trip to las vegas

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"Yeah, his company is researching a serum. I want you to steal it and also mess up his conference later."

"What serum if I may ask?" Arumi asked curiously.

"There wouldn't be any surprises if you knew. Right?" The boss asked back, defiantly.

Arumi didn't deny it, "Boss, should Arkyn Enzo be the target? Can someone else be involved in making the serum?"

No answer from him.

Arumi finally focused her eyes on his face, and she cursed inwardly seeing his neat appearance as usual. She was really embarrassed, "Boss?"

"Who are you?"

What?

"The Mocha I know never asked for an alternative path from the mission she was about to carry out."

Arumi realized her mistake and apologized, "I'm sorry, Boss." She just felt annoyed knowing the target was the man who made her night turn into a nightmare, don't forget her thoughts too.

"Anything you want to ask, Mocha?"

Arumi nodded her head, "Boss, are you sure this information is accurate? Arkyn is a womanizer?" she asked in complete disbelief because the Arkyn she knew last night was so bad at dancing sexy.

From dancing already sucks alone, how can he like to seduce women?

"You doubt my connection, Mocha?"

"Ah, no. No," Arumi hastily replied, panicking. Perhaps the Arkyn she met was different from the Arkyn Enzo she was targeting.

Even though their faces are the same ...

Maybe Arkyn has a twin? But if it's true, their names must be different, right? Arkun for example.

It's too much in common.

'Maybe I judged too quickly? Maybe it's true that Arkyn likes to play with women?'

Arumi only recognized Arkyn just a few minutes yesterday, different from her boss who had a large connection.

"Anything else?"

"He's in Las Vegas?" Arumi asked in surprise, then she was confused to hear a chuckle from him, "Um, am I wrong?"

"No," The Boss says as he waved his hand, "you're asking unimportant things, it makes me doubt again whether you're really ready to come back, Arumi."

Oh, no.

Her boss called her Arumi again.

"I'm just nervous, Boss. This is my mission after a long time," Arumi reasoned as logically as possible, convincing him to trust her again. Because the information and her different thoughts made her sound not professional.

"Sure," The Boss responded with a smirk on the corner of his lips, "You look like that."

Ugh.

This difference really bothered her.

"What about the people around Arkyn? Is there anything I should be wary of?" Arumi asked as seriously as possible, changing the direction of the conversation.

"Ichi."

Ichi?

The woman that Arkyn had mistaken for her?

"I heard Ichi who made uncomfortable people linger near Arkyn, especially women."

It sounded like Ichi a scary woman, and considering Arkyn's words that he had suffered enough from a woman named Ichi, it seemed the Boss' information was legit, "Got it," she says, "Do I have a 'partner' on this mission?" She asked nervously.

"Yes, you are."

Of course, Arumi must have a partner.

"Please not this time," says Arumi quietly.

"Are you afraid it will happen again?" The boss guessed.

Arumi was silent for a few seconds, then finally answered weakly, "It's not about that, I want to be like before. Work alone."

She had a new partner once, and once she failed.

Arumi wasn't sure from the start that it would go well to have a partner, especially since they both have the same character, tough type.

"Also, I am confident I can complete this mission quickly," Arumi added her reasoning this time with her usual confident tone.

Arkyn is a womanizer, and it's written in the information that he likes women who dress sexy. Easy for her.

"You won't be quick to complete the mission this time," The Boss says in the same tone as Arumi.

"Eh? Why?"

"The conference on serum hasn't been set yet."

"Then why immediately give the mission now?" Arumi asked confused.

"Why? You'll find out, Mocha," the Boss says calmly, giving a small hint, "Don't trust them too much."

Arumi was about to ask what he meant, unfortunately he had already ended this conversation, leaving her full of big questions in her head.

'I better get ready. I'm sure he will send other information for the next step.'

Arumi looked at Arkyn's photo again on her cellphone screen.

Arkyn ...

Arumi did not expect this.

Looks like her promise will be fulfilled sooner than she expected ...

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Arykn Enzo.

The more Arumi searched for information about him, the further away from the information given by her Boss.

Arkyn's answer did not reflect a womanizer especially when it came to his mother. His eyes and voice softened with sincerity as he spoke about his mother.

Arumi didn't see this from just one video which made her doubt what her Boss gave her.

'Or has he changed now?'

The videos she got were quite old, when Arkyn was still starting a flying car company.

"Hahaha ..." Arumi laughed bitterly while glancing at the car seat she was sitting in. Still can't believe her car from Arkyn company.

Indirectly she praised Arkyn.

No.

She praised the people behind Arkyn company.

Ugh.

She started to think strangely again.

On to the main topic, there is a possibility that Arkyn has changed and it can be proven that in the last two years he has disappeared from magazines both about business and top 10 best bachelors articles.

Arumi couldn't believe a rising man like Arkyn had disappeared from magazines for two years in a row for no reason. She believes there is a strong reason behind it, it could also be this strong reason that makes his nature change to like many women.

Talking about women ...

Arumi doesn't find Arkyn's romance scandal news, is he good at hiding his private life or is there really no woman who interests him?

Arkyn doesn't come from an ordinary family, is it natural for him to pay the media not to publish his love life?

'What's the point of hiding it? He's not an idol or anything.'

Arumi sipped a glass of Gevalia coffee while waiting for her car to be filled with electrical energy.

It's troublesome.

Arumi decided to stop looking for information about Arkyn. She'll know once she gets to know him after all. She wants to focus on doing fika time now.

'I could have Molly look up Arkyn.'

The problem is that Arumi doubts Molly will keep her mouth shut about why suddenly takes an interest in Arkyn after previously saying: my meeting with him is a nightmare.

Arumi threw the empty glass into the trash can, then got into her car, drove to the airport her boss had planned.

Can this be considered a vacation?

Her boss gave her first-class tickets, stayed in five-star hotels, and gave her his credit card without any conditions.

Maybe to celebrate her return to work? He likes to do things like that.

'Even get the credit card too?'

Arumi suddenly remembered people's gossiping about her being the Boss's favorite. It really hurt her pride, but at this point, it was hard for her to remain to stay with what she believed.

'Am I really?'

Arumi thought deeply after putting her suitcase into the inspection department.

"Arkyn, are you sure you're going to Las Vegas alone?"