The Traps of the Black Swan (Book 2)

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Shane's pretentious polite gestures froze and Maisie snorted looking at Mino showing his true colors.

"Don't laugh at us. You never know when you will lose everything." Maisie scoffed as though she was in a better position to do so.

It only made Mino sneer in his mind. Maisie was a perfect example for - lost everything, still the attitude and ego unchanged.

"I like smart people," Mino claimed. He anyway didn't want to pretend like a gentleman with them. If they were smart, it was better for him. He could complete the work and leave from there.

Mino queued the advocate to start their work without bothering to spare any word at the couple.

The lead advocate gave a faint nod in a bow before he went ahead and took a seat closer to the couple.

He courteously introduced himself, ignoring the couple gritting their teeth at Mino, "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Kim. I am Advocate Barun. We have gone through the details of your current case. CEO Song would like to buy all your assets and also pay the excess due amount to free you from all the mortgage. These are copies of the legal agreement. Please go through it and let us know your opinion. If you would like to let your legal team have a check, please feel free to do so."

Maisie who was closer to the advocate slapped his hand away without considering he was being polite to them. She turned to Mino and yapped at him, "Is this what you call help, Song?" She laughed hysterically, "That..."

Mino's gaze turned sharp. He lifted his hand and shook his finger in a deadly warning. He cut in, sounding murderous, "Don't you dare pick DumDum's name."

If the advocate team swallowed hard, Maisie felt a cold run down her spine and Shane's back stiffened. Maisie and Shane both knew who Mino mentioned as, 'Dum Dum.' Maisie gulped nervously. She was indeed taking Jennie's name as 'That Jinx.' Even if she wanted to curse Jennie for having a friend like him, the words seemed to be stuck in his throat.

However, in her mind, everything was happening due to the Jinx, Jennie. The Manoban family, Jisoo, Zain wouldn't have dragged them on the road. Now Mino wouldn't have appeared to laugh at them if Jennie, that Jinx wasn't born.

Nevertheless, she didn't dare to voice her thoughts and offend Mino. She knew Mino wasn't like Jisoo, he might slap her across the face without a hint of guilt or regret. For him, men or women, both were just human beings.

Shane tugged Maisie so that she doesn't offend another person. Three years ago, Jisoo, Mino, Jennie, three looked like nothing but time passing kids. If he knew there would come such a day, he would have pretended to be a good father, just to use these people and swindle some money.

Shane clenched his teeth and then breathed. He tried to stay calm to be smart to get out of the situation. He smiled awkwardly at Mino, "CEO Song..." he suddenly shook his head in his mind. He wanted to sound intimate so that he could fool Mino, "I mean Mino, if you buy everything, we will be left with nothing. It will become difficult for Aunt and me to live. We are getting old also." He smartly tried to bargain.

Mino didn't interject. He wanted to see how low Shane could fall and how smart he could be to cheat money from him.

Shane held his awkward smile to hide his real motive. Seeing Mino sitting calmly without scolding, he knew if they didn't take Jennie's name in a bad light, Mino wouldn't be provoked.

"How about you lend some money to uncle? We will return you quickly."

The more he tried to be convincing it was only showing his greediness. Mino held back his disgust and questioned the amount Shane had in his mind, "And how much are you expecting?"