The CEO & The Avatar

Chapter 18

Korra's P.O.V.

"Uh..." I slowly raised my head and shook it around. Sunlight was pouring through the windows so it took me some time to sort things out in the room. Naga was sleeping almost on me, her warm body pressed against my legs. I smiled and tried to reach to her, but couldn't stretch that far. I fell back on the pillow sighing. Familiar scent of women's perfume caught my attention. I was in Asami's house, in her bed. I could not not blush realizing that I've been wearing her pajamas. I ran hands over the fabric and held it close to me. It smelled just like when Asami found me in the woods and pressed me close to her chest, while carrying to the motorcycle. It felt... safe... Soon after I noticed shadowy figure sitting in the chair next to the window. "Asami?!" There was no response. Naga raised her ears in the air and opened eyes yawning. "Naga." I whispered. Naga barked and jumped at me, almost squishing me to death. "Girl, I missed you too." I said wrapping arms around her. It took a while but she finally let go and gave me some space to catch breath.

"Ms. Korra." A familiarly-looking woman gasped and rushed towards me. "You are awake." That's right. I recognized her face back from the time I went to see Asami at 'Future Industries' head-office. "I'm not sure if you remember me. I'm Zhu Li Moon, I work for Asami Sato." I weakly nodded. "You are safe here. Please, remain calm and take your time to recover." Zhu Li added smiling.

"Where is Asami?" I whispered, trying to stand up but Zhu Li pinned me to bed.

"Please, you need to rest." I sighed, angrily staring at Zhu Li. "It's been almost a week since Asami Sato's brought you here but I can assure you, you have nothing to worry about. Your recovery's going well but it takes time. Please stay in bed and you will be good to go just in a few more days." Zhu Li said, hurriedly typing something on her mobile. "I'll message Ms. Sato and tell her the news."

"I can't stay here." I tried to get up again. "If the police finds me here, Asami will be in trouble." She's been through a lot because of me already. "I don't want her to..."

"Shhh..." Zhu Li stopped me once again. "It's okay. The police isn't looking for you anymore. In contrary, they are about to arrest Mako Sann. Me and Ms. Sato found recordings of him the other day that can be used as evidence to charge him with bribery, blackmailing Chief of Police- Lin Beifong to arrest Hiroshi Sato, organizing the murder of his own parents... The list goes on... Ms. Sato is absent now because she wants to make sure Mako Sann is being put behind bars." I looked at Zhu Li in confusion because of the sudden turn of events. "I beg your pardon, Ms. Korra. I didn't mean to worry you." She nodded and started to walk towards the door. "Call me if you need anything." I closed my eyes, smiling. It surely was a lot to take in but what really mattered was that Asami was finally being set free from her jerk boyfriend. She deserved so much better than a person who cheated on her left and right.

***

"Son, what have you done?!" San Sann rushed in Hiroshi Sato's cabinet, walking towards his wasted son. "Getting Hiroshi arrested?! Are you out of your fucking mind?!" He shouted, failing to hold back anger.

"Calm down, man." Mako answered giggling. "You wanted me to date a Sato, right?!.. Hiroshi's rotting in prison, Sato's name is stained, now Asami has no choice but to marry me if she wants her precious company to live another day... Nothing stands in my way!" He added, about to drink some more.

"No, Mako..." San Sann shouted and took the bottle out of Mako's hand. "You are an idiot!" He added, hitting the wooden table. "Hiroshi was my partner... My friend, goddamn it. I wanted you to marry Asami Sato so that our alliance would've grown even stronger. But not like this..." He turned around, about to leave the room. "This is not how we- Sanns do business, son..." He sighed and glanced at his son. "Naoki's priority always was to give you required education to run a business and I've taught you to have ambition, to fight for your goal no matter what. We never demanded much from Bolin, thus you were the one we had high hopes for, you were my only true successor... I failed to notice the person we've made you become until now... I am truly sorry." San's voice cracked. "I'm giving you 2 days to willingly surrender yourself to the police. It's your chance for redemption, son. After that we could turn over a new leaf, start over."

"You don't have to apologize for anything, father." Mako suddenly became dead-serious. "You and Naoki have taught me well that I can only depend on myself and that is exactly what I'm going to do from now on. I don't need you or your stupid redemption to feel accepted." He stood up, shortening the distance between himself and San Sann. "And I don't need your approval either... I will be taking over 'Fire Ferrets' sometime soon and when that happens, the company will thrive, I'll get the recognition I deserve and this will be something I achieve on my own."

"Your mother was always concerned about where your heart was. Now I see, you don't have one. Nothing would've made me happier than seeing my son succeed where I failed, but you will not inherit 'Fire Ferrets' as long as I walk on this Earth." San Sann spoke in a whisper, leaving Mako alone in Hiroshi's cabinet.

"Oh, you won't get rid of me that easily, father." He grinned, quickly dialing a number on his phone.