The Traps of the Black Swan (Book 2)

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At Highland Club, around nine in the evening.

Mino had gone to the club for the informal meeting. He nodded at the fresh graduate, a young man when he bid him. Mino wasn't sure how Ruby Jane dug him out. After going through his resume and work, Mino's secretary had directly contacted him instead of assigning it to a manager.

The young man had a new technology and had submitted to the few companies who work in the technology field. He wanted an investment and support, but the companies wanted to buy his project and the copyright. Hence Mino called him out to speak to him before starting the professional process of the new venture.

Even though it would be a minimal investment and a considerable risk, Mino felt the project was worth their time and money. The young man had ambitions and goals to reach. Skylar's work was always supporting the talents. Hence Mino's mood was lighter as the meeting didn't drag down, and the man didn't have any different requirements even though they approached him when he was losing hope.

Once the young man left, Mino grabbed his third drink of the evening and sipped. Jisoo was tired after a long day, so he didn't accompany him. He didn't want to disturb Ruby Jane, so he made himself comfortable on the barstool.

Even though he wasn't a co-owner of the Highland, he received the same treatment as Jisoo and Ruby Jane. The bartender and the manager, Lauren, took extra care of his needs.

The number of drinks increased with the number of girls Mino was turning down when they asked him for a dance. Some had even offered to buy him a drink, and some wanted him to buy a drink for them.

He gulped the cocktail and left the glass on the counter as he cued the bartender to repeat. He should be dancing with someone after he got to know about Tia. But he found himself rejecting every other girl without even taking a glance at them.

He wasn't sure how he felt for Tia, but his parents had liked her a lot. They got close to her in such a short time that they might forget to ask him how he was doing, but they never fail to mention her name.

Mino firmly believed he was feeling down because he felt sad for his parents, and he could teach that little witch a lesson.

He had taken a sip of his next drink when he felt a cold gaze on him. Mino was used to the eyes on him, but this felt weird. He looked up at the upper floor, but he didn't see anybody looking at him.

The next second the intense gaze felt murderous. Mino almost thought he imagined things when he failed to catch those eyes. Instead, his body relaxed while he sipped his drink as he thought about the upper-level arrangement and who could be watching him.

As soon as he guessed which table person it could be, her eyes narrowed straight at that place when he turned his gaze upstairs. He caught the steely grey eyes trying to burn him alive.

For a flicker of seconds, he doubted them as red or blue due to the light arrangements, but he was sure that steely grey eyes had the murderous intent. Since their eyes met, the man didn't look away from him. Mino's eyes on him, in turn, made him look colder than a glacier.

Mino had no desire to have a staring game with a man. So he looked away from the man to his drink. If it were a different club, he would have thought somebody was trying to kill me by keeping an eye on him. Nonetheless, it would be a death wish to do that in Highland. Jisoo was very particular about safety at the main branch as he and his friends frequently visit.

Now thinking of the man, who was looking at him as though he had stolen his wife, Mino had no... Mino, who wanted to ignore it, felt something amiss. Even though he has offended many, none had a grudge to kill him, excluding Seungri. The latter men wouldn't be a fool to let him know about their presence.