A Surprise Visit

Many people keeps coming as the time passed, Kinrue can see everyone from the second floor of the mansion. Some of them are familiar faces who's attending Lunaris High School and some are from from the elite circle.

Amidst of the party going on, she remain on the spotless area where no one can notice her. It's a typical elite birthday party with a grand catering and interior. From her direction, she can see Raven welcoming the guest and interacting with them.

"Why are you here and not joining the other down there?" She almost jump out in shock when someone talk behind and saw Molly in her magenta tea length dress. "You look gorgeous today,"

Instead of talking, she take a step back as she lower her head.

She remembers what happened before, the fact that the woman in front of her knows her identity. A lot of questions keep coming on her mind—wanting to ask Molly, but none of it came out. She just stand freeze with shuddering hands.

"Rebecca told me everything happened earlier, you're wondering how I know it, right?" She said, chuckling while taking a sip on her wine. "It's must be the reason you're cautious about your surrounding. Well, let's talk somewhere. I'll answer all your question."

She gaze at her with doubt, but Molly just smile and walk ahead to the mansion's terrace. No one talk between them. Despite of the noise coming from below, all she can hear is the rapid heartbeat. She's worried and scared about the truth Molly will say. It's as if it'll play a big role to knowing behind the spread of true identity.

In the middle of her deep thoughts, she didn't notice they already reach the terrace. Compared to the inside, the terrace is quiet, you can see the garden below and the half moon and uncountable stars above. On the left corner, there's a two round tables and chairs around it. Molly sits on one of the chair as she signs to Kinrue to sit on the opposite sides.

A long silence remains between them for a few minutes. She don't have any bit of courage to asked, instead of being nervous, she's more like a scaredy cat.

"You know what's going on, right? In fact, you're easy to read." Kinrue gritted her teeth, clenching both fists tight.

"S-Since when? When did you know my identity?" She asked without looking, but Molly stare at her.

"A week after I hired you. I received a message from someone, saying you're Shenrue Himura. At first, I didn't believe it, knowing a member of Himura family isn't someone you can see in random places. They can't even go out without a bodyguard since there's many threats in their life. But the person gives me a lot of evidences and it convince me. Later on, I look at it for myself." She said, crossing both her legs. "There's a one time when I found you resting on the sofa inside the staff room. I wonder why you're sleeping with a glasses on so I took it off. Everyone knows Shenrue Himura, even being inactive you're still on the same spot. So, at that time, I had no doubt it's you. You're the same as her."

"W-what? You received a message? Who? Do you know who send you? Did you saw the person face?" She asked with quivering wide open eyes.

"I met with the person recently,"

"Recent? W-Why? D-Did something happened?"

"A big incident's about to happened, but luckily I was with my mom. We're in a restaurant together with dad, when she received a message from unknown. It's the same message I received."

"W-what?"

"Don't worry, I deleted the message before my mom saw it. I don't know what's that person thinking so I end up meeting the person."

"Y-you met... Face to face? W-who?"

"It's a woman, I didn't know who's she because of the hoodie and facemask she's wearing, but I'm sure it's a woman. She introduce herself as a student of Lunaris High School."

"Woman?"

"I asked her, why she's doing such act without thinking about the consequences. Do you know what she just answered me? I want her to suffer and fall down in a sea of murks, made her miserable in a painful and difficult way. I don't want to see her smile nor be successful, she might suffer on the tyranny of her own family." She chuckles before looking at her. "It seems like the woman resented you a lot, not just your family. But it's you who she want to suffer and she doesn't care about anything any more. Ring a bell?"

"A woman who resented me? But I came to Lunaris High School without knowing anyone. Why she's doing it to me?"

Kinrue bite her lower lips while tears keeps falling down like a waterfall. Her mind isn't functioning well, it's as if trying to block the words Molly just said. There's many people who resented their family and that fact isn't a secret to many, but for a person to resented her personally, she can't think of any reason.

She's a one step closer to finding the person.

A woman who's studying in Lunaris High School, who knows her from the beginning, a person close to her, a person who can enter the rooftop and a person resented her for a long time.

There's a few people coming inside her mind, but she don't want to suspect them. No. It's impossible to suspect them.

"Kinrue? Are you okay? You keep breathing heavy."

"H-huh?"

"Are you okay?"

"B-Boss, I think, I'm doomed. M-Maru, no, not only Maru, my mother, grandfather and even father... T-they'll punished me. No, I don't care if they do, but those people who knows me, I'm sure they'll get a serious punishment. Y-you can't even escape from it, Nianan, Rebecca and the rest. Even the person who's spreading it. W-what will I do?"

Molly couldn't give an answer and just stare full of worry. She heard a footsteps coming from inside as the door in the terrace opens and saw Raven looking around.

"Molly, you're here. I'm searching for you around the mansion. Mom and dad, even brother isn't here, but Maru Eziel Himura came here. He wants to see you and talk some stuff."

Upon hearing his name, Molly notice how Kinrue's body shudders, her eyes widened in surprise as she bite her lower lip—gripping tight on the dress she's wearing. Her breathe getting heavier as if she find it hard to breath.

"Kinrue? You're here too. What's wrong with you?" Raven walk towards her and was about to touch her shoulder, but he saw her tears falling while eyes in troubled. Fear, worry and shock, you can see the mix of it in her eyes. "Hey, what's wrong? Molly, did you do something to her?"

"N-no, I didn't do anythin—"

"I guess, I came in a right place. You're all here." An unfamiliar voice surrounds the terrace as Molly and Raven turn to the entrance door. They saw Maru standing there while looking straight to their direction. "I've waited for so long downstairs, I thought you won't come out so I came here with the help of your maid. Sorry for the sudden intrusion."

"M-Maru?!" Molly said in surprise, without realizing, she stand up facing him.

"It's been a while, Mollyanna Auclair. It's hard to see your face nowadays, I troubled myself to come here so I hope you have time to spare. You're brother can leave and join the guests downstairs. The main face of this party shouldn't go anywhere." He smiled to them.

"O-okay, K-Kinrue, let's g—"

"Leave her here, just go alone."

"B-but..."

"Go. Alone." His voice change into a stern, authorized tone that made them flinches.

"You should leave Raven, many people waiting for you outside. Leave this to me." Molly nod her head to him.

Even though he has doubt, he follow her sister and leave the three alone inside the terrace.

A moment of silence remains between the three as soon as Raven walk out. Molly just stare to Maru, watching his next move, but the presence of the heiress of Himura isn't a joke. There's a pressure in every stare and a fear as he walk towards them. Even Kinrue couldn't stop from shivering.

"Is this the kind of attitude you're going to approach me, Shenrue? Stand up and greet your brother? Did you forget your manner?" He said.

In a split of second, Kinrue stand up straight, holding her hands in the front. She gulp before bowing her head. "I-it's been a while Mar—"

Before she can finish those words, a powerful slap that made her fall on the ground landed on her face. It's much stronger than Raven's slap. Another tears falls down to her eyes as she closes her fists while trembles. Molly can't help but gasps.

"Stand up, kneeling won't make me satisfied and a single slap won't make my anger and irritation subsides so stand up."

"Y-yes," her voice trembles, but she still stand and face him.

"Didn't I warn you before? How can you be so careless?" He slap the other side, but Kinrue stand up again receiving all the beatings from his brother.

She didn't know how many slaps she received or the words he's blurting out in front. Her body feels numb, her mind is blank and her ears couldn't take all the words any more. She felt embarassed that Molly encounter such scenes, but no one can stop Maru from his anger. Once it subsides, he'll stop and act normal like nothing happened. For Kinrue, it's much better than taking all his anger to Molly who knows her identity.

After a few minutes, Maru heaves a sigh of frustration before looking down on her, who's sitting on the ground—wiping the blood on the side of her lips.

"Shenrue, do you think you gain your freedom because we let you so? It's a give and take gamble. We give you a temporary freedom in exchange, don't bring the a shame on Himura family. Throughout this time, what the hell are you doing?"

"I-I'm sorry... I've angered the Himura family, I bring shame on the family reputation. All of it's my fault. P-please, punish me as much as you want." She kneeled and bow her head in front of his foot like a slave in a fictional story. "F-forgive me, please..."

"Tsk. Even if you licked my shoes, I won't even accept that apology. You, you're existence got exposed already. It's not only me, who came here. Mother and Grandfather is here to talk some sense in you."

"W-what? M-mother? Grandfather? W-why?"

"Don't asked me such ridiculous question, if you just followed my order, all of this won't happened. I've wasted my time in you, thise guards outside, drag her back in the car."

"Yes, sir."

"H-huh? W-wait, w-where are you taking me? M-Maru, please..."

"Drag her out,"

"M-Maru, I regret everything. Please, don't bring me to mother and grandfather... I'm sorry..."