As the card had written, a car was sent right infront of her apartment to pick her up and take her to the mastermind. The driver and a bodyguard bowed at her as she got inside. Once she was in, her body froze.
The car was completely covered with black cloth so she couldnt see where she was going. The car's light was lit, making it feel like night time. The covers separating her and the driver's seat opened, revealing the same bodyguard, " Sorry for the inconvenience but to keep the address a secret, we have taken this measure. Please stay calm for the next one hour till we reach our destination." he pulled up the cover before listening to Wish's reply.
The way he spoke was robotic and expressionless. Wish was still speechless and shocked with what just happened. She tried relaxing and rested on the seat, ignoring all the negative thoughts.
So, this was how the mastermind hid their identity from the public. Wish couldnt believe she was doing illegal activity but it was too late for it. She was going to get through this with only one thing in mind. To ruin her father.
The car stopped after some time and she heard the drivers getting out. They finally opened the door for her and all she could see was an underground parking lot with not many cars around. Two women in suits approached her, " Hello maam, we will now go through your clothes. Please hand over your cellphone and bag."
" W-wait....my cellphone too??" she asked backing away. " Yes, maam. This is for the safety of our boss and you. You wouldnt want the police to track you down right? Infact now.....you are engaged with our illegal activity too."
Wish stared at the women's straight faces and couldnt deny them. Of course, she was now their client. If they got in trouble then she would too. After some delay, she handed over her phone and bag. The two women checked her clothes and not finding anything, they pulled out a piece of cloth. " Ms. Wish lennon, please close your eyes. We will now cover it with the cloth and take you to boss."
" Wh-what??....cover my eyes?"
" Yes, maam. trust us." one of the woman grabbed her arms to keep her still. The other put the cloth over her eyes and her vision became all dark. " This is ridiculous...." she said while the two women caught either side of her arms, escorting her to god knows where.
They got inside the elevator and it was so silent, she could hear her own breathing. After what felt like forever, they finally stopped and took out the cloth from her eyes. She was standing infront of a dark hall, lit with a single candle. Not a ray of sunlight was seen.
" Hello, Ms.Wish lennon."
She snapped her head to the side and saw a woman who was tall and lean with her hair sleeked back in a bun. She looked extremely professional and intimidating. " H-hello..."
" I am Martha. Your assigned prize as the mastermind." she came forward with a smile. " Please take a seat at that chair." she pointed at the chair at the end of the long table.
Wish told as she was said. The whole aura of this place was mysterious. Martha took a seat at the other edge of the table. They were almost 1 feet apart from each other.
" I have already researched some information about you." Martha opened some files, " You were quite liked by the public after the announcement of your engagement. Well-mannered, graduated with the top grades, humble and never got involved in any scandals. I must say.....you are one of my most special client till date."
" Uhh...well..." she didnt know how to respond to that, doubting if she was serious or just being sarcastic.
" Now i will give a brief introduction about myself." she looked up, directly facing Wish, " I am Martha and i have been in this industry for more than 10 years. I am very specialised about this field. Till now, every client that i have worked with, have succeeded in bringing down their opponent...100%."
That gave shivers down her spine. 100% success? That means every one of her clients ruined their opponent's companies. This was pure witchcraft.
" The first and most important step for that is to create trusting relation with my client, that is you. Hope we will be able to work together with full trust. Do you agree, Miss.lennon?"
Wish felt a little doubtful about this but she had come all the way here. She wasnt going to back down. " Yes, i agree with you."
" Then, we will start with our very first step." Martha opened another set of files, " not every clients have the same request. Some wants to just slow down their opponent, some wants to steal their consumers while some.....they want to completely ruin the opponent. So Miss.lennon, can i know your request so we can map out the perfect plan?"
The process was finally starting and with desperate eyes, she replied, " To completely ruin."
Martha raised her brows and broke into a small smirk, " I see....you seem to be devoted with your plan. That is exactly what i want." she continued scribbling in the paper, " I would also like to know Which company is in your mind?"
Wish fiddled with her fingers, " Do i have to say?"
" Miss.lennon, without knowing what kind of company it is, we cannot structure the plan."
This made Wish panicked all of a sudden. What would she think if she mentioned her own very father's company? She tried thinking of an excuse but she couldnt.
" Miss.lennon..." Martha's voice filled the room, " Didnt we agree on trusting each other?"
She nodded remembering their agreement. Since both of them were in this together, she had to say it. " Lennon manufactures....yes, my father's company."
This made martha raise her head, surprised and amused. It was rather unexpecting. ".....may i know the reason why?"
" I dont think this is necessary though?" she replied in a serious tone. " if you say so..." Martha said continuing to scribble on the page. Interesting.
" The lennon family are truly something."
Wish scrunched her brows with the sudden words, " What do you mean?"
Martha put down her pen and clasped her hands together, " Bingo was the most popular tradition in Golden party. But suddenly five years ago, it stopped the tradition. Do you know why?"
Wish shook her head slowly. " Because somebody caused such a big chaos that the police even had to investigate. The elite family provided lots of money to the government so that they dont do any further investigation. Maybe, you remember the JP hotel scandal that made it to the news? The prostitution."
Her eyes were wide after hearing the last word. JP hotel? She hadnt heard the name but was it connected with....Mary hotels? " y-yeah..."
" The person who ruined the hotel was one of my clients." Martha gave a small smile.
" Wait...." Wish tried to process the information. That huge scandal which made it to the headlines for days was her client's doing? But how were they connected with what they were talking about.
" You see.....that client was...."
Wish could feel her heart beating fast inside her chest. What was this unwanted feeling inside her chest?
" It was none other than Mr.George Lennon, your father."
Wish slumped back on her chair, eyes wide. Her throat had gone dry and she couldnt speak a word. Why....did it have to be father?
" Now you understand why the Lennon family is unique?" Martha spoke. It had been quite a few years since she enjoyed like this.
" Yeah, i understand." Wish collected her senses and her face was back to being cold. " Can we continue with the meeting."
Martha raised her brows, smirking slowly. She really was someone who wouldnt fall apart easily, " Of course, i will inform you about our schedule. We will be meeting twice a week, for a month. Strictly, not missing one day."
Wish nodded as they continued the meeting. In half an hour, they were almost done with the basics. Martha opened the last page and wrote down on the client's description.
: 'Intelligent' 'focused' 'vengeful'
She thought for sometime before writing the last word.
: 'nothing-to-lose mentality'
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