Unlucky Meeting

One evening last week...

Kier loosens his tie. The boss has been scolding everyone for a whole week already. His eardrums are going to explode if this continues.

Although he knew Shun very well, he had to act as an effective President of this giant corporation. The Crow Corporation has four hotels, and one is located in Hawaii. The other one is in Singapore, Italy, the first hotel, and the Empire Dragon Hotel is located in Mainland City.

Besides, the corporation owns small hotels throughout the world like The Peninsula and Glass Garden. Shun bought it when he became the President of a bigger events location in this large city, and Blaire managed it.

His secretary entered his office and placed two folders on his table.

"Lorna, you can go home now," he said afterward. His secretary bowed then left his office.

He picks up the folder and puts them inside his vault under his table. He rose from his chair and picked up his coat. He decided not to bring home any work tonight.

He took the lift and went down to one of the bars in this hotel. He needs a couple of rum. While he's taking the hallway, he comes across a group of five men, and the person in the middle who is pressing hard against the wall is a woman."Come with us!"

"No! Let me go!"

"How dare you!? After the boss been good to you? Come with us!"

The woman was dragged into one of the private rooms on this floor. Aside from the bar and disco pub, the hotel offers a private family bar for exclusive drinking parties but must follow the strict rules Shun implemented in the hotel. No hostess or entertainers and drugs should be brought and served.

Kier fixes his eyeglasses. He stopped in front of the private room of those men entering a while ago and kicked the door forcefully.

"What? Who are you!?"

"Ah... I am sorry for my sudden appearance. I am here for some inspection."

"And who are you to do that!?" asked a huge man who looks like a hoodlum.

Kier began feeling pissed at this man. He looks at the man seated on the long sofa, which stands as the boss of this group. He knew this man.

"Senator Lou, I believe you knew that this is illegal."

The senator looks up at him, his face flashes a surprised and worried expression, but then he smiles.

"Ah, Director Lawrence, if I am not mistaken? You know, we are just having fun."

Kier shrunk his pupils, and veins in his forehead are visible now. How dare these people who won't follow the rules. They are known as serving the country, but they are actually not following any laws.

"Senator Lou, I believe I don't need to clarify myself. But if you please, I could send to your office a copy of our Terms and Conditions to follow as a member of this Hotel." Kier's voice is full of threats.

Only the VIP member is allowed to use any private bars inside the hotel. The members are aware of these strict laws. The smiles that were planted in the senator's face are now gone. Anger shows on his face, but he keeps silent.

"Now, you can let the woman go. Miss, you can..." Before Kier could finish his sentence, the woman swiftly flees out of the room.

What an ungracious woman! Not even grateful to him for saving her. He is now pissing for real. After a few more words to the Senator, Kier leaves the VIP room.

Now he wants to drink more to wash his anger away. He sits on his same spot, and the bartender immediately serves his usual order. Of course, the crew knew him, and he was free to drink all night. That's the power of being the higher Executive of this company. But he avoids drinking too much. His alcohol tolerance is average compared to the other men, and even Rudolf is better than him when it comes to alcohol.

Being the house person for his entire youth to watch over his younger siblings, he only can go out sometimes during college because he spent most of his time studying and completing his Law course.

Well, the real reason is, he doesn't like DIRTY PLACES. That's all.

Kier finished his first shot when a sad voice began singing. The woman has a lovely voice, but why is it too sad?

After his third glass, Kier decided to go home. He was about to take a step when his phone rang. It was his mother. He runs the door to answer it outside, which causes him to bump into someone. He quickly apologizes without looking.

The man he bumped into got angry and wanted to chase him. But the nearest butler blocked his way and whispered something. The man became pale, and the butler dragged him into his table. The man is quite happy and forgets the incident. A server arrived and handed him an unopened bottle of whiskey as compensation.

Outside, Kier answered his phone. His mother wanted him to come home and visit. His sister's birthday is close; she wanted to remind him about it.

He needs to think of what best gift for his sister. She is the youngest among them seven siblings, which means the princess of the family, and she will be going to graduate from college soon. He was headed to the parking lot and ended the call once her mom finished.

Since their oldest got married and has his own family, he keeps looking out for his younger siblings. So his mother always comes to him to discuss things with his siblings. Well, he's kind of happy about it anyways. Then, what would happen if he decided to create his own family?

Whatever. He even has no girlfriend. He is the first and only girlfriend he has, and she left because he gives more time to his siblings than hanging out with her. Why will he worry about that? 

The things he won't trade his family. If the woman won't accept it, she's not the one.

Kier was in front of his car when he heard some noises. He saw someone running in his direction. His head hit the hard floor. The woman did not watch her way, and that caused their body to clash and fall to the ground.

He was surprised to see the woman from the VIP room. He pushed her and got up quickly. Then they both realize that she landed on top of his body.

The men who chased the woman stopped running forward. They recognized him, so they were confused about pursuing her further.

The woman stood behind him. "Now come and get me!" she yells.

He turns his head to glance at the woman. What is she doing?"You will have to face my boyfriend!" she added that made him dumbfounded.

Who does she mean that her boyfriend? Kier thought confusingly.

The woman holds his arm, causing him to be shocked upon realizing that the woman is using him. 

"Come on, honey, let's go!" she said, making sure her voice was loud.

What now???

The woman drags him and gives him signals through her eyes. Confused and upset at the same time, he drags the woman to his car.

Well, it seems effective because the men start retreating, but the leader keeps watching them, so he starts the engine of his car and leaves the parking lot.

"What the hell is going on!?" he asked the woman after they left the hotel, but the woman kept her silence. "Who are you? And why did they keep chasing you?"

"I will just answer your questions if you are a lawyer," the woman said rudely. She keeps looking outside of the window.

He was stunned and then laughed hard. The woman turns her head and stares at him.

He stopped laughing. 

"I am a lawyer. That's why I am questioning you. Huh?" 

He annoyingly told the woman. 

Her big eyes grow wider dramatically...