"Your friend seems to be pretty close with your sister, little brat," Kanae nearly choked on her food when she heard the voice of her senior. Why in the world did he come here today?
"Senior Matt," Kanae glanced to the man not far from her. Compared with his usual simple clothes, Matt was wearing a full suit and combed his hair. With this appearance, no one would be able to guess that he was already 30 years old. He didnât seem to be any different with a young businessman.
"Why are you here?"
Matt frowned. "Donât you see that Iâm coming as the governmentâs representative?"
Kanae smiled wryly. She knew that Matt came from the government, but she had never seen him in this kind of occasion before. The one who came to represent the government was usually Ferdinand or some other people she didnât even know their name.
"I know."
"You shouldnât ask the obvious," Matt shrugged.
Kanae crossed her arm. "How do you know about my sister?"
"Did you forget that I had the access to all of your data?" Matt raised his eyebrows. He looked towards Kanaeâs eyes deeply. "Yours is especially interesting young lady. If not because youâre my junior, I will never find out about the special past you have."
Kanae raised her eyebrows. She turned around to face her plate and foods again. "Thereâs nothing interesting about them. Itâs just a normal childhood a young kid usually has."
Matt knew that this young lady didnât want to talk about the matter of the past with him. It didnât really matter too much as he only found it through coincidence, but if the others realized it, she might be in for trouble.
"When we meet for practice again, I have some questions for you."
"Iâm not sure I can answer them," Kanae replied slowly. "And I donât have the obligation to answer."
"Youâre correct," Matt nodded his head in approval. His gaze returned back to the lady in the very center. "You might want to protect that young girl today. Considering Ferdinandâs nature, he would never let any event go when there is someone important. There should be something that he wants to miss today."
Kanaeâs gaze hardened at the warning Matt gave her. "I understand. Thank you, Senior Matt."
"Itâs my pleasure," Matt walked away calmly.
Seeing how easily Matt moved, Kanae wondered if her senior came to her personally to warn her. Trying to stay calm, she moved her gaze back to the stack of foods. It would be better for her to focus on the food in front of her and filled her belly.
"Your mind is filled with nothing but food?" Taro asked when he saw that Kanae was still eating. It has been more than half an hour since he left and this girl hadnât even finished. Considering her speed in eating, he was sure that she must have filled her plate numerous times.
"Iâm hungry," Kanae said as a matter of fact.
"Youâre correct."
"Have you finished greeting Laura?"
Taro nodded his head. "Jason is accompanying her to greet the others. Considering our reputation, itâs better if I donât stay close to her."
Kanae: "..." since when did you realize your bad reputation?
"You should enjoy yourself more," Kanae pointed to the food. "Theyâre pretty good."
"Iâm going back home," Taro smiled. "Iâm already bored enough. Other people are avoiding me like a plague, so itâs better for me to go home and do my work."
"Do you mean sneak out as a woman again?"
Taro coughed. "Well, you know me..."
Kanae watched amusedly as Taro walked away in a hurried step. It was clear that this man was quite flustered with what she said to him before. She was merely telling the truth, but this man seemed like he didnât want her to say them out loud.
Time passed swiftly as Laura greeted more people. Looking at their never-ending number, Laura wondered when she could go home. Her feet were already tired from standing and walking for a few hours. However, a smile never disappeared from her face as she greeted the people who came. It was basic courtesy to smile at the people who showed their support.
"You should have some drink," Jason remarked as he called the servant to bring drinks.
Laura smiled gratefully. Her hand held the glass carefully. "Thank you for your concern, Brother Jason."
"Itâs nothing."
Jason carefully accompanied this little girl because Kanae had told him that Laura was not used to this kind of event. In addition, Kanae herself was unable to stay close with this girl. He was the only one who could possibly stay close with her without anyone felt suspicious. From their eyes, it was only a young master who tried to help a newbie.
"Thereâs only a few minutes left, can you do it?" Jason asked.
Laura nodded her head. In a few more minutes, the party could be considered to be over as the guests would start to go home. Right now, she knew that a few minutes were nothing compared with the long hours.
Suddenly, the door opened again. Some of the people who took notice frowned to themselves. Who in the world will come this late?
Upon seeing Frankâs face, they were speechless. Was this man unable to accept that someone else is taking his daughterâs previous position? Seeing the red eyes on Frankâs face, they chose to stay silent and back down.
âSomething is wrong,â Kanae was alarmed when she saw that red eyes. It was too bright to be normal eye because of crying. Her body tensed up immediately as she silently alarmed the men she had placed in the hall.
This was done secretly by her before the party begun. She selected a lot of her men in the black street, people who chose to follow her after the battle to help out with the guarding session. After that, it was easy for Jason to use his connection to put them inside the hall. They were here as the precaution against plots from the government as she was worried that they didnât want her sister to be the next successor.
"Frank, are you alright?" one of the branch family members who was quite close to the man stepped forward to ask.
Frank was walking to the hall ever so slowly. His gaze was filled with hatred as he looked at Laura in the center of the room.
âBecause of this womanâs sister, my daughter is gone.â
âShe takes what should belong to my family.â
âI hate them all. They should all just die!â
"Frank! Why are you late so badly?" one of the Aida Familyâs elders who came here just to show his face asked with annoyed tone. As the head of the family, this man came late in this important occasion. Who wouldnât be annoyed?
Frank looked towards the man. He raised his hand, and at the end of it was a gun.
"Whaâ..."
BANG!
The elder fell to the ground with a loud sound. Followed soon after, the women were screaming loudly.
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHhhhhh!
"Everyone here has to die," Frank said lightly. He pointed his gun towards Lauraâs direction and pulled the trigger.
BANG!