Chapter 159 - The Underground World
The following day, Hailey received a call from Pitt. She pulled her phone away from her ear when the guy from the other line shouted.
"What the hell, Princess!"
She frowned. Only this guy could yell at her just like that, not minding his position. She mumbled, "I'm still your boss. Don't scold me."
But no one could stop Pitt, like how he marched toward Bryan's office and beat up the guy. One more time, he yelled at Hailey. "Are you insane?"
"I'm warning you, Pitt?" she curled her lips, and her face turned sour.
The guy from the other line stays silent for a moment. Pitt breathes in, but then he yells again. "Is it true that you are living with a man, Princess!?"
Hailey bites her lower lip. Pitt doesn't care who he would beat among her knights as long as he doesn't like this guy or someone hurt her like what Bryan did. Moreover, the issue about Liam.
"Pitt... Keith explained to you already, right?"
"But still... I don't understand! Yet, you hide it from everyone! Your dad doesn't know that your boyfriend is working in your city!"
"And my boyfriend didn't know he is constructing my city," she corrected him.
"F....." Pitt cursed continuously. Hailey rolled her eyes as her ears buzzed from listening to his cusses.
"You know why I want to get close to him, remember?"
"I did not! Ugh! I still could not believe this!" Pitt stressed out. He dropped his body to the couch.
He swept his eyes to the entire room. The Asian Knights already gathered in Palm Island and are only waiting for his command after the Princess orders.
"Alright, Princess. So, let me hear your plans."
"Now that Liam showed up in Metro City, I am looking into scenarios that involved him in Vincent's accident. Bruce, my new knight, and Keith are working together to investigate the possibility. Right now, I am trying to solve the puzzle, connecting the people that possibly he manipulates to work for him."
"You know what, Princess? Liam won't have the guts to harm you if you step in as a Lord of Oceanic Continent."
"Shut up, Pitt!" She has no interest in Underground World!
"Alright. Then, the more I need to keep an eye on that guy. If something happens to you when you are inside my territory, I have no face to show your dad and cousin. I want to be there close to you."
"Of course. And regarding that matter, I already arranged something for you. I invested one billion dollars in Metro Group of Companies under Cole Holdings, which means you are Keith's business partner."
Pitt pondered for a moment. "Hmm… In that way, I am free to come into your boyfriend's world. Princess, what are you doing? Why did you let yourself become a mistress of someone's husband?"
"Pitt, remember... That someone is Bryan's girlfriend," she sighed.
"Dammit! I want to beat up that guy again!" Pitt gritted his teeth.
"It doesn't matter anymore. Importantly, I will confirm if Liam's business has nothing to do with me. But in case he brings trouble to Metro City, I am ready to fight him. By the way, I want to assign Tom to protect Gigi."
"Copy. We are now preparing to leave the island. See you later, Princess."
"Okay."
Hailey put down her phone on the table. She sat up from the sofa and strode towards the floor-ceiling window.
Her gaze traveled throughout the entire Metro City that reaches her eyes. In recent years, the city's economy has grown triple.
But one reason behind this success is the Underground World or known as Mafia Association.
Now, she's wondering. Whose family are members of the Mafia Association? Can it be one of them is the Lopezes'?
She is certain that one of Vincent's cousins is a Mafia member. They are qualified and could compete between territories.
Can it be Zaijan? Or Tyler? How about Rodney?
They were just a few of what she suspected.
And possibly, some of these members are from politics. Anyway, she could have the answer if she directly asks Shun.
And speaking of the devil, the Emperor of Mafia Association named Shun Crow is ringing her at the moment. Hailey picked up her phone and brought it close to her ear.
"Cousin?"
"Hey! What's up?" greeting from the other line.
"Hm... I know you did not phone me to have a chit-chat, right?" She said straightway. She heard Shun laughs from the other line.
"Hey. Cassandra missed you! When do you plan to visit us here in Mainland City?" he asked, dodging to reply to Hailey's query.
"I'll see it by this summer. You know I am trying to finish Dream City as soon as possible."
"Hm. And finally, you found the architect you needed," said Shun.
Hailey took her silence to ponder for a moment. She is sure that Shun already knew of her activities in Metro City. He has eyes everywhere.
"You already knew, right?" she said. There will be no other reason Shun would contact her out of the blue.
Phoning her right now proves that Shun had his eyes on her with something she did, and he didn't like it. And Liam's presence also possibly catches his attention.
"Well, yes, I ran an investigation. But I have other important matters to talk with you aside from the appearance of Western Asia Mafia Lords in P Country."
"Lords? Then it's not only Liam who was here?" Could it be? Gigi must know!
"Yes. So I want you to be very careful, Princess."
"I see. Don't worry. My knights were already here. However, my Executives don't know about anything yet. If they hear Liam is in the same country as me, they will fly instantly. But I want to stay my low profile, cousin. So, please don't tell, Dad. Let me tell him the truth."
"Okay. I will respect your decision. But it would be best if you do it sooner before things are out of your control."
"I know. Thank you for the advice." Hailey sighed with relief. A weight lift from her shoulder that she shares this with Shun.
Soon then, Shun continued. "Anyway, about the matters, I want to talk to you."
"Okay, anything. What is it?" Hailey waited anxiously.
"The U Government has been noticing that ATHENA is eyeing on them in these passing months, followed by a security breach and stealing important data information from HL Security. You are one of the few who had access to ATHENA. Hail, I know Sandy is working with you. But I want to avoid a dispute between continents."
"I'm sorry. I know I have been using the satellite for my selfish purposes," she apologized.
"Alright. But you know I created ATHENA for important security countermeasures. You can use it as well, but with a hope that you won't abuse HER."
"I understand, Shun. Again, I'm sorry." Hailey bit her lip. She would admit that she has been impulsive in passing months. She didn't change at all.
Instead, she becomes greedy.
"Hail, I'm just trying to balance the laws I implement in the association. This is for you too."
"Yes, I understand."
"Another thing is, you were controlling the P Country's web portal lately. Soon, P Country will start suspecting why a couple of sites suddenly disappeared."
"I am covering my stay here in P Country," she confessed.
"Alright. But you can't do it more often."
"Okay. No more." Ah! So, her cousin called to lecture her! But Shun is right. She must stop messing up the internet world; even so, she has to watch the portals.
"Anyway, I was impressed by your recent activities," said Shun afterward.
'Eh? Scolding me or praising me? If so, what is it, really?' Hailey mused. She contorted the corner of her mouth.
"Hail, have you not change your mind yet?"
"With what?" she asked innocently. Shun is up to this again.
"I think you are ready to take over your dad."
"You know I am not interested," she frowned. Pitt has just said it to her today. Now is her cousin.
"Hmm… I can continue training you. I would love to. Besides, there's not much to teach you."
"You know it's because of that, I met Liam, and things in the past got messed up."
"But you are stronger now. And in the passing years, you gathered your very own army. They are now called Knights."
"I know. But I will repeat it. I am not interested in your world." She stands firmly on that.
"How about Mr. Shen?"
"Don't you dare! I want you to stay away from him. Otherwise, you're going to fight me."
Shun's laugh is echoing from the other line. There is a massive smile across his face. 'This cute princess is finally growing up.'
"See? You will go against me. But if ever your mind changes, or let me to ...."
"I will only repeat once, my dear cousin. Don't you ever touch him, nor mess up with him," she said in a serious tone. "We won't get involved in your Underground World."
"It isn't just an underground world anymore, and you know that."
"Whatever. Just stay away from Vincent."
Shun laughs once again. He knew that Hailey is frowning right now. "Alright. I could see that you are now greedy more than before."
There is no reply from her. And Shun smiled. He said, "I was once greedy because of the woman I love. I don't care for whomever in my way, even if my family."
"Hmm… It runs in the blood, then?" she smirked, staring at her reflection in the window. "So? You've also noticed?"
"Yeah, and definitely when it comes to love," Shun phrased. "Anyway, do you want me to send Daichi there?"
"No. I want to solve this matter on my own. If brother Daichi appears here, things might get even messier, as I still hide my identity. I want to avoid more controversy."
"Okay. I understand. But if you need my help, ring me."
"I know, and I will."
"Take care always. And, you should tell your dad as soon as possible. I know he's always worried about you. You are his treasure, and your dad would freak out once something happens to you."
"Yeah. It reminds me of one time. Dad is scary once provoked." That is why I worry about Vince! Well, I will just explain slowly and carefully to him.
"Goodbye, Princess. See you soon…."
Hailey didn't understand Shun, but she just shrugged it; she hummed. "Hmm… See you soon."
"What is that about?" she mumbled after Shun ended the call. She sighed, "Things got complicated out here. Should I tell him?"
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