Hunter had been listening throughout the conversation between Rex and the woman on the other line.
Rex was laughing his butt off for something she said, which only made Hunter more curious about what was going on.
"What are you guys talking about?" Hunter whispered, waving his hands in front of Rex's face.
The young CEO turned toward him, a smirk spreading across his face.
"For a moment, I thought I had a new species of monkey waving at me."
Hunter frowned at the remark, just when a bark of laughter echoed from the other line, making him realize who the CEO might've been talking to.
"Wait, is that Stellar?"
Instead of responding, Rex turned to his phone and began tapping away. Hunter anxiously waited for an answer until Rex finally handed his phone to him.
Hunter gasped at the sight of the woman on the other line, who was making a funny face at the camera, causing him to grimace.
On the call was Stellar Wang, Ezekiel's real fourth cousin.
"Hey, you little bitch. Heard you were looking for me."
Hunter grumbled hearing what she called him, eliciting a loud laugh from the woman. He grimaced once again as a flush of red crept across his cheeks.
This woman was the infamous Stellar Wang, known as 'The Sailor'. A woman whose face was so beautiful, many had believed the nickname meant to be a pirate princess who steal men's hearts.
'It was for something else.' Hunter thought to himself.
Stellar Wang was the youngest maiden among the Wang clan. Renowned as the most beautiful maiden in all of Metro, she had captivated both men and women alike with her stunning appearance.
Some of her male admirers regarded her as the Goddess Aphrodite, who had bewitched mortals with her beauty, while some characterized her as Helen of Troy, the woman who launched a thousand ships, all just to fight over her and claimed her as theirs.
Stellar Wang was that person.
However, not many had seen her behind the curtain and the doors of the Wang clan. The real Stellar. The one that Hunter had met during one late afternoon during a family meeting.
The one who made him afraid to talk to cousins and some random girls he might meet on the streets.
That Stellar.
"So, have you come to terms with telling him about your plan, dear Rex?"
Hunter snapped back to reality upon hearing Stellar's voice.
Sarcasm was evident in her tone, yet Rex only chuckled, maintaining his composure at bay.
"Well, no, Big Sister. I am still thinking of the best way to tell him about the plan."
Stellar hummed in response, she was now on a video call, but their previous conversation was an audio call.
She looked at Hunter with her lips pursed, arms crossed and her torso leaning back against her chair.
"Well, that's tough, buddy. I thought you might've told Lucas already. So we can get this plan in action."
Hunter could only look between Rex and Stellar as he tried to recall what plan they were talking about earlier.
"How about you, Hunter? Any suggestions?"
Hunter was stunned.
He stared at Stellar, confusion written all over his face. He had been so lost in his thoughts about his first meeting with Stellar that he didn't even hear half of the conversation.
Stellar's expression shifted from curiosity to a deadpan.
Her lips were now pressed together into a thin tight line, sending a chill down Hunter's spine.
He raised both of his hands up to the sky as if ready to surrender.
"I'm innocent."
Both Rex and Stellar face palmed themselves and sighed in frustration. It was clear to them that Hunter wasn't in his right mind.
Stellar was the first one to recover and quickly pulled the video camera close to her face, making sure that Hunter could see the frustrations and disbelief etched across her face.
"Hunter, have you forgotten to take any of your medicines?" she asked sharply.
Hunter tilted his head, confusion spreading across his face.
"Huh? Why would I need medicine? I am not sick?"
Rex took a deep breath, feeling a heavy lump stuck in his chest as he gazed up to see Hunter's expression switch from confusion to outright fear.
"Then why the fuck aren't you paying any attention, you dipshit?!" Stellar snapped.
Hunter felt as though his soul left his body in that instant. 'Oh, fuck. I made her mad. Damn it!'
"Answer me, you fucktard!"
"S-Sorry!"
Hunter gulped, his mind couldn't think of any words and went blank. He knew he had messed up, causing Stellar to show her true self, yet he couldn't bring himself to be mad at all.
This was the Stellar that he had first met at that family gathering—the serious, foul-mouthed Stellar her suitors never knew about. Hence the nickname, "Stellar the Sailor."
"Sorry, my ass. Spill it. What were you thinking earlier?"
Hunter's mind abruptly stopped working as he glanced at the camera. Stellar watched his face, making sure to capture any changes in his expression.
"W-What do you mean?"
"'Wa-What do you mean?' Spill it, you jackass. I know you were thinking of something earlier."
Hunter looked away, turning toward Rex and noticed that the young CEO snickering a small laughter towards him, making Hunter's face flush with embarrassment.
'You dickhead, shut up!'
"We are talking about something important and here you are, daydreaming about something. Care to share?"
Stellar was glaring at him in a particular way, and he could feel the mockery in her tone, while she slowly revealed an attitude that very few were aware of.
"Alright, sorry! I wasn't thinking about anything at all!" Hunter finally protested.
He might've been lying at this point, but he didn't care. There was no way in hell would he admit that he was admiring Stellar's beauty.
Stellar squinted her at him before leaning back and clearing her throat.
"Anyway, Rex…"
Hunter could only sigh as he turned the phone towards Rex and let the two continue their talk once again. He sank back into the sofa and listened attentively this time to what Rex and Stellar were talking about.
Time seemed to be crawling, and Hunter felt like he had been in the office all day when Rex suddenly looked him straight in the eyes.
"What?"
Rex cleared his throat, grabbed his phone from the table and moved closer to Hunter.
"Help me," he said.
Hunter blinked at his words and even looked over to the phone to see Stellar's expression. Her face was unreadable, it literally had no expression, whatsoever.
Hunter sighed again and looked back at Rex.
"Fine. But, you have to make sure this gotta be good."
Rex nodded, grinning at his older cousin and pumping his fist in the air. Hunter also heard Stellar yelling on the other end of the screen and slowly shook his head.
'What the hell have I gotten myself into now?'
"The only thing we can control is ourselves." - BTS Suga
Names of the characters will be changed into English names. Thx
Lucas's Tuesday morning started off like any usual fun, with Ezekiel assigning him a few sets of tasks.
"We have another meeting with Mr. Ming today," Ezekiel reminded him. "But for now, take care of these tasks, and I'll let you know if there's anything else."
But this was a different Tuesday.
Lucas grumbled to himself, "Well, he could've just warned me that I would be working on the client list! There are two thousand names here and I have to do it from scratch?!"
As he stared at the daunting list, the thought of jumping off the highest floor of the building crossed his mind for a moment.
"If he thought that I could finish these things in the whole week while also handling other things, he must have lost his mind," he muttered.
Whines, screams, flutter of falling papers and thrashing of pens on the walls could be heard inside the small room.
Lia, one of the receptionists on the floor, stared at the office door with concern in her eyes.
She turned to Ms. Yao, who was just typing away, seemingly unbothered by the chaos happening inside.
"Uh, Ms. Yao, should we check if Lucas is okay?" Lia asked hesitantly.
Ms. Yao paused her typing and turned to Lia with a pensive expression plastered on her youthful face.
Lia quickly shut her mouth off and she smiled sheepishly before going back to her work. The expression from Ms. Yao said it all.
More thrashing sounds echoed in the room before silence finally settled over the office. After a few moments of more silence, the door opened and Lucas emerged with a calm expression, smiling sweetly at the front desk ladies.
"Good morning, ladies. Mr. Lin has asked for my presence in the conference room," Yanxin informed them.
The three simply nodded while their eyes followed him as he disappeared in the direction of the conference room.
"Is he gonna be okay?" Mei asked, concerned.
Lia and Ms. Yao exchanged glances before looking at Mei with a tight-lipped smile.
"Don't worry too much, Mei. I'm pretty sure he will be fine," Ms. Yao reassured her.
Mei still looked at them with some doubt but dropped the subject. Meanwhile, Lucas walked toward the conference room, a storm raging in his mind.
'I should've thought twice before accepting this job,' he grumbled within.
The thought brought him back to when Rex offered him the position.
At that time, he was pretty sure that the CEO meant it to be a bit easier for him given the differences between Lin Group's industry and his father's.
But looking at it now, he thought that he should've asked more questions about his job under Ezekiel's care.
Lucas sighed deeply as he reached the door of the conference room. Now, it was just him and the handle, the only thing that separated him from irritability within and reality of the situation.
Lucas heaved a deep sigh and gripped his hand on the handle.
'You can do this. Business face,' he reminded himself.
He then pulled out the door and swiftly entered the room without looking at the people inside. As he turned around, he noticed a particular woman looking at him with a curious face.
She had a very distinctive porcelain skin, long auburn hair and thick eyebrows. She was dressed in smart casual attire. Beside her stood a man, almost the same height as Rex.
'They both look like celebrities or models of some big fashion companies.'
The man had light brown hair, a chiseled face, semi-thick brows and blue eyes which were looking directly at Lucas as he bowed down to them.
'He looks like a foreigner.'
Lucas thought as he shifted his eyes towards Rex and Ezekiel and bowed to them as well.
"I have arrived, Mr. Lin. You called for me?"
Lucas swallowed hard, biting the inside of his cheek to prevent himself from using a snarky tone at the two.
"Lucas, welcome. Please have a seat."
Lucas nodded and proceeded to sit on one of the chairs provided and faced all four of them.
An uncomfortable silence dawned inside the conference room as no one seemed to be willing to speak first.
'Talk, please. Just talk.'
The silence made Lucas nervous, wondering what they might ask him to do. Moments of pure silence passed before the light brown-haired man finally cleared his throat.
"Lucas, was it?"
Lucas turned to him and nodded. "Yes, Sir." 'Wait, he has the same voice as the man on the phone.'
The man smiled and nudged the woman beside him. "I would like to introduce Stellar Wang to you."
The man then gently placed his right palm on top of the woman's head as he smiled sweetly at him.
"It's nice to meet you, Ms. Wang," Lucas greeted.
The man responded with a tight-lipped grin and scoffed away.
Ezekiel couldn't help but snicker a laugh, followed by Rex. Lucas wondered why the three men were laughing yet he felt too uneasy to ask.
His eyes, however, were more drawn towards the woman in front of him.
Those dark, brownish almond-shaped eyes seemed to be peering through his soul, making him feel as if he were naked in front of them.
'Holy crap. She looks so pretty. Like those celebrities on big TV screens in the city.'
As he watched, the woman leaned back against her chair and swirled it to the left before standing up from her seat. The three men immediately stopped laughing and their eyes tracing her every move.
'Oh my goodness. Did she catch me staring at her too much?'
Stellar stopped in front of Lucas, leaned forward, and smiled.
"Stellar, Ezekiel's fourth cousin."
Rex noticed how quickly Lucas whipped his head towards Stellar, worried that the latter might experience some whiplash with the sudden movement.
Lucas stared at her, his eyes wide open and mouth agape.
'Ezekiel's what?! OH. MY. GOD!!'
Realizing that he might be in trouble, Lucas tried to look at Rex or Ezekiel, silently pleading for help.
But then, he heard Stellar laugh.
"Oh my god, you should've seen your face. You went pale for a second," she said before walking back to her chair, her tone laced with fits of giggles.
"Stellar, stop teasing him and just tell your purpose for disturbing him," Ezekiel interjected.
Lucas noticed how she rolled her eyes towards Ezekiel before clearing her throat and looking back at him with a warm smile on her face.
"Let me help you get to your goal."
Lucas was stunned and still confused as to what she meant. He tilted his head to the side and looked at her, confusion evident on his face.
"What? I don't think I follow."
Stellar giggled, leaning forward over the table, and looking straight into his eyes.
"Remember your condition to Rex? Apply that to me."
Lucas blinked in surprise. 'Wait, what?'
"Hunter over here will help as well."
Lucas glanced over at the light brown-haired man, Hunter, who waved back at him with a smile on his face.
"Lucas."
Lucas's eyes fluttered back to her direction, drawing him closer, her voice tickling every inch of his body with anticipation.
"Use us."
I would like to sincerely apologize for the inconsistent upload of chapters. I will try my very best to write them on time and be consistent.
Also, thank you so much for those who had been reading my book. It is a great pleasure to be sharing this with you all. So, thank you so much!
Names of the characters will be changed into English names. Thx
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