At the same moment, James was sitting in his cabin when his eyes were simply focused on his laptop.

Yet his mind was already somewhere else when he heard man's words from the other side.

"Work as James's secretary then.

"

The phone was hung up and the recorder stopped. He brought his hand on the recorder itself and stopped it to repeat the same things again.

'As expected you contacted the man you are working for Ms. Olivia..' acting as if this wasn't new, his lips curled upwards.

Putting his head on the back of his armchair, he stared at the roof above him when his eyes were glittering.

"She is a predictable person..

"

"Yes sir. Things worked the way you wanted them to be. Ms.Olivia just confirmed her true identity by this call. She fell in the trap.

"

James nodded his head at his secretary's words. The man was standing opposite James, with a smirk on his face.

"This gives you solid proof against her.

"

"Proof? I never needed the proof against her disloyalty towards Lucas.

" James answered when he looked at his secretary as if this was all normal.

"I knew this long ago.

"

"B-But why did you then... go to her..

" Secretary was confused. He wasn't able to comprehend the next step of his boss who is living the life of darkness.

"That was done to decode her. Relax, this thing will go long but now..

" he adjusts his glasses as the devilish look passes through his face.

"..I would like to see how this woman finds herself out of this mess.

"

"Yes sir. That would be fun t-

" his secretary's words were interrupted when his phone rang. Answering the same with James' permission, he mumbled,

"Tell me fast… hmm… so is this true?

"

"Alright.. yeah. Keep a tight check and I will revert back to you after talking with my boss.. sure..

" after completely hanging up, his secretary tends to look back at James.

Yet before his secretary could have answered back to give the details, James abruptly spoke,

"A research on my background?

"

"More likely to say, research on the illegitimate child of the Smiths. Seems like to whom Ms. Olivia talked and conveyed has already started to do a background search on you, boss.

"

Neither of them was surprised or shocked since this was very much anticipated by each one of them.

After all, they have anticipated all the tasks beforehand, before coming to this part to implement the task.

How can a man, who can plant Olivia as the bait under Lucas's control, stay quiet when he sees a new threat to his current plan?

"Perfect..

"

"Let us see and wait how long this drama will go on..

"

….

Soon, it was night in Johnson's state where both Javier and Jennifer were sleeping peacefully.

But in the middle, the sound of the clock made Javier open his eyes as if they were wide awake. Without even blinking, his gaze traveled to see his dear wife in his embrace. 'She is deep in sleep..'

He could tell the same from her deep breathing. Her hands were wrapped around his waist, where she had put one of her legs in between hers.

With the slow and steady action, Javier removed her hand and legs from between his and kept the same on the other side of the bed. Keeping the blankets over her more comfortably, he swiftly escapes from his bed and comes into the lobby of his house.

His legs made their way on their own towards his father's room. The lobby entrance was covered with darkness but he could easily see the way out there.

Finally, coming in front of his father's room, he was slightly hesitant regarding the time. 'But.. this would be the best time to steal his minutes away..' as in the midday, each one of them, whether they are busy or anyone can overhear their words too.

It wasn't a new thing but if they had talked about something, it was better to keep it to themselves.

Taking a deep breath, Javier's hands knocked on the door when the rushed and irritated voice was heard after the door was opened.

"Who the h-

"

"Javier?

"

Shirley was shocked when she could feel as if this wasn't true.

"What are you doing here at this time!? Do you even have any idea what hour this is??

"

"I'm not here to talk with you but with my father. Better call him so I can talk with the man peacefully.

" Javier answered straightforwardly without even staring into her eyes.

His voice was cold as that of layer mist.

Yet, she wasn't even moving a step from her eyes from Javier even for a mere second.

"Your father also needs sleep. Go back.

"

"You want to quarrel with me on this, at this point? Oh, C'mon Shirley. Call my father. I know he must be sleeping but this is urgent..

" he wasn't pleased in his voice at all.

The thing that Shirley found was extremely suspicious. His actions of his were more or less making her frown. Moreover, his distant voice also made it sound as if he won't be able to easily relax anymore.

"H-Honey, Javier…

"

"I'm coming Javier.

" Came the voice from behind of Shirley as she stepped back and made his way to the above terrace, where they earlier talked.

Despite the coldness that lingered around, he could still sense as if this was the perfect time for this talk.

Coming on the terrace, Javier straightaway walked towards the minibar and out of the blue, brought one of the expensive drinks from the cabinet.

"So is Javier Johnson interested in getting his father a drink at this time?

" Shawn's firm voice made no difference to Javier at all.

"Why? I know I disturbed your sleep, and I'm sorry about that. But remembering how busy our schedule is, I feel this would be the best way to talk.

" As he finished his words, Javier bought one of the wine glasses near his father.

With the same emotions that were displayed on his face, Javier didn't even express a single emotion.

"Here, take it..

" without delay, Shawn grabbed the glass when the father-son duo put on the clutch in the most relaxed manner.

"You chose this time, it won't be something light to talk about.

"

In response, he nodded his head when Shawn continued,

"I'm at least happy that you didn't revoke against the engagement as much I had earlier expected.

"

Knowing his son too well, Shawn had somewhere kept the tinge of thought that his younger son will not work as per his arrangements.

"We had our patch regarding this. I'm here to discuss the night and the deal that you're willing to offer me if..

" Javier knew that he didn't need to complete his sentence.

After all, his father is already a master to recognize those unspoken words.

"You want to know about your dear mother, isn't it true?

" Shawn asked, without beating around the bush anymore.

"Not about mother but… about her killer. You told me, you have the hint and the condition was simple, to be engaged to Emily. I'm already engaged with her. Now it's your turn to keep your words.

" Javier asked for his thing without breaking eye contact even for a mere second anymore

Without blinking, he looked no less than any unharmed wolf, who was waiting for his prey, the information, and the clue to get his hands on.

"But you are wrong in our deal…

" Shawn's comment made Javier's brows furrow.

"What do you mean that I was wrong? We had the deal.. and I don't think that Mr. Johnsosn will back down from his own words.

"

The appreciation for his made Shawn's lips curve upwards,

"So, in my child's eyes, I'm someone who will always keep my words, hmm?

"

"More likely, you are the one who will twist reality better. Mr. Johnson is at least.. not a liar…. In terms of deals.

"

"In your personal life, you have made an abundance of mistakes and.. kept many in the dark but..

" at this stage, Shawn's eyes gave Javier a glare, looking no less daring.

"But in the end, I have never seen you taking any step back on your words..

"

"That is good to hear if you think like that. But I believe I will have to work hard to regain my son's trust.

" Shawn took the sip out of his wine when he kept the glass back on the table.

"Our deal was about me telling you about your mother's killer, a step closer to the specific person but.. for that, you were supposed to marry Emily!

"

"This is a twist of the w- '' Javier's words were cut in the middle when his gaze met with his father's.

"No, it is what we talked about that day. You want me to play the recording of that day, the night we talked? Hmm?

"

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