Mysterious Man

Jack saw Edwin's expression change after he heard his name. He was somewhat uneasy. 'How come he's reacting so strongly? Is this about Noah? If that were the case, it would have to be after Noah's complaint, not now. Had he known him from somewhere?'

Jack searched his memory within a second but found no clue. He was on pins and needles, waiting for Edwin to speak.

Dena was racking her brain to figure out how to appease Jack and Noah. She could not be too friendly with Jack because of Noah and must not be too distant from him for fear of offending him. ' Ah, I don't have a silver tongue. I can't smooth things over at all!!!'

Dena stammered. "Ooh, my name is Edwin Lohrasb. New friend of Noah's."

' Dummy, why are you bringing up Noah? He might think I have a bone to pick up with him! '

Jack took a look at how anxious Edwin was and was taken aback. ' Am I going to eat you?'

With everything that went on with Desmond and Liam, he thought it was a lost cause. It was better to apologise to Desmond and be done with his plan. He had a good chance of winning over Edwin with his behaviour. Jack made his assessment of the situation and spoke to Desmond.

"Sorry about what happened. When We were kids, I was bullied by other kids. He regards himself as my brother, so he looks out for me. I appreciate your help. So if you need assistance, please feel free to contact me. "

Jack said with sincerity and gave his phone number to Edwin.

Desmond tried to shake off Jack's hand and say who wants your help, but Edwin was one step ahead of him. He took the card quickly while putting his hand on his mouth, stopping him from talking. Then he insured Jack that they would. Dena pushed Desmond behind her back with difficulty.

"We have some urgent matters to take care of, so."

Dena fled with Desmond and Noah into the parking lot.

" Hey, why were you so nice to that boy? Do you know what I went through for that guy last night? The worst was when he saw you; he changed his behaviour like some chameleon. It was disgusting. "

Desmond grumbled about it to Noah's car. Dena ignored him but looked at Noah apologetically.

" I know you have beef with him; however, I heard he is vengeful. It is better not to offend him if he makes trouble for you. "

Dena explained his behaviour to Noah anxiously and awaited his reply.

At first, Noah could not believe Edwin acted shy and friendly toward Jack. but he noticed that Edwin changed from difference to nervousness after hearing Jack's name. ' He probably had heard rumours about Jack.' So he decided to put this matter behind him and just nodded as he understood.

Dena smiled, relieved.

On the other hand, Desmond's mouth was wide open with surprise, and could not utter one word. 'How in God's name did this boy tame this cold young master?'

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Unknown to them, their photos were placed on a desk in front of a man. He was wearing a costume-made black suit that showed his toned figure perfectly. He had black hair with black Phoenix-like eyes contrasting his white skin. He had a deep thought whilst moving his fingers up and down on a boy from one of the photos.

'I found you at last. Do you still remember me, or is it a coincidence that you're standing right next to him? '

His whisper was very emotional. He felt melancholy watching his photo. When he first came to this place, he was delighted with his new way of life. His family was loving and financially supportive. He didn't lack anything from familial care to prestige and power. The original guy was even a genius and founded a gaming company. But one day, he stumbled upon a name he suspected was from a novel he knew too well. He looked up all the characters. He was frightened by the results. 'If he were truly in this world, this man could be there, or at least part of his would-be.'

In his previous life, he was at the bottom of the ladder. He fought tooth and nail to work his way to the top. Coincidently he found out he had a knack for writing a tragedy. Hence he began his career as a screenwriter. One day, he went to a banquet to get inspiration but fell in love at first sight instead. He was a unique person, beautiful, cheerful, and confident. He was like a sun shining brilliantly and warmed people around him. He started the chase with an insane passion. He was in seventh heaven when his crush agreed to date him. However, it was all pie in the sky. His lover suddenly broke up with him with no reason or warning. After that, his life all fell apart in front of him. He was unable to cope with the breakup rationally. He even stalked his lover secretly. Until He regained the last drop of his sanity by pouring his suffering into a book, it was not an achievement but rather an attempt to distance himself from all the negativity he felt in his life. Afterwards, he changed his lifestyle to become a nature writer and find the beauty of this world.

Two years later, he accepted his shortcomings and made peace with himself. He decided to find his ex and move on with their failed relationship, but reality slapped him. His lover accidentally discovered his book and tried to contact him, but his friend hindered his attempt. In desperation, He wrote another version of his book with a happily-ever-after ending to convey his feeling to him. For one year, He waited patiently and hopefully for his return. Instead, he was told he was dead because of a natural disaster. The whole thing led to his suicide attempt. He could not believe that his cowardice would have caused such a tragedy. He lost his mind. He wrote many books with different endings to avoid the cruel reality. He became a well-known writer but could never find happiness in his life again.

The air around the man got so gloomy that his secretary was sweating profusely. He feared his boss would fire this group again. It was a pain in the neck to recruit another one to investigate a bunch of teenagers. The first time he heard his boss say he wanted to get information on young boys, he dropped his mobile phone on the floor from shock. He thought his boss had some fetish. But now he knew that was out of the picture. A sixth month ago, Some idle bootlickers attempted to curry favour with the boss by sending some candidates to his hotel room. The aftermath was so horrifying that his boss achieved instant notoriety for his brutality in the capital. He glanced at the man again. 'How could a capable and admirable man like the boss who built this empire from scratch have this terrible personality?'

He always felt that there was an invisible line between the boss and others. No one could get close to him, not even his family. Once, his mentor was drunk and spilt out everything to him. Apparently, six years ago, the boss was a cheerful and caring man that every powerful household wished to have as a son-in-law, but after a car accident, he had changed into a different person. However, he was recruited five years ago, so he didn't have a clue about this significant change. It was a fact that they were all afraid of the boss. Even the shareholders wouldn't take on this tiger.

" Contact them to monitor only the daily life of these two people."

The boss gave him instructions in a weary voice and asked him to leave.

The man hoped from the bottom of his heart that this boy was his lover, but there was no guarantee. ' What if he wasn't? What if he was but couldn't remember him? What if he was, but like in the novel, his mate was different? Must he force them to break up? What if he couldn't make him happy? What if he hated him for ruining his mate's life?'

There were 1,000 chances of him unintentionally messing up his lover's life, so he couldn't decide what to do.

On the other hand, he was unsure what version of the novel he was in. He couldn't count how many times he had cursed his past himself to write this many versions. The only thing he could do was wait patiently to see what might happen in the future.