still has one deep desire. More than any wealth and power she owns in the world, she only desires one thing. That is Embra's love.

Since childhood, she has been wanting to confess to Embra and create a family together with him but, she does not have the courage to tell her feelings for Embra directly in his face, much less create a family together with him. The two individuals can be listed in the top five among all the people in the world who hold power. It is the undeniable fact and there won't be any who would disagree but, in the face of their own personal feelings, they are as weak and immature as teenagers.

The long silence is making Miss Lopez uncomfortable and she is sweating even though the air conditioner is set at the lowest temperature. She unconsciously gulps from fear of the tense atmosphere where no one is speaking anything. However, as nervous as she is, she is still keeping her eyes on the road. Though there are three escorts on the bikes surrounding the car, she cannot endanger her boss to accident now, can she?

The suffocating few minutes for Miss Lopez, soon passed when Kyel Sin said a word from the phone.

{Tell me when you go.} (Kyel Sin)

Embra looks directly at Kyel Sin's eyes which are in the dark and smiles warmly. He says softly,

"Ah. I will tell you. I will tell you when I come back too. I will tell you all about it when I see you, my friend." (Embra)

Embra hung up the phone and put it away while taking a deep breath of smoke. Embra closes his eyes and reflects on how he could not just invite her to trips. He blames himself for hesitating, unlike his usual self.

'Why am I hesitating to just invite her? She would refuse me anyway. ... Am I hesitating because I am going to confess Keinnayi on the trip? Am I hesitating because I don't want Kyel Sin to see that?... Fu*k. Even though she is my ex, we are no longer ... Fu*k, do I still have a feeling for her when I am about to confess to another woman? ... I am pathetic.' (Embra's thought)

He has already prepared the place in the Netherlands where he will confess to Keinnayi. It is true that he don't have feelings for Keinnayi three years ago and he doesn't plan to but, he could not help but, fall for a woman who supports him emotionally for every day for a whole year tirelessly when he was carrying out his plan. It is only because of her that he could stay calm and composed enough to pull out the grand plan like 'world revolution'.

If not because of Keinnayi's emotional support, he would have long succumbed to the pressure and sweet temptation of power and he would be sitting on the throne, ruling earth from behind the scene. But, no. He didn't choose that way and instead, he could choose the best possible path and change the world in a positive way. It is all possible because of one woman named Keinnayi, a woman Embra fall for with all his heart.