Chapter 22: Knox Arden [3]
"Dear passengers, we ask that you please fasten your seatbelts at this time and secure all baggage underneath your seat or in the overhead compartments. We also ask that your seats and table trays..."
Knox's tired eyes moved to the small window on his left. From his seat, he watched the night skyline filled with lights from skyscrapers and highways from afar. The view was majestic, but Knox was not in the mood to appreciate such a picturesque perspective.
He leaned his head on the headrest and blinked, his eyes were dull and empty. He should have been exhibiting panic and restlessness after what happened to him, but the following events took all those emotions away and replaced them with something new.
After he flew to another city, a man approached him, already waiting for his arrival as if he had been watching his every movement. At first, Knox tried to run, thinking it was one of Azrael's minions, but then, that man mentioned a name...
'Killian Arden.'
Knox's body stiffened. He slowly looked back at the man who stood still at his spot, as though he knew he wouldn't continue to run away after hearing that name. Is it someone his father owes a debt as well? He asked himself.
The man looked middle-aged. He was tall and his face showed indifference. His black suit and pants didn't have any creases, and his shoes gleamed from the track lights on the trussed ceilings of the airport. His posture is straight and the way he walked was very dignified.
'Don't be alarmed. Your father didn't owe me anything,' the man walked closer to Knox, then fished his wallet and gave Knox a business card, 'I know your father. He used to work in the same company.'
Knox glanced at the card. His brows furrowed after learning the man's name and position, then he gave him a confused look, 'I...didn't know about that.'
The company's name on the card was Horizon Corporation – one of the biggest in the whole country. From what Knox could remember, his father was an office worker from a small stationery company before their lives took a bad turn.
The man nodded his head slightly and answered, 'You were born several months later after he resigned. He probably didn't mention it to you.'