The Diamond Race | discontinued

chapter 14

07:00 Busan, South Korea 35.1796° N, 129.0756° E

"Jisoo, your poisoning was so sloppy."

Lisa tossed the newest issue of Korea Daily onto Jisoo's lap. The newspaper displayed an announcement of the death of a CEO's son, by the name of Park Haeil, killed by poisoning. The elder remained unfazed by Lisa's provocation, continuing to sip her Millennium tea as she waited for the store clerk to return with her new custom made dress.

"You cleaned it up, yes?" Jisoo replied coolly.

Lisa waltzed around the waiting area, playfully dragging her fingers over the dresses on a rack that Jisoo had turned down. She then stepped on the mini pedestal in the center of the room, and twirled around childishly on it, before hopping off it and skipping towards Jisoo.

"Maybe."

"Lisa."

"What can I say?" Lisa stopped in front of Jisoo with a smirk. She tossed herself onto the red leather couch just beside Jisoo, humming an odd tune. "I did, but you left such a mess. I mean, come on. Did you really have to make out with him? Oh! Quick question, was that before, or after you poisoned him, hm?"

"Lisa!" Jisoo set her tea cup down with a loud "clink", her eyes flashing in irritation. The younger chuckled at Jisoo's discomfort with the topic.

"Alright, alright, gosh. Keep your hair on." Lisa muttered. "Anyway, I had to edit all the surveillance footage and contact our friends in the Seoul PD to fix the case. But, guess what?"

"What?" Jisoo glared at Lisa, only wanting the other to quickly divulge the truth she seemed so eager to share.

"Don't entertain Lisa's games." Jennie cut through their conversation as she and Rosé entered the waiting area. They were finally back from another meeting. Jisoo had decided not to meet their client directly this time, and had sent Jennie and Rosé in her stead. Much to Jennie's discontent.

Lisa pouted at Jennie. "You are such a buzzkill."

"Only within reason." Jennie winked as she joined Lisa on the couch while Rosé sat beside Jisoo.

"Well? How did it go?" Jisoo set her expectant gaze on Jennie and Rosé.

"How did what go?" Rosé teased.

"Did you get us more clients?"

"Yes. We even have some international clients as well." Jennie grinned. The race they were setting up was turning out well. Interested international clients and bidders were coming in from Brazil, the Bahamas, the United States, Morocco, South Africa, Moscow, Hong Kong, Italy, and even France. The entire game was coming together nicely, and Jennie could practically see the money right in front of her. The heist was bound to be a great pay off and she could barely wait.

"How soon can they be here?" Jisoo quickly pulled up a schedule app on her phone. She figured their "guests" would need a place to stay during before the race began, so she needed to make arrangements for them in advance.

"Most of them will touch down in Seoul a week from now. Just before the race. They don't want to draw too much attention to themselves by showing up early." Rosé replied.

"Any ideas where we're hosting?" Lisa fished a lollipop out of her pocket and popped it into her mouth as she watched Jisoo tap away on her phone. "The last place we hosted was sick. The Villa in Miami Beach was awesome."

"We didn't host that one on our own." Jennie shook her head. "It was a partnership."

"But still." Lisa laughed around the lollipop. "It was one of the best places we've ever stayed."