✔ [ 김태형 X 김제니]Faded | Taenie ||BOOK 1

Chapter 52: Happy Birthday

"Happy Birthday– a word you want to hear from me on your birthday."
—Sweet Unnie

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Chapter 52: Happy Birthday

Dark Rose.

"I heard the news. The heiress is no other than Dark Rose." Auntie butted in. The brothers nodded.

"But she's new."She added.

"Hey, stop talking about underworld. We're here to celebrate Lyricie's birthday and if she hear about this. We are dead." Grandfather said. They all nodded.

"But you can't ignore the truth. Maybe soon, she will know the truth to someone and not you. You're dead." Mother said. Zier nodded. "But I am scared. She will frighten and felt disgust. I don't want to her to hate me." Zier said.

"Hate you? Who is she Zier?" Lyricie butted in and they were all shocked.

Did she hear their conversation? Did they have been caught?

"Oh, Cousin-in-law! Happy birthday!" Angela jump out and hug her. She gives her gift to her smiling. "Thank you." She smiles back. Katrina and Jiaxyn had their gift to her and they both said.

"Happy Birthday."

"Happy birthday!"

Lyricie smiled. "Thank you so much."

They bond and talk about interesting stuff forgetting about a while ago. They didn't even felt her that she was right there.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

"This is a wonderful night. Thank you everyone."

"That is nothing. We are family!" Lyricie smiled.

"I'm glad."She answered.

"No...No... We are so lucky to have you as my daughter-in-law" Neona (mother of Zier and Flynn) said.

"Same! I, too is lucky to have my idol to be my cousin-in-law!" Angela proudly said.

They laugh happily. Lyricie smile and did not show her cold business personality or a killer as she is afraid that they will found it suspicious and no trust from her. However, her killer instincts will never prevail. She is always alert and sometimes she is in a deep thought when she remembers about a moment ago. It just does not want to accept it but she is really curious about her clan and what is happening under.

'Should I bring it with me?' She thought.

I think I should keep it here. She thought. She went out the room and to see there is no one in this room. She stared at her phone for a minute until her cellphone suddenly vibrated.

She opens her cellphone to see that there is new update news in the underground society.

Our recent queen of all Mafias went down the thrown and gave it to her successor— the dark rose!

She wanted to puke blood and wanted to cry but didn't shed tears.

'Why is this all happening to me?!

And what's with the DARK ROSE?! I don't want that name! Such a pity, I do not like roses!!!' She said to herself.

She sips her red wine and twists it gracefully carrying her emotionless poker face.

Grandfather made a fake cough. "Lyricie, may I have a private talk to you?" He asked.

She looks at her Grandfather-in-law with a slightly shock expression.

"Of course, yes." Lyricie said as she stands up and help Grandfather walk in his walk stick.

"What are they're going to talk about?" Jiaxyn asked. She felt everyone have a serious face after her sister leave with Grandfather.

"I do not know." Angela said.

"Me too." Katrina said.

"But it's somewhat serious." Angela said.

"Yes. Look at his face." Uncle said.

"Well, we are curious but we can ask them later." Zier's father said.

They all nodded except for Zier who is still drinking wine in his glass with his famous poker face.

In the backyard, Lyricie and Grandfather sit in one of the chairs. Lyricie started to think about the topic but still she has no clue at all.

"What is it all about, Grandfather-in-law?" Lyricie asked.

"I will go straight to the point. I need your help. You are an elite student and graduated in college. You are good at computers I know it and can you please help me hack something?" He seriously said.

Lyricie blink several times and nodded. "What should I do?" She asked.

He waves his hand to call someone and a butler put the laptop on the desk.

"Here. Did you see the code??" He asked as he open his laptop and shows him the code.

Lyricie stared and look carefully at the numbers and letters.

"That is... Hard and..." Lyricie whispered.

"Yes, it is hard and this is your father's." he said.

Lyricie widen his eyes. "Sorry but are you sure that it's my father?" She asked.

He nodded.

"Can you? You may find something you want to look." he said.

Lyricie shook her head. "Sorry but I let you down. I can't do it. It's out of my strength. It's my father's and I promise my father to not open anything that belongs to him and he didn't teach me his own techniques. I'm really sorry." She apologized and bows down.

"It's okay." He said and he sighs.

"I'll take my leave." She said and leaves. She brings out her phone and note everything she saw in that code.

She may be use of this someday...