Secretary Ryan approached the tinted window and took a look outside trying to search for the girl who caught the President's interest, for the meantime. He's already formulating his plan on how to get the girl and how much he will give her in order to silence and avoid controversy after his boss satiates his needs and fun for the moment.
"Oh," he thought as he finally located the girl whom his boss pointed out.... "wait, isn't that young master Ric?" Secretary Ryan's eyes widened as he confirmed.
"President, your younger brother-----, I mean your father's youngest son, Ric is in her group. They must be friends."
Rawlf took a sip from his drink before replying, "Call him and his friends here. Be sure that that girl also comes". He said this in a dangerous tone.
Ryan moves faster to do his boss' request. The thing that bothered him is that, if the girl is able to be friends with the President's younger brother,.. he meant, the President's father's youngest son to another mistress, that means that the girl must have come from an affluent family.
It didn't bother him though as President Sy has enough power, more than anyone could imagine,... to get away with it. Secretary Ryan shrugged his shoulders.
"Whatever. The devil's wish is this poor secretary's command."
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"Young master Ric."
Ric was surprised to see Secretary Ryan in front, his older half- brother's Secretary. It's not a surprise for him to see the secretary or the thought that Rawlf Sy, his older half-brother, is inside the club but more likely, it's unbelievably surprising that Rawlf Sy's secretary approached him. Ric excused himself from his noisy group of friends to talk to the secretary privately.
"What is it all about Secretary Ryan?" Ric maintained his distant yet polite attitude towards the Secretary. After all, despite being illegitimate, Robert Sy's legitimate family maintained their civil treatment towards him and his mother. Maybe because his mom knows her place in his father's life that she didn't insist for anything more than what his father would give them as per his responsibility.
As for him, as long as his father provides for his and his mother's needs and possibly some luxury someone carrying the blood of a Sy deserves, then he no longer thinks of other things.
Why complicate his already complicated life further right?
"President Sy would like to invite you," Secretary Ryan paused and looked over behind his friends table. He seemed to be looking for a specific person and frowned when he couldn't find that person, "and ALL your friends." Secretary Ryan finished.
Ric suspiciously stared at the Secretary. "Were you looking for someone or perhaps a specific person?"
"Not really. I was just confused because back at the VIP room I counted you to have been eight but it seems like I counted wrong." Secretary Ryan quickly answered.
"Ah yes, two of my friends went outside to help another friend of ours to safely take a cab." Ric was still suspicious as to Rawlf Sy's motive of inviting him and his friends over.
But whatever his older half- brother's intentions, he knew for a fact that he wouldn't hurt him or his friends. Dangerous Rawlf Sy may be, but Ric knows he is a 'rational' man. Probably he just wants to see and get to know him. Afterall, he is still his older brother and deep inside him, he craves for an older brother's affection.
"In that case, please go to the second floor, VIP room 20. I will wait for your other friends here and lead them there."
"It's alright. It's better if you guide them there first and I'll be the one to wait for them here."
"Young master Ric, your older brother expects to see you first more than he wants to see your friends. Better go there first. Don't worry, I will be sure to bring your friends safely in a while."
Ric paused, hesitating.
"Young master, please go ahead. The master won't be staying long." Secretary Ryan added quickly.
"Alright then. Please be sure to inform them as well." Ric finally conceded and went back to his friends to inform them.
Veronica just came back with Yvette and both of them frowned after seeing their group's empty table and seats. The thing that muddled them both was that from the place where she and her friends occupied earlier, there was a man in a suit standing there. She moved her eyes from the man and scanned the dance floor to search out for their friends.
"Where do you think they would go?" Yvette asked her while dialing Martha's number.
"I don't know. Maybe somewhere on the dance floor," Veronica looked around once more, "but the thing is, I still couldn't find them or anyone." Veronica swept her eyes around again.
"It's better if we return to our place and wait for them there," Yvette paused, "But, do you know that man?" she continued as she look at the man
"I don't know but sure, let's get there first. And just leave Martha a text. The signal inside was poor so that's probably one thing why you can't reach out to them. The text messages might also be delayed. They started walking in the crowd and slowly reached their table and the man in suit also came forward to meet them.
"Excuse me miss, your friends were invited by my master to the VIP private room on the second floor." The man informed them politely.
Veronica and Yvette at the same time looked into each other's eyes with suspicions and curiosity. 'Who is this man. And what master?!'
"Please follow me." He then insisted.
"I'm sorry but I don't have the slightest idea of who your master is. Is it someone one of us is acquainted with?" Veronica asked the man.
"Yes miss. Please look over there."
"There they are!" Yvette pointed at Ric and their friends waving at them at the open balcony of the club's second floor.
'Oh so there was a balcony. How convenient.' Veronica thought. The VIP rooms of the club were located on the second floor. She saw there were several cubicles each with tinted sliding windows.
As they reached the VIP room, the man who introduced himself as Secretary Ryan slid opened the door. He then steps aside, obviously telling them to come in first. Yvette walked inside and Veronica followed but was once again confused when Mr. Ryan slid closed the door right away, leaving himself out. Like he was afraid that someone might escape out.'Am I starting to get drunk that I started to notice weird things or am I becoming weird because I'm starting to get drunk?' Veronica mumbled at the closed door.
"And the last one is Veronica Wang."
Veronica heard Ric behind and as she turned around, a pair of dark, dangerous eyes looked through hers. He watched her rather too intensely that she felt it almost take her breath away. Something tingles inside her and she wasn't naïve not to understand what she's feeling for those sets of eyes continuously watching her and like a vacuum, absorbing her rational thoughts leaving her stupefied. The slight drunkenness she felt earlier was washed away.
"Hello. Hello." Veronica bowed foolishly.
"Hmm."
Veronica recovered after hearing this curt reply from the owner of those eyes. He seemed uninterested and that embarrassed and annoyed Veronica at the same time. Embarrassed because it's not like her.
Veronica Wang losing her chill because of someone's pair of eyes? Annoyed because despite the uninterested reply from the man, she felt addicted to what those sets of eyes made her feel like. And it stirred something not so dormant within her.