Chapter (76) Ties of The Past
After coming out of the hotel lobby, Mr. Key, who had not seen Mr. Kanazawa for a long time, was about to entertain his old friend by inviting him to eat at another place that had been booked beforehand. But who would have thought, Mr. Key's offer was rejected because Mr. Kanazawa already had an appointment with his business partner in Bangkok and then in the afternoon he also had an appointment with someone. , , ~~ Mr. Key "Mr. Kanazawa, it's been a while, are you free? How about we go out for dinner tonight?", , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa"Aah...I really appreciate it, but I'm really sorry because I have an appointment with someone today, maybe next time, I will call you, I promise." , , ~~ Mr. Key"No, it's fine, it's probably an important meeting, well I'll just wait for your free then.", , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa "hhahah...just my old friends." , , ~~ Mr. Key"I see....." , , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa"Ooh right, I have an appointment with Khun Rey's family this afternoon." , , ~~ Mr. Key"What a coincidence, my nephew's house is right next to theirs , did Khun Yuki never tell you?" , , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa"Is that so?...That punk said nothing but work." , , ~~ Mr. Key"If it's true that you want to go to Khun Leo's family house , Shall we meet there?" , , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa"Is Khun Leo okay with that?" , , ~~ Mr. Key"I'm sure he won't mind that, and if you go there, you'll also meet my grandson, Jay's son." , , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa"Your grandson at Khun Leo's house?" , , ~~ Mr. Key"It's his second home, they've been taking care of my grandson since Jay's wife died, and now Jay is in a relationship with Khun Ryu, Khun Rey's big brother, not only that, there you'll find my other nephew over there." , , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa"hemm...It's very interesting....(smiling)" , , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa"One question, how long has Khun Leo's family been living there?", , ~~ Mr. Key"Umm...They've been living there for so long , and Jay happened to buy the house next to theirs." , , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa"Sokka... (means =/Is that so, in Japanese)...😏" , , ~~ Mr. Key "Pardon..." (confused at the reaction of Mr. Kanazawa's face which suddenly smiled) , , ~~ Mr. Kanazawa"Aah....I almost forgot about the appointment, okay, let's meet there tonight." (while looking at his wristwatch , then they shook hands.) After that Mr. Kanazawa got into his car and soon the car went ahead followed by several cars of his bodyguards and staff.
After seeing Mr. Kanazawa's car leave, Mr. Key also got into his car and was followed by some of his staff. while on the way, he had time to watch the news on the tab installed in his car, He also asked his assistant about the news. , , ~~ Mr, Key"Did you find anything?", , ~~ His Staff"We found nothing , All burnt to the ground...all is clear, Sir....", , ~~ Mr Key"Don't be too sure, check again! I don't want my grandson to get involved.", , ~~ His Staff"Yess sir...." ,, Even though he knew everything was safe, Mr. Key's mind kept thinking about one thing, how Khun Leo's family would reset the scene and clean everything up, leaving only a few charred bodies behind. While closing his eyes he said , , ~~ Mr. Key"How can it be...Who are you?" (while leaning his head and then his hand massaging his forehead)
Later in the afternoon, the atmosphere looks so crowded at the Leo family residence, it looks like they are busy preparing dishes to welcome guests who will come soon. Likewise, Tanaka San was busy setting the dining table, even though there were several trusted chefs there, he still did his own checking of each dish to make sure everything was safe for his boss to eat later. Kinn, who saw him, was so surprised that he asked his brother who was sitting there too. , , ~~ Kinn"What is Tanaka San doing, Phi?", , ~~ Phi Ryu"Aahh...He's making sure everything is safely for Mr. Kanazawa.", , ~~ Kinn"Aren't all the chefs his confidants too?" , , ~~ Khun Yuki"Oohh...He did all that a long time ago, because my dad has had several assassination attempts , the worst thing is that they are our own people." , , ~~ Kinn"How come?", , ~~ Khun Yuki"They must have been paid handsomely by my dad's business competitors. When I was little, I saw my dad and Tanaka San arguing because he was so overprotective." , , ~~ Kinn"Is there something between your dad and him that he's so overprotective?" , , ~~ Khun Yuki"It may seem suspicious when you first see him that way, but it all started when they lost the people by their side. Actually they knew at college, it was my dad's best friend who introduced Tanaka San to my dad , then the three of them were good friends until then, but something bad happened to Tanaka San which resulted in him losing his family , knowing he had nothing left, my dad and his best friend helped him to get up and gave him hope to live. Until one day, Tanaka San and my dad heard that their best friend had been killed. I heard he died along with his family , After an investigation by a private detective, they found out that he had been subjected to frequent assassination attempts when he returned to his home country. That's why Tanaka San became so overprotective of my dad and me." , , ~~ Kinn"Your story seems so familiar, what was the name of your dad's best friend?" , , ~~ Khun Yuki "Ooh...His name is Uncle Michael." (instantly all the people gathered in the living room turned into silence).
Upon hearing Micheal's name mentioned Kinn and Phi Jay were surprised , , ~~ Phi Jay"Mr. Michael is uncle's Key's previous boss, now it makes sense that my uncle is very close to your dad." , , ~~ Khun Yuki"As for the closeness between them, it's for one reason: your uncle and my dad are the largest shareholders in Alphais, the company owned by his late best friend, Uncle Michael, which is now under the control of his stepmother, Mrs. Rose." , , ~~ Kinn"Then what happened to us a few days ago was...waahhh , I got goosebumps." , , ~~ Khun Yuki"The point is that Mrs. Rose doesn't like it if anyone gets in her way, including the tender, because if the project tender goes well, her business will automatically be disrupted." , , At the same time Phi Jay turned to Ryu and saw Rey, Ren and Papa Leo's faces turning so pale. , , ~~ Phi Jay "Why are you all so pale?Babe, are you okay?" , , ~~ Ryu"Ahh...I'm fine..." , , ~~ Kinn"How about you lie down and rest?phi..." , , ~~ Ryu"Don't worry....😊", , ~~ Papa Leo"You're probably still tired, right Ryu?... Isn't Mr. Kanazawa coming any minute?" (papa leo tries to divert the situation) instantly Ryu Rey and Ren's faces changed with smiles.