The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 119: An Appointment

Victor looked at his worried father and shook his head. Things were going to get messed up sooner or later, but as a major family, they didn’t need to worry, on the contrary, they would be the ones who benefited the most.

“I heard you hit Morris?” Theodore suddenly asked him.

“Who is Morris?” Victor turned his head and asked with a frown, He really didn’t remember.

“Idiot, you must know the names of the people you hit. It is your cousin, the one that was planning on taking Aria.” Theodore scolded,

“Ah, that one, Yes, He wanted to take advantage of the situation and grab her, so I followed the rules and taught him a lesson. Would there be any problem?” Victor asked.

“No, serve him right for being a pervert, how dare he touch Aria after knowing that she was under my protection. However, you have to be careful, although his father, the head of the punishment hall, follows the rules to the letter. He might try to find faults with you in the future. So make sure not to fall into his hands.” Theodore warned.

Hearing that, Victor nodded. He didn’t care about that idiot. Now that he had ransacked the hidden vault, he had enough capital to build his own power. A power that would rival the von Weise family.

“Now it’s time for a nap,” he thought as he yawned, then put his head on Lily’s shoulder and closed his eyes. He didn’t get much sleep last night as he had to spend the night explaining to the assassin girls what it meant to be players. They were pretty shocked, especially when Lily showed them her skills.

Oh, He learned their names by the way. They were Ila, Sky, Nora, Ivy, Gwen, Cora, and Eve. And to their dismay, Victor didn’t even try to memorize their names and kept calling them assassin girl one or assassin girl two.

After that, he went to sleep with Aria again despite Lily’s protests. This girl needed to be punished for being a snitch after all, and he didn’t want to spank her in front of her sister. So just resorted to sleeping with someone else to make her jealous. And poor Aria was his only choice, as he didn’t want to touch the assassin girls yet. He wanted them to make the decision to surrender to him on their own accord and then offer themselves to be eaten after that.

His choice was a mistake. A big mistake, that he had to pay a heavy price for.

Aria was not suitable to be a sleeping pillow, not at all. He should have known better. She moves too much, yesterday she kicked him in the balls while sleeping.

Next time he would have to tie her up.

Anyway, after a sleepless night, in the morning, he had a quick breakfast and then hurried to say goodbye to his mother and sister before leaving with his father and Iris.

His mother whispered some words in Lily’s ear before they left. While his stepmothers and half brothers didn’t even say a word to him. They just respectfully saluted his father.

Zoe and Falcon seemed to have been allocated another mansion on the island. They were staying there until Zoe got assigned a mission by the family.

On the return trip, Victor took Aria with Lily and her sisters with him. As for Kai, he decided to leave him in the island’s mansion. He could do all his missions remotely anyway, and the mansion needs renovations. Victor didn’t want him anywhere near the girls in Vein city.

Now, he just wanted to get some sleep, while thinking about his next plans.

For the next period of time, he should consolidate his power and wait for the dungeon raid with his father. Oh, and he had to attend the academy. There was more than one person he wished to kill there. He should probably castrate them first.

As for Linda’s trouble, it had to wait until after that.

With those happy thoughts, Victor drowned in his dreams.

Lily smiled as she felt her young master’s head on her shoulder. “Serves you right for abandoning me for Aria,” She thought as she smiled while remembering his scream last night. He had to put a bag of ice on his crotch until the morning. Maybe this was retribution for all the nut-cracking he did.

“Did Victor give you that ring?” Theodore asked her suddenly while looking at her hand.

“Ahh…. Yes,” she said as she looked fondly at the silvery storage ring on her finger.

Theodore nodded and said nothing. He clearly saw that this ring was an artifact. Victor was getting more and more mysterious lately, Not bad at all. Hopefully, his other sons would surprise him too.

…

When the plane reached Vein city, Victor quickly said goodbye to his father, Iris, and George, then took Lily, Aria, and the assassins girls to the company’s limousine which was waiting for them at the runway. Leo had learned his lesson.

“I hope you had a nice trip young master.” Leo, who opened the door, greeted respectfully with a smile, then began to drool as he saw the girls, one after another enter the car until it was completely full.

“What are you doing? Go do your job.” Aria, who regained her casual boss’s secretaryʼs bravado, scolded him as she entered the car and closed the door.

Leo cursed silently as he returned to the driverʼs seat and started the car. Why did this bossy girl return? He must find a chance to please the young master. Maybe he would let him have some time with those girls.

Victor, who was surrounded by girls, didnʼt care about Leo or his thoughts. He just relaxed in his seat, feeling the girls who deliberately pushed themselves at him.

“Should I live with you from now on?” Aria asked with some embarrassment while looking at her perverted brother who was fondly surrounded by girls. Lily was sitting on his lap.

“Ah, Yes,” Victor said absentmindedly, “Your mission has not changed. You are my exclusive secretary. And you will be responsible for all my normal businesses and finances. And be sure to investigate the company when you return, I don’t know if that idiot Susan messed anything up.” He added casually as if no pretty girls were busy teasing him. It seems they made some bet with Lily to seduce their young master. And of course, Lily would win.

“Understood….” Aria replied while sighing, “Oh… and my.. mother’s… Carla’s funeral is tomorrow, I will be attending it with Iris. Do you want to come?” She asked him.

“No, I will not go, I didn’t like her. And that B*tch would turn in her grave if I went there anyway. I have to go hunt for pretty girls.” Victor replied, making Aria wish to kick him. Can’t he say something nice about Carla? She was his stepmother anyway. And she was already dead.

“Young master, our car is being followed.” One of the assassin girls who was hugging his arm suddenly said, what was her name again? Ah, Yes Nora, AKA assassin girl three.

Victor looked at the rusty car following them with a frown then used his appraisal skill on its two passengers.

Jane Armstrong
STR 10

INT 19

LUCK 19

CHARM 17

FATE: B(Decreasing)

John SmithSTR 16
INT 4

LUCK 5

CHARM 11

FATE: E(Decreasing)

Victor didn’t recognize them, are they other assassins? Should he use his bazooka? He had one ready in his ring. That woman looks pretty though, it would be a waste.

“Ignore them for now. But keep an eye on them if they make any suspicious movements.” He said casually,

“Young master, I think I know that woman’s identity,” Leo said from the front as he checked the car in the mirror.

“Oh… Is there a pretty woman in the city whom you don’t know?” Victor asked sarcastically,

“No… Maybe….Anyway, I believe that woman should be Jane Armstrong. A well-known investigative journalist.” He said, making Victor frown more. Was there anyone by that name in his memory? No, she was probably not important enough in his past life.

“What does she want?” He wondered as he gestured to Leo to park on the side of the road.

Soon the car stopped followed by the one behind it. A woman and a man stepped down from it. The woman quickly approached Victor’s car and knocked on the rear tinted window.

Victor gestured to Aria who quickly opened the door.

A pretty woman in her thirties, Jane, stood there shocked, wondering what was going on here. It seems this young master is more perverted than rumored.

“Can I help you?” Victor casually asked as he tilted his head to look past Lily who was nested in his lap.

“You are young master Victor white, I presume.” She inquired, just to be sure.

“Yup. The one and only.” He said proudly,

“I…. Can we find a place to talk in private?” She asked him while looking at the girls. They didn’t seem to be some kind of cheap girls. Although they looked docile her journalist instinct told her that they were dangerous. Especially that veiled girl.

“Not now. I am busy as you see, what is this about? If you want to be a model in my company I can give you some time tonight though.” He asked her as he checked her body. Not bad.

“I am Jane Armstrong, I work at the Vein City Times. I want to inquire about your brother Nick and cousin Titus.” She said sternly, making Victor realize that this one was probably investigating his relativesʼ shady deals. And that explains why he never heard of her before. She must have ended up in the belly of some fish. He can use her.

“Oh,...too bad…. You should really work as a model…. But… I will talk to you… maybe?... Aria, is my schedule clear the day after tomorrow?” He casually asked, making Aria silently curse at him, “what schedule? Do you do anything other than messing around with girls?” She thought, but she had to act her role, so she took out her phone and feigned tapping on it.

“Yes, there is some time between your urologist and dermatologist appointments.” She cheekily said, making Victor want to smack her. He was not short of bad rumors.

“Ah, Ok then, set an appointment for Miss Armstrong at the company headquarters in the afternoon. About 3.00 PM.” He said casually.

Jane frowned a little then nodded, It was not unexpected that he would do the interview on his own turf. But she will not back down, she didn’t get her position by being a coward. And this case is really important for her.

“I will be there.” She said as she gestured to her assistant and returned to her car as Lily closed the door.

“Young master, why would you need to see a urologist?” Leo asked timidly as he started the car.

“F*ck you” Victor replied as he kicked Leo’s seat from the back. Making the girls chuckle. All of them including Leo had realized that this was Aria’s revenge on him for insulting her mother.

…

Tom looked around making sure that no one was following him before entering a back alley where a shady store existed.

“We are closed.” a menacing bald man at the door said.

“I have extra goods,” Tom said.

The man nodded and opened the door letting Tom enter.

“Oh, Tom… When was the last time I saw you, three months ago? Do you have something for me?” The shopkeeper who wore a blue shirt and black shorts asked casually as he put down his cigarette and puffed some smoke.

“Yes, some good things,” Tom said as he took out a vase wrapped in a cloth from his backpack. This was the treasure he got from the spider’s dungeon.

“Oh, an illusion vase… It is E rank it seems.” The man said as he appraised the vase using a golden magnifying glass. It was an artifact too.

“Yes, how much would you offer me?” Tom asked.

“15000 COINs.” The man said.

“Too little. I heard there is an auction.” Tom replied, flashing his confident smile.

“Hmm. Do you want this to be auctioned there? That’s fine. But I will take an introduction fee.” He said.

Tom nodded,

“It will happen the day after tomorrow at Midnight. In the basement of the Solaris hotel.” The man said as he took the vase and offered Tom a bronze ticket.

“This is an entrance ticket, Don’t lose it. And be there on time.” The man said sternly as he packed the vase inside a metal box. “Oh, and remember. Tell no one.” He added.

Tom nodded, then left the store not realizing that Victor was watching everything through his eyes.