167 Romina Ta

In front of another television set is a slim lady in her night gown. She was eating potato chips when the breaking news about her boss was broadcasted on national television.

She was given a month of vacation and she was enjoying it. However, realizing that she was kept in the dark about the reunion of her boss with his wife, the chips tasted bitter.

"That's all for now. Please show yourselves outside." Riley Adams directed the reporters to the exit on broadcast.

The couple on TV smiled for awhile before being escorted back to the office.

Secretary Ta clenched her hand around the canned drink as tears started to well up in her eyes.

Officially Romina Ta, she had worked initially under the Igarashi household. Her father 'gifted' her to the clan after training her, before he passed away while on a mission. She never knew her mother, so Igarashi Aoi took her in like a younger sister.

She started her 'clerical' job when Masaichi Xiu was director to XCG.

Aoi Xiu entrusted her son to her, both in the company and on his security.

Romina Ta frowned as she reminisced that fateful night that she took Masaichi's offer to take the rest of the day off. He was smiling from ear to ear as he anticipated his meeting with his wife, who surpisingly went to visit.

"Secretary Ta, you may take the rest of the day off." Masaichi was grinning.

It made her heart pound in her chest. "Bu-but CEO, it's only lunchtime. You still have a meeting in the afternoon." She knitted her brows as she wondered about the sudden change in his workaholic attitude.

"Cancel them all...and make a reservation at R Bistro at 2100H."

"Sir, why not attend the meeting first? The reservation would be hours away."

"I still need to pick up my date." His dark eyes were smiling.

"CEO, let me ask the driver to take you to the restaurant." She was about to dial a number but was stopped by his statement.

"No need. I'll drive. See you tomorrow!" He waved his hand without looking back as he stepped out of the CEO office.

It was the only time that her boss went out that late at night without security. However, she could not object, since it was a date with his wife. Who was she to interfere back then?

Her face contorted as she realized how he managed to send her away again because of his wife, who seemed to have emerged back from the dead.

Romina Ta had always been suspicious of the young madam. There were times when Agatha Yang would drive alone without any bodyguards despite orders from her husband.

However, Romina Ta brushed off her suspicions when the little master was born.

She saw how his parents loved the little boy so deeply, thus she believed the sincerity of the young madam. Besides, Agatha Yang never really did anything wrong on her part. She was even humble whenever she talks to subordinates.

When her boss had the incident where they were told that his wife perished, Romina Ta felt a bit guilty for suspecting Agatha Yang. But now, now that she was looking at that familiar smiling face, she held the bag of chips so tightly, as if she was trying to turn the contents into powder.

Suddenly, her cellular phone on the coffee table rang. She peered and saw the caller.

She bolted from her sitting position and received the call.

'Hello?"

"Romina, where are you? What is happening?"

"Uh...I..."

"Is that an imposter? Did Masaichi Xiu lose his mind and hired one?"

"No!" She gulped. She would not dare think that her boss had lost it.

"Well, how can she just come out alive again? What is Masaichi Xiu thinking?"

"I...I don't know...even I don't understand it anymore."

The man on the line sighed. "Alright. It's fine. Are you okay though?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Her eyes started to well up with tears.

"Good. Just tell me if you need anything."

"Hmmm...thanks, Shao..."