chapter 157

"Of course! Why wouldn't I be? I am suffering like hell here. I am ready to mope the floor if you want."He chuckled. "It's not that. Yes I can give you a job in the company, but your work will be different…" he leaned and whispered, "there is a way to earn money quickly without climbing the ladder if you are okay to work in you know...not so ethical stuff."Lucy acted a bit surprised."Don't give it out."She quickly retracted her expression and whispered, "But I will get loads of money right?""Of course. You will be able to buy a house, not just rent it anymore."Lucy seemed hesitant. "I want the money. I am ready to do it, ethical or unethical. I don't care. But...will I get into trouble? What if we are exposed one day?"Charles waved his hand in dismissal. "You won't. Everything is tightly lipped. Even the CEO has no clue. This is going on for years now. Nothing has happened until now.""B-But the police...I hear that do random checks on the company. I have even heard that they get undercover sometimes. I see it in news all the time."Mark narrowed his eyes.Charles laughed. He quietly said, "Don't worry, dear. We are always ready for random checks with false data. As for any undercover cop, I assure you that there is none."Lucy bit her lip. "How can you be so sure?""We have our own way of doing things. We have been in this for years now as I said. All are trustworthy in our group. We are sure. We have someone from the Underworld keeping an eye on the cops. So I know that there is no undercover officer hidden among us. We all trust that man's words."Lucy felt that he was speaking the truth. He was so sure and confident and didn't show any signs that he knew Luca.Mark's voice crackled through the hidden earpiece. "He is saying the truth. I feel it. He wouldn't be that confident for no reason. He has nothing to be afraid of. You can stop here. Luca is not investigating Enigma Steel."She quietly hummed as her response. She smiled at him. "I see. Then I have no problem. When should I come for my first day?""What better day than tomorrow? The sooner the better.""Great!" She clapped her hands. "Sir, I cannot thank you enough. If not for you…Anyway. I am really grateful to you. I will be on time tomorrow."Of course, it was a lie.Lucy got up and said, "I should leave now. Tomorrow is such a big day. I don't want to be late."She stepped down but he stopped her by holding her wrist. "Hold on. Why so soon? Let's spend some time together. Don't you want to thank me?" He slyly smiled.