"Damn it. What ti is it?" Katherine shot to her feet and whipped out her cellphone, pressing the on button.
"It's half past four. Why?" Styles asked, wondering what made Katherine stressed so suddenly.
"I was supposed to call Grandpa an hour ago." She was already on her way towards the bedroom to get so privacy, racking her brains thinking about how to talk to the old man when she calls him.
Leaving Styles and Alia at the living room, Katherine closed the bedroom door and breathed deeply before dialing her grandfather's phone number. It only took one ring and her call ca through right away.
"Katherine! Where have you been? You said you were going to call an hour ago. I was so worried"
"Sorry, Grandpa. I fell asleep and only woke up just now. I called you as soon as I did," Katherine lied so smoothly, even faking a yawn as though she really had just woken up. She wished. She was so tired that she probably would fall asleep as soon as her back hits the mattress.
"Is that so? That's okay. I was just worried. That's all. How have you been? When are you coming back?" he asked. His last question was a constant one every ti he and Katherine spoke over the phone.
"I'm fine, Grandpa. About that I may be coming back soon. I don't know when yet but I will see you soon for sure."
"Really? That's great news! I will prepare for your return! Tell right away when you're coming back so I can welco you properly."
Katherine silently sighed. Like always, she patiently reminded her grandfather, "Grandpa I don't want anything grand Also, please don't"
"I know, I know I'm not going to announce it. Don't worry. But you can't stop from preparing the house for you upon your return. I have to at least welco you properly at ho."
Ho. The Young Mansion was going to be her ho.
Katherine let out a smile, shaking her head as she imagined what her grandfather was planning. The two of them talked for a few more minutes with Katherine telling her grandfather what she saw in California. She had been telling him about the beaches most of the ti. Though for the weeks that she had been away for bounty hunting, traveling from state to state, she had only seen the beach twice and it was a few days ago in California on the airplane when it was about to land and the second one was shortly after takeoff.
Her grandfather started talking about what they could do when she cos ho. He sounded so excited as he enurated the things that they could do together, most of which were the things that the two of them enjoyed doing when she was still a little girl. Her heart ward at the thought that after all these years, she was finally going ho to her family.
However, it wasn't going to be easy. Once she cos out of hiding, Shadow will definitely know about her being alive.
She had to figure out how to pacify that nefarious organization or she would have to keep watching her back for bullets and sharp knives all the ti.
In her case, it will most probably be a bullet in the head.
Katherine went back to the living room and found Styles and Alia in deep conversation. Styles had set up a mini work area, his ultra high-tech laptop running a complicated-looking software.
She couldn't understand everything but it looked like Styles just hacked into the police's database. "What are you doing?"
"Mmm" Styles's fingers danced on the keyboard as he spoke without looking up. "I'm running the software to check if there are APB on us. I have to check it every couple of hours since we arrived in Esa just to make sure we're in the clear and the popos aren't out to get us."
Katherine narrowed her eyes for a brief second and studied the monitor. There were a bunch of tabs opened but the screen that they were watching at the mont contained information about wanted suspects or a person of interest that the law enforcent officers need to look out for. Styles was making sure that they would know imdiately if they were going to suddenly pop up on the police's watchlist.
"So Tell , why do I need to be Katherine Young? I an I am her, but what did you an when you said that?" Katherine strolled towards them and sat on a chair facing them.
Alia dragged her gaze away from the monitor and faced Katherine as she answered, "This is going to be a rather bold move but this will also ensure your safety at the sa ti."
"You're not telling to announce to the whole world who I am, are you?"
"That's exactly what we need to do, Queen." Styles closed his laptop and sipped on his cold drink. "A grand entrance."
"You're kidding" Katherine raised a brow at him and couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing what he just told her. However, Styles only gave her a shrug while Alia had a stoic expression. "You're not kidding."
"No."
"Now, hold on" Katherine took a deep breath and cleared her throat. "Just to make sure that we're on the sa page You two are telling that I need to announce to the whole world make a grand entrance of who I am"
"That's right," Alia confird, her face still devoid of amusent.
"Now Why the hell would I do that?" Katherine crossed her arms in front of her chest as she tried to understand where they were getting at. "I'm supposed to be under the radar in order not to attract Parker's attention. Isn't having a grand entrance just the opposite of that? It's like requesting an imdiate airstrike."
"Darling," Alia started, "Whether you go back out there lowkey or even the ostentatious way, we're pretty sure that Parker will get a whiff of it one way or the other. After all, your identity isn't just that of a commoner you're the heir of Young Corporation. But, if you announce it in a grand way, we can at least gain control of what is about to co. Rather than not knowing if soone is coming after you, we will know what to anticipate and even prepare for it.
"For sure the dia will feast on this story. Where have you been for the past sixteen years of your life? How co you only appeared now? In order for this to work, we need to sell the story that you had indeed been in an accident and you have no recollection of your past. When Parker sees this news, he will be cautious about his movents."
Katherine tried to imagine the future and all she could see was blood. She could take care of herself but what about her grandfather and her aunt? How was she going to protect them while trying to stay alive at the sa ti?
"If you're worried about your family, you can rest assured that Parker wouldn't touch them. As bad as he is, he lives by his code. As long as they don't pose a threat to him, they won't be a target He will be likely to focus on you instead."
"Huh That sounds reassuring" Katherine swallowed.
"There's one more thing..." Alia held up one finger and continued, "You need to make sure you can get into Young Corporation. In order to take down Shadow, we need connections. If you have a position in your family's company, that will be a great disguise for you at the sa ti, it will be easier for us to see who was behind Operation Scorpion."
The room went silent as Katherine thought about their plan. Compared to her previous missions in Shadow, this was the most dangerous one because she wasn't posing as soone else.
She needed to play her part well as herself.
As Katherine Young.
An all-points bulletin (APB) is a broadcast issued from any Arican or Canadian law enforcent agency to its personnel, or to other law enforcent agencies. It typically contains information about a wanted suspect who is to be arrested or a person of interest, for whom law enforcent officers are to look. (Source:Wikipedia)
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