The Devil's Secretary

Chapter 34: Cat and mouse

In a hotel in Beijing.

Daisy laid on the bed, looking at the ceiling. The events of the whole day transpired in her mind like a movie.

After what felt like an eternity, she sat up and grabbed her laptop but when she proceeded to type on it, her fingers paused.

She had been looking for Si Yena the whole time and she found the woman and that only led to more confusions.

After a few seconds, Daisy’s fingers moved across the keyboard.

The public profile of ’Diana Chen’ appeared on Daisy’s laptop.

Unlike Daisy who did not use social media, Diana was pretty much active on social media. So, no matter what, she should be able to track Diana through it.

That’s what Daisy thought.

Until 15 minutes later when she saw a blank screen with an error code on top of it.

Diana had not accessed her social media in the past one month.

The entire night, Daisy tossed and turned on the bed until she did not realize when the exhaustion took over and she started dozing off.

Unbeknownst to her, a few shadows passed by small the gap between the floor and the door of the room.

Outside the room.

’’This is the place?" Ryle thrust a fist in his pockets.

’’Yes, since Dexter has not bothered to hide his tracks from us this time, it was not hard to find his current whereabouts,’’ Benjamin answered, confidently looking at the room.

’’I know it but you don’t have to remind me repeatedly,’’ Ryle arched a brow at the man.

’’Remind you of what?" Benjamin was curious.

’’That I am feeding incompetent people,’’ Ryle smiled till the corner of his eyes crinkled however that smile did not reach his eyes.

Benjamin choked on air, ’’Cough...’’

Saying that they were able to track Dexter this time because he did not hide his whereabouts from them was pretty much equivalent to admitting that they won’t be able to find him if he decided to not let them, just like how the situation was during all these months.

’’Boss, what are you plans?" Benjamin promptly changed the topic as he watched Ryle’s eyes narrowing. However, before the man could reprimand him, Benjamin spoke up again, ’’How do you intend to deal with Dexter? Since we know where he is, shall I ask our men to take him back forcefully?" That seemed like the only choice at this point.

Although Benjamin was fond of Dexter and he did not want to put the man through all this, but knowing their boss, it was going to be impossible to let Dexter get off the hook for his previous actions.

"Forcefully?" Ryle frowned, ’’No force on him.’’

Benjamin was stunned. It seems like he underestimated his Boss’s affection for his ex-secretary. It seems like the man did not even want revenge anymore and nor did he want to hurt Dexter.

Their Boss was a softie at heart.

Benjamin was about to reach out to wipe his own tears when Ryle spoke up again.

’’This mouse is a delicate one. It might die if mishandled,’’ Ryle tilted his head to the side, a slight touch of a sadistic smile graced his face as he spoke, ’’And dead mice are no fun to play with.’’

Benjamin froze.

’’But then... he will not come back... out of his own will,’’ the man said hesitatingly.

’’He is so hell-bent on doing that, so disdainful of what I am offering him that I want him to be desperate for it at some point,’’ Ryle narrowed his eyes, ’’Raise the stakes to the brim and let us see if the mouse is attracted towards the offered cheese?"

’’Boss, you...’’ Benjamin’s eyes widened at the insinuation.

The next morning, Daisy was awakened by the sound of consecutive uniform knocks on the door.

She walked to the door and reached out to open it when her fingers resting on the doorknob paused.

She looked into the peephole and narrowed her eyes when she saw who was standing on the other side of the door.

She recognized the man.

It was none other than Benjamin, Ryle’s driver.

Even before she had joined the organization, this person has been working for Ryle and from what she heard in the company, this man should have stayed by Ryle’s side for the longest time compared to his other subordinates.

Daisy immediately rushed back inside the room, ignoring the knocks as she stood in front of the mirror and fixed her wig, tucking her loose strands of hair under the wig.

Fortunately, she had not realized when she dozed off yesterday so she was still wearing her bandages and corset. Even though her upper body was sore at this point, she was relieved that she did not have to go through the whole process of putting them once again before opening the door.

When Daisy opened the door, Benjamin greeted her with a smile, ’’It has been a long time since we last met. I hope you have been doing well all this while. How is everything...’’

’’What’s the matter?" Daisy interrupted the man’s heart touching speech. These man was right there when his Boss pestered in the past few hours but now he was acting like he coincidentally met her here. He can save his pretense for somebody who would fall for it.

Benjamin’s lips twitched but he did not let his smile fluctuate in the slightest, ’’Boss is here in this hotel.’’

’’And that is something I should be concerned with because?" Daisy frowned.

Benjamin smiled wider, ’’Our work here is mostly done. The bodyguard is dead, the secretary who tried to drug boss to help him escape has been fired and Miss Si has been sent back to the Si Family...’’ ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Daisy’s eyes shifted slightly at the mention of Si Yena but the change in her expression disappeared just as fast as it came.

But it did not go unnoticed by Benjamin’s experienced eyes. It seemed to him like Dexter, this seemingly cold hearted youth possessed some special feelings for the Young Miss of Si Family for sure. He made a mental note to spill and emphasize it to his Boss later.

’’So, we will be going back to LA in a few hours,’’ he continued tactfully.