Single Mother of a Werewolf Baby

Chapter 40: A Business Proposal

Brian and Louis both turned toward the voice and saw a man seated on the wingback armchair of the room. From the deep voice, they could tell it was a man, though his entire body was concealed in sleek black armor, including a black face mask. The only visible part of him was his eyes... cold, sharp, and fixed on them.

He sat with one foot planted firmly on the floor and the other leg casually slung over his knee in a figure-four position. His hands rested confidently on the armrests, giving off the impression that he owned the place.

Both men were visibly shocked. They hadn’t noticed anyone entering the room and had no idea how or when he got in.

Breaking the silence, the black-masked intruder spoke again. "Mr. Morgan, why the rush? You crossed the Atlantic to do business here. There’s no need to return empty-handed. Miss Li has a business proposal for you. The Langford family will provide the land you wanted. In exchange, you’ll build a small park with modern facilities accessible to the public for free. The rest of the land will be developed by you. Langfords will hold 51% of the shares, Miss Li 19%, and you will retain 30%."

"If you agree," he continued, "submit a detailed plan to Miss Li at Heimdall Technologies in Manchester. Don’t worry... Miss Li will invest according to her share. You won’t lose. But if you don’t wish to do business with her, you’re free to leave the kingdom... after I leave your room."

He paused briefly before adding, "Oh! I almost forgot. I have an important message for you. Mr. Morgan, Miss Li said she loves the Mission Blue Butterfly. And Mr. Turner, your friend Juan David is currently having breakfast at his home in Usaquén, Bogotá, Colombia."

A chill ran down both men’s spines. Despite the room’s air conditioning, sweat beaded on their foreheads.

The masked man looked at them playfully and said, "Gentlemen, please look at your window."

Involuntarily, they turned to the window. There was nothing there... no shadow, no figure... nothing suspicious in or outside. The room fell into an eerie silence.

Suddenly, Brian jolted at the sound of his phone ringing. He grabbed it from the bed. "Hello?"

His secretary’s excited voice echoed from the other end. "Sir, all the airplanes suddenly became available. You can come to San Francisco anytime. Should I book a private or public flight?"

Brian turned to the chair, only to find it empty... completely vacant, as if no one had ever been sitting there. He ended the call without answering and called out, "Louis!"

at

"Look at the chair."

and was struck with the same disbelief.

seat because of this meeting. Miss Li must have blocked all ticket sales

relieved. "Then book the flight. Let’s

his legs trembling. "I can’t go

business and said you were free to choose. Sure, he tried to threaten me using my

unless you call your friend. Ask him

said, dialing. "Hello, Juan. How

fine. Are you in

just remembered you. We haven’t met in ages. By the way,

home,

just thinking of visiting Bogotá. I’ll let you know if I can make

call and looked at

where that man

Louis nodded. "Yes."

your tracks. But if your friend ever comes

would he come here? He has an

his eyes widening in

He’s under surveillance. They could kidnap him anytime and hand him over to the police here, destroying you in the process. You’ve never dealt with these big

why threaten me? I’m not even

want you to keep quiet. Or maybe they’re counting on your cooperation in