Chapter 21 - FINDING MINJU 3

'Life is full of surprises, one minute you have everything but the next you lost it all'


Minju struggled to finally open her eyes. She felt the hot scorching sun on her skin. She yoaned and stretched only to find out she slept on a bench.

"Ugh.. I'm so hungry!" she grumbled rubbing her stomach. "I'm just sixteen and a freaking director but here I am, sleeping on a bench, homeless and hungry, can my life get any freaking worst?" and said frustrated dragging her hair.

"Hey young lady, seems like you are in need of a job?" a middle aged woman smiled looking at her. "Wait are you the singer that sang in 'Disco 69?" she asked excitedly like a fan girl.

"Something like that". She muttered uninterested.

"Oh. My. Gosh! I'm your super fan!" the woman exclaimed excitedly. "Can I have your autograph?" The woman asked super excited.

"Um... Sure".

"Thanks alot". She said excitedly. "Oh yeah, my club is looking for a singer, here's my contact and address, I'll be very happy if you perform, I'm willing to pay any amount you ask for, please contact me, I look forward to receiving your phone call". The woman said and left. Minju stood there dumbfounded as she stared at the woman. She looked at the card and smiled bitterly.

"Alas, I don't know if I should be happy or sad". She said dejectedly. She closed her eyes thinking then opened it determined.

"Let's do this".

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"Zen Leonidas!". Mr Yi stormed inside the room angrily. "What is this I'm hearing about?" he angrily asked.

"I can hear you clearly, stop yelling". He replied calmly. Mr Yi was so angry he directly raised his hand and slapped him.

"How dare you disobey me and go on singing with those useless pair of friends! Do you plan on ruining my reputation I worked so hard to build! You ungrateful son!" he said angrily. "I gave you my company and this is how you plan to ruin it? As if that's not enough, you even carried that insolent girl with you and allowed her to prostitute herself!" the more he remembered the video he saw, the angrier he became. "At least you drove her away, that's the only good decision you made".

"She didn't prostitute herself". Leonidas said angrily clenching his fist tightly.

"How dare you talk back to me?" he angrily slapped him again with force causing blood to come out of his mouth. "I can see you actually have a soft spot for that girl". He smiled sinisterly as he looked down on him. "I can see that insolent girl is misleading you! As punishment, you are never allowed to see your friends again and that insolent girl..... Or else, you know what I'm capable of doing". He warned before leaving.

'Drop drop'

He clenched his fist so tight that blood continued to flow down and drop in the white tile. He stared at the closed door coldly with nothing but an empty smile as he allowed his blood to flow freely on the ground. He cleaned the blood at the corner of his bleeding lip indifferently.

Knock knock

"Young master Leonidas". Butler Zou carefully knocked and called out from outside.

"Come in".

Butler Zou opened the door calmly and was shocked to see the state he was. He was greeted with the freezing temperature in the study, making him sweat. Even though he was expecting to see this but still yet he was saddened by it. He quickly recollected himself and stepped forward with a first aid box with him.

"Young master Leonidas, can I?" he asked and waited for a signal. He nodded and immediately butler Zou started carefully cleaning his wounds.

"Did you think I did the right thing?" Leonidas suddenly asked. The butler was surprised because this was the first time he actually seeked his opinion.

"To me, young master I think you are wrong, I can't say I'm a good judge of people's character but the little time I spent observing her, I knew she was an innocent and honest girl eventhough she's stubborn". The butler gave his point. "If I was to be you, I would listen to her explanation and also investigate thoroughly before acting".

"I see". He said calmly contemplating. The butler finally finished cleaning and bandaging his wound.

"Thanks uncle Zou".

"Always my pleasure young master". He replied bowing slightly before leaving. Leo sat down thinking about what the butler said. He played the video again this time watching it carefully.

Knock knock.

"Come in".

"Young master this is the result of the investigation". After greeting him, Secretary Ricardo quickly gave him a document.

"What about the other matter?" Zen coldly asked.

"Umm... The president issued a stop to the search". Ricardo said shakily. Immediately the whole room temperature decreased to freezing point. Zen coldly snorted clenching his bandashed fist tightly, causing blood to gush out.

"Do you value your life?"

Ricardo could feel all the hair in his body stand, shivering from fear and cold. Big bead of sweat run down his forehead as he bowed his head not daring to look at him.

"I want the information within twenty four hours or you may considered yourself fired". He said fiercely glaring at him. That was the longest sentence he has ever spoken and yet it contains lots of threats.

"Yes... Young master". Ricardo said scared before running out of the room as if being chased by a mad dog. He knew he wasn't just going to be 'fired' for his failure, he couldn't even think of the consequences. Once he left, Zen gazed at the folder in his hand. He hurriedly opened the folder and immediately he was so angry that his hands held the folder tightly showing his vein.

"Very good, you tried to fool me". He laughed evilly. He picked up his phone and sent a message to someone. "Let the fun begin". He grinned sinisterly.

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Minju calmly entered the club which was bustling as usual. "Umm.. Excuse me, I'm looking for Mrs Santiago Lorena". She asked a server.

"Who are you?" the server asked suspicious.

"I'm Angela King and I have an appointment with her". She explained.

"Wait a minute.... Are you the famous singer in 'disco 69'?" and server asked excitedly.

"Yes".

"OMG! I'm a huge fan of yours! Please can I snap a pic with you and also your autograph". The server asked hopefully.

"Umm.. Sure why not". Minju agreed.

"Thank you so much! My friends are gonna be so jealous!" she squealed excitedly as she happily posted the picture on her Instagram, wechat and Facebook. "Lemme take you to miss Lorena". The server led the way up the stairs to a secluded office. "This is her office". She said before walking away.

Knock knock

"Come in". A melodious voice resounded from inside the office.

"This is it". She calmly opened the door and entered the office.

"I knew you would come and I'm so happy, come come sit". Mrs Santiago happily welcomed her.

"Champagne?" she asked as she poured for herself.

"sure".

"I was hoping you could start performing today, about the pay, I'll pay you hundred pounds for each performance, is that okay with you?" she asked taking a sip from her glass.

"Thank you so much, Mrs Santiago, I'm okay with it". Minju said happily.

"Well that's great, since that's settled, we'll have to think of a stage name for you since you are new and all, and I'm sure you already have a lot of fans". She calmly said pouring another champagne for herself.

"Ummm.. I'm not really familiar with all this and I don't really plan to stay here for long". Minju replied.

"Sure, no problemo, do you want to be known or stay mysterious?" she asked pondering.

"I would prefer to be mysterious". She calmly replied after much consideration.

"I knew you would say that, how about your stage name be mystero?" she asked excitedly.

"That sounds great".

"So now that it's settled, let's discuss your disguise". They continued talking more and arranging different things so she can properly start working.


"Now that it's all settled, I formerly welcome you to 'Club Lohan'". Mrs Santiago hugged her. "I hope you enjoy the few days you spend working here".

"So let's get you ready for your first gig". They both headed out to another room.

"This is your personal wardrobe with your wardrobe crew here to help you with anything you need, this is Amira your hairstylist, Mario, your wardrobe assistant and Alice your makeup artist". She said introducing the people. "Don't worry, they signed the confidentiality agreement". She assured her.

"Hi, I'm Angela Minju but you can call me Mila, gotten from abbreviation of both my names". She introduced.

"Please to meet you Mila, I've got to admit that I'm a huge fan of yours after watching your video that went viral". Mario said excitedly.

"Me too". Amira and Alice agreed.

"Since you guys are getting settled I'll leave, oh yeah... You are up in one hour time". Mrs Santiago said before leaving.

"Lets get you ready for your first official gig Mila".