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“Like I said, she isn't my girlfriend,” Perseus replied, his eyes searching the place.[There is a stairway behind the building; you can get to the top of the building that way.]The man still couldn't believe what he was hearing. “Aren't you going to save her?”Perseus shook his head. “No, you can cut the rope and let her fall off. It has nothing to do with me.”The man's jaw dropped as Perseus turned away and headed off.[Are you sure of what you are doing?]Perseus wasn't; he was just trying to cause confusion or make the man let go of Sherry.“What's the danger rate now?”[70%][What are you going to do?]“You said that there was a stairway behind that building, right?"[Yes.]Perseus knew that even if he gave the recipe to them, they wouldn't let Sherry go, but delaying the given time was going to make them hold on for a while.He frowned as he tried to figure out what to do.“Let's use the stairs; with my current speed, I can get Sherry out of there.”The first thing Perseus did
Perseus turned his head to look at her. It was Sherry; why did she slap him?“How could you say that to the killer?! You made me think that you were going to abandon me, and then you almost had yourself killed because of me!” Sherry bellowed.“I was so scared up there; I was so scared!” Her body trembled.Perseus' gaze fell. “I'm sorry, Sherry; it was all my fault.”“I thought you chose your recipe instead of mine, and I figured that I haven't been helpful to you at all.” She broke into sobs.“What are you talking about?” Perseus asked, his brows furrowed in confusion.She raised her head to look at him. “People keep useful people, don't they? If you are no longer useful, they will let you go like trash that is no longer needed.”“What?” Perseus blinked, utterly confused.“My grandpa stopped taking care of me because I am not supportive of the family. He stopped liking me and also cut off my allowance; he made sure that I was only used when he wanted to help Eris.” Her sob hardened. “
“Mr. Damon, we lost sight of the kidnapper. It was like he wasn't even there.” Lexi walked up to them.Perseus's gaze turned to Lexi; she had her eyes on him with a worried look on her face. He already guessed that they wouldn't catch the man.“I know who he works for,” Perseus muttered. “However, I don't know if you will believe me.”Lexi wanted to tell him that she wouldn't work for him, but remembering that Mr. Logan had his back, she nodded.“I'm willing to help any way I can,” she replied.“Good,” Perseus muttered. He didn't want to tell her that it was Roman, but he knew the Sullivans might have ears at the station. “I will give my contact details to you; I will text you when you are alone about it.”Lexi's brow is furrowed. “Are you getting my contacts indirectly?”Perseus shook his head. “No, I am going to collect it because you need my help to get the killer.”Lexi poked him in the chest with her index finger, a frown appearing on her face. “It is the other day around; you ne
[I understand that you wanted to save her because it was your fault!][They don't mean that you would give up your life to save her.] [Did you think that even if you saved her, the killer wouldn't come after her?!][Also, I have to punish you.]Perseus backed away. “For what?” He could accept the scolding, but he didn't want the punishment.[For giving up your life, I just came, and you are already thinking about dying!]“I wasn't, I swear."[How did you expect me to believe that?!][You also made me lose a lot of energy, and now I have to regain energy!]Perseus opened his lips to speak, but the electric current hit him. This time, it was harder than it had been at the station. By that time she let go of him, Perseus's eyes were blurry, and he was finding it difficult to stand.[This would teach you not to give up your life next time. Hmph!]It took several minutes for Perseus to regain his senses; by then, Iris was already sitting on his head with a glass of cappuccino.[How do you
His high-pitched scream alerted Eris and Sherry, who were cooking in the kitchen. Eris was the first to turn off the gas and dash out of that kitchen; Sherry followed suit.At the same time, Perseus was about to open the door to get out when the ugly lady caught him by the arm.Perseus pulled his grip from the lady, and without thinking, he shoved her off of him, and that made her collide with the floor.[Your marriage is about to start.] Iris burst out laughing at Perseus's misfortune.[Don't tell me you are running from your bride! Hehe!][The punishment is for you to get married to her; that's the penalty for failing the mission.]Perseus raised his head to glare at Iris; she had a wide grin on her face as she watched him.“Baby, it's our wedding day.” The lady purred as she slowly stood up. “Don't you want to get married to me?"Perseus knew it was time for him to leave. He grabbed the doorknob and pulled the door open, but it wouldn't bulge.Eyes widening, he dashed for the bathr
Perseus was already dressed when he walked down the stairs. His hands were tugged in his pants pocket as he made his way to the dining area.Sherry and Eris were already seated, his eyes drinking at the sight of all the food on the table.“Good morning.” The girls greeted him at the same time.Perseus smiled at them. “Good morning.”“Do you have an idea where Nathaniel works?” He asked as soon as he sat down.“I thought you already hired him,” Eris muttered. “I mean, you spoke to him yesterday, didn't you?”“I thought the same too," Sherry claimed.Perseus stared at the bandage that was on her wrists. “Does it still hurt?” He questioned.“What?” She peered at him.“Your injury.” He replied, averting his gaze.She looked stunned before a smile spread across her face. “I feel better; it doesn't hurt that much.”“So about Nat.” Eris chimed in as she dug into the plate of steaks in front of her. “I have an idea that he works for a famous restaurant, from what I have heard from my grandfat
“Have you gotten how the pasta is made?!” A voice yelled out. “I thought you were the best chef in the world! How could you lose to such a guy without a proper background?”He battered his eyelids, his lips twisted into a disapproving smile. Standing 2 cm away from the desk that his boss sat on, Nathaniel glanced out of the window, his displeasure written all over his face.He was in his boss's office, and the man was not taking it easy with him.“You have to find out that recipe for the pasta and make sure it is available at our restaurant this week!”Nathaniel said no words to the man.“Don’t you dare ignore me!” The man bellowed, rising to his feet.The man was round with a large belly that jiggled as he moved. He was bald and, at the same time, pierced all over his head.“I saw you speak to that man the other day! You speak, but choose not to!”“If you can't figure it out yourself, can't you find Mr. Damon for it? You both talked a lot at the opening yesterday; could he share the
Nathaniel stared at him blankly. “What?”Perseus raised a brow. “What does it look like? I'm here to offer you a huge deal.”“And that is?” Nathaniel was curious.“I want you to work for me, for the Perseus Empire.”Nathaniel's eyes widened in surprise, and Perseus frowned. That was not the reaction he had been expecting. He anticipated Nathaniel to be outraged, not stunned.He expected Nathaniel to scream at him for attempting to poach him from such a large restaurant to a smaller one.Mr. Ronald's face was twisted with anger. “How dare you! How dare you come here to steal my employee?!”Perseus glanced at Mr. Ronald. “Well, you old geezer, shut up first and let me speak.”That only fueled Mr. Ronald's anger. “How dare you! You're just a beginner in this business, and you want to overthrow your superiors!”Perseus' eyes darkened before he squinted. “Do you regard yourself as my superior? You old, round, fat, worthless old man.”Mr. Ronald gritted his teeth. “How dare you call me that