Chapter 63 - let me do the honor (1/2)
Riggs entered Seraphina's current room minutes after Alexander Han's departure.
”Boss?” Seeing her lonesome back, Riggs called out to her.
”....”
*cough* He let out a loud cough yet Seraphina seems she hadn't noticed him. Just as he thought she wasn't aware of his presence, Seraphina's emotionless voice reached his ear.
”What?”
”Uhm, not meeting Petrov?” he inquired.
”Why would I?” Seraphina's cool and unconcerned voice answers him with a question.
”Boss, he was clearly declaring a war to you! You almost lost your life destroying their base! How could this humble subordinate just stay silent?” he paused after he burst in one go but then he continued.
”Hehehe. Boss, will you let me do the honor?” although she was not looking at her, she could imagine his smug grin which made Seraphina's eyes twitch.
”He had the audacity probably he got a triads associate. Besides, that island is bound to doom anyway.” she explained nonchalantly.
”What --”
”You've been with me for years now, don't you still know me?” Riggs rendered speechless to her void of emotion tone yet shameless remarks.
'How can this boss ask me that? I didn't even know she's a barbie instead of ken!” Although Luciano was his boss and he's been with her for some time now -- she is a type of person with full of mystery.
Thus, when Seraphina reveal that he was his actual boss; Luciano, somewhere deep in his heart immediately believe knowing Luciano's interest -- disguising is a piece of cake.
”I've sent Leon to his quarters. That is enough.” her words snapped him back from his trance.
”WHAT?! Leon? He knows?” he confounded.
”Just a bit. Why would you think he'll stick with me?” she answered in a matter of factly tone.
Discontented to the news, Riggs was looking forward to the day he could brag that he was the first one to know Luciano's real identity yet Leon knew about it first.
”But what do you mean just a bit?” but her brief explanation still made him hopeful.
”We're leaving tomorrow, we've stayed here long enough.” diverting the topic, Seraphina informed him about their departure tomorrow.
”Alright.” Riggs staggered his way out feeling dejected.
'A wise man should know when to stop.' He thought
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Meanwhile,
Ensuring the aircraft's preliminary checklist, Rex spoke,
”Scavac two zero, Lyrebird ready to depart.”
”Roger that Lyrebird, your flight land to Moscow, Russia is cleared.”
”Thanks, X” Leon murmurs with his usual low-pitch-disinterested tone to the other person through their transponder.