The CEO Who Hates Me

Cecile was looking around, standing in front of the grave that she had mourned for years, her eyes wandering in almost every corner of the graveyard; hoping for that little chance of Shawn being around.

She got a letter from her purse and gently put it inside the flowers she had brought.

She made sure that the letter was visible and could be easily seen if one sees the flowers kept on the grave...

'Oh God… Please let him see my letter…' she whispered a silent prayer.

She was so desperate to see her son but couldn't do so.

She so much wanted to hug him and tell him everything that had actually happened while she was pregnant with him up to the delivery and how she was falsely told about his death.

She wrote everything in that letter like she was talking to him whenever she visited this graveyard.

She would do it every day, leave a letter for him, for that hope that one day, he would come at this graveyard and see it.

This was the only way she could think of about how to reach to her son in such a way that person who was responsible for everything not get suspicious that they already knew the truth…

She felt Karl's hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry hon. He will be with us soon." Karl whispered.

Unknown to the couple, there were a pair of eyes at a distance that was observing them and after they left, that man walked towards the tomb and saw the letter.

He quickly grabbed it and hid it in his pocket. Then he dialed a number on the phone, "They left a letter. Yes, I will bring it to you now. I understand. Yes I will keep track on everything."

The man left the area in a hurry before someone else could see him.

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Ryu's face was crumpled because one of their cargo vessels was attacked by pirates, and the expected production and distribution of their goods will be affected.

This incident would cause delay on one of their core subsidiary company that was one of the largest food and beverage companies in their country.

"What? What do you mean three more days for the next shipment? No get a faster vessel!" He hissed from the other line.

This was the first time that their shipment got attacked at the sea. His security team was working with the authorities regarding the matter and he just hoped the crew on the ship were all safe.

As soon as he hung up the phone, door in his office opened.

It was his grandpa, "I came to know about what happened. It's that Old Man's doing…"

Ryu sighed. He also knew that the culprit behind this was Old Man Skull.

These kind of tactics to deliberately force their shipments to be delayed was the cheating forte of the Old Man said his grandpa, all he wanted to achieve by doing this is to bring a bad name to their solid reputation due to delays with the distribution of goods to important clients.

As his basic nature, now that Old Man Skull was playing cheap. But that was not going to hurt their image that was built over the years.

Had they wanted to step in the market with a healthy competition, the elder Ken would have been proud of his one-time friend, but finally he had proved how despicable and impatient he was.

His impatience was going to cost him once again, very much...  

"Now tell me about something else, I heard that the show about the CEOs will start in three days time… that's really soon... but it is good for us, you have to take full use of this opportunity and focus on your target in the show. And no need of thinking about the office and the work too much as I will take care of all till you are there, and also I will take care of that Old Man without dragging your brother in this case as much as possible. Just keep your focus in the show for now and on bringing back your Older Brother to us." He said.

"Your Auntie Sarah will be back tonight to help me with the company so you and Dean can then put all your attention on that show to convince Shawn…" he added.

Ryu nodded. His Auntie Sarah was a real terror when it came to business so he was sure everything will be handled properly including his Uncle Alex that was adding flame in the problem.

"By the way grandpa… You already knew everything about Shawn, why did you keep it from us?" Ryu asked out of curiosity.

Elder Master Ken laughed and replied, "See? I'm still the first one to know about everything and it still takes you few more days to find out the truth. It means you have yet to be faster in solving things. I would have actually told you things myself had you taken a few days more to solve the mystery."

Ryu's mouth twitched as he massaged his nape.

"Yeah you're still the Master and I guess I will still need a long way to level up with you grandpa. Maybe Big uhm Shaw... Ah it's so hard to call him Big Bro…" Ryu complained as he brushed his face with his palms. He was embarrassed…

Elder Master Ken laughed hard as he shook his head and said, "What's so hard about it? Shawn is a year older than you so call him Big Brother Shawn. Try again…"

Elder Master Ken grinned widely as he teased Ryu more.

"Just say Big Brother Shawn… as simple as that. By the way, I have some ideas on how you can bring out your mom's story in front of Shawn… keep this in mind that you and Dean have to try to divulge as many details as possible to Shawn and for that, just make sure Shawn is present whenever you and Dean talk about Cecile's experience."

"Try to be as casual in your way of talking as you can. Shawn must not feel as if you are trying to tell him all the details but you and Dean must discuss the things like a casual matter with each other."

"Don't worry about your mom, I have talked to her, she actually don't mind about her past anymore, whether other people will have negative feelings for her or think good about her, nothing matters to her now really. She told me that clearing the misunderstanding with Shawn is all that matters to her now. So you and Dean can talk freely about your mom's past." Elder Master Ken suggested.

Then he added, "I actually have all the scenarios in my mind where you can drop hints to your brother one by one without being obvious. I will also discuss this with Dean when I visit his office. The most important thing for the two of you to remember is to act natural in front of the camera."

Ryu grinned and answered, "I think it's better that you join that reality show instead of us grandpa."

"You brat, are you making fun of me? If I was in my younger days, I would have slapped you all with my charm and smartness. In fact in my younger years, many people tried to convince me to join the entertainment industry. I just refused because my background could be unleashed since that world loves to dig a person's background… and you know about how ugly grandpa's background is. They will all get scared for sure and would have condemned me also. More anti fans in the end…" Elder Master Ken declared proudly.

Ryu suppressed his laughter and commented instead, "Of course, our grandpa is the best. I'm sure you would have been the jack of all trades during those times. But I believe that whatever had your background been, they would still love and admire you since you chose the right way instead of staying in the wrong and we are all proud of you… Past is past… What matters is how you are now and how you will be in the future…"

Then Elder Master Ken's face became serious and he said, "I'm sure that cunning Old Man Skull will monitor the show so don't let him get suspicious that we already know anything about Shawn. I know that Old Man… He was always merciless and will go crazy if he finds out that his plan is not succeeding. He tends to take harsh moves and he doesn't even hesitate in killing… he will kill if the person is no longer useful to him. So things have to be very calculative and thought out."

Ryu let out a long deep sigh…

'It's a rough path, and very dangerous too… but they have less time and they must bring back their brother before its late.'

He must hurry and clear Shawn's name fast with all underground dealings that connected to Old Man Skull so they could end that evil man immediately.

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