" Nice to meet you too, Mr.Daniel. " Samuel smirked.
" Uncle, what is he doing here? " Daniel asked Jay.
" Have you met him? " Jay furrowed his eyebrows.
" Yes, he is the guy I told you about a month ago. " Daniel said bitterly glaring at Samuel.
Samuel thrusted his hands in his pockets with an amused expression.
' If they know who I really am, what will be their reaction. ' He thought.
" So, you were with him all night, Maria. " Jay raised one of his eyebrows leaning back on the couch.
" Yes. " Maria replied with a blank expression.
Both of them kept staring as if challenging each other.
" Whatever. Uncle, please throw him out so we can talk peacefully. " Daniel said.
" Why are you asking him? Do it yourself or.. are you scared. " Samuel tilted his head with a smile.
Daniel flushed with anger at his taunting.
" Mr.Kim, I am sorry but please leave. You saved Maria's life, we are thankful. But don't involve in our matter. " Jay stood up and motioned his hand towards the exit. Daniel snickered at this.
He thought that he had won.
" Are you sure about that, Mr.Parker? " Samuel shifted his weight to one leg.
" I asked you to leave. " Jay was more harsh this time.
" He won't leave. He is my guest. " Maria got in between them.
Samuel looked down at her.
" You don't get to decide. " Jay crossed his arms.
" Yes, I do. " Maria took a step forward.
" I already asked Maria to be my girlfriend and she accepted. I don't think asking me to leave will change anything. " Samuel replied nonchalantly.
Maria widened her eyes and looked back at him with an ' Are you serious ' look to which he shrugged his shoulders.
" What is he talking about? " Jay furiously looked at Maria.
Maria thought for a moment. The best way out of this mess will be....
" Yes, he is right. " Maria spat back.
Daniel harshly grabbed Samuel's collar. Samuel chuckled at their height difference.
" You will regret it. " Samuel said slightly shaking his head.
" I don't care. You will do what I say. End of discussion. " Jay said to Maria and called for the guards.
Before they could come, the doorbell rang indicating someone's arrival.
Everyone looked at the door. Except Samuel, the others would have never thought they would meet this person here.
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Crystal was hearing everything that was happening in the living room.
" Oh, they are fighting hard. " She informed her mother on the phone.
" Great. The more Jay Parker hates his daughter the better. I was already happy that Maria broke her engagement but this is even more fun. " Her voice came.
" What the- " Crystal exclaimed.
" What happened? " Her mother asked.
" Maria just said that she is in a relationship with Samuel. "
" What? " Her mother said, " Why does this girl attracts so many suitors? "
" I don't know. " Crystal replied with a sigh.
" We have to stop her from getting married. If she does, she will acquire her mother's fortune. We have to get it from her. " Her mother advised her.
" Alright, alright. I am hanging up. Someone arrived. It may be Mark. " Crystal said and got out of her room to see who came.
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Mark was sitting in a cafe in the Central Market. He was waiting for his secretary.
He soon saw him and waved at him.
His secretary sat in front of him and thanked him for the coffee.
" So what did you find out? " Mark asked keeping his voice low.
" So, I searched everything I could related to Mr.Kim Samuel and well I am not sure how to say this. " His secretary scratched the back of his head.
" What is it? " Mark furrowed his eyebrows.
" Well, I couldn't find much. There is absolutely no information about his childhood or even teenage years. I only know that he studied abroad. He is from a rich family seeing the way he lives his life. He arrived in our country a month ago. About his family, everything is confidential. No one is allowed to see his records. " His secretary finished.
" Just this much. There's nothing else. At all. " Mark widened his eyes.
" No. Sir. Nothing. "
Mark leaned back in his chair.
" Who is he? "
' From the things I heard last night, it seems like Maria knows about his identity. I should ask her. " He thought.
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Everyone in the living room had their mouths hung open except for Samuel who was smiling and Maria who was a little terrified by the presence of such a powerful man.
" Its good to see you, Samuel. " Mr.Kim said with a smile.
Jay and Daniel turned their heads to look at Samuel and his next words caused them to lose their last brain cells.
" Likewise, father. "
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