chapter24 goosebumps...

Trevor Yang is officially the worst decision Grace has ever made and that says a lot because she has made a lot of bad decisions after Grace begrudgingly accepted to date him again, the guy seems to think that he owns her. always texting and calling her, showing up at her office when she don't reply to him. it frustrated the life out of Grace

Another topper on the list of things that annoyed grace is the fact that Maya and Anna had formed a duo to interrogate her about her disappearance. she had managed to convince her father that she traveled for an emergency business trip. although he might not fully be convinced, he asked no further questions and that was good enough. but Maya and Anna were on her case like a couple of Sherlock Holmes'

the worst part is that Trevor, Anna and Maya would almost always end up meeting and each time they would clash. especially Maya who would want to try and pounce on him. after those kinds of encounters, Trevor would not fail to mention Mark's name, not forgetting to hint at the underlaying threats

it was basically his way of whining at Anna and Maya's disrespect

to say that Grace was frustrated would be a big understatement

although she had no particular involvement with the underworld and tried her hardest to stay clear from its affairs. she does know a couple of people who were deeply involved in the underworld. so she invited an old acquaintance who would help her conduct a more thorough research on Trevor Yang because, it is obvious that her first research on the guy was just surface information. its not possible that Trevor is just an ordinary managing director of an imports and expert firm. there is no way an average managing director could suppress the missing persons report her dad filed when she got missing.

in order to free herself from Trevor she has to find out as much as possible about him first

grace arranged to meet her informant at a restaurant called 'the warehouse'. the place is originally for private business meetings.

businessman discuss the meetings here to ensure that their business ideas and plans are not stolen by rivals, even the name of the owner of the chain of restaurant is unknown

Grace sat their waiting for her informant who made it a point to always arrive 'fashionably late' although there is nothing fashionable about being late, she had to be patient because she wants something from the guy

"looking absolutely stunning as always" a voice greeted

"you are late Sharp, by thirty minutes" Grace scowled

"fashionably late, we've been this already".

Grace and her informant met four years ago, it was one of those days she would feel depressed for no particular reason so she decided to go for a walk. she noticed in man bleeding to his death while people were nonchalantly passing by. it could be that they didn't see him or that they didn't care. if it was any other situation she wouldn't care either but she was not going to watch him and like she was watched her mom die all those years ago. he even had that far away look in his eyes like her mom did. she helped the man get to the hospital with blood all over expensive clothes but when the nurse told her that the man survived, that too because she brought him in just in time, she actually felt happy and at peace with herself. so basically the man owed her his life.

Stanley Cross, mostly known as Sharp was always a touchy feely kind of guy so Grace was surprised -more accurately, shocked when Sharp say down without shower her with unwanted hugs

"what, no hugs" Grace asked with a grin

"no thank you, now that you're dating the Prince of the underworld you are totally off totally. I must say, I didn't think he was your type"

her brain was trying to process this new information, she knew that the guy is an exceptional informant but how did he know that she is dating someone...'the Prince of the underworld?' even though she was almost a hundred percent sure, she had to ask.

"who is this prince of the underworld"

'please don't say Trevor, don't say Trevor, don't say Trevor'

"his real name is Trevor.....Trevor Yang"

Grace felt goosebumps on her skin

Sharp let out a gasp "wait.....you didn't know?"

grace nodded "I actually called you to get info on him"

"oh me gosh! how'd you get involved with that lunatic"

" I don't know, we met at a hospital,I needed a date, it seem like a good idea to time"

"calm down, since you want info, did you know that Trevor owns this place"

she shuddered in fright, Sharp must have noticed and felt the need to assure her "don't worry, the entire concept of the place is to have secured privacy" Grace was not buying it so he continued "sometimes I come here to insult him to my heart content. he is such a pain in the ass"

"tell me everything you know about him, every single thing, leave no detail out"

the stuff she was hearing shocked her to the core. originally she thought that Trevor was a really rich and connected psychopath but turns out that Trevor Yang comes from generation of tyrannical underworld bosses and is know as the best -or better still, the worst of his ancestors. he had shares in almost every illegal businesses and crime organizations in over a dozen countries. drug dealing, prostitution, human trafficking, firearms trafficking and many other illegal bidding. he even funds illegal experiments for fun.

his history which you sexual partners is even worse, Trevor Yang is apparently bisexual. being bi- isn't a problem, the problem is the fact that all of his past 'interests' are either dead, disabled or suffers mental issues

"of course, out of all the other psychopaths, sociopaths and lunatics you could have a gotten trapped by, you just had go get involved with the king of them all" Grace muttered bitterly to herself

"prince, he preferred to be addressed as prince" Sharp corrected. Grace rolled her eyes

"am sorry but the only way you can get freed from Trevor is if he breaks up with you on his own terms"

".....or, if he think he breaking up with me on his own terms" Grace reasoned

"but how" Sharp asked eagerly

"I wish I know".