FINALE!!!Mariko woke up with a dizzy feeling. She looked at the ceiling, with a frown.‘Where am I?’ she wondered.Mariko looked around and noticed that she was in the room. White ceiling and walls with a touch of the color gold. There was a round table and two chairs in front of the king-sized bed.She checked herself if she was still wearing her clothes, and Mariko sighed in relief when she was still wearing the same clothes.‘Am I at the enemies’ den? But why does this place look extravagant? Is the person who ambushed them rich? That would be possible. There are plenty of Mafia groups in this country who are billionaires as well.’ She thought.Mariko also noticed the cuffs that were made of steel locked on her feet. And they tied it in the post, but her hands were free. She also noticed that she didn't have her weapons with her anymore, which made her hiss.Suddenly, she remembered Marcus. ‘What about Marcus? Where did they hide him? Did they also lock him in a room like this?’ s
Three hundred feet away, on the 10th floor of the building, across a very important gathering, stood a hooded figure. A woman wearing a black leather jumpsuit with only her eyes showing is holding a sniper rifle pointed at her target.She closed her left eye and focused using the scope on top of her sleek gun muffled with a silencer. She smirked seeing the red dot of her laser pointer aimed at her target's head. And in one swift move, she pulled the trigger and his head exploded.The guests panicked upon seeing the executive giving a speech sprawled on the floor covered with blood. They ran everywhere as securities checked the parameter.The woman who just assassinated a businessman changed her clothes into a dazzling silver sleeveless bodycon cocktail dress. She hid the bag with the rifle under the pushcart tray and handed it to her colleague. She's not yet done with her task, as she needs to get inside the said event and find the stolen diamond necklace owned by the princess of Brun
Inside the room, a man was sitting in his wheelchair while looking out the window. He looks sullen while holding tightly in the picture. He gritted his teeth when he saw his father, from the window, who had just got out of the car. 'What is he doing here?' He wondered.Marcus heard a knock on his door. "Sir, I would like to inform you that you have a visitor." One of his maidservants, who was waiting outside of his room, informed him.He looked at the closed door and scoffed. 'Visitor my ass.' "Who is it?" he asked. His voice was loud enough to hear by anyone who was outside of his room. He's pretending that he didn't know the unwanted visitor who came."Sir, your father is here to see you," she informed him"Tell him I do not accept visitors," he said without opening the door."Am I not allowed to visit my own son?" Ethan said as he enter Marcus' room, which made Marcus turn his wheel to face his unwanted visitor."What the hell are you doing here?" He asked while glaring at his fat
Mariko entered Marcus' room without knocking on the door first. She knew that Marcus would get mad at her actions, but the hell she care. She wanted to do her job properly. And to do her job right, she should start to manage his time. But the lazy hog was still asleep on his bed. She looked at the man who was half naked lying on the bed. She shook her head in disappointment. It means, it has a lot of work to do with this guy. 'Damn! Why did I accept this kind of petty job? Aside from its boring… This guy will give me a lot of work to do,' she thought as she sighed.Mariko looked around and noticed that the room was too dark, and the curtains were all closed. 'Is he a vampire? Why does he like a dark place? Will he get blind if I open this? Oh, right!' An idea popped into her mind. 'To make him awake, I need to open the curtains, and bring the light into this room.' Mariko grinned evilly.Mariko opened the curtains widely and the rays of the sunlight touched Marcus' body. The guy groan
Mariko went back to Marcus' room and saw him struggling to crawl back into his bed. She rushed in to help him, but Marcus refused her help. "No need. You already left me alone. Why come back?" Marcus said in a mocking tone."I'm sorry, okay?!" Mariko rolled her eyes and helped Marcus."I was just stunned. I did not leave you on purpose." She muttered. Marcus got settled on his bed and Mariko put the wheelchair aside."Yeah… Yeah… You did not." Marcus mocked, which made Mariko turn her head as she glares at him. She sighed exasperatedly."Fine… It's up to you if you don't believe me. I will leave now but I will be back tomorrow. Make sure you are already awake by eight in the morning and we'll start your therapy again." She excused herself and got out of the room.Marcus felt like he will have a headache after what had happened. 'I felt exhausted after what happened this early in the morning… I feel like it was a long day already.' He let himself lied down on his bed and went back to h
Mariko closed her eyes and took a deep breath before looking back at the doctor. 'If I let her die, I also give up on her. But if not, she will suffer.' Mariko gritted her teeth. 'Once I find out who did this to my sister, I will make him pay.'The doctor could feel the pain and anger in her eyes. It felt like Mariko could kill someone who upset her, and it gave chills down her spine. "Let me think about it first, doc. Give me a week to think," she said in an icy tone."Alright, miss. I know it's a hard decision for you. And I understand." She smiled, trying to comfort her. The doctor excused herself and get back to her rounds, and Mariko went inside her sister's room."Hey, sis. How are you? You've been sleeping for too long. Don't you have plans to wake up? Or were you just waiting for your prince charming to wake you up?" Mariko chuckled.Mariko took a wet towel and wiped it on her sister's arm to clean her up. "By the way, I have a new task. His a VVIP client, and he got into an
"Are you alright?" Itsuki worriedly asked. They were in the cemetery and had just finished burying the remains of her sister. Mariko was silent the whole day. She didn't even give her eulogy to her sister and asked Itsuki to do it on her behalf. Her eyes were red, but there was no single tear dropped, which had him worried. Itsuki had known Mariko very well. And this kind of grieving will lead to vengeance. He was worried that Mariko will become restless once again. Itsuki was afraid that Mariko will find out the truth. Because if that happens, he knew, she will loathe him for hiding it from her. What's more, their friendship will be over. Mariko nodded and smiled weakly. "Don't worry about me. I will be okay." She assured him, but her eyes says differently. "Shall we go home?" Itsuki asked, which made her agree. "I still have to get back to my post," she informed him. "You can take a leave for a while-" "And do what? I know that you're just concerned about me, but you know me, I
Sometimes, giving up doesn't mean you've already lost. But it was just part of a plan for you to succeed.Mariko raised both her arms and stood up. She did not fight and acted as if she was doomed. She looked hopeless as she turned around to face the men who saw her. The gun was pointing directly at her chest, as their distance was three meters apart.The two men who saw her were amazed by her beauty. Her hair was tied into a high pony. She was still wearing a black shirt and black slacks as she never got a chance to change her clothes. But it doesn’t matter what she wears, because she could handle herself well. ‘These assholes… They don’t know what’s waiting for them.’ she smirked at her thoughts.Mariko pretended to be helpless as she looked around and noticed that those goons had already surrounded her. She counted in her mind and there were15 guys she needed to fight altogether. But for Mariko, it was just a piece of cake. For a skilled fighter like her, 15 is just a tiny number c
FINALE!!!Mariko woke up with a dizzy feeling. She looked at the ceiling, with a frown.‘Where am I?’ she wondered.Mariko looked around and noticed that she was in the room. White ceiling and walls with a touch of the color gold. There was a round table and two chairs in front of the king-sized bed.She checked herself if she was still wearing her clothes, and Mariko sighed in relief when she was still wearing the same clothes.‘Am I at the enemies’ den? But why does this place look extravagant? Is the person who ambushed them rich? That would be possible. There are plenty of Mafia groups in this country who are billionaires as well.’ She thought.Mariko also noticed the cuffs that were made of steel locked on her feet. And they tied it in the post, but her hands were free. She also noticed that she didn't have her weapons with her anymore, which made her hiss.Suddenly, she remembered Marcus. ‘What about Marcus? Where did they hide him? Did they also lock him in a room like this?’ s
One Month LaterMariko was busy checking out the proposals that has been sent to her. It’s almost eight in the evening. And she was left alone in her office. She stood up to get another set of coffee as she was thinking of staying in the office until she finished her paperwork. She rubbed her eyes as she felt like she was feeling sleepy.Suddenly, Mariko received a phone call from Itsuki. Mariko frowned.‘Why Itsuki is calling me at this hour?’ She looked at the clock…The time difference between the two countries was four hours. And Country P was four hours ahead of country Y.‘It’s already twelve in the evening there. What does he need at this hour?’ she wondered.After a few rings, Mariko decided to answer the call.“What’s up?” she asked. But Mariko became alert when she heard Itsuki from the other line, breathing heavily.“M-Mariko,” Itsuki muttered.“Hello, Itsuki… What happened to you?” She asked but all she heard were groans from the other line.Suddenly, Mariko felt nervous.
Mariko’s tears suddenly fell from her eyes. As she felt how sincere Marcus was in his words. ‘After what I did…’ Somehow, Mariko felt guilty about everything. She felt sorry for him, as she left Marcus when he needs her the most.“But I don’t deserve your love. I’m sorry, Marcus.” Mariko pushed him slowly before she walked away.Everyone’s eyes turned to them as Mariko ran away, leaving Marcus in the middle of the stage, stunned. Bobbie called his attention.‘Maybe she didn’t love me at all.’ His shoulders fell. As he felt dismayed. ‘Maybe it’s time to let her go.’ He thought, as his face felt defeated.“Hey! Are you gonna stand there?! Aren’t you coming here for her? Are you just gonna let her leave you again? Fight, man!” Marcus turned his eyes at Bobbie.“Go chase her!” One of the lady guests cheered him.“Don’t let her leave you!” The other one said.Everyone has been cheering him and telling him not to let go of Mariko. Marcus’ tears started to fall down his face. Somehow, he f
“I need to talk to her,” Marcus informed Bobbie.Bobbie stopped him from chasing Mariko. “But, she already knew that you were in a relationship with me,” Bobbie reminded him.Marcus heaved a sigh. “I know… But I can’t take this anymore. I don’t want to lose this opportunity. I love Mariko and I missed her so much. I hope you understand. Don’t worry, I will still pay you no matter what happens tonight,” he said.“Alright. If that’s what you want. I won’t stop you. And I wish you good luck.” She smiled as she wished him good luck.“I’ll just have to wait for you in the car. Because you promised mom to bring me back home.” Bobbie wiggled her brows. She doesn’t want to go home, wearing a gown while using public transportation.“Yeah. I did not forget about that. I’ll see later,” he said before he went inside the ball and look for Mariko.Marcus was having a hard time looking for Mariko as the venue was huge and there were a total of six hundred guests who were invited to the event.‘Fuck
“Mariko!” Mariko turned to find out who owned the familiar voice that called her real name. When he turned around, he saw a handsome man in a tuxedo. The man she hadn't seen in two years. The man who melts her icy heart. Marcus Reed. Mariko was surprised to see Marcus on the Gala night.‘What is he doing here?’ she wondered.Their eyes locked with each other as Marcus approached her, but both of them got stunned when George pulled Mariko toward him and kissed her on the lips. Mariko’s eyes widened in surprise, and it felt like her body froze. Marcus stopped walking toward them. He clenched and frowned. ‘Asshole,’ he thought as he was glaring at George.Suddenly, a soft hand crawled down to his hand and it clasped to his. Marcus looked at the person next to him, who was staring at the two people kissing. While Mariko pushed George and wiped her lips. She glared at him, but George seemed not affected by her blazing stare. Mariko looked at Marcus who had now a woman beside him. She fr
“I will pretend to be your girlfriend. Why? Because you’re pitiful, and I wanted to earn money. And my mother doesn’t know about all of this. You can use me to get your woman jealous. In exchange, you will pay me the right price.” “Are you serious?” Marcus was stunned at what she just had said. “Well, I just need money… And you need someone to use to make your girlfriend jealous… So, it’s a win-win situation. Don’t you like it?” she asked. Marcus scrutinized her. If she was dead serious about what she just said. The woman in front of him will not see any remorse. And it was evident that what she said was deep. Marcus heaved a sigh. ‘I don’t want to use her if Mrs. Suarez did not know all this.’ “Go to my office tomorrow, and let’s talk about this matter with your mom. I also want to inform her about this plan before I will agree with you. But get yourself ready. Because if she agrees, then you will be my date on the upcoming gala night.” He informed her. *** Morning came, and Ma
“Was it related to Mariko, your ex-girlfriend?” Catherine asked.“Yes,” Marcus simply answered.“But I think you don’t have to do it.” Marcus frowned at what Catherine had said.“Why?” he asked.“Simply because she doesn’t deserve your love.” Catherine bluntly said.Marcus looked at Catherine. Her face was so severe, and she looked pissed. “Are you mad?” He asked.“Obviously, yes. Because of that bitch, Uncle Ethan died for nothing. He left you when you needed her. She has no conscience. She’s heartless! And I hate her.” ‘Hmp!’ Catherine scoffed. She put her arms crossed under her chest and pouted her lips. While her eyes were glaring sideways.“Are you that affected?” He asked.“Who wouldn’t be? After all the things our family has done for her. You took care of her when she was in the hospital, unconscious. But when she woke up from a coma, the first thing that came to her mind was to leave you. “ Catherine rolled her eyes.“She’s a bitch.” Catherine exclaimed. “You don’t deserve to
Country Y "Welcome, Mr. Reed. I am Mitch Suarez. I will be your executive secretary here at M2M Corporation. I’m looking forward to working with you, Sir.” Mitch said. “Thank you, Mrs. Suarez.” Mitch Suarez led their way to his new office. Marcus was the CEO ( Chief Executive Officer) of the M2M Corp, John was the COO (Chief Operations Officer), and Austin was the chairman. They arrived at the office, and Mitch opened the door for him. The office of the executive secretary was at the side of the entrance of the CEO’s room. When they entered the room, Marcus was in awe, seeing how beautiful his office could be. It was spacious enough to occupy 10 people with their tables but it was only he who will use the office. At the side of the door, before entering the room, there’s a table where the receptionist welcomed them. When you got inside, the floor-to-ceiling window caught Marcus’ attention. It has an automatic curtain operated with a remote, whether you want to close the curtain or
‘He sees me. What would be his reaction? Did he hate me? After I left, I decided not to step into this country again. But things happened and I needed to come here for my company. I did not expect that we will meet again. And this bastard did not tell me and made his actions on his own. Dammit!’ Mariko’s mind was full of thoughts that she did not even listen to what George had said. It was like George confessed his love to her, but she was not interested in what he had just said. She was just interested in the news about Marcus, who followed them. Somehow, her feelings towards Marcus never change.‘If only I could turn back the time. That time before I got kidnapped. I should have been more prepared.’“Mariko, hear me out.” Mariko came back from her deep thoughts when George spoke.Frustrated, Mariko raised both of her hands as if she was surrendering. “George… Stop it, will you? Stop this nonsense. If you don’t, you will leave me no choice but fire you.” Mariko sternly said in a war