The Grand Mistress

"You'd kill the tiger for a woman?" Someone intervened and both Mr. Blue and Hawk turned to the door to see a young man slid in. His steps were very light and his movements smooth, that both almost did not expect his presence.

"Black," Mr. Blue acknowledged him as he took full strides toward Hawk's table. His eyes were dark deep and had a very tanned complexion. He had a full envelop with him which he threw to Hawk's table right away.

"You didn't inform me prior to your arrival," Hawk ignored the thing that landed on his table and had his attention on the newcomer. "When did you learn to defy me?"

"I knew I was needed here," Black replied, meeting his eyes. They looked at each other for a moment but Black pulled away and apathetically sat on the sofa right at the corner. 

"I told you, you can't come here," Hawk was still looking at him with hardened jaws. 

"I got bored there, I'm rather useful here," He replied.

"Felip.." Hawk's voice went hard on his name.

"Brother..." Black cut him off before he could send him away. He knew for a fact that Hawk didn't want him to step on Devon City for many reasons but he had stayed abroad for so long he just decided to come home anyway. "I will stay here no matter what. If you fear about me getting into your company, fear not, I have no plans of sharing on it,"

"That is not my intention of keeping you abroad," Hawk replied, almost as angry as he was when he heard that Simione left.

"Then what?" He dared ask. "If your intention wasn't because you are afraid I will take part in the Monsanto wealth because I am your brother, then what is it?"

"First, there is no more Monsanto wealth," Hawk cleared the fact. "Whatever we have right now was all the fruit of my labor, it is not a Monsanto wealth, it is my wealth. Second, if I did not want you to inherit from anything, then I should have not taken you under my care and fed you,"

"You've taken me because it was the request of a dying mother,"

"Your mother is a mistress. So tell me, if you are not my brother then why would I take a mistress child?"

"No matter what you say I'm staying here," Black strongly protested. "I'm already old. I can take care of myself,"

"I have a lot to take now other than your tantrums Felip," Hawk replied in a way that was rather threatening. He did not like the fact that his illegitimate brother had come home as it would create not only a scandal but more tensions but it seemed like he cannot throw him back to where he used to be right now. The child had grown up and he must admit he does a great job. Perhaps he should just make use of his skills since he was there. "Make sure no one knows who are you,"

"Right," Black replied impassively. "Read what I've got you, it all contains the information about the girl,"

Hawk took the envelope and started pulling off what's inside it.He took time to read the documents and the pictures that were there and it only took a minute before his head formed lines. "So it was Lucilla's men who grabbed her away?"

"It was only one woman and yes she works for Lucilla, probably one of her trained underground cats," Black expressed. "She took advantage of the chaos that took place and grabbed the girl but she only sent her until the exit. The girl drove away on her own as if things had been planned well,"

"She went on her own?" Hawk queried more. "Are you sure she was alone and no one was taking her?"

"She went on her own, she's going to Finland," Black continued. "Saw a copy of her ticket and the name she was using to cross the border. She was to ride a boat from the east port and be transported through the back door, an illegal immigration unit,"

"In short, she fled from you," Black added.

"Shut up!" Hawk didn't like the words he uttered and it clearly pissed him off.

"Shut up?" Black laughed if off. "Why? Are you afraid everyone will know you got the wrong girl?"

"I think I shall excuse myself," Mr. Blue decided to retreat because he knew it wouldn't be too long before the two would be more violent with each other and he wanted to avoid it. It's hard getting into a brother's quarrel afterall. A Monsanto versus another Monsanto.

When the door finally closed, Black smirked and continued mocking Hawk. "Ahaha...how could you not notice you had the wrong girl all this time?"

"You don't know what you are talking about Felip," Hawk breathing went heavy and he balled his fist already. "I had followed her journey all throughout and don't go mocking me on this. You two did not notice it,"

"I don't deny that," Black retorted. "However I had no personal interactions with the girl so you can't blame me, but you….she was your childhood love and yet...you've mistaken her for someone else,"

"Were not sure yet,"

"You just don't want to admit you were wrong," Black bent his head and rested on his right hand that he had settled on the edge of the sofa. "However, it was rather a good trap. The Han's clearly intended for you to have the wrong girl, have you not checked with them?"

"I'm not sure about that," Hawk refused to acknowledge the fact even when it was pretty obvious. Truth was that, he wanted to be careful this time as it seemed that he really did got the wrong girl however as to where the disconnect comes from—was it with him carelessly assuming the Han's heiress that debutted years ago was the woman he was looking for or it was really the Han's intention to lure him. He was not sure yet what really took place before and what was each of the Han's involvement in it. Did Feather know all of this?

However, he had spent a pretty good time with Feather and it seemed that she was well versed on all the things that took place between him and his fuzzy cat and so he wondered how did she all know this if she wasn't really his fuzzy cat? It was impossible that one could know everything if she did not experience it herself. Was he missing some good points here?

Besides, why in the world did no one know there were two Han's heiress?

Also, if Feather and Sisi were cousins, then whose daughter is his fuzzy cat? Did Benedicto have other children than Mauro Han? Or perhaps he had sired some children outside and had some illegitimate children like his father had?

"Did you look up the girl's information?" Hawk asked, full of his thoughts. "If you want to stay here then make yourself useful,"

"There was no information as to Don Benedicto having other children," Black revealed to him. "She might not be a Han, perhaps she's a cousin of the Han's heiress on her mother's side. I've looked up every single one of them but it was all a fail. She might be a hidden illegitimate daughter of Mauro Han or the Gao's,"

"No, I think she's really a  Han," Hawk believed. "She might be an adopted or I don't know. Find a way to know the truth or I'll send you back,"

"Alright. Alright," Black rolled an eye on it. "As per the girl, her name is Simione Roux Abreo, she works in El Tigre's company, bestfriend to Lucilla Dimitri and an foster daughter of the Tang's,"

"Foster daughter of the Tang's?" Hawk suddenly remembered the person Simione called Brother Don. Is he perhaps a Tang?

"Yes, they had taken her one day as to where she originated, there was no information into it," Black thought of everything he knew carefully not missing a fact of his brother might find a fault and be displeased enough to send him back, "The Tang's master had an embezzlement case, El Tigre just took over the case few days ago and the Tang's youngmaster was a ballerina, but he recently suffered an accident and got injured pretty bad,"

"His name?"

"Lyndon Tang,"

That's it. He finally knew who her pretend husband was, it was that Lyndon Tang. Now all seemed to have unfold in his eyes one by one. "Did you just mention Lyndon Tang was a ballerina?"

"Yes,"

"Find out more about him and the Tangs," Hawk instructed carefully.

"You are just wasting time you know brother," Black shook his head. "Instead of launching an investigation on it, why don't you just ask the Han's themselves about that woman. They certainly knew a lot about her,"

"I  had to see first if Feather had something to do with it," Hawk pointed. "I need to know whether she lied to me all this time or it was just an innocent mistake on her side,"

Hawk had taken care of Feather for a long time. He was supporting her and had taken all of her whims and requests. He couldn't accept the fact that he had been lured upon by a petty ballerina but he wanted to be sure about it. He had to know what her involvement was in all these lies and how deep it was. If it turns out she did lie, he doesn't know what he can do with her anymore. 

"Whatever, I'll do as you say," Black closed the conversation and left Hawk's room...