Chapter 317 - Star of the show

Lena still did not take a bite of hers but James took initiative and took a bite of his muffin.

"Anyways..." The young man continued. "I only brought you here to discuss some things with you. I can't bring it up to Kris, so I am going through you instead."

"So... I am just a messenger?" Lena replied.

"No... you're the star of the show." He smiled.

"I don't understand." 

"How much do you love Kris?" He asked.

"Why does that matter?" 

"Would you sacrifice yourself for something that Kris had spent a long time of his life trying to move on from?"

"That's a stupid question." Lena smiled. "Love does not equate to sacrificing. Plus.. no matter how much I love him, is my death more beneficial to him or this thing that he had spent a long time to move on from. I can help Kris move on from a lot of things... But who is going to help him move on from me?"

"..." Dr. Who looked at the young man and scooted next to him, whispering, "She's scary."

The young man chuckled. "I see. But I am not asking you to die for him... just doing something dangerous. Kris would never let something you do something dangerous unless you agree to it."

"I still don't see how this got anything to do with me being the star of the show." Lena questioned.

"I guess I word that too peaceful. I should have clarified it. You're going to be the bait."

"Amazing!" Lena sarcastically reacted. "Bait... yet again. When am I going to be the b*tch?"

The young man looked at Lena. In his mind... he expected this whole thing to go more smoothly.

"Becca's still alive." He stated.

"No surprise." Lena looked away and took a sip of warm drink. "B*tches never die... oh wait... maybe  I am already one since I never die.. ahaha!"

"..." Dr. Who shivered. He was starting to see why this pretty young woman has a way to make men do things for her....

"She planning something big. And her first obstacle is getting rid of you." The young man continued.

"But she can't. Cuz she's dumb and probably physically unable to right now." Lena jumped in to conclude. "So... who is she getting to do her dirty work this time? You? Mr. Tyler Huang again? Or.... someone else?"

"I finally understand a bit more about why you can be so attractive." He replied. 

"Of course." Lena smiled. She put both of her hands on the table. "I don't only have a pretty mouth... but my brain is pretty smart too." Lena licked the chocolate drizzled from the croissant on her lips.

Dr. Who looked at Lena and felt a cold chill down his spine. He was very thankful that he was 100% gay or else any man right now that was not psycho like the man sitting next to him or across from him would be so turned on by the young lady at the moment.

"Scarface." The young man replied.

Lena stopped fooling around and sat back on her seat. She dropped her smile and seriously look at the young man across her.

"That's what you called him. That's the someone she's getting to do her dirty work." The young man passed an envelope to Lena.

"What's this?"

"That's the recording of the job. And the meeting that they had."

"And... you want me to?"

"Be bait." He smiled. "You are very much a wanted woman. Whether for pleasure... or revenge. The only difference this time is that your enemy is more dangerous."

Lena opened the envelope and then passed it to James.

"You've met him before... even if you're not doing this for Kris, consider doing it for your own revenge. After all, he almost killed you and your ex-boyfriend."

"Gary's not my ex." Lena corrected him. "It's Andy Yang."

"Ah... yes. Your dog then."

"Only I get to call him my dog." Lena corrected him again. "Just like you... are you not Becca's dog?"

"..." The man's face turned dark.

Lena smirked. She finally got a reaction from him. "So I am bait... but for this to all go very well, Kris needs to know, so that's why I am also a messenger." 

"That's correct. You are a weakness for Kris, you probably know that already." The young man explained. "Scarface is hiding behind the Bai family... but he is a solo killer, he has other connections deep in the system. For him to kill Kris' father and almost killing his mother, I wouldn't be surprised if he got some men inside the Li family."

The young man went and grabbed something from his wallet and gave it to Lena.

"That's how you can contact me. You can share it with you man or not, but I won't be talking to him at all. Only through you."

"Why?" Lena wanted to know.

"Everything you need to know regarding the plan will be in the recording. You will hear from me if anything changes." He did not answer Lena's question.

"You only waited for Kris to be out of town to contact me. You are either a coward or heavily in love with my man." Lena replied. "Are you sure it's Becca I should watch out for...?"

"..." The young man looked at Lena.

Lena smiled. She grabbed the card from the table and stuffed it in her bag. "Thank you." Lena got up from her seat and started to leave.

Lena opened the door but stopped. She looked back at the young man. "Ace."

At that moment, Ace looked up surprisingly as Lena said his name. It was soft and pretty, unlike the way Becca always call him. 

He didn't shake Lena's hand because his trauma was as bad as Kris... but for him, he was not as lucky. The only woman he had loved and open his trust to was a lying sc*mbag.

"You grew up handsome. I told myself that there were more fishes in the sea... and I ended up with the man of my life. There are more fishes in the sea... but just a tip, don't ever steal my fishes." Lena gave him a death glare and walked out. 

As they left the room, Dr. Who finally breathed and relaxed.

"Aiya.. I was so scared! She looks way scarier than the pictures." He pounded his beating heart.

Ace chuckled and took a drink of his ice coffee. 'More fishes in the sea... but not everyone gets a fish.'

"She's definitely a sight..." Ace mumbled. "Do you think I would get invited to their wedding?" He asked Dr. Who.

"I thought they have married already? You keep calling her sister-in-law."

"Naw... I wish." Ace looked out the window. "C'mon. I still need to go feed my b*tchy fish at home."