Chapter 66: IntentionTerry was a little surprised by the proposal mentioned by Steve. The red-haired man looked stunned for a while, not even blinking his eyes.This, of course, made Steve feel confused. He scratched the back of his head, which was not itchy. Various questions were now swirling in his head.What happened to Terry? Did he say the wrong thing? Or was the advice he gave not suitable for the current situation? Guess what's in Steve's head right now?Out of curiosity, Steve's hand reached out to touch Terry's shoulder. He patted Terry's shoulder gently, trying to bring Terry back to reality."Terry?" called Steve in a low voice.Terry winced in surprise. He turned his head towards Steve, who was currently looking at him with concern. His eyes blinked for a few moments before finally asking."What's wrong?""Why are you silent like that?" asked Steve while raising his eyebrows. "Is the suggestion I just made not something we can do?"Terry shook his head. He stared at St
Chapter 67: Moral Values Daniel and Layla immediately turned their heads when Barbara returned from outside. Daniel's soot-black eyes did not move an inch from Barbara, who was now sitting back in his chair.Barbara again held the folder containing the cooperation documents that he had to check. Occasionally, he would also take a sip of the coffee that was already available on the table to relieve the drowsiness that was attacking him."Mr. Barbara," Layla again called Barbara in a soft tone. The girl smiled slightly as Barbara turned his focus from the document he was reading to her."How was it? Are you interested in working with the Griffin family?"Barbara let out a tired sigh. The man removed the glasses that had been perched on his nose all morning. His hand reached out to massage his head, which felt dizzy and throbbing."As I said, Miss Layla, I don't-""Can't you consider it one more time?" asked Layla, who immediately interrupted Barbara's speech. The girl knew that what
Chapter 68: Caught (again)Currently, Jessy is walking through the same corridor. However, this time the corridor she was walking through was no longer as dark as before, after she protested to her brother to increase the lighting in that place.In her hand, Jessy carried a tray of food that her brother had provided. She also carried a backpack that contained some additional supplies, such as toiletries and other necessities.Once in front of the door, Jessy frowned. It happened because she saw that the door was slightly open. Suddenly, her chest was pounding so hard that it felt like it was going to burst out of her body. A cold sweat the size of corn kernels broke out from her forehead.Negative thoughts now began to invade his head. Panic and fear began to dominate her. Jessy took a few deep breaths to win herself over."Calm down, Jessy. She must be inside," Jessy mumbled to convince herself that Minji was still there. After calming down, Jessy started to open the door using her f
Chapter 69: Plan Z 0502Kai turned his head towards Steve, who was currently questioning him. His eyes narrowed when he saw Steve, who was staring at him with a curious look. Kai smiled slyly and put the cell phone she was using back into his pocket. After that, he pulled Steve's hand and walked away from the crowd. Steve looked resigned as his hand was pulled by Kai. The man didn't protest when Kai took him somewhere quite far from the previous point. Kai took him to the side of Rosemary's company garden, which was at the very back. Steve's eyes traveled all over and found that this place was not well maintained. This could be seen from the tall weeds and flowers that looked unkempt. Steve raised his eyebrows as he looked at Kai with a questioning look."Why did you bring me here?"Kai smiled a little as he actively asked such a question. The amber-eyed man was looking up at the sky, which looked quite clear. Since both of them were under a shady tree, the sunlight did not sting t
Chapter 70: Aleena's Arrival Steve threw his body roughly onto Terry's bed. He closed his eyes, using his arms to block the light that was piercing his eyes. The dark, purple-haired man sighed heavily as he recalled his father's words from this afternoon. "If your identity hadn't been revealed so soon, I'm sure the threat received by Rosemary's family wouldn't have been this big, Steve."Those words were recorded in his head and kept playing in his ears like a broken record. Steve closed his eyes and put his hands over his ears. "Shit!" he swore under his breath as Barbara's words lingered in his head. Steve got up from his sleeping position and sat down with an annoyed expression on his face. His mood is a mess right now. He scratched his itchy head roughly."Akh, why is everything my fault?" Steve half shouted in a frustrated tone. The man let out a rough breath with his chest feeling very tight, as if something was pressing down on him."He should be happy to have found his son,
Chapter 71: Barbara's SideBarbara placed the briefcase containing the documents on the table in the living room. His hand stretched out to remove the suit that had been attached to his body. Once the suit was off, Barbara loosened the tie that had been strangling his neck.He looked around the house at Rosemary's residence. The house looked so quiet. As far as the eye could see, there were only maid passing by. Barbara furrowed his brow, feeling as if something was missing."Hey," Barbara said, stopping one of the maid who was about to walk into the kitchen carrying some fruit. The maid turned around wordlessly, focusing her attention on the boss. "Do you know where Aleena went?"The maid seemed to think for a while as she closed her eyes. Before long, a recorded memory flashed through her mind. "Oh, Mrs. Aleena is going to the place where young master Aaron is currently staying, sir.""To Aaron's place?" Barbara asked back in a curious tone. "Why is she going there?""Mrs. Aleena mis
Chapter 72: Forgetting the PromiseAfter Aleena came home, Steve immediately laid down on the bed. His tired body, coupled with the many unsolved mysteries, made his head ache. Again, his hands massaged his dizzy head with a rough sigh.Ben and Terry came over. The two men sat to the left and right of Steve as they looked at each other. There was a feeling of pity painted on their faces."You look depressed," Ben commented while eating the ice cream he had bought.Steve stopped what he was doing and glanced at Ben with an unreadable stare. The man let out a rough sigh, then got up from his position and quickly sat down to equalize his position with his two coworkers."Yeah, I'm really depressed." Steve responded to Ben's words in a tired tone. He glanced at the cell phone in his hand with disinterest, as if waiting for something."There are too many mysteries and problems going on in my family. I don't know which one to solve first. Everything is too complicated to understand," he co
Chapter 73: X (1)Terry was stunned at the answer that came out from the person who had called him. His body froze for a few moments. His heart seemed to stop beating as his breath was held.His eyes were rounded as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. Sweat the size of corn kernels began to break out from his forehead, sliding freely without pause. His voice caught in his throat, as if something was holding him back."What?" Terry regained his voice with difficulty while swallowing saliva forcefully.There was a rough sigh that Terry could hear on the other side. "I'm X," the man replied in a steady and serious voice."Stop prying about me if you still want to live," he continued in a pressing tone.Terry laughed forcefully in a discordant tone. It sounded so strange to hear. "Why should I obey you?""Because-" X seemed to pause his words for a moment, looking too confused to answer the question that came out of Terry's mouth."Because of what?" Terry urged while smiling t