NovelEnglish"Hello? Karen, is that you? Did you call me?" Karen remained silent as the voice of the man on the other end sounded anxious.
"I know you wouldn't callfor no reason. Is something wrong? Whatever it is, I can help you!" "Esmond..." Karen's voice excited the man on the other end. "After all these years, I finally got a call from you. Whatever it is, I can help you with anything. I'm just glad you're still willing to callby my name," he eagerly responded.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtKaren clenched her teeth and made up her mind in that instant. "Esmond, I need you to deal with a woman for me." "Say no more. I have many men working for me, so dealing with any woman is a piece of cake." "Her nis Rita Russell. She's a reporter." Esmond frowned. "Rita Russell? Isn't she the annoying woman who's been on our backs lately?" "What do you mean?" "Oh, it's an internal matter of our company. It's been a long tsince we sold that piece of land, but it's still causing us problems. There's this damn reporter who won't leave our company alone. It's really annoying. Seems like it's the sRita Russell you're talking about. Since she's causing trouble for bothand you, there's no need for her to stick around. Hmph!" Karen hung up the phone before Esmond could finish speaking.
On the other end, the man beside Esmond was surprised to see their boss' call being abruptly ended. However, instead of getting angry, their boss seemed to be radiating happiness.
"Boss, who was that on the phone? You seem pretty hap-" the henchman started, but Esmond cut him off with a pat on the back of his head.
"You shouldn't pry into things that don't concern you," Esmond warned.
The henchman nodded repeatedly, holding the back of his head.
Still, he could not help but speak up again.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"The one who called was my ex-lover," sighed Esmond. "I was foolish to let such a great woman slip away Over the years, she's been the only one who was good enough for me. Despite everything that happened... Luckily, she's willing to cback tonow." Esmond's face wore a smile that could only be described as happiness, leaving his henchman dumbfounded. Their boss was famous in the industry as the 'heartless killer', yet this woman seemed to possess smagical charm, making him smile like an ordinary man.
"You're right, Boss. Back then, you were just too young. It's normal for men to make mistakes when they're young. Luckily, your ex-lover is willing to cback. I wonder when we'll have the honor of seeing her again!" Esmond had a smile on his face. "Soon. By the way, did you manage to find out about the woman I asked you to look into?" The henchman nodded with vigor.
"Boss, I handled the task you gaveright away. But it's different from what we expected. This female reporter comes from a notable- the Russell family.net? family She's the eldest daughter of
concerned that if we lay a hand on her, it might cause use trouble with the Russell family."
Esmond lit a cigarette casually. "So what if she's the eldest daughter of the Russell family? That means they have another daughter, right? So it shouldn't be a big deal if we get rid of one. If her own family doesn't care about her, why should we? X
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