Chapter 253: Took You Long Enough
(Arata)
"Calm down, Moonshine. We know, we know everything," Baba tried to take my face in his hands but I shook my head.
"Noo, where is Karsten? Tell me the police didn’t capture him. He is innocent, Baba. Ranold framed him," I frantically said, unable to control the beatings of my heart. They kept surging.
"The police have figured that out. Karsten hasn’t been captured. Relax," Baba answered with a hardened jaw, his eyes held animosity for him.
I knew I had fucked up...Baba knew everything, and he wasn’t going to forgive Karsten or me.
"What about Ranold? Did they capture him? Did Karsten reach him first?" I had so many questions and knew Baba wouldn’t answer all of them.
"The police haven’t found Ranold. No one knows where he is. Karsten said he escaped when he and his men entered Ranold’s house," Baba explained but I could sense this wasn’t the truth.
Only Karsten knew the whole truth and I needed to speak to him. Not that I was going to forgive him that easily or trust him again but he saved my life on more than one occasion.
He was an asshole but I owed that asshole.
"I want to speak to him. Is he here?" I carefully asked and Baba went still. His forehead developed several creases.
"You don’t have to speak to a manipulator and a liar. He endangered your life, Arata, by lying to you and deceiving you. Tell me you are not in love with him," Baba asked quietly and firmly. I could feel the disappointment lining his voice.