Happiness is simple, still given time to gather with the people we love, Happiness is simple, when we can see this person's smile, Happiness is simple, as simple as the days we spend together covered in laughter wrapped in warmth feeling…"Okay we're here" Gary announced as their car parked in front of a brightly colored building with several people already queuing in front of it making Riri pouts"But it's very crowded uncle, how-""—don't call me your uncle if you can't get something special..." Gary smirked as he took off his glasses and unbuckled his seatbelt making Lily and Riri look at each other with grateful laughter "come on I've prepared a special place for my two princess" with Lily and Riri quickly got out of the car leaving Gary who chuckled softly while shaking his head"Mr. Arnault" a waiter greeted Gary as they sat at their table, Riri and Lily sat opposite and Gary sat next to Lily which made Lily hum happy inside because Riri put her bag next to her without caring"F
It's not luxury that will make you happy. But, simplicity that will make you look special, Life is very simple, but we insist on making it complicated, sometimes... Happiness is simple, what makes you smile, don't let it go. Happiness is very simple, always appreciate whatever you have achieved, no matter how small... Gary thought in a while as he kept watching her as she opened her mouth slightly and made Riri come to her senses as she directly gazing her uncle quickly."Why are you brooding like this Uncle, is there a problem at the company?" Riri pouted seriously before putting a scoop of ice cream into her mouth. Gary's gaping when caught lost in thought by his niece then he shook his head with a warm smile."No-, it’s just” he stutter in right words “—I'm just glad to see you guys are safe with me" he answer then he glanced at Lily with eyes following her hand as she prepared herself to scoop the ice cream then she stopped before the ice cream went into her mouth met with Gary's
If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences because A guilty conscience needs no accuser…When Marisa sent her last message, she didn't get a response from her boss and that worried her, she looked at the watch on her wrist to find it was 7pm, Damn the show was about to start... she moved her feet quickly as she exited the hotel lobby the hall to her boss room.Jane didn't hear the open door and footsteps she recognized anywhere. Marisa looked up, and she saw her boss sitting on the gray couch with her eyes closed as she open the hotel door room... "really, sleepy?" she whispered but still beaming in the gold dress she gave her this afternoon and was ready with make up on and wearing heels that matched the dressShe walked slowly towards her not wanting to startle her, and sat down on the gray couch right next to Jane..."Jane..." Marisa started in a low voice not wanting to startle her but didn't get any response from her boss
I have so much to do, I don't have time to sit and be sad... Are you lost? Don't be sad; be happy, because you will see new places, places you have never been! It's magic to get lost. Don't be sad that roses have thorns. Be thankful that the thorns have the Rose. Today is the day I was worried about yesterday and it didn't happen... but after all, I'm here so don't be stunned and sad to face me...The floor above the room was deathly silent, as if everyone was holding their breath. dignitaries and stockholders ducked into their booths and made themselves appear as busy as possible, praying for their lives that they would not be unlucky individuals who were humiliated in front of today's auction and ended up going broke. They didn't expect the news they received after hearing the top name on the list, and they didn't expect it at all on this event, instead of being interrupted by the death of the "advice" everything would be in different hands but upon hearing it properly they felt lik
'The ceremony... is an extraordinary and prestigious event.' Jane started to read the guidebook after all eyes were less upon her, she wanted to grumble and curse, because she was just a person, a woman! the only woman here tonight! luckily this golden mask, could hide her blushing and embarrassment a bit, Suits, men's dresses,– everything she expected for sure. She'd be missing out on a glorious sight if Marisa didn't convince her to attend, rolled her eyes as Jane stood by the bar counter.Now, it wasn't that this event was long or crowded, but rather the fact that she only knew a handful of people to hang out with. To be honest, avoiding incidents like this was most likely the reason her social circle was rather thin, not because of that either but because she was new to this industry.The dress Jane was wearing gave her gait an air of elegance. She knew she was amazing, but couldn't help but notice that she was the eye of the men tonight, and that didn't help her situation at all
Life must be lived and curiosity remains. One should never, for whatever reason, turn one's back on life... Regard problems as an inevitable part of life, and when they come, hold your head high, look into your eyes Jane, you can control all of this... Jane try to focus moment The room dim darkened but the neon lights from the stage ahead remained bright. Jane could hear laughter and excited chatter from within the room. What makes this event so interesting...? Jane hesitated a bit before pressing her hands against the table and trying to steady herself.As soon as the atmosphere kicks in, a pleasant and warm atmosphere fills her senses. There's so much to take in at once! Everywhere her look, it seems something interesting is going on but she can hide her nervous too. Sultry music from the piano floated around the room. Shouts of joy and miserable wails came from several tables."I guess this is the kind of place where you can win big or go broke..." Jane muttered to herself but the
There are only two ways to live her life. there is as though nothing is a miracle. There is another as though everything is a miracle... but now Jane can't think whether she will get that miracle again when she sees him like this, her mind doesn't knowThat was how they met, or rather, she was the reason they met again, Jane's blue eyes stared blankly in confusion"Gary-" she try to asked after a moment of silent, immediately getting his attention "what are you doing?" then Jane rolled her eyes when she remembered that he was the one who was standing on the stage earlier… The problem with problems is that if you don't deal with your problems and deal with them quickly, problems tend to multiply... here we go again, Jane thought as she looked him straight in the eyes."—what is it about Gary? I- I don't understand..." Gary nodded when pear down at her who is stutter in words. Gary is still wearing his mask just like Jane but Jane can immediately figure it out when looking at his eyes,
It's not about how hard you can hit; it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward... Jane tried to focus on listening to his explanation, The fundamental cause of the problems in today's world is that stupid people are stupid people are overconfident and smart people are full of doubts, right ?! luckily she wasn't that kind of second self as she chewed on the inside of her cheek looking him moving around.Gary was putting on his mask again in the middle of it Jane answered his finished explanation"The mission is to go." Jane said through her mind trying to process what he had just said. "and the Selected Few Players, may not be chosen but volunteered to stand guard indoors and outside the surrounding area." Jane muttered as she stared at Gary who had finished putting on his mask"right, this is easy like playing casino but your company is at stake" Jane bit her tongue mocking his words while shaking her head"And I bet again why should a game like this be made?" she wh
Jane changed into her thin black lace pajamas with see-through and went about her nightly routine, replaying that night's events in her mind. After they returned to the table, Richard continued to explain, taking every opportunity to point out similarities and common interests between Herself until Jane could barely speak to one another; Richard had said all there was to them. while Jane is tempted to look at her past lover, but forces herself to be a good poker face, relaxing and sipping her wine. There would be time to think about Richard later.She was beginning to suspect Marisa had been talking more to Richard in her absence too, because by the time they all said goodbye it was clear he had the impression it was indeed a date, no joke. he. She pulled him aside and told him in a charming tone how wonderful it was to meet her, and would hope to see her again sometime, to talk business, or…. Jane groaned closing her eyes, for in her memories of being with Richard distracted by the i
Luckily, the orchestra chose that moment to finish the song and the couple in the ballroom stopped dancing, applauding their final performance.She took that as an excuse and checked the watch on his wrist watch “Oh, I didn't notice the time. It's very late," she said to him, "I have an early meeting tomorrow, with your team"Richard looked surprised and disappointed but just nodded at her. She knew it was a lousy excuse and probably one of the worst performances of her life, and they returned to their table again when they wanted to finish the bill."You understand that I invited you to dinner just to not piss me off, right?" he said.Jane laughed at him gently, "Yeah, that's pretty obvious.""So officially, I still owe you another dinner," he smiled, after he waved and silently asked the waiter for the bill, "But we can make it dinner in Chicago if you want," he said as casually as he could and waited for her to answer.Before she could say anything, the waitress returned with the b
He chuckled but pretended to look offended, “Of course! In fact, I am a great dancer. I'm the grandson of the British Ambassador, remember? I started taking ballroom dancing classes at the age of four, just in case Queen Elizabeth stopped by New York,” he said as she joined in on the laughs, irony isn't it? and she'd be dealing with politically strong, it was too complicated Jane thought"—Oh wait. I understand. It's a car thing, right? You don't think people who own automotive companies can dance," he continued the conversation, following another song.More like a robot linker and an airplane, Jane's mind thought with a smile.Out of the corner of her eye she saw a pregnant girl in her twenties dancing with a friend of Richard's who she knew was in his late fifties and her smile faded. She asked herself again, for the thousandth time, how a man could do such a stupid thing.Richard noticed the change in her mood and followed her gaze, “It's Hiko Yamato and his wife. You've probably s
-0-0—YESTERDAY“-uhm, and why do you like roses?” Jane tried to break Richard’s gaze too fixated on her“Well, it’s different with you I guess I should explain first—” Jane smirked as Richard teased her before he continued “Apparently my father is an American businessman who grew up in Europe and my mother is British,” he began after tasting the wine, “They have nothing in common, just the fact that they’re both fresh. Students from the same university in France. My father is a student engineer and my mother studied Literature. Dad loves numbers, and mom loves words. Dad is brown hair, and mom is blonde. Dad is friendly and talkative, mom is shy and introspective—” Jane laughed looking at him“and it’s very specific The other way around” Jane laughed making Richard smile happily“In every way imaginable,” he nodded, “They met at one of those student meet and greets once. “He said he was instantly smitten by her, while mom wasn’t impressed with him at all,” he laughed, “Instead of givi
“I thought you want to help me?” Gary said speaking up. “You said you need me for a mission to get all this started so what do we have to do?” She wasn’t surprised Gary was the first one to ask that question. He had the most experience working with the CIA after all.“It will actually be two missions,” Sia said turning back to the image. “This place belongs to you leader of one of the stronger factions but you hold on it is gonna through black mail and you are assisted in this by your father whom I believe you are familiar with.” An image of his father appeared on Gary mind.“Yes me is leading a Fashion businessman?” Gary said clearly shocked. “I mean I know he’s ruthless enough but I didn’t think anyone would follow him.” She could understand their disbelief but one Gary know the whole picture of his father done then he migh be understand. “He has control over the Command system ship through it’s Dark control systems,” Sia said bringing up the image. “He has allied with his brothe
She glanced at Gary and looked uncomfortable with what he was about to ask her and she did her best to look supportive when his eyes found hers. “I know you would prefer to take some time to deal with leaving your home world again but we don’t have time,” Gary finally said. “We have an important matter to discuss, if you’d tell them what you asked me to do.”She took a breath as She look at him again “Some time ago I asked myself to consider putting myself in contention for this Mission alone.” She could see the understanding look on Gary face. “I agreed to consider it and discuss it with the rest of the truth but when Chief mantion you it kind makes me challenge Doing my job”“This is why you not stepped down to this mission isn’t it?” Gary asked looking at Sia. “You’ve agreed to go along with this mission idea of you take me in to this?” Sia nodded and Gary glanced over at his other side. “You knew about me accidently?”“Only after Chief be seen supporting you behind” Sia said afte
The silent level in the cafe was deafening; so much for the belief that a meeting of the him was always conducted in a decorous fashion, hah. Sia exchanged glances with hm. Of the people present on CIA, she is must to meet him, and here she is. And the only two who weren’t currently expressing their opinions at the top of their lungsDespite the seriousness of the situation, Sia had to stifle a grin as Gary rolled his eyes and whispered, “Now I know why Captain has resisted being promoted for so long!”“I certainly would go insane if I had to deal with you on a regular basis,” Gary agreed. She looked around at the room; to her left. At her immediate left, before She was glad she couldn’t make out more than a few distinct phrases from that particular ‘conversation.’“Gives you a greater appreciation for how tough it is to be CIA agent,” Gary said. “It’s not just I’m who’s unhappy, though I think most of the others were all right until this brought up the plans for the colony.” He shift
“Although their motives appear to be pure,” Gary said with only a trace of irony disappointed in his voice, “but why my dad assets been included to them?!”Sia nods when sigh “That’s why we’ve decided that it would not be prudent to have you going back this job. I’m sending a second ship with you-the Odyssey.” Sia pause considering “but I do want to help you” Gary closed his eyes grunts in annoyed This was exactly what he didn’t want to know about his dad done or his assets... even the Dark Auction wasn’t any worse“Who will be in command of the selection of this mission?” Gary asked slowly“I am but you will be in charge of the overall mission if you join me,” Sia said immediately, answering his unspoken question. “Captain Effic La Farley will be in command to help in France. He’s an excellent officer. Although he’s never held a field command before, he’s headed up a variety of research teams, plus garnered immeasurable experience serving on senior staff for nearly fifteen years befo
“Do they have any other purpose other than making a living for their group?” he asked after awhile “After much effort and time I don’t think so but if the Federation cooperates in their business I’m not so sure” Sia said it made sense because people need dark political funds “There aren’t many easy worlds for illicit or unclaimed business that fit in, especially in that area,” Sia said leaning forward in her chair. Suddenly she had an insight. “Do you think there are the size of the hands of the higher ups in France?” she remembered how the Humans there offered arrivals a chance to settle down if they had sufficient funds. And this must be how the new ship got involved. The more she thought about it now, the more sense it made. Gary’s eyes met hers. “Ahh I think that’s how They claims her Retail is easy since Ms. Arnault’s father is from and settled in France.” Gary sat back, stunned. Many images and memories of his time in France – with Jane, for what they thought would