Who is my target?

When the door cracked open, Scorpio stopped sharpening his blade and raised his gaze to stare at his man calmly walking inside, and then he asked in a dead tone, “What is it. Target?”

Lowering his gaze to the floor, Target hesitated and then mumbled, “There‘s an older lady out there asking

about you.”

from every time he rubbed a little too roughly against it.

Flinching, Target took a step back and then mumbled, “She wants you to do a job for her, and she claimed to have the money to pay.”

For a moment, Scorpio didn‘t even react or look up. Then he said, very softly but with enough annoyance in his voice, commanded, “Bring her to me.”

After a slight bow, Target eyed his boss before walking away without another word,

and Scorpio continued to sharpen his blade.

A couple of minutes later, the door opened again and Madam Jewel walked inside, clutching onto her purse with her face etched with a look of disgust. as her eyes darted about the room.

After her three bodyguards joined her inside, Target shut the door and eyed his boss, waiting for a reaction.

“What do you want?” Scorpio asked, laying his blade down and picking up another

one.

With a frown and a nervous glance at her bodyguards, Madam Jewel sighed, staring at him, and said, “I got a job for you.”

Pausing, Scorpio looked up at her for a second, and then at Target, and understanding his boss‘s signal, Target approached Madam Jewel and tapped her on the hand, saying, “Ma‘am, you can sit he-”

“Don‘t touch me!!” Madam Jewel lost it, jumping away from Target and glaring at the look of confusion on his face.

“Please refrain from touching, my madam!” Kent warned, his eyes cold as he glared at Target.

“Okay, Okay!” Target exclaimed, holding his hands up and backing off slowly.

Frowning, Madam Jewel reached into her bag for a hand sanitizer, taking some of it with trembling fingers, and dabbing it onto her hands and wrists.

Are you sick?” Scorpio asked in a deadpan tone, resting back in his chair.

Madam Jewel shrieked, turning around and shooting him

others touching you before you pass

“You–”

as the realization of the knife

then back at her

and him. “To kill a man for me. A clean job that will not lead back

tense pause of hesitation, Madam Jewel finally lifted her gaze and stared right at Scorpio as he asked, “Who referred me to

was a look of slight reluctance on her face as she lied with bold eyes, “Well, my

the best until I took one for a client, lost

served my time

I want you to be the one to handle this job… you are trustworthy. Also, He‘s just a nobody and no one

have nothing to worry about. And once the

thousand bonus… Twenty thousand dollars in

sat back in his chair, thinking

few seconds before asking,

her bag, took out a printed photo of Elijah, and placed it on the table in front of

Scorpio.

narrowed his eyes and looked up at her, “Is this my

target?”

firmly, smiling widely. “He‘s just a regular guy… So, can you kill him or

picked up the picture, looked at it for a while, and then tossed it back down, saying, “|| can. But

But…B–ut,” Madam Jewel mumbled, watching him stand up and walk around the table, then left her

last group of employees joined the rest in the lobby of Investistic Co. and Elijah stood in front

meeting with Dean Hayes and his son, we are getting summoned again by this guy,” A lady whispered, frowning hard at the sight of Elijah. “What could

possibly want?”

all, without the

sustain the workforce salaries… so maybe he‘s going to plead with

parties to turn around and stare at the other fellow as he mumbled, “Well,

from Investistic Co,” Elijah announced in a loud

go silent

with them, but seeing him standing in front

you say?!” A dude shouted in disbelief, feeling like he was imagining

Elijah‘s words.

employees working here are free to clear your desk and leave the

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