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When she heard the gunshot, lady Min took her own gun out of her desk drawer and got up silently.

This was bad.

The manor's security was infallible, if someone had managed to get even close enough to shooting range; it meant the system was down.

If the system was down, it meant this was a professional job. Where in the world was Hyun-Woo? What good was it to pay that much for a bodyguard when he managed to take a bathroom break at the exact moment someone was breaking in?

The girl crouched behind her ebony desk, so she could stay hidden but have a clear view of the door.

When a figure appeared in the door frame she nearly shot it from the stress, but fortunately, she stopped herself in time. Hyun-Woo slowly closed the study's door and locked it behind him.

"You better be glad you have the build of a gorilla because if I hadn't recognized you that fast you'd have a hole in the head by now! Where in the hell were you? And what the **** is going on?!" the girl murmured nervously while getting up from her hiding spot.

"Sorry young mistress Min, I came as fast as I could." The beast of a man said while checking his phone.

"They've got some nerve, they came in through the front door." He added with anger visible in his words.

"They? How many of them are there?" the girl inquired, her mind racing to figure out a semblance of a plan.

If they had come through the front, it meant they had to pass by her father's room before making it to her. That was bad, very bad.

"Around five or six. They're pros, they didn't even have to break in, they unlocked everything from a distance. They spared the staff so far, except for one butler who fought back..."

"Tell the staff on the lower floor to lock themselves in the basement until further notice, we don't know if they've got more men waiting outside. Do we have any idea who these guys work for? Is it those Chinese gangsters we scammed?" The girl asked, still on high alert, hoping not to hear another gunshot.

Hyun-Woo was frantically texting instructions at the staff and reading the messages that were pouring in.

"No they speak Korean... Someone from the kitchen just said they have suits on..."

"Great... It couldn't be some random thugs it had to be real gangsters..." The girl murmured sarcastically.

"Apparently, they're sat in the meeting room...? And they politely requested your presence..." Hyun-Woo said, clearly confused.

"The nerve on these thugs! Breaking in and acting like guests... Do we have any available back up?" The girl asked through gritted teeth.

"It's radio silence from everyone at headquarters... The situation is dire, young mistress..."

"Dire is an understatement... Well it's not like I have much of a choice. They're being civil, so negotiations aren't out of reach. Go fetch the special sake set and a bottle from the reserve. Let's treat these guest with the care they deserve, shall we?" the girl said with a smirk before quickly adjusting her gun under her blazer and heading towards the meeting room.

Lady Min stepped in the meeting room with a calm smile despite the feeling of her blood boiling in her veins. Nobody played her like a fool without suffering the consequences, but she had to keep up the act for now, until she could get the upper hand.

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