Heart of a Handsome Doctor
Chaptre 05. Secret Mission Boy

Lian returned after picking up her phone that was left behind. Boy and Patrick were waiting in the car. Lian immediately got in the car.

"I'm sorry, because of me you're waiting" Lian told Patrick.

"No problem. Can we go? Boy, put on your seat belt."

"Good, Uncle."

Boy sat in the front seat accompanying Patrick. Lian was sitting in the back.

"What's your place of residence called?" ask Patrick.

"Apartment Riverside Town, Uncle." replied Boy loudly.

Lian just smiled thinly. During the trip, there was no meaningful conversation. Lian continued to be silent while looking at the city at night.

Patrick occasionally glances at Lian through the rearview mirror. Patrick admires Lian's natural beauty and struggles with raising Boy without a father.

Actually, Patrick also wondered who Boy's father really was. But according to Conrad Webster, Lian went abroad while pregnant with Boy. I don't know what made him leave. What he feels now is that he wants to protect Lian as well Boy.

"Thank you very much" Lian said as she arrived at the apartment lobby.

"Thank you back. Don't hesitate. Boy, tomorrow Uncle's coming back here to discuss work." Said Patrick while shuffling slowly Boy's hair.

"Good, Uncle. Be careful on the road." Boy waved to Patrick.

...***...

In the room, Lian was pensive. And that makes Boy wonder.

"What's up, Ma?"

"Nothing, baby."

"Did Mama know that guy?"

"Eh? That guy?" Lian scrunched her forehead.

"The man named Vincent Roy Avicenna."

"Huh?! Vincent Roy Avicenna?"

"Ish, Mama! My mom is so unfocused. The guy at the restaurant wasn't his name Vincent Roy Avicenna? He was the doctor who gave the seminar there. Uncle Patrick knew her. He's the sole heir to the Avicenna Group. Does Mama know?"

"Eh? Ah, that... " Lian scratched his nape.

"That's it. I'd better get some sleep. Mama's just sleeping."

Boy put his body on the bed. And Lian was swept away in a dream with Boy.

...***...

The next day, Patrick returns to Boy and Lian's apartment. Lian served Patrick a cup of tea.

"Please drink. You can talk in the room. I'll be out for a while to shop."

"okay, Mama. Go, Uncle! We'll talk in the room!" bring Boy.

Lian smiled seeing Boy so comfortable with Patrick.

In the room, Patrick opens an envelope containing their mission.

"What is that, Uncle?" ask Boy.

"These are files on our mission" replied Patrick.

"Who is this guy, Uncle?"

"He is Professor Gerald Rayyan."

"What happened to him?" tanya Boy enthusiastically.

"He was declared missing 1 year ago."

"About what caused her to disappear, Uncle? Aren't the big guys hiding. Maybe he's just hiding instead of missing, or he's just disappearing on purpose?"

"There's a theory that says that, but according to the FBI, it's very likely that someone or a group of people made it disappear."

"What if it turns out that person is dead, Uncle?"

"No. The chances are small that he's dead."

"Then what are we going to do, Uncle? Where are we gonna investigate?"

"Smart kid. You always ask the right thing. Look at this!" Patrick shows Boy another piece of paper.

"Who is this woman, Uncle?"

"A beautiful woman like this is a suspect. Is that right, Uncle?"

Patrick laughing. "You're too small to know which women are beautiful and which are not."

"Of course I know, Uncle. Uncle can't see if the woman in this photo is a beautiful woman."

"alright. What am I supposed to do with this woman?" connect Boy

"You'll come to the hospital and be his patient. Zara is a pediatrician. He's doing research on genius kids."

Boy frowned. "Why did he do that research?"

"Eitherway. That's what we need to find out."

Boy nodded in understanding. After talking about the secret mission they will do, Boy then showed his latest discovery about Software that is being made by Avicenna Group.

"Look here, Uncle, I want to show you something." Boy opened his notebook.

His little fingers played on the Notebook keyboard agilely.

"They're making an application about honesty."

Patrick chuckles amusedly. "Didn't such an app have been around for a few years?"

"Yes, but this one is different. Detecting honesty through heart rate is common. But this is through the touch of a hand."

"Don't joke, Boy! There's no such thing in the world."

"It's up to you if you don't believe me. Or would you like to try it?" challenge Boy.

Patrick panics when Boy asks him to try his homemade app.

"That's it. We don't have time to play around. Why are you interested in Avicenna Group anyway? They're not even related to our mission."

"I'm sorry, Uncle. I didn't mean it."

"It's okay. Yeah, well, Uncle's better get home. Tomorrow you're ready to meet Zara at Avicenna Hospital. And if your mother asks you better tell me honestly so she doesn't worry."

"Good, Uncle."

When Patrick exits Boy's room, he runs into Lian who just returned from shopping.

"You're going home, Pat?"

"Yes, my business with Boy is done."

"Alright. be careful on the road!"

...***...

That night Boy was busy in front of his notebook.

"It's night, son. You better get some rest."

"Yes. Mom also yes."

"If you may know, what is your Secret Mission this time? but if Uncle Patrick forbids you to tell Mama that's okay. The important thing is you can take care of yourself."

"Do you know professor Gerald Rayyan?"

"Why are you asking that?"

"Didn't you study at Avicenna University? The professor was quite famous in the campus of mama."

Instantly Lian pegged. He did not know what to answer to his son. His face showed fear. Memories of his past are back.

"Ma, is Mama okay?"

"Yes, honey. Mama is fine. It's night you better sleep."

"Good, Ma."

Meanwhile in his apartment, Patrick was thinking of something. He accepted this mission because it was related to events in the past.

Seven years ago, Patrick got a letter from Gerald Rayyan. It says Gerald asked Patrick to look after a woman named Princess of Diamonds. The letter also says that Patrick must look after the child Lian was born with.

At first Patrick doesn't understand why Gerald asked him to look after a woman and her child. But now all those questions have been answered. Patrick can conclude that Gerald's disappearance has something to do with Boy and his mother.

Patrick massaged his temple slowly.

"What exactly happened to you 7 years ago, Miss?" patrick muttered while looking at the photo of Lian sent by Gerald 7 years ago.

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