Flashback 6

<4 years ago>

Belle proceeded according to her schedule like nothing happened. She went to the plant and overseen the entire process and got the data that she need. She's satisfied of what she had seen so far.

They headed back to the main company to finish the unsigned documents on her table.

When they passed by the area of which they had left the bodies of the 3 men, it was all surrounded with media and police, there were even some of the civilians prying. The police had check points in and out from the crime scene.

Belle had seen a young police officer that vomited at the side after seeing the gore scene. She chuckled after seeing that young officer paling.

As it was a sub-urban area, it did not have many cars and the highway is relatively almost empty. Only those higher ups from the plants where they came from had cars so, it did not delay them.

The officers just asked few questions about there whereabouts that afternoon and then, they already released them as it did not coincided the estimated time of crime.

Belle just sat leisurely at the backseat whereas Mr. Tao had been annoyed by the officers whom questioned them again and again.

They arrived at the office quarter to nine in the evening.

Belle went straight up ahead to her office to finish the needed papers. She wanted to go home and watch her favorite drama in her room.

Ren Tao on the other hand, was just on the car waiting for someone to appear. He purposely lighted the car off for him to hide in the darkness.

After ten minutes of waiting, Director Ma appeared almost in front of him. He was with another two of the board of directors. After talking, Director Ma, handed a brown bag to each of his companions. Then the two left him with a smile on his face.

Not knowing that someone was recording his shamelessness, he loudly spoke, "Hah! Try my might b*tch. Let's see who will seat up on that throne! If you are still alive." then he loudly laughed. He walked towards his car and drove away from the building.

Morning came and Belle had been refreshed as she slept soundly last night. She arrived at the Yang Empire's building earlier than the usual.

She strides the staircases leading to the main lobby of the building, elegantly. She wore an all blue pant suits paired with black pointed stilettos. Her hair as usual was hanged down freely at her back but her bangs was pushed at the back sleekly. She was carrying a silver pouch for her touch ups later on. She had that queenly aura with her that no one could deny her presence.

The security bowed down and opened the glass door for her. She then alighted on the private elevator leading straight to her office.

Her morning routines includes of tea and newspapers. When she arrived at her office, the secretarial department was still empty so she has to make tea on her own. Even if she wanted to call Ren Tao, she had delegated something important to him that's why she can't.

Well, brewing tea is not really her thing, but she had learn the basics. So, she was shocked when everything in the pantry was all an instant.

'Here I thought, I will be making a mess.' she laughed, from thinking it could be a bloody battle within the pantry.

She then put the newly brewed instant tea to the coffee table as she leisurely sat down on the leather couch like a princess.

Meanwhile, the building was slowly filled with the employees. Even the empty secretarial office that was almost empty was slowly filled.

Most of them was thankful that the demoness has not yet arrived. They chatted happily and some of them went to the pantry to get something warm.

Belle brought along the newspaper with her and had been flipping the pages with ease. Her face was covered by the newspaper and when the employees went to the pantry saw her, they did not paid attention to the woman who was sitting at the couch. They just thought that she was like them, an employee.

One girl was brave enough to sit beside her oblivious that the demoness that they talked about was just with them.

The employees chatted like chatterboxes non-stop. This made Belle wrinkle her brows. She just wanted to read the news in peace yet these blabbermouths came in and disrupted it.

"Say, that demoness was really ruthless. She berated Director Ma yesterday like there's one around. Director Ma looked awful after it. She's really heartless. She could have done that in private and not in public. Tsk!" a woman that was clad in thick make up said. She wore a typical office look but she had some expensive jewelries on her. She purposely flaunted her arms towards her companions to indirectly brag about it.

The other one noticed it and she stared at the woman's arm with envy.

"Wow! It's the latest piece from brand Q right? How envious?! How did you get it, Aira?" she asked with curiosity. It's common for them to brag something about this and could make a suitable topic in their small group.

"My boyfriend gifted it to me." she said bashfully. She flaunted it now directly. It was a pure diamond bracelet and plated with red emeralds. It would cost a hefty sum and an employee like her could barely afford it.

"Wow! I'm envious. How can your boyfriend so sweet?" the other one chimed in.

They chatted and chatted like there's no one around. Belle on the other hand, was irked by their close to shriek tones. It disrupted the peace she was having before the three women came in.

She then closed the newspaper and sipped her long-forgotten tea. It became cold like her aura.

The three women noticed the sudden drop of temperature inside the pantry.

"Is the AC broke? It suddenly became cold." said the woman called Aira. The other two however had seen a person they thought that has not yet arrived.

Aira tugged the other two that was stunned like stones to get their attention. She did not notice the petrified looks the two was having and chatted more not minding them.

The other woman who had seemed recovered tugged Aira slightly. Aira looked at her companion who was having a fright after seeing Belle in the pantry. They were stunned-silly.

Aira's jaw dropped as she stared at Belle's figure. She wanted to find words to say but she could not find any.

Seeing their petrified looks, Belle could not be more bothered. She looked at her wristwatch for the time and had seen that it was almost eight in the morning.

She slowly stood up and grabbed the newspaper on the table and walked out from the pantry leaving the three stoned women.