Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Back to Past

Davian’s P.O.V

12 hours ago

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Ashbourne was the hub of business and entertainment insdustry of the Starship Country. The city was filled with tall buildlings and one such iconic building belonged to the King Parker Corporation – the biggest name in the business world of not only Starship Country, but in the entire continent.

On the thirty-second floor of this building stood the grand office of the ruler of the King Parker Business Empire.

Davian King Parker was currently inside his office, sitting behind the large mahogany desk. His eyes were closed and he appeared fast asleep – a very unusual sight for those who knew him and his addiction with work.

All of a sudden, his eyes flew open and he stared at the ceiling of the office. His eyes appeared wild, unfocused, and filled with fear. He suddenly straightened and frantically looked around, trying to locate something… or someone.

“G-Grace…”

He tried to call her name, but it came out as a mere whisper. He stood up from his seat, feeling slightly dizzy and not knowing where he should go. He just wanted to find her. He couldn’t leave her alone, not after what she went through.

The sight of her laying on the ground that was covered with her own blood, the deep wounds on her body, and those lifeless eyes… everything was so clear in his memory. He didn’t even need to wonder if it was truth or just a bad dream.

He knew just how real it was – her cold and lifeless body, and the bomb that killed him and the entire remaining members of Blackwood House in that safe house. He didn’t regret his decision of blowing that entire place up. He would happily do it again.

But… why was he back in his office?

Nothing around him looked like it belonged to a post-apocalypse world.

Right at that moment, his office door opened and someone familiar stepped inside – his secretary, Rio.

“King, are you alright?” Rio asked the moment he took in Davian’s appearance. He was next to Davian within seconds, helping him back on the chair and handing him a glass of water.

“What’s wrong?” He asked when Davian refused to drink water and tried to stand up.

“Grace. Where’s she?” His voice was filled with so much panic and fear, just like his eyes that were staring at Rio who was completely taken aback to see him like this. It also took him a while to understand about whom Davian was asking about.

“Are you talking about Ms. Blackwood?” Rio asked and Davian hurriedly nodded his head.

“She’s in the capital city.” Rio answered, still puzzled to see Davian looking so worried about Ms. Blackwood. Though he had always kept updates on her whereabouts and doings, he never showed any further interest in her.

“Capital City?” Davian seemed confused and once again scanned the office before returning his gaze to Rio and asked, “What’s the date and year today?”

“09:28:2024.” Rio answered.

The look on Davian’s face, after hearing the answer, was that of pure surprise. He quickly looked around, his gaze searching for something, and he found his phone sitting on the desk. He quickly grabbed and turned it on to look at the date and time, only to realize that Rio was speaking the truth.

On the other hand, Rio became more worried after seeing the way Davian was behaving. He was nothing like his usual calm, composed, and strong self.

“I need to go to her. Right now.” Davian whispered as if he was talking to himself. Right at that moment, Rio’s phone started ringing and when he checked, it was the Chairman of Wright Real Estate who was calling.

He contemplated whether to pick the call or not, but in the end he decided to pick it up. He walked to the other side of the office as he talked to Chairman Wright.

Barely two minutes would have passed before he returned to Davian’s side and informed the latter about what he just learned from Chairman Wright. “King, Ms. Blackwood has used the identity of Mrs. Parker to buy Starfall Isle. She just completed the purchase. It was Chairman Wright who just called to inform.”

Davian looked surprised for a moment before he finally started returning to his usual self. The shift was quick, almost making Rio wonder if the unfocused side of King he just saw moments ago was even real in the first place.

“I want you to find out everything that has been going on with her. What she has been doing, where she has been going, and the people she has been meeting.” Davian started voicing out the most important matters that he wanted Rio to take care of immediately.

As a certain thought entered his brain, he added, “I want you to find information about a man named Daniel. He works for Grace and is the leader of the outer circle. Find out every single detail about him, his connections, what he’s been doing all these years and all.”

Rio was stunned – both because he didn’t see King’s sudden rise of interest in Ms. Blackwood coming, and also because the pure hatred and anger that he witnessed in King’s eyes for the man named Daniel.

Davian’s aura turned so cold and dark that it sent a shiver running down Rio’s spine. The poor secretary couldn’t help but wonder what sin Daniel might have comitted to end up on Davian’s worst side possible.

Davian finally sucked in all his anger and fixed his piercing gaze at Rio. “Book my ticket to the capital city. I’ll be leaving immediately.”

This time, Rio finally decided to interrupt as there was a very important meeting that Davian needed to attend. “King, you can meet Ms. Blackwood all you want, but you should attend this meeting first. It’s really important-”

“Nothing is more important than her, Rio. Nothing.” There was something in the way Davian spoke these words that Rio believed him immediately. Though reluctantly, he nodded his head in understanding.

He watched Davian picking up his phone again and he already had an inkling about whom the latter would call. Just as he was about to step out of the office, he heard Davian adding – “Handle Chairman Wright too… for disclosing her privacy.”