“Well, there were a bunch of men who showed up at the bar just now. One of them was apparently drugged with some laxative. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!” Black Python was amused when he recalled the moment Reiner was rolling on the ground in agony.
Upon hearing that, Janet pursed her lips and said in a serious manner, “Maybe he has a jealous girlfriend who wasn’t happy to see him flirting with other ladies, so she took her revenge.”
It was then that the matter began to dawn on Black Python, who soon nodded in agreement. “I see. I suppose that makes sense. No wonder that guy wouldn’t let us check the security footage, as he kept saying it was just some personal matter.”
Janet squinted and wondered to herself. It seems that Black Python doesn’t know I was the one behind the mask. Phew! That was close. Soon, Janet realized all her masks had similar patterns before shortly recalling the previous discussion she had with the Lowry Family Conglomerate’s representative. If they link both matters together, they’ll likely smell a rat. I guess I should order more masks with different patterns.
After supper, Janet accompanied Mason in the study while the latter attended to his work. Soon, Sean arrived outside and knocked on the door. “Young Master Mason, I have news for you!”
Mason put away the documents on his table and glacially answered, “Come in.”
At the same time, Janet was uninterested in what the men would discuss, so she got up and headed toward the door. While the sight of the lady gracefully walking put a smile on Mason’s face, he calmly shifted his gaze to Sean and asked, “What gives?”
“The incident that happened at Golden Luna earlier tonight was initially thought to be an accident, but something just didn’t seem right to me. So, I rewound the security footage and saw a mysterious lady in the bar.” The mysterious figure in the security footage seemed strange to Sean, as he found it rather familiar.
“A mysterious lady?” Mason raised his eyebrows and revealed a glacial gaze.
Soon, Sean spread a number of photos on the table and hesitantly said, “Young Master Mason, do you think this lady could be the MX’s leader?”
Soon, Mason turned his attention from Sean to the pictures on the table, squinting when the familiar mask caught his attention. Well, she does look like the person I’ve been looking for, but it’s not surprising even if they did show up at Golden Luna.
“Just say the word, Boss, and I’ll investigate the matter further,” Sean said in a serious manner.
Meanwhile, Janet was about to leave the room but soon stopped in her tracks when she heard the men mention ‘MX’. She was unnerved even more when she overheard Sean encouraging Mason to investigate the matter. If the Lowry Family gets involved, the MX can no longer operate in the shadows. For now, we have yet to establish ourselves in Sandfort City. Thus, Mason will surely help me with the Lowry Family’s power if he knows I’m the leader.
No! I don’t want his help! I want to do this myself!
“Ah! It hurts!” Janet quickly came up with a plan, moaning outside the study in a desperate attempt to disrupt the two men’s conversation.
Meanwhile, Mason was distracted by Janet’s ‘painful’ moan when he was about to give Sean the green light to go ahead. Then, he immediately got up from the couch and opened the door, whereupon he saw Janet sitting on the floor. With a pair of furrowed brows, he asked with a deep voice, “Are you alright?”
“I think I sprained my ankle! Ouch!” Janet spoke with a meek voice and gave Mason a pitiful gaze.
The sight of her ‘miserable’ state melted Mason’s heart since he had never seen her like that. “Come inside and let me have a look!”
“I can’t move. Carry me!” Janet pouted and extended her arms like a little girl who wanted to be hugged.
Needless to say, Mason fell for that upon noticing her sympathetic look, so he immediately stretched out his muscular arms and carried the lady. While Janet blinked and submissively accepted Mason’s embrace, the man coldly stared at Sean and said, “Please excuse yourself. We’ll talk about the investigation again some other time.”
