Chapter 395 - 393: J Is No More
"I'm looking forward on that day, too. I'm looking forward on the day when you finally have your freedom from everything that had been holding you back. Love, all I want is your happiness." Nathan told her in a different language as he was afraid others might hear it.
After all, walls have ears. Realizing what Nathan was trying to do, Eunji responded in another language, too.
"But you are my happiness. You and our family are the source of my happiness, so don't you dare leave me again."
Nathan then threw his hands up in the air in surrender and then uttered loudly, "Yes, Ma'am! I promise. I won't leave!"
Eunji saw through her peripheral vision that there was a guard who was not working for her was was posting on the hallway.
"Good. Should you make your first step out of the premises, you must be prepared to kiss that head of yours goodbye."
"That's so brutal! Don't you know how many women wanted to have a chance to be with me because of how handsome I am?"
Eunji knew that he was only trying to tease her. Yet she felt herself getting angry with it and so she kicked him by the waist.
"Ouch! What's that for?" However, Eunji didn't give him an answer to his question.
When finally there's no guards near them, Nathan who had finally realized his mistake wanted to hug Eunji but she dodged his advances and so he almost stumbled and fell on the ground.
And Eunji gave him a stern warning, "Stop acting like that. There are cameras all over the place. If someone sees that you're hugging me while I'm Demi, they'd start doubting me and my identity."
"Can I just reason out that you're one of my past flings in the past?" Nathan tried to reason out with her.
"Yeah sure. However, these idiots will never buy that. In fact, they firmly believe that you're still in love with me."
Nathan sighed in resignation. "I bet Francais and Frederick knew that you knew about my sister's existence. So it's now up to you on how to handle the situation when you're with her. There's a reason why Francais held back the announcement of my supposed death to the world."
Eunji's expression darkened as she told him.
"They wanted to use your sister to seize everything that you have. That must be their plan from the very beginning."
Eunji had already guessed it, too. That's probably the reason why they had introduced Anastasia to Mr. Alinsky as her.
And she's willing to play with their script if that was what they wanted to happen.
After all, she's a good actress, too.
"You're right. And so, it's up to you on how you'd play your part in the game that they're making us play."
"Sure. But love, don't be jealous. I'll only love you. Remember that."
Jealous your foot! She's not jealous. She only wanted to beat him with a stick for having the audacity to flaunt on her; the woman whom he claimed to be the one and only mother of his current and his children in the future that he had many flings before.
"Just go! Do what you want to do. I'll go back to the control room now." Eunji said as she gently pushed him on the shoulder and she left him. She walked towrards the opposite direction.
Just then, Nathan heard from his earpiece her voice as she walked away from her.
"Be careful. I have a feeling that Hades is in the premises. Also, Williams might have let you go this time but Francais must have a different plan. After all, if you showed up, you'd only ruin their plan."
Nathan smiled after hearing her concern about him. "Don't worry, wife. They did try to assassinate me. However, they failed."
Eunji halted from her steps and turned around to look at him in disbelief.
"What?! Why did you not tell that to me earlier?!" Eunji exclaimed. She was really upset. She wanted to smash their heads with her bear hands.
"I know you'd react that way, that's why I didn't tell you about this." Nathan tried to be calm as possible as he could. Only him knew how many assassination plot he had dodged after he left Eunji.
"Fine. You have the conscience to hide this from me. Just don't let yourself get killed." And so, she turned around and stormed off.
Nathan could only look at her in disbelief. He was at a loss. This woman was really something. Well, he won't fall in love with her if she's not like this in the first place. She'd always be special for him.
Nathan walked towards the grandstand while Eunji walked towards the other room to check on something. She smirked as she watched the small bug being attached at the wall and it was blinking.
She had placed a bug in almost the entire place together with the explosives just in case. If she wanted to, she could blow up the entire place killing everyone inside.
However, she's not that cruel just like everyone else.
That's why she was confident that she'd know if something would happen to Nathan. Also, Alora was there to cover for her just in case.
The room she was entering were the bodies of the fallen: the dead relatives of the players who were shot dead just because their counterparts were so cruel and ruthless to them.
One nurse was watching over them and this nurse was an agent. "Mistress." She greeted Eunji when she saw her walking inside the room.
She approached one table which had the body covered with a white cloth. There were wires attached to the body. No, majority of the bodies which were sent here were not actually dead. They were only sent into deep coma and were going to be taken away through the backdoor.
But of course, they had to kill a few to let others believe. And she felt sorry for these ten people who had become a sacrifice just so she could save the rest.
There's no way that she would let those ruthless people to see them. They're not worth it. Had they chosen to kill themselves instead of the innocent loved ones they had on the grandstand, Eunji would not let them die completely. However, they had chosen this and so she knew they were beyond help.
"Everything's going according to your plan."
"Indeed. However, we have to be careful that they won't find out about this. If someone come here and asks, you know what to do, okay?"
"I understand, Mistress."
Eunji's plan was to save those weaker mercenaries from this fate. She wanted to make them change their minds into pursuing this dangerous path. At the same time, she wanted to save the person that they cared about. Most of them were mercenaries too.
Was she building her own army?
Maybe. But her purpose was to help them have this rare opportunity of leaving this kind of life which was very cruel to everyone.
Eunji walked out of the room and went back to the IT room.
The game was starting and some of them were having the difficulty of facing their ownselves.
"Weaklings." Eunji mumbled to herself as she looked at the video playing in the monitor.
"Well, they're not like you, Eomma." Alora chimed in.
"Sigh. Sometimes, your biggest enemy is yourself. Your greatest friend is yourself, too."
"Right."
Just then, Alora detected that something's wrong.
"Oh no!"
"What's wrong Alora?"
"There's something wrong with the car Uncle J's driving. I can't seem to find it."
"What do you mean?" Eunji asked with a frown but she felt like her heart was bursting out from her chest.
"It suddenly disappeared."
"That's impossible! Carefully look into it. Dispatch our agents near the area where it last appeared to search for it."
"I will, Eomma. Hold on a sec."
Eunji was bitting her lip while looking at the screen. She felt that it was her fault if something happened to J.
"Eomma, I have already called on Aunt Iris to coordinate with our agents there. They're already on the way."
Just then, Eunji's earpiece rang and she pressed the button to receive the call.
"EJ!" It was both Iris and Alice over the phone.
"How is it?" She asked anxiously.
"Well, we're still on the way. The local police are already in the crime scene. But we'll make sure to find J."
"Good! Keep me posted!"
Eunji was at a loss. All she could do now was to believe in them. To believe in her people. The call was then ended and Eunji was anxiously waiting for the update.
"Where are you, J? Please don't be so stupid to die."
Meanwhile, Nathan was about to enter in one of the entrance of the entrance going to the grandstand when he felt himself being hit by something pointed by his neck.
Then he suddenly felt numb all over his body. Before he could realize on what's happening, he fell on the floor.
However, a smirk flashed on his handsome face.
Just then, Toby appeared from the corner together with other guards.
"Carry him and bring him to my lounge." He instructed them and the people under him obeyed his orders.
He watched as his people carried Nathan away. Just then, Francais appeared beside him.
"Now what?"
"Toby, don't be that impatient. You can torture him all you want. However, don't kill him, yet. And also, be careful. Just like his wife. That man have a lot of lives. He's also capable enough to escape those many assassination traps I set up for him in the past."
"Ha! That's because you hired those useless ranked mercenaries below me. Mr. Monet, I hope you'll pay me double the price that President Williams would give me after I kill him on the arena."
"Don't worry. All you have to do is to keep him locked up before this conference ended and he had to fight all of you in the arena."
"Okay. After all, I don't this man to ruin my sister, too." Toby mumbled to himself.
"Hahahaha! That's all I needed to know. For now, I'm entrusting him to you."
Francais watched Toby and his people taking Nathan away. He then flashed an evil smile in the air. Little did he know that Eunji was monitoring everything.
"They have eaten the bait." Eunji said with a smile. At the same time, "Alora, follow them closely."
"I understand, Eomma! I won't let Appa die."
"No one is going to die, Alora. No one. Remember that."
Just then, Alice and Iris echoed inside her ear.
"EJ!"
"Report!"
"We found the car. It has sunken at the bottom. However..."
"However what?" She was extremely anxious to find out about it. She's really worried for J.
"J is no more."
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