"Did you talk to her about her maternal leave?"
"Did Guiren talk to you about ili's maternal leave?" When he sighed, Ning chuckled, "Let's switch to video call, I wanna see you."
"Here you go. Do you miss my handso face?" He grinned.
She smiled and nodded. "Alot." After switching to video call, she sighed, "I miss you alot."
"What happened? Is sothing wrong?" he frowned.
"Nothing happened."
"Then why do I feel you are lying?" When she did not say anything, his frown deepened. "Do you want to co back?"
Before Ning could say anything, she saw him get up. "Nevermind, I will take an early flight tomorrow and—"
"Stop—you have to be there. It's important." She knew if she didn't stop him, he would really take the first flight.
"Nothing is more important than you, okay? So now either you tell what happened or I am taking the first flight." After knowing and being with each other for such a long ti, it wasn't hard for them to say when either of them were stressed or worried about sothing. So the slight change in Ning's expression did not go unnoticed by him.
"Nothing happened. I just miss you alot." Though she wanted to tell him about the appointnt, she decided to keep it away from him a little longer.
"Are you sure?" When she assured him once again, he decided to let it slide for now.
…..
[Roger's house]
Sitting inside his study, Roger was looking at the information Jason had managed to gather about Lucas' mother's death when he received an anonymous email.
[Do not trust anyone. There is danger in every corner]
Staring at the screen for so ti, he forwarded the email to Jason before calling him.
"Yo, what's up?"
"Are you busy?" he asked.
"Hmmm, the answer depends on what you want to do." Before he would say sothing, Jason added, "You know what, screw it. Since you are our boss' brother-in-law, I will do it for you. So what is it?"
"I just received an anonymous email. I want to know where it is from."
"A threat?"
"No—"
"Then?"
"A warning," Roger pursed his lips. Threatening emails and ssages were quite common in their world. And the number had skyrocketed after he fell out with his father. But this was the first ti soone had warned him of an upcoming danger. Roger didn't know if it was legit but he didn't wish take it lightly.
"Alright, stay in line." After a few minutes, Jason muttered, "This is weird—"
"Why? What happened?" Roger inquired.
"Usually these things are not easy to crack—I an, for it's a piece of cake," Jason scoffed. "But it's never this easy. It's like whoever sent you this wanted you to find out where it ca from."
"Who is it from?"
"Markus and the address is 38, 5th street—"
"Islenberg allay, 03975," Roger muttered.
"Yeah, that's the full address. Do you know him?" Jason asked.
After a long pause, he answered, "Yes, he is an old acquaintance."
"Okay, if there is nothing else I will hang up. I am still working on that complicated case. Did you read the mail I sent you?"
"Yes I did. Let know if you find anything more." After hanging up the call, Roger pinched the space between his brows and sighed.
Markus was one his father's most trusted n. Though Roger was close to him and had worked with him many tis, he couldn't imagine him betraying his father. Markus was a loyal one, the kind who would rather kill himself than speak against his master. So the fact that the mail ca from him was quite shocking.
Was it another sly move his father was trying to play? Or was this a legit warning Markus was giving him because his father was planning sothing big? Either way, Roger had to be ready.
With Yichan out of the country, his father would never sit quietly and wait for him to co back. He would definitely make a move in his absence. Afterall, everyone knew the real target was Ning and Yichan was the biggest obstacle.
Roger was very well aware of his father's dirty moves. Kareem would go to any extent to get what he wants. He wouldn't even hesitate to kill his own son.
...
[Next day, Yang Enterprise]
Passing ili the tab after going through her afternoon and evening schedule, Ning said, "i, clear my schedule for the evening."
"Okay. Are you going sowhere?" ili inquired.
"I am going to the hospital."
"What? Why? Is everything okay?"
"Yes, nothing serious," she answered.
"Then why are you going there?" Ning wasn't the kind to the hospital until very necessary. She was worried for her.
The anxiousness in ili's voice made her sigh. She tried to assure her, "Just a regular checkup."
"Did you tell Yichan?" When she did say anything, ili frowned, "If it's nothing, why would you lie?"
"Because he will panic and will definitely make a huge scene out of it," She sighed. "You know how he is. And besides, it's just a regular follow up. I don't want him to worry."
"Fine," ili agreed. "But don't go alone, take with you—"
"One of us has to be in the office." Before she could persuade her, Ning added, "It's just a follow up, I will be fine."
"Okay but if you need , just give a call." When she nodded her head, ili walked out of the room. "But you do know Yichan will find out right away, right?"
Pinching the space between her brows, she agreed, "I know." Ning was aware of Yichan's n following her everywhere. Though they were very subtle, it wasn't always easy to ignore their presence. She had also noticed that the number had increased after Yichan left for the trip. Even though she was used to it by now, it was annoying at tis. But she also understood the reason behind it.
She also knew that Yichan would find out the minute she steps inside the hospital. His n would never hide such important information from him but it was okay. Though she didn't tell him about the appointnt, she didn't intend to hide it from him.
...
Reviews
All reviews (0)