Minnie and Luke returned to the apartment carrying takeout dishes.
"Where's Diana?" Luke asked Jane who was playing with her phone in the living room.
Jane gestured towards the bathroom. She heard the creepy laughter coming from there earlier and it freaked her out.
The bathroom door finally opened and Diana came out. "Oh, you two are here. Perfect timing. I'm hungry. Let's eat."
Later, the group was finishing up their dinner in the living room. Luke and Jane were both behaving in a very cautious manner around Diana.
Minnie dabbed her lips with a paper serviette before facing her best friend. "So D, about your plan...."
"What about it?" she didn't look at her, continuing to finish her food.
"I still think it's a stupid plan."
Luke and Jane stiffened, not daring to breathe too loudly, afraid of triggering another meltdown from Diana or another fight between the two best friends.
Surprisingly, Diana remained calm and didn't react in a negative manner. "I agree that it's a...risky plan. That's why we need to work on polishing it to increase its probability of success."
Minnie sighed. "So you're still not giving up, huh? Oh well, whatever. I already said that I'll help you so I will."
"If we need more people, I can ask our other cousins," Luke said. "I'm sure that they'll all be willing to help you, Big Sis."
Diana nodded.
"Should I ask my dad for help?" Jane asked. "Although my dad got fired from his position at the Corporation's board of directors, he still retained some of his old connections...."
"No! Don't do that, Jane. Uncle Geo already has a lot on his plate ever since your family got kicked out of the clan."
The teenager pouted and sulked at the reminder that her family no longer belonged to the powerful clan.
"Don't worry, Jane. My dad, your Uncle Romeo, and your dad, Uncle Geo, are working on cooperating with each other. Things will get better for all of us. You'll see."
"Really?"
She nodded and smiled in a comforting way. Her eyes, however, were a little cold.
Jane didn't notice. "Okay, Big Sis. I won't tell my dad."
"D, just be honest to the girl," Minnie interrupted. "Tell her that the real reason why you don't want her to ask her daddy for help is because you don't want Mr. Geo to inform Uncle Romeo about this stupid plan of yours. Am I right or am I exactly right? Ahahaha!"
"Minnie, I don't want to argue with you about this anymore," she said in a warning tone.
Minnie rolled her eyes before sighing. "Fine, whatever. Anyway, when are we commencing this so-called plan?"
"This Friday."
"What the botox?! D, have you finally gone cray cray?!"
Both Luke and Jane looked surprised and worried as well.
"This Friday?! That's not enough time to make any proper preparations to ensure that your ridiculous plan will work!"
Diana looked at all of them with fierce eyes filled with determination. "We'll have to make it work even if it means that we'll have to forego sleep. This Friday is the best opportunity to execute our plan because Lisa will be treating the other executives for dinner. As long as he's not in his home or at the Corporation where the security is the tightest, we can definitely find an opening and entrap him."
Minnie pressed the back of her hand on her forehead and groaned. "Oh, god of silicone implants, please guide us in this craziness!"
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Dragon Palace Home #10.
Lisa reviewed the document that he just completed on his computer with a grave expression. Satisfied at the result, he called for his youngest AI son.
"Luka, send this file to your Uncle Jiyong. Tell him that if he needs more information, he can call me directly."
"Understood, Father." Luka's golden eyes dimmed as he ran the errand. A couple of minutes later, the black cat AI's eyes glowed again. "Luka is back, Father. Uncle looked satisfied by the information you provided him."
"Good." Lisa leaned back on his chair and began massaging his temples.
What he just gave his brother-in-law was additional in-depth information about the traitors in the Manoban branch families that Luka listed in their family's virtual black notebook. He had to call and consult Grandma and his mother, Chitthip, for some of them. Fortunately, both his grandmother and mother didn't ask too many questions about his sudden interest in those relatives. The two of them had complete confidence in his leadership and trusted his judgment as the head of the Manobans.
He hoped that the document would make it easier for his brother-in-law and Shadow Winds to mete out whatever punishment they planned for those traitors. It was, in simple terms, a document of doom.
Sighing, he rose from his seat and walked towards the large windows of his home office to stare at the night sky outside and rest his tired eyes. He had been extremely busy ever since he returned to work after his honeymoon especially after everything that happened with Diana and the media mess her firing caused.
Still, he made sure to come home in time for dinner and spend enough quality time with his pregnant wife. This meant, however, that he needed to find some time whenever possible to complete extra work at home.
"Daddy, Mommy just finished her online lesson with Professor Hisakawa," Louis informed him, interrupting his silent musing by the window. "Mommy will come downstairs in a bit. Meow~"
"En." His exhaustion eased a bit at the mention of his wife. "Louis, go watch over your brother and make sure that he doesn't cause any trouble. He's still grounded."
"Aye aye, Daddy! Don't worry, macaroni! The cute and mighty Louis won't let my naughty little kitty brother steal anything from Mommy ever again! Meow!"
"Father, Luka won't do it again because it's not classy."
Lisa gave his AI son a stern look. "Good that you know. Don't ever upset your mom like that again."
"Yes, Father. Luka knows."
"Hon, that incident is over," a melodious voice said from the top of the staircase. "Don't scold Luka about that matter anymore. He already apologized to both of us."
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