329 Thank You

"Is coffee alright? Or do you prefer tea?" Michael asked after pushing her inside his office.

"Coffee is fine," was her reply, she couldn't shake off the feeling that he was gentle towards her.

'Have we met before?' was her thought.

'But I was indifferent towards him when we first talk through the phone.'

When Michael looked up and saw the way she looks at him, he kind of understood what she was thinking.

"I wonder where should I start?" he then said as he sat down opposite her.

Amber didn't speak and waited for him to say what it is he wanted to say.

"Maybe I should start with my name?"

Amber tilted her head to the side not understanding what he meant by this.

Michael smiled at her, "Nice to meet you I am Justine Scott."

The hand that was holding the cup trembled, even her eyes shifted, while her lips parted slightly as she stared at him in shock.

"Allow me to tell you everything about me."

Michael smiled gently at her as he started telling the story of him running away, building his name in the underworld and trying his best to search for her mother whom he heard had runaway a few years after him.

Amber just stared at him as he told her everything and with Ashton telling her to come here, she can tell that he already knew.

Her brothers not being here must also mean that they already knew.

"So will you allow me to apologize?"

After telling her everything, he looked at her straight in the eyes and asked sincerely.

Amber pursed her lips, as her fingers slide through the rim of the cup she was holding.

Michael didn't say anything else as well, waiting for her reaction.

It took her another two minutes before sighing, "My brothers knew of this already?"

"I talked to them after we saved you."

She nodded before looking up at him, "I... really don't know what to feel right now. If it were the past just like to grandfather then I would have felt mad at you."

Michael clenched his jaw upon hearing this.

"I would have hated you," she continued.

"I would have blamed you and ask you why didn't you search for her even more. You were a strong person in the underworld, why couldn't you save your one and only sister?"

Michael looked down.

"But... I am no longer that person. I have learnt a lot and got so much support. Everything was inevitable, she chose to hide from all of you."

"She chose not to tell her identity and kept quiet for so long. I don't know what my mother planned on doing back then and I will never know for she was no longer here."

"All I can say right now is..."

He looked up when she paused and he was stunned to see a smile on her lips. Not that of sarcastic one but that of a genuine one.

"I am glad I could finally meet the person my mother longed to meet for so long. I am happy that I get the chance to see you in person, she had told me loads of stories about you."

"How you took care of her when your father was busy. How you protected her in so many things and..."

She put down the cup and reached out her hand, Michael slowly reached out his as well.

"I am happy I get the chance to tell you what she wanted to tell you once she meets you again."

Michael blinked a few times as he looked at her. Amber's smile deepened.

"I miss you and I love you. Wherever you are I wish you are happily living the life you have chosen. Please keep living the way you wanted."

His eyes grew wide as tears started welling up in his eyes, his hands she was holding trembled as he hold her tighter. He clasped unto her hands and leaned forward.

Placing their hands on his forehead as he started crying.

Amber smiled at him as she quietly let him cry.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry your big brother was unable to do anything. I'm sorry you suffered so much while I was living my life. I love you and miss you too."

The two of them remained in such position for who knows how long.

The people outside could hear his crying voice and they felt pain for their boss.

After Michael calmed down, a knock came.

"Come in."

"Boss, the lady with the young miss is requesting for the young miss."

"This is Stone, my right hand man," Michael after nodding introduced the man who reported.

"It is my pleasure to meet the young miss," the man bowed at her and said.

"It is my pleasure to meet the people who became my uncle's family while he was away from our family," Amber replied with a smile.

Just then, Michael suddenly started crying.

"Wha- What's wrong?" Amber was stunned by this.

"You... You called me uncle," Michael answered before crying even more.

Amber turned agape, she can somehow understand where Xander truly took his personality.

Their father and mother may have this childish side but she always think that Xander's was too excessive, who would have thought that their uncle was actually just like that.

She then looked at Stone who has a defeated smile on his lips, "The boss had always been like this. It must have been a shock to see it for the first time."

Amber returned a defeated smile as well before shaking her head, "It is fine I guess. But you all must have had it hard after all these time."

Stone just smiled.

"That's right, Madison was asking for me?" she then remembered the reason why Stone came in.

"Yes young miss. It seems she wants to ask for something."

Amber looked at Michael who was wiping his face, "I need to check on her for a bit."

"I understand, allow Stone to push you there," Michael answered with a nod.

The reason why he didn't volunteer was because he couldn't show his face to Madison. His face that had just finished crying.

"Uhmm, have you seen our necklace?" Just as Stone was pushing her out, Amber once again asked Michael.

"Necklace?"

Amber smiled and pulled out her necklace then she reached it out to him, he walked towards her and took it.

"Light a flashlight or something on its backside while facing it in a wall," was all she said before letting Stone push her out.

Michael wondered for a bit before doing what she told him only to start crying again after seeing their family picture.

His sister smiling happily at the picture together with her very own family.

"Sarah," was all he could say as he looked at the picture.

This was his sister after maturing even more, her face have changed a lot but those gentle and strong eyes never changed.

*****

"Thank you," Amber said to stone after she was brought back to the room she left Madison and Carla.

Outside of it stood Madison.

"What is it?" Amber asked.

"I want her to experience what I experienced back then," Madison answered as her face turned darker.

Amber think before realizing what she meant, "How many would you like?"

"Five."

"Quite hideous aren't you?" Amber smiled as she said this.

"Not as much as you are, you look like what I asked for was still lacking," Madison replied with her own smile.

What Madison asked were five men to do whatever they want with Carla. This happened to Madison but she was saved before they could do more damage.

But this time, both Madison and Amber had no desire of going just half way through. They wanted to go all the way, making sure that Carla would suffer psychologically.

Seeing this two ladies smiling while talking about something so dark, Stone who had been in the underworld for so long couldn't help but to gulp.

"Do you have five men? I mean imprisoned?"

They were planning to use the five men on a woman, of course Stone understood what they are intending.

And for Amber to ask for prisoners only means she does not intend for their own people to dirty themselves with such woman.

He couldn't help but to smile at her even more.

"I shall go and ask for them, please do wait for a bit."

"Shall we go inside once more while waiting for them?" Amber then looked at Madison and asked.

Madison shrugged and opened the door but before going in she stopped and went behind Amber before pushing her inside.

Amber was ready to wheel herself in but was shock that Madison actually pushed her in.

She could only shake her head and shrug and upon entering she couldn't help but to smile even more upon seeing Carla's state.

Her hair was cut all over the place, her face was hit a lot of times, her body was wounded all over and her clothes was even more tattered than when she came here about half an hour ago.

"You should have removed her nails as well, she loves taking care of that," was her comment.

Both Madison and even the glaring Carla was shock by her comment.

"You really are hideous," Madison commented.

"Thank you," was her reply with her sweet smile.