After the suffocating silence, Rex finally gathered his courage and kept his raging heart at bay. Relaxing his tensed shoulder and slightly loosening his tight grip on the steering wheel, he inquired.

"Who is he?"

"I don't know… or probably I do know him. If it was months ago, I can point him right away but now, I am uncertain anymore. Hah," Seraphina meekly replied as she closed her heavy eyes.

Indeed, the moment she woke up from her coma, Seraphina was certain that the person she had a vendetta was Dragon -- the man who once gave her whole heart to. The very man whom she loved and was willing to spend the rest of her life; having selfish thoughts of escaping her harsh reality.

However, after her recent encounter with Dragon; she was rendered conflicted. The man in her memories doesn't match the Dragon he once knew. She didn't give much thought about it before not until a few days ago.

If there's someone who knew Dragon's up to the deepest of his rotten soul, it was Seraphina. Despite the chaotic break up between her and Dragon -- she must know that he won't resort to such degree.

Even so, her suspicion about Dragon didn't decline. She just wanted to confirm facts since Seraphina started to doubt her own recollections the moment those snippets of memories about Riggs dying while shielding her.

Regardless, Seraphina must have to keep moving forward because despite the man in her memories was questionable -- what's clear to her was even though that man existed or not, she had real enemies lurking around her.

Hence, she needs -- must take them all down and stand at the pile of her enemies corpses for everyone's safety. Certainly, Seraphina's intention wasn't about keeping her life nor live it peacefully like what she always dreamt because she gave that up a long time ago. It is also not about correcting her wrongs as she believed that doing so would be impossible and long overdue.

"For me, it's neither a gift nor a curse… it's karma; chasing after me. If that son of a gun reached me today, how nice it would be to have the sea as my last memories." Seraphina faintly mumbled for the last time before completely submitting to her slumber.

Glancing at her resting figure, Rex has an indescribable emotion resurfacing from the unknown of his heart. Whether what she spoke off was the truth or not, alas, granting that Seraphina is a great liar, how she delivers it and her real emotion that she cannot fake -- Rex could not help but clench his jaw.

He cannot envision Seraphina going through this degree of torment. Based on her statements adding to how Rex recognized Seraphina's train of thoughts -- she was up to no good; or to be precise, she was well-versed that the price she needed to pay in the end was her own life.

On the other hand, Wren who they know was too drunk managed to open his one eye after Seraphina's story. Though his mind was a little fuzzy, he heard everything from the start. A pained glint flashed across his drowsy eyes as he peered at the peeking side profile of Seraphina on the front passenger seat.

-end of short flashback-

[present time]

Still, Rex could not shrug off the words Seraphina uttered last night. He wanted to know the man who caused the instability of Seraphina's mind and made her a much formidable beast that wasn't afraid of death anymore.

Seeing Seraphina back to being carefree again as if nothing burden her only intensified Rex d_e_s_i_r_e to protect and fight alongside her, even if they are against the whole world. After all, it was already his oath before when joining her organization.

Soon, the two 'kids' who are now both soaking wet and were shivering inside the car as they didn't have any clothes to change.

"Tch. this is your fault *achoo*" Wren hissed to Seraphina who's seating in the front passenger seat. Seraphina who was covered with the blanket that Rex bought last night roll her eyes.

"Admit it, you enjoyed it."

However, Wren didn't respond just like he always does. Thus, Seraphina glanced at the rear mirror just to see Wren's head hang low. Not knowing what was up with him, her brows creased. Just as Seraphina could tease him, Wren faintly uttered.

"Why I'm here… it's your fault. So, don't you dare die because you owe me bigtime -- me and chairman Yue." raising his head, Wren stared back at her through the rear mirror. His pair of upturned eyes were filled with earnest determination with a touch of pain as if Seraphina was dying.

"Watch your words -- I'm not dying yet." even though she was slightly taken aback by Wren's words, Seraphina tries her best to sound as indifferent as she always does.

"Huh, I know you. Don't you dare think of an easy exit. You dragged me to this hell and you must take responsibility. So, please… just don't think about dying." Wren's voice slowly lessened as he spoke his words.