Luke stared at Master Adachihara, shock and disappointment warring for domination within him. But beneath all of those emotions was annoyance.“Master,” he tried to approach respectfully, “don’t you think it is rather unfair for you to just write off the deal without getting to know all of its advantages and the possible ways we could make profits from this?”The master shook his head.“No, Luke. I’m choosing to base my decision on what I’ve heard and seen already. The bitter truth is that if your hotel idea was good enough, I’d have chosen to invest the moment I saw the first slide.”Luke lowered his head in defeat, at a complete loss of what to do to salvage the situation. Finally, he looked up and deadpanned.“Are you doing this because my colleague disrespected you or because you have a strange aversion for young men?”Completely taken aback at his boldness, Master Adachihara’s eyes widened a fraction.“Are you trying to insinuate that I lack the intelligence to make decisions of
“Hey Luke, my boy. Nina! Welcome, welcome.”Luke and Nina smiled widely as Lord George beckoned to them from the VIP section of the club.“Hey, Grandpa. I see you’re enjoying the party.” Luke said when they were finally within hearing distance. Lord George gave him an affectionate pat on the back while he took Nina’s slender hands and kissed her on both cheeks.“You look a dream, my dear.” He complimented the blushing woman. “Very gorgeous.”“Thank you, grandpa.” Nina replied with a smile of gratitude.Lord George turned his attention to Luke.“You’ve really struck gold with this one, my boy. Hold on to her for as long as you can.”Nina lowered her head shyly as Luke’s intense, heated stare landed on her skin. He pulled her beside him and draped an arm around her.“Oh, I intend to, grandpa.” I’ll hold on to her for the rest of my life if I can, he thought to himself.“Sit diwn. Sit down, you two.” Luke and Nina took their seats and Lord George snapped his fingers — a gesture which im
Nina was nearly choking with anxiety as she and Hailey searched for Luke all around the club. They even went as far as searching outside and looking through every single car in the parking garage but one hour later, they still couldn’t find him.All their efforts were futile.“What are we supposed to do now?” Nina asked frantically, Luke’s phone snug in her grip.Hailey paused and thought for a moment.“Does the phone have any damages?” She asked, “like a cracked screen or…”Nina flicked a glance at the phone and her eyes widened in horror;“The screen is actually cracked.” Hailey chewed on her bottom lip.“I don’t wanna scare you or anything but from the cracked screen, there’s a high probability that he was kidnapped and had tried to fight off his assailants in the process.” Hailey’s words hit Nina like a blow to the guts. She staggered backwards, her heart beating a mile per second.“No….” She whispered. “It can’t be. It can’t.”Hailey wrapped her arms around Nina’s shoulder in a
“Nina? Are you okay?” Lord George asked when he noticed she’d gone completely still. Nina did not react. Apparently, she was deep in thought. It took another two tries to snap her back to the present world.“Nina!”She blinked rapidly as her gaze gradually refocused on Lord George.“Are you okay, sweetheart?” He asked again and she blinked, nodding in response.“Yes. Yes, I’m good.” Her gaze narrowed on the waitress as she inquired;“ Excuse me, what did you say the lady looked like again?”Everyone watched, completely curious at the question. The waitress gulped nervously at all the attention as she replied;“She was dark haired and had a tiny slash on her eyebrow.”Nina narrowed her gaze;“If the slash on her brow was tiny, how did you see it?”“Well, I passed between them to use the bathroom, you see. The lady was very stylishly dressed so I wanted to get a look at her clothes up close… which is how I noticed the scar. Her outfit looked pretty expensive as well.”Nina nodded, her
Nina’s phone beeped with an incoming text but she ignored it. It was probably Hailey texting to see if she was okay. She’d text her later.The phone beeped two more times and she pointedly switched it off. She needed space to think and therefore did not need any sort of interference.She did not know how long she stood there until she heard a sound behind her and turned to find John standing just within the French doors.“Miss Washington? His Lordship requires your presence at once.”Alarmed at the urgency in his tone, Nina followed after him immediately.“Are there any problems, Grandpa?” She asked as she hurried into the room. “No, my dear. Not really. But take a seat. The news of Luke’s disappearance is about to be aired on national TV.”Trembling slightly, Nina took her seat as the television was switched on;“…now in other news, trillionaire businessman and recently established CEO of The Diamond Empire, a world leading automobile company has gone missing. His name is Luke George
Nina’s fingers literally shook as she scrolled through her phone until she located the video in question. The video came with a note which clearly stated;“Dear, Nina.I hope this text finds you well. While you and Luke were busy planning to go to Japan for business purposes, Luke had asked me to join him for a little romantic getaway after his business meetings were over. He wanted someone to cool off and relax with… and that person clearly isn’t you.Why am I writing this? I need you to back off, Nina. Stay away from Luke. He’s mine. He might likely not tell you to your face because you’re so clingy and he doesn’t wanna hurt your feelings, but Luke is honestly tired of you and your shenanigans.You follow him everywhere he goes like you’re some helpless, lost puppy. Honestly, you need to cut the man some slack. Sometimes, he needs space so he can hang out with the one person he really, actually loves…which is me. I hope you’re able to learn a lesson or two from this letter and from
The entire room stared in shock as the lawyer made his announcement. After one full minute of stunned silence, a petite lady whom Lord George recognized as the news lady who’d broadcasted he news of Luke’s alleged love cruise, shot to her feet, her lips twisted in disdain.“Because you have a mountain of power does not give you the right to do just anything you want, Lord George. Don’t you ever think of how your decisions might affect those around you?”Lord George regarded her calmly.“What’s your name?”“Mrs. Sakura Wrench.” He nodded;“Mrs. Sakura Wrench. You’re the lady who anchored today’s news, aren’t you?”“Yes, I am.” She said boldly.Lord Goege nodded once more, a sadistic smile curving his lips.“So you’re trying to tell me that your company received a tip off about some incriminating news concerning my grandson and you went ahead to broadcast that news to the entire world without thinking of the negative ways it might impact his reputation, but you think you have the right
“Are you kidding me right now?” Lord George asked. “Are you sure Fiona has dopamine in her system?”The doctor’s brows furrowed in confusion.“Yes, I’m sure, your lordship. The test results are not out in print yet but once that is available, you’ll see for yourself.”Lord George gave the doctor an apologetic look.“I did not mean to doubt your expertise.”“Of course not, your lordship. Please excuse me. I’ll inform you once the test results are ready.”The doctor went on his way and Lord George turned to the detectives.“Did you hear that? If Fiona was also injected with dopamine, this only means that there was a third party involved in the kidnapping.”McGregor stroked his beard thoughtfully. “I think so, too. Maybe Fiona was also a victim.”“I don’t think you both should rule out the fact that Fiona may have injected herself with the drug after she was done carrying out all her schemes.” Seeing Lord George and McGregor’s shocked expressions, Kenji hurriedly continued.“From every