"You said the daughter of Kim isn't interested in you? And she already has a boyfriend?", Will Ahn took his steps towards his seat. His voice a little stern.
"Yes father, and I'm not interested in her too.", Joe said nonchalantly. He didn't care about Lucy Kim, and his thought was occupied by someone else.
"You're just too stupid to chase after a girl!", Joe's father said in a high tone. He was angry.
"Why are you so mad? It's just a date!", Joe sighed. His father was being difficult now.
"Can't you see? If we have Prime Hospital behind our back, our progress in developing drugs and medicine will become easier! You just have to marry the girl and we can get profits!", Will pinched his forehead. He didn't know his son was so clueless about this.
"I know that. But even without Prime Hospital, our development in drugs is fine. Why must you chase after profitable marriage? It's my life not yours.", Joe stood up, he wasn't going to sit here to hear his father's hundred miles lecture.
"You! As the future heir, you must always look ahead! Long-time benefits are what we seek as a businessman!", Will started to nag but his son wasn't hearing.
"Well, Lucy Kim already has a boyfriend. What do you want me to do? I'm not a homewrecker.", Joe shrugged his shoulder. He didn't care about it at all. He was already at the door, turning the knob.
"What homewrecker?! She's not married yet! You still have the chance! Go and get her number or something!", Will said, and then he took a phone call from his mobile, ignoring his son.
"Fine.", Joe sighed. He went back to the hospital as he had a surgery to perform. His mind couldn't stop but to picture a woman's face that was so lovely in his eyes, Olivia Min.
Maybe he could get in contact with Lucy Kim and ask her for Olivia's number.. yes, that would be better. He smiled when he thought of getting close to Olivia. His pride and arrogant attitude didn't matter anymore.
He really liked that girl who seemed tough on the outside but was fragile on the inside. When the accident happened between Olivia and the bastard motorcyclist, he had sent her home before, but never asked her contact information.
•••
Aubrey walked inside the building of Lee Group, he immediately gained popularity the moment he stepped inside the lobby. It was not a pleasant morning for him since he was forced to take office today. But for the sake of his plans, he had to compromise.
"Ah~ see that young master!", a woman said, she was an employee in the company.
"So handsome!", another woman cupped her own face as she was fangirling over Aubrey.
Aubrey tried to ignore the whispers and murmurs around the HR department, but he wasn't a patient man as he turned towards the many of them with a fierce glare.
"I don't like attention.", he said. Then he walked to his office in the highest floor.
"Man.. he's cute and hot.", the woman said, her eyes shot 'love'. She wasn't heeding to his warning at all.
Although Adamson was a fine piece of art, Aubrey was different, Aubrey had a mysterious aura around him. And if Adamson was a tyrant king, then Aubrey would be the black prince. They definitely shared something similar but it was unrecognizable.
Aubrey got inside his new office. It was luxurious and spacious, with a high-end window from the floor to the ceiling, and an orange curtain to cut off the ray of sunlight from outside. It nearly looked like a theater room, dark but not quite. The office was designed to keep privacy at its maximum.
Aubrey walked over to the window. The office reminded him of his own room at the mansion. It was also dark like this too. He came to despise the light ever since he was trapped in the dark. His eyes weren't used to seeing something bright after the incident seventeen years ago.
Now that Adamson had issued him an office with a setting like this, did he want to remind Aubrey of his past so bad?
"....."
But Adamson was wrong. Aubrey didn't need to be reminded of their story. He would still remember it for the rest of his life even if he wanted to forget.
Aubrey reached for the curtain as he slipped his hand through the soft cloth. It was orange in color.. his favorite color.
He remembered telling Adamson that he prefered orange over blue. He was six at the time, and Adamson was fifteen. He had asked Adamson his favorite color, but Adamson didn't answer. He said he didn't know of any color because his life was blank. At that time, Aubrey couldn't understand why he said that.
".. his life was blank..?", confusion came flooding inside him. Why did Adamson say that?
Was there a reason.. that made him go so far as to kill their parents?
"No way..", Aubrey shook his head. He wasn't supposed to think about it. He didn't want to care about Adamson's reason anymore. He hated him, so why should he mind?
No no no.
He shouldn't be biased. If he wanted to seek revenge, he should know everything. Yes..
Aubrey decided to investigate his parents. Something must have happened in the past. He brought out his phone and he dialed a number.
"It's me, I need your help.", he said, there were some flickers in his eyes. He needed to know the truth.
•••
At an unknown underground base in city X. A man with a scar on his left eye was sitting on his chair, which looked more like a throne for the emperor. He smiled mischievously. He was holding the tablet that was given to him by one of his henchmen. The news that his man brought to him was intriguing. It was about the sudden appearance of Aubrey Lee, the second-in-line of Lee Group.
"Aubrey Lee.. I thought he died in the fire.", the man smiled. He was in a good mood as he had found a new game to play.
"Master, should we take this chance to crush Lee Group?", a subordinate said.
The man chuckled. If such simple news was able to get Lee Group down to its knee, then he wouldn't be troubled to have to wait until this moment. Lee Group was more than what people thought it was.
"Crush Lee Group? They've dominated the underworld for so long. Who can crush them?", he sneered. He wasn't disheartened by the fact, instead he was having a good time laughing. After all, the hardest thing to acquire is the best thing to have.