The vice president of the Den bank, Bianca Gozard, was having dinner with her dad.She had threatened him in order for him to put his work aside and meet her.“Why did you go out of your way to meet me, Darling?” Darrell Gozard asked. He was a fat man with wonderful slick back hair. His eating style was also quite refined and elegant as he treated himself like a noble.Bianca forced out a smile. “Don’t call me Darling. It doesn’t suit you anymore.”“You’re my precious daughter. Even if you turn sixty, you’ll still be my darling.”“If I’m really that precious, then why don’t you make me the president of the Den bank?”Darrell smiled. “I see. It must frustrate you that you don’t know much about the Den bank despite being the vice-president. But, trust me, it’s still a bit too early for you to know the truth.”“I can handle the truth, Dad,” Bianca snorted. “I’m not a kid. And I know that there are many shady things going on with our bank, especially with the five diamond card holders and

The next morning.Sheryl woke up and yawned silently. She pulled the curtain aside, hoping to see sunlight, but to her surprise, the neighboring building was blocking the sunlight.“Ugh, I hate the apartment’s life,” she then washed her face and opened the door.It was 6:30, so she thought Catherine and Denver would be awake, but they were both sleeping on the couch.Denver was sitting with his head nearly hanging back over the couch. Catherine was sleeping along the length of the couch, laying her upper body on his lap.They both seemed pretty defenseless.She went out to the rooftop, which had a thin layer of snow.Even though the sun should be out by now, the fog was covering the whole sky. Even her own hand wasn’t visible if she fully extended her arm.Sheryl began to practice her martial arts by moving around slowly but with firm movements.The heat releasing from her body pushed the fog away ever so slowly.At some point, she created a spherical free space inside the fog, right

At nine in the morning.Denver cleared the snow from the road in front of the apartment, for which Layla gave a thumbs up for him. He didn’t need to do that, but he did it anyway and made it look easy.Catherine drove the car outside. Denver entered the car, and they left.Layla was closing the door, but then the lamborghini also came out and left the apartment.Layla was a bit disappointed that Sheryl left without giving her any tip.Catherine drove slowly because of the snow. “I used to love snow when I was a kid, but it’s become more of a nuisance now.”“Haha, your mom complains about snow all the time,” Denver said.“She slipped on the stairs outside a few times, so she hates snow,” Catherine chuckled. “I’m sure she’s going to curse the snow this time around, too.”They stopped at different shops and bought all the items and food required for trekking.It took them a few hours to get to the southern part of the city.By then, the car’s engine was not working as smoothly as it was

The clouds hid the moon, so it was pretty dark on the hill top.Searching for one girl on the hill wasn’t easy for the remaining seven guys. Nevertheless, they didn’t give up easily.They wanted some fun for the night, so they kept their feet going.“Where the hell is she?” One of them even searched the bushes. “She didn’t run away to another hill, did she?”“Hey, handsome,” just then he heard a voice.He turned around and saw Catherine smiling at him. His heart fluttered for a second, and he flashed his teeth behind the mobile’s flashlight.He thought she would run away, but who would have thought that she’d come looking for him herself?Maybe she really liked him?“Let’s go to my secret place,” Catherine said with a smile that made him feel crazy.He nodded and followed her.With every step, he imagined what kind of a secret place it was.Would there be sand for them to roll in? Would there be a foliage of leaves? Would there be a stream running down the hill?All kinds of nasty tho

The big behemoth of a male bear was after Catherine, but thanks to Denver’s last second rescue, Catherine was pulled out of the bear’s line of attack.Still, the bear, with its full momentum, bashed its head and body into Denver.There was no way for Denver to defend himself from that colossal hit.Before he could put his strength into his feet to stop the bear, he found himself getting blown off his feet.The crisp mountain air that was filling his lungs escaped all at once.Blood spilled out of his mouth and also filled his nose as a stinging pain gripped his chest.His ribs felt like they suffered many cracks.His vision swimmed.At the same time, Catherine was stunned by everything that just happened.An escape into the wilderness, a chance to reconnect away from the city's relentless hum was what she was expecting during this trip, but now a massive bear’s growl shook her very soul.This wasn’t a nature documentary. This was a real bear, one that ruled the mountain.The vicious,