Chapter One

He sat within the confines of his office, with dark themed wallpapers and color blinded curtains, his left hand rested on his table while he picked the still steaming coffee off the table and sipped slowly, eyes closed as he savored the taste of what he has gotten addicted to, a bitter flavored coffee. His fingers drummed steadily as he lost himself in thoughts, one that none has ever tried to figure out before...

Everyone feels he was lucky, being the youngest and richest man with influence that spans beyond his home country and the shores beyond, but only he knew at what cost this came...

He inhaled deeply while exhaling slowly, trying to savor this rare moment of peace he rarely experiences… Getting up from his swivelling seat he walked to the windows and slightly pulled it's drapes aside, staring at the city from high above with unknown feelings raging within... A city he had come to hate and like at the same time...

Everyone sees his glory and clamor over his riches, but the losses he took and the nights of agony no one seems to remember,, or maybe they did, just that no one recognized the name any more nor the face as no one had come to see what he looks like...he pulled his eyes from staring outside and stared at the mask that laid silently on the side of his table... It looked surreal and one can't tell it was a mask whenever it's worn... This was what he hid behind, bidding the time when it's right to show his face and crush down those who led to the irrecoverable losses in the past years....

His eyes trailed his office outline, looking at the careful and great craftsmanship, it felt like he wanted to imprint all of this within his mind eye less he forgets what they once looked like... one might wonder just what exactly was running through his mind as this devilish smirk played on his lips....

"Soon, very soon"; he whispered slowly.... closing his eyes his demure seem to change, and it felt like a totally different person…

*Knock*

'come in'; He replied

His secretary came in, with heads bowed as if in fear of this man that stood in front of her with his back to her, he asked "what happened"

"Sir you have a meeting in few hours, you asked me to remind you about it"; she responded, but one can't fail to sense the quiver in her voice as she tried to sound calm and without fear..

'Uhmm, you may go'; he replied, and she ever carefully walked out, just like she was granted mercy… Slowly she released a breath she didn't know how long she'd been holding as she relaxed slightly by the door frame outside….

"Just what have I gotten myself into"; She asked no one in particular…a question she keeps asking herself ever since she started working for this ice-cold man....

Qin He chuckled darkly as his tongue traced his lips, it seemed like he was savouring the taste that came with it...if one looked carefully they'd notice how dark his eyes looks, with unrestrained desires flickering within them... Closing his eyes and reining his desires within...he steeled himself, opening his eyes he turns back and sits down, taking a few documents in hands, he reviews them, putting his signature where it was needed while discarded those he dimmed unnecessary...

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