The Mystery Red Umbrella
Nick's Offer

Mariana's laughter rang out, Anna Baker really had guts. Want to hold all his followers? It looks like Anna Baker is fantasizing. The followers of Mariana were not afraid and did not budge at all. All his followers stared at Barrow and Anna without blinking.

Lucia and her mother's cries rang out, they felt a little relieved that Anna had come to the place. At least there is hope for them to be free from that place.

"Sister Anna, please let us go!" pinta Lucia pleads.

"Please set us free, Anna!" shouted Maria anyway.

Anna did not answer, Lucia and her mother are safe but where is her mother and aunt? He hopes they're okay even if they're taken hostage elsewhere.

"You really had the guts to come here, Anna" said Mariana. His hideous smile was engraved on the lips, if his son failed to negotiate with the woman, then he would kill without hesitation.

"I've come to make calculations with you, Mariana. But before that bring back my mother and aunt!"

"Ha... Ha... Ha... Oh...!" Mariana laughed again. So easy is Anna asking her mother and aunt to be returned? Did he think he was asking for candy?

"They'll be fine, Anna. But it all depends on you" Nick said.

"Old man, get down now. I'll fucking beat you up!" Barrow pointed his firearm at Nick.

"You have nothing to do with this!" shouting Mariana. A force was unleashed, surely it hit Barrow's body so the young man bounced backwards.

Barrow shouted as his body hit the wall violently, Anna was surprised to see the fellow being attacked suddenly. Anna immediately ran to help Barrow who was enduring the pain in the chest.

"Don't provoke, Barrow. Just follow the game. We have to pretend to be helpless and have to be smarter than them let alone they are many" Anna whispered softly.

"I'm sorry, Anna. I was too rash because I couldn't wait to kick the old man!" barrow said slowly.

"Disregard, the stupid ones are not necessarily stupid.we are among the bandits but when their lord I defeat, they'll be like a duckling losing its mother so save our strength for the real fight. Get ready, when Natalie and I act, it's your turn and your army!" anna said, patting Barrow on the shoulder.

Barrow nodded, what Anna said was very true.  He was too rash and emotionless to see the old man who had deceived many people.

"Whatdoyouwant? Why did you attack him so suddenly?!" anna shouted as she stepped closer.

"I want to negotiate with you, Anna. Your mother and aunt I'll set you free but if you want to follow my request" Nick said.

"I don't want to be stale with you, Nick. It's best to release my mother and aunt because they're not involved in this!"

"You won't say that soon!" Nick raised his hand and at that moment there was the sound of a crane car. Anna looked at the direction of the voice where the Marianas began to move away.

Anna's eyes widened at the sight of her mother and aunt hanging from a crane. Both of their hands were tied and they hung in the middle and looked helpless. Not only that, there was something beneath them. One of Mariana's followers threw a torch that she was carrying and at that moment, a fire was burning under her mother and aunt.

Her mother and aunt were terrified, they would instantly burn if they fell down. The fire is getting bigger, let alone getting hit by the fire.

"Mom, Aunty!" Anna runs to see her mother's condition but Mariana's men hold her back. Her mother looked down, where Anna was being held by Mariana's men.

"Anna, don't mind us. Kill her!" his mother said slowly. The heat of the fire that was down below, began to feel.Their state was really weak because they were not fed and not given to drink.

"Really, I will definitely set you free!" tears flowed, she could not see her mother and aunt being treated like that.

Tears were wiped violently, Anna turned her steps and turned to look towards Nick with a hateful gaze. He most dislikes no hostages let alone involving weaker people because it's the act of a coward.

"What do you want, Nick. Let them both go!" Anna was really upset but she had to think about the state of her mother and aunt.

"Hurry up, Nick. You're wasting your time!" said mother. Lest he fail to rise up because of the desire of his son who wants the agent. He shouldn't have let Nick fall for the enemy and the special soul he so desperately wants. Let's just hope Nick's wish doesn't lead them to destruction.

"I know, Mom. I can't possibly make a mistake."

"If so hurry up. If you can't persuade her then I will perform the ritual just in time and she will die my fall. His soul will join my soul later!"

Nick nodded, his feet stepping down from the altar of worship and approaching Anna but his steps came to a halt after being some distance away from Anna.

"Say, what do you want you to let go of my mother and aunt?!" yelled Anna again.

"I want you to be my wife, Anna. You will be released, and so will your mother and aunt. Come here, join us and give me the Artsbond knife you stole from me!" Nick reaches out to Anna, hoping Anna accepts his offer and gives her the knife.

"No, it won't!" anna refused.

"You can't refuse if you want them alive!" Nick raised his hand, and at that very moment the bond that shackled his mother and aunt loosened so that their bodies plunged down.

The cries of her mother and aunt rang out, Anna was startled and immediately turned to look at her mother and aunt who were falling down, where the flames were growing.

"Stop, Nick. Stop that!" shouted Anna.

"If so your choice is only one, Anna. Give them the Artsbon knife and come here. We will have an eternal life and we will both be my eternal successors. Everything you want you get, youth, beauty and wealth you get so come here. Decide now because time is not much!"

"Don't, Anna. No!" yelled at his mother and aunt.

"Don't mind us, destroy the evil witch!" shouted mother.

"Please save me, Anna. Save me and my mother" Lucia asked in tears.

"Now, Anna!" scream Nick.

"If I give you the knife, you'll keep what you say, won't you?" ask Anna.

"Of course, I must have freed them!"

Anna pulled the knife, Mariana laughed out loud as her son's plan worked. The knife was given to one of Mariana's followers, their cheers were heard because the only thing that could kill Mariana they had obtained.

Anna steps towards Nick, her mother and aunt shouting loudly because they are disappointed with what Anna is doing. Lucia and her mother were crying hysterically, they would die after this. Anna followed Nick's steps towards the altar, Natalie not budging at all, while Barrow looked at Anna with a suspicious look. Is it that easy to give Anna a valuable object that can finish off the opponent? Somehow he felt there was a hidden plan let alone he knew, Anna could not carelessly take action without a plan.