Shield "Boss, mukhang wala pa siya dito sa Laguna. Hindi pa siya nakakauwi. Sinuyod na namin lahat, pati sa mga kaibigan niya." My hands curled into tight fists as I heard those words from one of my men on the line. The moment I received those goddamn photos and the audio recording from someone I didn’t recognize this morning, I gave the order—find my asshole cousin and whoever sent those f*****g things. Napatango-tango ako. Mukhang hindi pa talaga siya uuwi, dahil hindi niya lulubayan si Empress. He’s somewhere nearby. I can feel it. "Bumalik na kayo dito," I ordered. “Copy that, boss.” I ended the call and contacted the team I assigned to quietly tail Empress. “Boss—” “What’s the update?” "Lumabas kanina 'yong kaibigan niyang pangit, boss, kasama si Mr. Garland. Mga apat na ora