“What?” Kizy asked, not knowing why the First brother was stopping her.

“You didn’t even ask me the question that you were apologetic for.” Victor said, a smile on his face.

“It’s okay. Maybe some other time. It’s already getting very late.” Kizy said.

“Anything for my dear little sister. So just ask whatever it was.” Victor said, wanting to hear what Kizy wanted to ask him.

“Hmmm.” Kizy said, thinking for a moment before eventually sitting back.

“My question may sound too personal and maybe harsh as well. So if you think it is making you uncomfortable, you can tell me. You don’t have to answer if you don’t like it.” Kizy warned the first brother beforehand.

“Okay. Don’t worry about that.” Victor said.

“So.. how did you feel after Anna left?” Kizy asked, tears threatening to flow down once again.

“I felt broken, betrayed. Why only me? Why in the world of all people was I made to go through this? My world had collapsed. I felt that there was only darkness left for me. There was even a time when I thought of killing myself.” Victor said and paused.-.

And Kizy was again silently crying, thinking how hard it must have been for the first brother to lose the only family he had, that too when he was about to have a baby girl.

“But then came Jason. He gave me the chance to avenge Anna. I remember living like a slaughter machine back then. I had finished that entire gang, that too being a novice in this field.

And then one day I came to know that the gang had been killed completely. I asked myself, ‘Was this it?’. I didn’t know what I wanted after taking my revenge.

I thought hard and then I got my answer. Instead of living a meaningless life, teaching once again when I didn’t even want to, why not die for the person who gave me this chance.

Jason, he became my saviour. So when I had to choose between my previous life without Anna or a death for Jason, it was no difficult task. No matter what happens, everyone will have to first cross me before touching Jason.” Victor said, his voice a little shaky at the end.

Kizy was silent all this time, her tears once again dried up. She took a deep breath, closing her eyes, before speaking again.

“Do you ever regret leaving Anna alone at home that day? Like do you think that maybe you would be living a different day if you would have made that decision.” Kizy asked, this time more composed.

“Hmmm. Yes. I always do. I used to curse myself every single day for not listening to my intuitions and leaving Anna just because she was pleading.

But then again, I can not spend my entire life regretting that. Instead of sitting back and thinking how my changing my decision back then would have affected my current life, I choose to learn my lesson.

I choose to not commit the same mistake. The day I last regretted was the day I promised myself to not lose anyone like I lost Anna. So there was no space for regret but only improvement.” Victor said with a smile, wanting to cheer Kizy up.

“Improvement.” Kizy said in a low voice, as if trying to tell herself.

“Yes. Anything else?” Victor asked, knowing that Kizy was done asking her questions and maybe was also satisfied by the answers.

“No. Thank you first brother.” Kizy said, nodding her head.

“Anything for you. Now go and sleep. It’s 4.21 am now. Also it would be better if you take a day off or at least go to the office late. Otherwise you won’t get enough sleep and would drain yourself completely.” Victor said, worried about Kizy’s health.

“Hmmm. I will go now.” Kizy said before greeting First brother good night and leaving his room.

Something changed in Victor’s eyes once Kizy had gone. He thought for some more time before going to sleep.

*NEXT DAY, 7 AM*

Victor woke up early, because he had this weird feeling that was warning him about Kizy.

He went to her bedroom, but the door was left open and there was no sign of Kizy.

He immediately ran back to the hall, colliding into the butler in rush.

“Sorry Victor. I didn’t see you coming.” Butler said.

“No no. It was my mistake. Have you seen my second sister?” Victor asked in a panicked voice.

“Second sister? You mean young madam?” Butler asked.

“Yes yes. Kizy.” Victor said.

“She left almost an hour ago. I asked her if she was hungry or wanted to eat something. But she only had a glass of milk and went away.” The butler informed.

“Where did she go?” Victor asked.

“I don’t know. But most probably she went to office I guess.” Butler replued.

“Okay. Thank you.” Victor replied before taking out his phone and calling his second sister.

Thankfully Kizy picked up on the third ring itself.

“Hello.” Kizy said from the other side.

“Where are you?” Victor asked in a relieved voice, relaxed after hearing Kizy’s voice.

“Office.” Kizy replied in a single word.

“Why though? Didn’t I tell you to take a break or go late? Why did you instead go early?” Victor asked.

“Improvement. My first brother taught me to improve instead of regret.” Kizy said from the other side, her smile evident from the way she was speaking.

Victor was even more relaxed after hearing her composed voice.

“Improvement needs one requirement. That is you should be in a healthy state to improve. Anyways, have you taken anyone along with you?” Victor asked.

“Jack and Alex followed me.” Kizy said, though her tone was a little annoyed.

She didn’t want to disturb others. In fact she had been too silent while leaving. But somehow both Jack and Alex were on alert mode, and ended up following Kizy to the office.

“Good then. I will go back to my workout. Have a great day!” Victor said before ending the call.

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Thank you for the gifts @Taina_Rios!! Also people, our ranking for golden ticket was highest for the book until now. And we are back to top 50 for powerstone ranking and I couldn’t be any more happier. Thank you for your support. Have a bright day ahead!!

– Kizy