141 Red Pill

Inside the black car, Tereza sat on the back seat while holding a few documents. The car was driving fast to a certain destination that Tereza asked the driver. Adjusting her legs, she viewed the city scenery beside her, she felt nothing.

When the car was going into a tunnel, she saw her reflection on the window. Short bob hair, red lips, red-wine woman suit which she wore, and her flower pendant on her neck. She held her pendant with her left hand and she could feel the flower spirits words who tried to console her. She snorted and ignored them, 'They are also useless.'

Tereza who loved dresses and long hair was gone. She wasn't like the beautiful goddess that people admired again, she was the beautiful ferocious demonic that everyone fear. One mistake pricked her annoying feeling, she would become a ticking bomb, exploding and destroying some people's lives.

She looked at her new phone, which she ordered from one of the servants to bring a new replacement an hour ago. She inserted her former SIM card, turning the phone on, searching for the message icon, and trying to text to someone. But before she could write something, a sudden phone call came through to the line, it was Hikaru. She picked up the call, brought it to her right ear. "What is it?" She asked flatly.

{Big Sis, where are you? Do you know you still have a conference this afternoon, right? Mr. Rei Ishii and others are waiting for your attending confirmation. Didn't you read their e-mail?}

"I read it. I said I will attend a little bit later than usual because I still have a matter to finish. Tell them to proceed the grand opening for Haresora City and introduce the Flower Wisdom Park first without me."

{A-Alright. Do you still have another message that I need to tell them?}

She nodded slightly, "Tell them to put minimum and selective to the reporter questions. Especially about me or my husband. It means no private question and only took a question that has related to the projects."

{Don't worry, Big Sis. They know what they're doing. Also Mr. Jo Miura and Mr. Kei Ono have a message for you, they said, you don't have to push yourself too hard.} Hikaru stated it with a soft voice. Tereza fell silence when she listened to him. He continued, {Big Sis, I also want to say the same to you. You've been working nonstop since Mr. Han...}

Stopping his explanation, she said, "Hikaru, don't say any words or else I will make your mouth shut up directly." With intimidated tone. She didn't want to hear his next statement. She had enough with his and people preaching, she knew already so please not to remind her again.

Hikaru sighed from the other side of the phone. He also felt mournful, but what could he do? He couldn't mend her broken heart. He could only support big sis by cheering her up with words, helping her managing Appeal company, and other things he could do within his ability. But, was it enough? No. In fact, it was useless to Tereza.

{Big Sis, I just want to tell-}

Tut...tut...tut...

Tereza cut his phone call. Her eyes were sharp, squinting her eyes looking at building in front of her. It was XC Prison. The car was parked in front of the building. She went out from it, striding her legs to the entrance, she showed her ID card to the guard. He nodded and guided her to the special prison section in the basement.

When she stepped in, she could hear a lot of screaming surrounded her. Women, men were in the same place, but in different cells. Tereza could hear various shouted, "Let me out! Let me out!"

"I'm not crazy!! She was the one who kills him not me!!"

"Momma! Momma! Aghh! Dad you!! Agh!!"

"Help! Help! wu...wu...wu..."

The place was for the mental prisoners.

Tereza frowned when she heard all of their shrieked, she tried to keep herself ignorance, when abrupt noise came beside her, the door was being kicked, but it didn't open. She just startled when she heard that. Through the small opening iron bar, the man looked at her with his red eyes, he shouted angrily while kicking the door. "Fu*k you! Fu*k you! Kill! Kill! Kill! Ahahahaha!"

The guard in front of Tereza noticed her flustered expression, walking back to her side, he poked the man inside the prison cell. Making the crazy man back off from the door. Tereza slightly relieved and followed the guard again. They stopped in front of the big gray door.

The guard reported to her, "He's still the same. He still chooses to tighten his lips. No matter what method we've been used to him for this past few months, he never confessed his motive. Ma'am, your request is a little hard to achieve."

"Does his attitude change anything major?" She asked without looking at him.

The guard slightly let out sweats, he felt quite nervous when Tereza was right beside him. Her cold vibe made him shiver. Nervously, he explained, "He's... He's still the same as he did before, Ma'am. Are you sure you want to meet him personally?"

"I'm fine. You just need to watch my back and him closely. If he attacked me, I will call you fast." She glanced up at the guard and he nodded like a chicken pecking food. Her eyes were too dangerous that he could only nod to respond. As he was being ordered, he opened the gray door and Tereza went inside the room. The guard closed the door, guarding her in front of the entrance.

Inside, the place was all white, it was slightly cold, perfect for sleeping. Sadly, this wasn't the right time.

Tereza stared at the man whose hair was long, a beard grew on his face, his eyes were closed, but when he heard a movement in front of him, he opened his eyes quickly. He growled hatefully. He saw Tereza who was walking slowly to his side. He screamed, "AH!! Go away! Go away!! I don't need you! I don't need you! Go away!!"

His body was chained, pinning to the wall, he couldn't move freely the way he wanted. He was in a weak state, after everyday interrogation and torturing, he couldn't make his mind clear. He was in frenzy state, attempting to break it a few times, but it didn't work.

Tereza could see his red bruises all over his body, yet she didn't have any comment to say about that. "I know you still understand my words. So, don't waste my time. Tell me why are you doing all of those things to Han, Stevan? I want to know your answer." Tereza inquisitively asked. She was looking at him with a somber face.

Stevan responded to her with a spat onto her face. "Who is Han?! I don't care! I don't want to know! I don't know anything about him!! Go away! Leave me alone!!!" He roared furiously.

"He's the person you hate and harm. Don't act like an idiot to me. I know you are acting, you may fool the guards here, but not me." She wiped his saliva which was on her face. She strode her legs closer to his side and kicked him quite hard. She stomped her heels to his stomach. She whispered angrily, "Tell me the truth why are you hurting Han? He was your friend, how could you betray him like this?!!"

Stevan listened to her words and began to chuckle, then followed by a big laugh, he pushed her with his legs. Making her stumbled, backing away from his spot. He replied with his raspy voice, "As expected of Han's wife. Do you want to know my reason? Didn't I already make myself clear to you before? I HATE HIM!! NOW, GET THE HELL OUT OF MY SIGHT!!!"

Tereza took a step forward again, squatting down, face to face in front of him. She said, "I'm not satisfied with your answers." She held his chin hard, opened his mouth, took a red pill from her palm and shoved it inside him forcefully. She let go of his chin and threw his head roughly until it hit the wall behind him. "Tell me honestly."

Stevan began to feel hot, his body turned to red, "Aghhhh!! Aghh!!" As if he was being electrocuted in his body. "What did you just give me?!!!" Tereza looked at him without a slight pity.

She was waiting for the red pill to begin working. It was the pill that the flower spirits gave her. They said she should use that pill to make others obey everything her command another meaning taking advantages of someone. It was for one person and it could use only one time. Around the time, she didn't have any use of this pill, so she decided to try it to Stevan now.

"I just gave you a medicine." She stated short, looking at him with a deep gaze.