Chapter 123: Current Conditions Barbara let out a long sigh. He glanced wearily at the piles of documents piled up on his desk, making the entire surface of his desk invisible, except for the space to place his laptop. Since Steve's go to Korea, Work has been piling up, with many documents yet to be reviewed.Barbara massaged his head, which was throbbing with pain. Black eye bags were clearly visible on his face, contrasting with his pure white skin. On top of that, his hair looked messy, sticking out everywhere, suggesting that he hadn't had time to tidy up his appearance.It got worse when he found out that his secretary, Jessy, had also disappeared because she was being held captive by the eldest Griffin. It felt like Barbara wanted to scream to vent what was pent up in his chest."Mr. Barbara,"Someone walked into Barbara's room without permission. It was Ivy, Steve's secretary, and Ben's girlfriend. The white-haired girl walked up to Barbara with a cup of coffee in her hand."Y
Chapter 124: Contents In The Terry’s Note Book Terry smiled at Steve's stupid expression. The man's eyes looked rounded, as if they were about to pop out of place. His mouth formed a small o, and his body tensed. His pupils even looked shrunken, as if he had heard the most horrible news in the world.Ben gave a small grin. He tapped Steve on the shoulder to bring the man's daydream back to reality. And it worked. Steve gasped in shock. He blinked his eyes for a few seconds, gathering his newly scattered consciousness."Huh?" The word just came out of his mouth. He turned his head to the left and right of his body to look at his two colleagues."What's wrong?""Why do you look so surprised?" Terry asked in a teasing tone. He drew his eyebrows down with his lips curled up, forming an annoying smile."I'm just passing on information, not your secret.""But your words surprised me, you know!" Steve grumbled in annoyance as he felt he was being made a joke of.Terry chuckled, followed by
Chapter 125: It's the SameCurrently, Steve, Flo, Terry, and Ben are on site for the construction of a hotel in the Gangwon area. Accompanied by Mr. Kang and one of his bodyguards, they walked through every corner of the empty land without exception.Steve was talking to Mr. Kang about the facilities that would be built on the site, while Terry, Ben, and Flo chose to wait under a nearby coconut tree.Terry fanned himself with a small electric fan while drinking coconut water he bought from a local vendor."Do you think what Steve did yesterday will make Mr. Kang angry?" Ben's question broke the silence between the three of them.The heterochrome-eyed man chose to watch Steve from a distance. His eyes didn't look away, as if he was afraid Steve would disappear if he looked away.Terry turned his gaze toward his brother. He put the coconut in his hand on the sand, striking a thinking pose. "It's possible. Because Steve has made a double deal, hasn't he?""I agree," Flo chimed in, enteri
Chapter 126: Plan Z 0502 (2)"Plan Z 0502?"Steve muttered under his breath. It felt like he had heard that word before. The word seemed familiar to his ears. But where had he heard it?His eyes closed tightly, trying to remember. In his mind, one thing came to mind. A rabbit pendulum with the same number code. 0502.Steve opened his eyes and looked at Terry, who seemed to be waiting for a reaction from him. A rough sigh now came from his mouth. "What do you mean Kai's plan?" asked Steve skeptically.Terry pulled the corner of his lips, forming a meaningful smile. His eyes even narrowed as the smile was too wide. "Exactly. I thought you wouldn't remember that name.""The rabbit pendulum—that's what made me remember the name of the plan," Steve said in a low tone, then clenched his hand and opened it a few times."Rabbit pendulum?" Terry raised his voice again when he heard the foreign object. Steve nodded his head quickly in response. He closed the note book in his hand and put it
Chapter 127: The Mystery of the Red WritingTerry let out a rough sigh as he noticed an irregularity in the financial planning file. The writing was very strange to him. Fight or escape? What did it mean? His brain was now thinking hard, trying to connect and figure out the context of the red writing. However, as far as he thought, his mind would come to a dead end . Terry couldn't find it.Since his curiosity had not been quenched, Terry reached into his pocket, taking out the white rubber gloves he always carried."Gloves? Why are you carrying that?" asked Steve in surprise. Of all the things, why did Terry take out the glove to solve this oddity?"You'll find out later. Just watch."Terry didn't say much. He chose to continue with his activities. Once the glove was attached to his hand, Terry quickly snatched the file from Steve's hand. This naturally took the dark purple-haired man by surprise."Hey, what are you doing?"Terry didn't answer the question. His eyes remained
Chapter 128: Suspicious?Flo laughed discordantly at Mr. Kang's question. She smiled a little and extended her hand, releasing Mr. Kang's hand from her chin with a gentle gesture."I do still love Daniel. I admit it, sir," Flo said in a low voice. She let out a long breath and glanced at Mr. Kang. The middle-aged man's expression looked very cold."But I haven't contacted Daniel since we broke up. So what makes you think that Daniel and I worked together to “stab” you?" Flo continued with a question at the end of her sentence. Her voice was soft yet demanding at the same time.Mr. Kang did not answer the question. He chose to cross his arms over his chest with a cold expression. His lips were locked tightly together, forming a straight line. The look in his eyes was so straight that Flo couldn't guess. His mind seemed to be somewhere else.Seeing Mr. Kang's lack of reaction made Flo a little frustrated. There was a sense of resentment when Mr. Kang accused her of betraying him for his
Chapter 129: Calming DownTerry shook his head, then immediately lay down on the other sofa with his eyes closed, as if avoiding the questions asked by Steve.Feeling ignored, Steve got up from his chair and approached the man. He shook Terry's arm vigorously enough for the man to open his eyes.However, the wish did not come true. Terry was still faithfully closing his eyes. This led to an imaginary placement being created above Steve's head."Terry!" called Steve with a shout big enough to echo in this quiet room. Ben was even woken up by the shout."I know you're not sleeping. Ask my question, or I'll flush your face with water from the toilet," he continued in a threatening tone.Ben, who felt disturbed, rubbed his eyes. He looked at Steve with tired eyes. His mouth was wide open as he yawned."Hoam, what happened, Steve?" asked Ben with his eyes half-closed. His hair looked a little messy, and his head felt dizzy because he woke up suddenly."Why are you yelling? You're i
Chapter 130: After One YearIt had been one year since Steve had been in Korea for the construction of the hotel project. The incident in the back garden, where Mr. Kang did not answer his questions, had frustrated Steve until now.By now, he was fluent in Korean. He can even read and write Hangul without Flo's help anymore. He even has his own Korean name. Tae-hyun. Sounds cool, right?Right now, he is at the office. As usual, he is taking care of all the things related to the hotel construction, which is already 80 percent complete. In a little bit, the hotel he's working on will be finished. And he could go home to his country.While he was focused on his laptop, someone knocked on the door from outside. Steve stopped what he was doing and said it in a fairly loud voice."Come in!"A man appeared at the door. He was wearing all black, with a casual appearance. A short black T-shirt printed his athletic body. Black jeans paired with sneakers. In addition, his blonde hair, whic