Fair Trade

When she didn’t answer, Lily, who was silent, sat on the armrest of the sofa and gently added, “Hey, if you don’t think you can do it, can’t you pass some of them to me? I always wanted to move to New York, but I was a little short of money. And I’m good at things like that.”

Lily, who finished speaking, gave Gavin an expectant look.

In fact, as she said, it was no different from what she had done so far and it was the field she was most confident in.

“All right, let’s say I accept the job. What about the invitation? You said it’s a private ceremony. Then, of course, they will distinguish between real and fake invitations, and they will keep watch at the airport in the first place. Is there any way I can safely enter there with my status?”

“Yuri Petrov.”

“… I beg your pardon??”

“Yuri Petrov. The Petrov brothers, to be exact.”

As if he was bitter even after he said it, Gavin looked at her as he poured the remaining Coke into his mouth.

“I’ve wondered why that name didn’t appear…”

Sei scratched her forehead and let out a deep sigh as she rubbed her face tiredly. Gavin, who was embarrassed by her self-mumbling, smacked his lips and said, “It can’t be helped. There’s no trophy as certain as the Petrov brothers. I’m sure they must be the first to receive the invitation.”

“They’re a family after all. I believe in probability rather than possibility.”

“Then you can ask them yourself. When McKenzie became governor, Camille was the biggest force that helped him. There seems to be some trouble between the two these days, but McKenzie will never leave Camille.”

“So, your main course is Camille Petrov after all. Gavin… Aren’t you too greedy?”

“I risked my life on this. It’s only been seven years. I’m not going to stretch it to ten.”

“This is driving me crazy…”

So far, she had never dealt with the giants that Gavin mentioned. She had only dealt with dishonest corporate law offenders or most petty thieves like her, including crooks. She had never touched ordinary people. It was like the minimum conscience that she put forward as she made thievery a business. Of course, it was also a trick aimed at their situation where they couldn’t report the theft immediately… What could be better than rationalization to get rid of guilt?

“Then what is the list? When can I get it?”

Sensing a hint of her consent, Gavin raised his head and carefully checked the time.

“I’ll make sure you get it before midnight.”

“Okay. I’ll decide after looking at the list first. And I have one more favor to ask you. Take care of these stolen things. Though I try to deal in cash as much as possible, a penniless guy I know collected them as goods. I don’t have time to take care of them because of someone. Can I ask you a favor?”

“What… are you telling the FBI to fence your stolen goods?”

“Well, yeah somewhat similar.”

Gavin, who lost his laugh, lowered his eyes to the items Sei had lined up. Then, he slumped on the sofa, rubbing his neck. Even if it’s a five-carat diamond, if it’s impossible to cash in, it was just a stone to her. Sei held up one of them and said, “If you cash this in properly, I’ll subtract that much amount from $10 million. I can’t trust the FBI, but I can trust a brother who lost his brother. And… By any chance, if this plan is the FBI trying to entangle me and the mafia, I’ll hand over everything to Yuri and ask for help. At least he values ​​me more than you do.”

Seeing the diamond shining in Lily’s eyes Sei gave Lily a slap on the back of her hand, and then stood up. Gavin also raised his gaze and put down the diamond in his hand with a complex face. It was dark because there was no sunlight, but the thick curtains prevented the sound of rain.

“Rose… I’m sorry, but it won’t happen. No matter how beautifully packaged it is, if the contents are garbage, it is trash.”

Trash. The world was full of trash.

“So, who stinks more?”

“What?”

“Whose smell is the strongest? Yuri Petrov or Giulio Parenti. Or between me and you.”

Gavin’s face hardened at her brief laugh. Sei picked up her backpack and pulled her raincoat over her body again. As Lily said, the black raincoat was not suitable for a luxury hotel. It was even more fascinating that she didn’t stand out in this outfit.

“Anyway, I’ll be going. You two, don’t make eye contact with each other.”

She slipped back her hat and shrugged her shoulders one last time at Gavin, who looked serious, before exiting the hotel room. She must’ve been nervous without realizing it, and she was sweating for no reason and her body felt weak.

Sei clasped her limp hand tightly. She had walked in even though she knew it was a trap. Everyone’s eyes were on her and they were trying to find things, so after today, they would’ve searched everywhere she went with suspicion. But they won’t find it.

Security guards gathered around her as she descended from the elevator and crossed the lobby. Sei naturally pulled her hat over and showed the quick service receipt to those who approached. Then, with a reluctant expression, those who gave her way watched her with vigilance to the end.

A black sky hung over the windows along the lounge. Suddenly, the rain was getting stronger.

Sei ran to the place where her bike was parked. In front of her bike, there was someone wearing a black umbrella and smoking a cigarette. A man was looking at her bike in a critical manner.

“… Stefan? What are you doing here?”