บททั้งหมดของ The Untitled Love Story : บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

I slammed the restroom door behind me, still reeling from anger as I walked back into the bar. I looked over at Jacob and Melissa, they were chatting happily about something. The only thing on my mind at that time was to get home, but Melissa still had my badge, and I didn't want to butt into their conversation.I stood for a moment, my back against the wall as I took deep breaths with my eyes closed. Aside from the combat training at the bureau, I had never actually hit someone. Not that I could recall at least.What really bothered me wasn't the fact that I hit Jason, but rather the reason I hit him. I know friends protect each other's reputations when any is absent, but I couldn't honestly tell myself I had done it just to protect Theron's rep."I need a drink." I muttered, walking towards the bar.I sat at a table some feet from the counter, not wanting to get into a conversation. Plus, it would be a real shame to ruin what I had helped Jacob set up.I waved over one of the wait

After talking for a few more minutes, we made our way into the school. With the help of our badges, it wasn't hard to get through their security, but we still had to transport ourselves to the Faculty of Social Sciences by ourselves.I kept wondering if we couldn't have just used our badge to get one of the in-campus buses to give us a free ride."That would be abuse of power." Melissa had stated when I eventually asked."Oh, I didn't think of it that way." I muttered, embarrassed by my negligence."Don't worry, it's a rookie mistake every detective makes. And sometimes, it's absolutely necessary. Just not in this situation." She assured me."Most don't feel guilty for doing it, and they may not even stop after finding out. You feeling bad shows you will make a fine detective." She smiled."Thanks." I nodded, not feeling so guilty anymore.After a few more minutes of discussion, we walked into the faculty building. Melissa was going to speak with all the departmental heads while I onl

The door closed as I said those last words, so he didn't hear them. I stared at our barely touched meals on the table, feeling a little guilty that they would probably go to waste as I had completely lost my appetite.I spoke to a few other lecturers in the department, none of whom knew half of the things Cynthia had told me. It seemed there was some sort of preferential treatment in the department.Cynthia, Theron, and Paul were the only ones close enough to the chairman of the department to have any useful information. The ready only knew the dates the relics arrived and the days they were stolen.I waited for Melissa on a bench in front of the faculty building, hoping she had more luck than I did. Though, from the expression on her face, that didn't seem to be the case."So, easier said than done, I guess." I said as she collapsed onto the space next to me."Those heads of departments are a real pain to get a hold of, and even more of a pain to get information out of. I couldn't ev

I don't know how, but Melissa had managed to get Cynthia, Paul, and the other hostages out before I arrived. Their captors, however, weren't too pleased by that as they unleashed their weapons on the door."Call for backup." She yelled, leaning against the wall next to the door with her gun ready.Quickly muttering some commands into the radio phone, I readied my gun in preparation to retaliate, but the gunshots quieted down."They are probably reloading." I thought to myself, looking to take the opportunity to shoot back.But the moment I turned to shoot, my jaw dropped in surprise as I found two of the shooters lying dead on the ground and the third about to drink some mysterious green liquid."Noo!!" I yelled, charging towards him, but I was too late.He slumped to the ground, foams spouting from his mouth."Call an ambulance." I yelled to Melissa.But there was no point, the man went limp in a few seconds. No pulse, no breath, nothing at all.I ran back to the room where I had ti

I frowned instantly, annoyed by the sudden withdrawal. I was going to ask why when I felt something in my trousers. "I need to use the restroom." I hurriedly said, heading for the toilet."Don't go taking a shower without your towel again." He shouted behind me.Making sure the door was locked, I slowly looked down at my pants."Fuck." I sighed, leaning against the door.There was no way I could deny caring about Theron beyond how a friend should. Unless, it was suddenly okay to get a boner from being in close proximity with your friends, which I knew wasn't so.Taking a few deep breaths while muttering random things to distract myself, I managed to calm myself down.Then I suddenly got a text from Melissa."Meet me at the office, it's important."I guess that meant I was skipping dinner.Theron didn't look surprised when I told him I was heading out to the office."I see you have made your choice." He muttered.But as much as I was conflicted, I knew one thing but I needed more time