Mystery

-You look a bit miserable. Did In-ho give you a hard time?

-Shut up Gong, I don't feel like fighting verbally, I hissed and poured myself a fresh cup of coffee.

-Sure, sorry - he said and didn't say anything to me anymore. Before the next game, I cleaned up and cleaned up the room after the mess with the camera and cards.

Joon-hyuk was already waiting for us in the control room when I and Salesman were about to get there to start. Just as we were putting on our masks, a green phone from the old era, which is located in the living room, rang. The gong was in the bathroom at the time, so it was my responsibility to answer because you can't ignore such calls when you're nearby, especially when these walls have eyes and ears and everyone is at risk. I put on my pink mask and walked up to the phone, hesitantly picking up the receiver, putting it to my ear.

-This is Frontwoman speaking- I said confidently, although my legs were shaking terribly and the only thing I could think about was not falling.

-I want to talk to the Frontman - said a male voice I recognized. It was one of the VIPs but not my father.

-Frontman is unavailable at the moment, but he entrusted me with control over the entire game and management of the entire company - I replied, and the only thing I dreamed of was a glass of cold water.

-Miss, listen. Just because you're his wife doesn't mean you suddenly have power over the games, no. You're untouchable, but you don't have any power, so you better tell your hubby to call you back because if he doesn't, it'll be bad for him and his whole family. What? You didn't know that we know he has a brother and a stepmother, or maybe the sweet and innocent Min-ho, who's sitting with your older brother now, let me think about it, what was his name? Hmmm, I know, Simon! Everyone you care about will suffer, from family to friends sitting peacefully in Europe or America - he threatened and I was close to fainting. He knew about our identity, family and friends, and they wanted to take them away from us because they wanted to talk to In-ho, not me. Because of me, there's more trouble than before.

-Who are you talking to? -Salesman asked as he came out of the bathroom.

-Ooo isn't that Gong better known as Salesman- replied another hoarse voice. They were in a group not just one so maybe my father is with them and having a great time.

-Bev put the fucking phone down and that's it!- he shouted and I did as he told me. When the green phone was put back where I took it from I fell to the ground crying as loudly as I could. A few moments later Gong appeared next to me hugging me to his warm and strong body. He put his chin on my head and hugged me and shushed me. He couldn't work with them it would be ridiculous for someone like him to be as bad as them. Although I wouldn't expect it from my own father but with Gong it was simply unrealistic.

-I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken it - I stammered and buried my face in his jumpsuit and let myself be carried away by emotions. I screamed, cried, sobbed. All the emotions that were inside me were now spilling out with my husband's best friend because with him I wanted to act tough and fight with him shoulder to shoulder like a worthy one with a worthy one but I couldn't. I wasn't strong enough like him to keep striving for my goal. The closer I was to him, the more I dreamed of getting it over with but I was further and further away. I was falling into the abyss with each passing day and I didn't get up. I didn't smile like I used to, covering up everything and showing my dream life and not the real one.

-It's true, you shouldn't have taken it, but you didn't know, and everyone makes mistakes. You got involved in a mess you weren't supposed to know about, but you're already in it, so In-ho, Joon-hyuk, and I will defend you until the end- he said in a firm but nice voice, still hugging my light body.

-Let's go to Joon-hyuk, he'll be mad if we don't show up - he replied calmly wiping my wet cheeks from tears. We both stood up from the cold floor, dusting our clothes from invisible dust and put on our masks.

-Thank you, I don't know what I would do without you.

-I am here to help you and Bev, remember that I will always be there for you and In-ho in easy and difficult moments.

Special Pov:

In Seoul, four men in golden masks met in one of the largest apartments in the capital. One of them was just putting down his phone after a short but remembered conversation with a woman sitting on an island.

"It wasn't him?" asked the man in the lion mask.

-Well, you idiot, if it was his wife - another one of them replied mockingly.

-I wonder why she's still with him. I would have kissed his ass a long time ago and gone find someone else. What does he have in him? -asked the host.

-Are you asking me? Ask him, she's his daughter and son-in-law, not mine - the man in the golden bull mask defended himself, pointing to a man in his fifties in a deer mask standing by the window and looking at the night Seoul, which was alive with nightlife just like its residents.

-What's her name, does anyone know? - asked the man with the lion, and all three looked expectantly at the man standing by the window, sipping rum.

"Let me tell you something," he finally spoke to his friends and turned to face them.

-Yes? - all three of them answered at once, looking expectantly at their partner.

-Beverly. She is In-ho and the entire games, and In-ho and the games are her - he said mysteriously and turned towards the window.

-But that doesn't connect. What are you on about Justin? -asked the host and the questioner smiled mysteriously and turned his face to him slowly removing his mask.

-You will see soon, my dear. You will see the bloody battle and the fate of my only daughter.