....Thump.Thump.Thump.The heartbeat on the monitor was the only sound in the room. It was stable and strong.I could see Jia's white eyes turned even wider. She looked so dumbstricken seeing the patient in this room more than meeting Lucas.Jia looked at the girl then looked at me. She has done it twice. Then thrice."...You...How come...""Yup." I said with a bitter smile. "This is me.""You!"Jia yelled in stupefaction."???"Why was she so shocked than earlier? Jia composed herself but there was still surprise in her voice. "...Is this really you?""...."I was speechless. Do I really look bloody that my facial features weren't clear? I raised my hair. Although the blood on my face could not be wiped away, at least she would see the similarities, right?"Yup. That's really me. Look at my face clearly." I said as I kneeled beside the bed and leaned my bloody face near my comatose body. If this was close, she would notice the same face, right?There was a long silence.Jia pro
A/n: This chapter is edited. Thank you for waiting. **** In the Chairman's office of Aden corp, a tall man was currently in a virtual meeting with other foreign investors. After bidding goodbye, one of the foreigners who was close to the Chairman made another call. The purpose of this call was not a business-related matter but just a friend catching up with him. "It is the first time that you did not attend the meeting personally. What's keeping you there? Is it your beautiful wife?" The blond man was trying to have a light conversation by mentioning Victoria, but he actually messed up. Michael maintained his expression but his voice was a bit cold. "It's not my wife but my son." "You have a son?" The blond man was shocked. He did not know that his business partner had a son. But he quickly accepted this fact. It's normal to have a bastard or two in wealthy families in the upper circle. It's not that suprising. "My son is hospitalized for a very long time. He recently woke
No matter how meticulous a person was, if he was drowned with secrets, he would need an outlet to keep these secrets.That's what Lucas must be looking for.When he found out that it was his uncle who was behind Victoria, he started to point all his fingers toward this bastard.The fourth folder contained the everyday life of Mathew. In front of the invincible spies, he was an open book. As I stated before, a person who kept dirty secrets would have an outlet to keep his mind sane. For example, a diary, a sex partner, a stranger which you can tell little details ambiguously, or a record of things.That's right. Lucas was able to find that 'outlet' where Mathew kept his crimes.Mathew who schemed even on his weak fragile blood-related nephew would not be able to trust others easily, even that person was Victoria.Mathew cleaned up and erased every trace of his crimes that might be related to him. But he did not clean up after Victoria's traces. He kept it like a treasure and recorded
I entered the familiar gate while trying to maintain my composure. I was back in the hunted mansion. The place I wanted to avoid the most. This place knows a lot about Lucas and me. And in the past few days, after the last hunt, we barely come here again. What if the people here started looking for Lucas? Or what if they make a request for me and Lucas to hunt another demon again? I can't hunt without Lucas. I can't let these people know that Lucas came back from the dead. I don't know what they were going to do once they find out but I don't want to figure it out. However, I have no choice but to come here and receive their service. As I entered the haunted mansion I noticed that it was crowded and livelier than usual. The burned people in the hunted mansion were partying. The ghosts they accepted here were also present. The market was expanded and more crowded than usual. It was very bustling. What was going on? This seemed like there was a festival or something. One of t
Arriving at Carl's office, Carl who was always carrying a gentle smile revealed his annoyed expression to me. "You guys disappeared and just show up at good timing. But I did not expect that you would almost ruin your own party." Carl's words caught my attention. "Our own party?" "Yes. Don't you see us drinking wine after a long time and opening our supply for the market in a grand manner? It is because we are celebrating you and Lucas' successful hunt of the ancient demon. After all, this is the first time the haunted mansion is able to procure an ancient demon. And it's all thanks to you two." Oh...so the party was really for us. That's why I am the focus of attention today. "I will scold you later for what you've done. But first, you two are going to a private party with the higher-ups." My mind heard a warning bell. "...A party with the higher-ups?" "Yes. I was about to look for you guys but fortunately, you came here first. Where is Lucas by the way? The two of you are t
Carl was really talented. If he was a seller, he would be able to swindle a lot of customers. Although I only said a few words about the lead, he was able to elaborate it to Sir Reynold grandly. He hadn't heard what was the lead about, but Carl speak about it as if it was a game-changing event. Although I personally think it was, Carl who was suspicious of me earlier should not be saying this. If the information I have was lacking, I might be disappointing Sir Reynold. I looked at Carl with a realization. Perhaps this was Carl's intention. To make Sir Reynold expect something great from me. If the information I have given to them did not end up giving justice to what Carl had said, the reward I would receive would be small. Hmph. Carl was really cheap for using this trick. Thankfully, the grandma's existence gave me a huge discovery. Sir Reynold nodded at Carl's explanation. "Kelly, you can trust us that we will give an equal reward to your discovery. Please tell us what is
Although the information was lacking I at least got a witness on the day of my accident. I haven't started investigating about the person who hit me. Because I have no extra money to investigate something else except my identity, I did not give much thought about this assailant of mine. I glanced at my bulging pocket. But since I have extra time and money, I could finally make a request. "Thank you for that. If you ever remembered something that day, tell me. I'll give you candy." Will's eyes turned bright. "Candy? You have candy?" It must have been ages ago since this child was able to drink or eat anything. "Of course. I promise you. I am quite rich now. I can afford it." Will was full of expectations and tried to think hard about that day. I looked at Will. Compared to me who was bloody from head to toe, Will looked clean. Only the back of his head and his hair were dyed with blood. If you did not look it closely, you would not find anything amiss. He died on the spot and t
"Alright. Give me a pack." I handed the fifty tokens to the seller. The seller was happy. He then introduced me to some tempting products. But I have to stop him or else I would buy more since I have money on hand.I took one mochi and gave it to Will."This is my promise."Will took it without even thanking me and unwrapped it hurriedly. When he took the mochi in his mouth, he closed his eyes and savored it slowly.Hmmm...The bait was now settled."How do you feel? This place is not that scary, right? The people here are not that scary too." "Is it the place you mentioned?""No. The place I told you about before is a lot livelier than this. It is full of nuns and children.""Oh." Will did not speak anymore and just looked around the market with interest.After showing him around for half an hour, I lead him to Carl's office.Carl was already waiting for me. Seeing the child, Carl raised his brow."Where did you kidnap this child?""I did not kidnap him. I just met him on the way."