Chapter 314: 314. Problem
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"What's wrong is she calling me?" Grandma muttered then answered the phone.
"Hello."
"Hello, Mom. Sorry I can only contact you now," said Seira from the other side of the phone.
"What is it? Are you still in Indonesia?"
"No, mom. We've been in Australia since a few days ago. Are you with Claire? How are they, are they all right?" Seira asked.
"They're fine," the old woman replied curtly.
"What happen?" she added again.
"Tomorrow, Atmadja and I plan to visit there, Mom," said Seira.
"Is that true? You will come here?" asked the old woman enthusiastically.
"Right. I called Claire but the server's cell phone was busy, so I called you, Mom."
"I'll say it on to Aaron and Claire later."
"Okay, Mom. Then I ended the call," said Seira.
"Erm, don't forget to bring gifts for my daughter-in-law and grandson."
"Of course, Mom. Don't worry about that. Convey my greetings to Dave and Claire, see you tomorrow, Mom," replied Seira.
"Erm..."
Tut… the connection was lost.
"What did Granny Seira say?" Dave asked.
"She'll be visiting tomorrow, honey."
"Is that true?"
Grandma nodded.
"I can't wait for it, Grandma," Dave said, smiling happily.
***
In a dimly lit room, a man sits with his fists clenched. He was Mr. Javier, currently, the man was at Brian's residence.
Two grown men sat across from him, silent with their heads down, sitting opposite their father. Shreds of paper were seen scattered around them. Even some items look messy and out of place.
Mr. Javier was angry and slammed everything around him. It was all because of the news conveyed by his subordinates.
"Black Jack…" Javier muttered as he stroked his chin.
"Perhaps you've offended the group, Dad?" replied Edrick, his voice a little low.
Mr. Javier was silent, his jaw clenched.
Currently, their company is in crisis and may soon be going bankrupt, many parties have terminated their cooperation for no apparent reason, and some of them appear to be looking for trouble openly. Not only that, but his business on the black market is also experiencing problems.
Every transaction they were about to make was always a failure with something that made no sense to him. Either because the price of the goods has changed drastically from the initial agreement, or because the goods they ordered are already in the hands of someone else. Not only that, every his person participates in every auction that is held, the items they auction are always empty and there are no fans at all.
He still remembered the auction two days ago which was held in Malaysia, it was very clear that the item he had was very rare and wanted by everyone, it was a painting worth hundreds of millions which he had painstakingly obtained during the auction one year ago. And a few days before the auction, there was a lot of interest in that item on the auction site.
But strangely, when the auction took place no one wanted it and it ended up being a useless item. Not only at this event.
The illegal arms transactions he did in Indonesia were also thwarted by someone. Narcotics smuggling, which used to go smoothly, for some reason is now being exposed. All the drugs are now in the police station, and he has suffered a loss. Luckily, he was very good at hiding himself so that his identity and all the crimes he had committed were not discovered by the police.
And after he investigated everything, it turned out that behind the incident was the intervention of BlackJack members.
"I don't know what they want, why are they suddenly attacking me at the same time? I did have a bad relationship with some of them, but not all of them," Javier took a deep breath.
.
.
Now he was really in a stalemate and couldn't find out. If this situation continued, he was worried that all the efforts he had done so far would be destroyed, and fall into poverty.
"Where's Edward? Since I arrived in Indonesia, I've never seen him," Javier asked, massaging his forehead. He was calmer than before.
"Why are you looking for that man, Dad? So far he has never helped this family, he has always lived as he pleased," replied Edrick.
"As long as he's not causing trouble for the family, just let him be, Dad," Brian now joined in.
The man was silent, then took a deep breath, "You guys come out, I want to calm down. I need some time to think of a solution to this problem. You two fix what can still be good, I hate this situation," said Javier as he waved one of his hands, motioning for his two sons to leave.
After they left the room, Brian and Edrick just stared at each other. They do not greet like the voices in general.
***
Now he was really in a stalemate and couldn't find out. If this situation continued, he was worried that all the efforts he had done so far would be destroyed, and fall into poverty.
"Where's Edward? Since I arrived in Indonesia, I've never seen him," Javier asked, massaging his forehead. He was calmer than before.
"Why are you looking for that man, Dad? So far he has never helped this family, he has always lived as he pleased," replied Edrick.
"As long as he's not causing trouble for the family, just let him be, Dad," Brian now joined in.
The man was silent, then took a deep breath, "You guys come out, I want to calm down. I need some time to think of a solution to this problem. You two fix what can still be good, I hate this situation," said Javier as he waved one of his hands, motioning for his two sons to leave.
After they left the room, Brian and Edrick just stared at each other. They do not greet like the brothers in general.
***
Night times. Aaron and the others were enjoying dinner, and so was Grandma. No talking was heard, only the clinking of spoons and forks that could be heard sounding at each other, filled the room.
"Tomorrow, Seira and my son will visit here," said Grandma. They are now on the sofa in the living room.
After finishing dinner, they sat on the sofa relaxing while chatting casually. Dave was also among them, the boy was busy with a picture book in his hand, "Really, Grandma? Will they come?" asked Claire enthusiastically.
The old woman nodded, "They miss you and Dave," she said.
Hearing that, Claire felt happy. That means she has to get up early and make preparations for the arrival of her future parent's in-laws.
"You don't have to do anything, don't bother yourself, if you want to do something, ask the maids to do it," said Grandma as if she understood what was on Claire's mind.
"Is it just the two of them, madam?" asked Aaron.
"I don't know, maybe it's just the two of them," Grandma answered with a shrug.
"It just so happens that tomorrow is Sunday, I don't have any schedule," said Aaron very politely.
Claire turned to her Uncle. "Uncle, when are you going to take me to my parent's grave? You promised that you would take me with you if you had free time," Claire said with a frown on her face.
Ever since she first came to Australia, Claire had asked Aaron about it. But the man always put it off because he was busy taking care of all the things about Claire's return to the Smith family.
"I almost forgot about that. Lucky, you to say so," Aaron replied.
"Next week, honey.. I promise I'll take you there, OK?" he added.
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"What's wrong is she calling me?" Grandma muttered then answered the phone.
"Hello."
"Hello, Mom. Sorry I can only contact you now," said Seira from the other side of the phone.
"What is it? Are you still in Indonesia?"
"No, mom. We've been in Australia since a few days ago. Are you with Claire? How are they, are they all right?" Seira asked.
"They're fine," the old woman replied curtly.
"What happen?" she added again.
"Tomorrow, Atmadja and I plan to visit there, Mom," said Seira.
"Is that true? You will come here?" asked the old woman enthusiastically.
"Right. I called Claire but the server's cell phone was busy, so I called you, Mom."
"I'll say it on to Aaron and Claire later."
"Okay, Mom. Then I ended the call," said Seira.
"Erm, don't forget to bring gifts for my daughter-in-law and grandson."
"Of course, Mom. Don't worry about that. Convey my greetings to Dave and Claire, see you tomorrow, Mom," replied Seira.
"Erm..."
Tut… the connection was lost.
"What did Granny Seira say?" Dave asked.
"She'll be visiting tomorrow, honey."
"Is that true?"
Grandma nodded.
"I can't wait for it, Grandma," Dave said, smiling happily.
***
In a dimly lit room, a man sits with his fists clenched. He was Mr. Javier, currently, the man was at Brian's residence.
Two grown men sat across from him, silent with their heads down, sitting opposite their father. Shreds of paper were seen scattered around them. Even some items look messy and out of place.
Mr. Javier was angry and slammed everything around him. It was all because of the news conveyed by his subordinates.
"Black Jack…" Javier muttered as he stroked his chin.
"Perhaps you've offended the group, Dad?" replied Edrick, his voice a little low.
Mr. Javier was silent, his jaw clenched.
Currently, their company is in crisis and may soon be going bankrupt, many parties have terminated their cooperation for no apparent reason, and some of them appear to be looking for trouble openly. Not only that, but his business on the black market is also experiencing problems.
Every transaction they were about to make was always a failure with something that made no sense to him. Either because the price of the goods has changed drastically from the initial agreement, or because the goods they ordered are already in the hands of someone else. Not only that, every his person participates in every auction that is held, the items they auction are always empty and there are no fans at all.
He still remembered the auction two days ago which was held in Malaysia, it was very clear that the item he had was very rare and wanted by everyone, it was a painting worth hundreds of millions which he had painstakingly obtained during the auction one year ago. And a few days before the auction, there was a lot of interest in that item on the auction site.
But strangely, when the auction took place no one wanted it and it ended up being a useless item. Not only at this event.
The illegal arms transactions he did in Indonesia were also thwarted by someone. Narcotics smuggling, which used to go smoothly, for some reason is now being exposed. All the drugs are now in the police station, and he has suffered a loss. Luckily, he was very good at hiding himself so that his identity and all the crimes he had committed were not discovered by the police.
And after he investigated everything, it turned out that behind the incident was the intervention of BlackJack members.
"I don't know what they want, why are they suddenly attacking me at the same time? I did have a bad relationship with some of them, but not all of them," Javier took a deep breath.
.
.
Now he was really in a stalemate and couldn't find out. If this situation continued, he was worried that all the efforts he had done so far would be destroyed, and fall into poverty.
"Where's Edward? Since I arrived in Indonesia, I've never seen him," Javier asked, massaging his forehead. He was calmer than before.
"Why are you looking for that man, Dad? So far he has never helped this family, he has always lived as he pleased," replied Edrick.
"As long as he's not causing trouble for the family, just let him be, Dad," Brian now joined in.
The man was silent, then took a deep breath, "You guys come out, I want to calm down. I need some time to think of a solution to this problem. You two fix what can still be good, I hate this situation," said Javier as he waved one of his hands, motioning for his two sons to leave.
After they left the room, Brian and Edrick just stared at each other. They do not greet like the voices in general.
***
Now he was really in a stalemate and couldn't find out. If this situation continued, he was worried that all the efforts he had done so far would be destroyed, and fall into poverty.
"Where's Edward? Since I arrived in Indonesia, I've never seen him," Javier asked, massaging his forehead. He was calmer than before.
"Why are you looking for that man, Dad? So far he has never helped this family, he has always lived as he pleased," replied Edrick.
"As long as he's not causing trouble for the family, just let him be, Dad," Brian now joined in.
The man was silent, then took a deep breath, "You guys come out, I want to calm down. I need some time to think of a solution to this problem. You two fix what can still be good, I hate this situation," said Javier as he waved one of his hands, motioning for his two sons to leave.
After they left the room, Brian and Edrick just stared at each other. They do not greet like the brothers in general.
***
Night times. Aaron and the others were enjoying dinner, and so was Grandma. No talking was heard, only the clinking of spoons and forks that could be heard sounding at each other, filled the room.
"Tomorrow, Seira and my son will visit here," said Grandma. They are now on the sofa in the living room.
After finishing dinner, they sat on the sofa relaxing while chatting casually. Dave was also among them, the boy was busy with a picture book in his hand, "Really, Grandma? Will they come?" asked Claire enthusiastically.
The old woman nodded, "They miss you and Dave," she said.
Hearing that, Claire felt happy. That means she has to get up early and make preparations for the arrival of her future parent's in-laws.
"You don't have to do anything, don't bother yourself, if you want to do something, ask the maids to do it," said Grandma as if she understood what was on Claire's mind.
"Is it just the two of them, madam?" asked Aaron.
"I don't know, maybe it's just the two of them," Grandma answered with a shrug.
"It just so happens that tomorrow is Sunday, I don't have any schedule," said Aaron very politely.
Claire turned to her Uncle. "Uncle, when are you going to take me to my parent's grave? You promised that you would take me with you if you had free time," Claire said with a frown on her face.
Ever since she first came to Australia, Claire had asked Aaron about it. But the man always put it off because he was busy taking care of all the things about Claire's return to the Smith family.
"I almost forgot about that. Lucky, you to say so," Aaron replied.
"Next week, honey.. I promise I'll take you there, OK?" he added.
"What's wrong is she calling me?" Grandma muttered then answered the phone."Hello.""Hello, Mom. Sorry I can only contact you now," said Seira from the other side of the phone."What is it? Are you still in Indonesia?""No, mom. We've been in Australia since a few days ago. Are you with Claire? How are they, are they all right?" Seira asked."They're fine," the old woman replied curtly."What happen?" she added again."Tomorrow, Atmadja and I plan to visit there, Mom," said Seira."Is that true? You will come here?" asked the old woman enthusiastically."Right. I called Claire but the server's cell phone was busy, so I called you, Mom.""I'll say it on to Aaron and Claire later.""Okay, Mom. Then I ended the call," said Seira."Erm, don't forget to bring gifts for my daughter-in-law and grandson.""Of course, Mom. Don't worry about that. Convey my greetings to Dave and Claire, see you tomorrow, Mom," replied Seira."Erm..."Tut the connection was lost."What did Granny Seira say?" Dave asked."She'll be visiting tomorrow, honey.""Is that true?"Grandma nodded."I can't wait for it, Grandma," Dave said, smiling happily.***In a dimly lit room, a man sits with his fists clenched. He was Mr. Javier, currently, the man was at Brian's residence.Two grown men sat across from him, silent with their heads down, sitting opposite their father. Shreds of paper were seen scattered around them. Even some items look messy and out of place.Mr. Javier was angry and slammed everything around him. It was all because of the news conveyed by his subordinates."Black Jack" Javier muttered as he stroked his chin."Perhaps you've offended the group, Dad?" replied Edrick, his voice a little low.Mr. Javier was silent, his jaw clenched.Currently, their company is in crisis and may soon be going bankrupt, many parties have terminated their cooperation for no apparent reason, and some of them appear to be looking for trouble openly. Not only that, but his business on the black market is also experiencing problems.Every transaction they were about to make was always a failure with something that made no sense to him. Either because the price of the goods has changed drastically from the initial agreement, or because the goods they ordered are already in the hands of someone else. Not only that, every his person participates in every auction that is held, the items they auction are always empty and there are no fans at all.He still remembered the auction two days ago which was held in Malaysia, it was very clear that the item he had was very rare and wanted by everyone, it was a painting worth hundreds of millions which he had painstakingly obtained during the auction one year ago. And a few days before the auction, there was a lot of interest in that item on the auction site.But strangely, when the auction took place no one wanted it and it ended up being a useless item. Not only at this event.The illegal arms transactions he did in Indonesia were also thwarted by someone. Narcotics smuggling, which used to go smoothly, for some reason is now being exposed. All the drugs are now in the police station, and he has suffered a loss. Luckily, he was very good at hiding himself so that his identity and all the crimes he had committed were not discovered by the police.And after he investigated everything, it turned out that behind the incident was the intervention of BlackJack members."I don't know what they want, why are they suddenly attacking me at the same time? I did have a bad relationship with some of them, but not all of them," Javier took a deep breath...Now he was really in a stalemate and couldn't find out. If this situation continued, he was worried that all the efforts he had done so far would be destroyed, and fall into poverty."Where's Edward? Since I arrived in Indonesia, I've never seen him," Javier asked, massaging his forehead. He was calmer than before."Why are you looking for that man, Dad? So far he has never helped this family, he has always lived as he pleased," replied Edrick."As long as he's not causing trouble for the family, just let him be, Dad," Brian now joined in.The man was silent, then took a deep breath, "You guys come out, I want to calm down. I need some time to think of a solution to this problem. You two fix what can still be good, I hate this situation," said Javier as he waved one of his hands, motioning for his two sons to leave.After they left the room, Brian and Edrick just stared at each other. They do not greet like the voices in general.***Now he was really in a stalemate and couldn't find out. If this situation continued, he was worried that all the efforts he had done so far would be destroyed, and fall into poverty."Where's Edward? Since I arrived in Indonesia, I've never seen him," Javier asked, massaging his forehead. He was calmer than before."Why are you looking for that man, Dad? So far he has never helped this family, he has always lived as he pleased," replied Edrick."As long as he's not causing trouble for the family, just let him be, Dad," Brian now joined in.The man was silent, then took a deep breath, "You guys come out, I want to calm down. I need some time to think of a solution to this problem. You two fix what can still be good, I hate this situation," said Javier as he waved one of his hands, motioning for his two sons to leave.After they left the room, Brian and Edrick just stared at each other. They do not greet like the brothers in general.***Night times. Aaron and the others were enjoying dinner, and so was Grandma. No talking was heard, only the clinking of spoons and forks that could be heard sounding at each other, filled the room."Tomorrow, Seira and my son will visit here," said Grandma. They are now on the sofa in the living room.After finishing dinner, they sat on the sofa relaxing while chatting casually. Dave was also among them, the boy was busy with a picture book in his hand, "Really, Grandma? Will they come?" asked Claire enthusiastically.The old woman nodded, "They miss you and Dave," she said.Hearing that, Claire felt happy. That means she has to get up early and make preparations for the arrival of her future parent's in-laws."You don't have to do anything, don't bother yourself, if you want to do something, ask the maids to do it," said Grandma as if she understood what was on Claire's mind."Is it just the two of them, madam?" asked Aaron."I don't know, maybe it's just the two of them," Grandma answered with a shrug."It just so happens that tomorrow is Sunday, I don't have any schedule," said Aaron very politely.Claire turned to her Uncle. "Uncle, when are you going to take me to my parent's grave? You promised that you would take me with you if you had free time," Claire said with a frown on her face.Ever since she first came to Australia, Claire had asked Aaron about it. But the man always put it off because he was busy taking care of all the things about Claire's return to the Smith family."I almost forgot about that. Lucky, you to say so," Aaron replied."Next week, honey.. I promise I'll take you there, OK?" he added.
