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.

Jewel shrieked, turning around and shooting him a

want others touching you before you pass it

“You–”

the realization of

Target and then back at her asking, “What do

the knives and him. “To kill a man for

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

bold eyes, “Well,

I took one for a client, lost it all, and went to prison

still walks free… I have served

the one to handle this job… you are trustworthy. Also, He‘s

nothing to worry about. And once the job

bonus… Twenty thousand

room again, and Scorpio sat back in his chair, thinking it

seconds before asking, “Who is

photo of Elijah, and placed

Scorpio.

his eyes and looked up

target?”

Madam Jewel nodded firmly, smiling widely. “He‘s just a regular guy…

while, and then tossed it back down, saying, “||

up and walk around the table, then left her in shock,

lobby of Investistic Co. and Elijah

having a 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

possibly want?”

all, without the Hayes‘s continuous

alone can not sustain the workforce salaries… so maybe he‘s going to plead with us to give him time.” The dude beside

interrupted the whispers, causing both parties to turn around and stare at the other fellow as he mumbled, “Well, he‘s not going to know what hit him when we

of you are fired from Investistic Co,” Elijah announced in a

go silent

had a look that indicated that they thought Elijah was joking with them, but seeing him standing in front of them with a deadass serious expression didn‘t give them any more chances to doubt

say?!” A dude shouted in

Elijah‘s words.

hereby dismissed from the Investistic Co. All the employees working here are free to clear your desk and leave the

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