Chapter 215 - TEASER: Volume 2 (20-Year-Old Aleksis) (1/2)

Aleksis finally gave up. She went to the wall that separated the restaurant and the penthouse and prepared herself to climb back home. Suddenly, a strong pair of hands pulled her shoulders roughly.

”Hey... you're a spy!” exclaimed the heavy voice behind her. Aleksis could smell the alcohol in his breath. She tried to pull away, but this man was too strong. She already embarrassed him in front of his co-workers, and he was really pissed off. He tightened his grip on her shoulder. ”Heh... where is your bravery now? Who sent you?”

”No one sent me...!” said Aleksis. She tried to struggle, but this man was too strong. Although Aleksis was strong and usually knew how to defend herself, the man who caught her was far stronger than her.

Was... was this person also an assassin from Rhionen Assasins? Lest they were indeed related.

”You have to answer me honestly, otherwise I will throw you out the balcony...” The man raised Aleksis, who wriggled with all her might, as if she weighed nothing. He carried her to the glass wall on the edge of the Sky Bar. The glass wall was only 1.5 meters high as it was placed just to block the wind and prevent visitors from jumping to their death from the 100th floor...

But he had raised Aleksis higher than the glass wall, and she shuddered in terror... This threat was truly frightening. If she were to fall from this height, her body would be scattered beyond recognition. It would also damage the hotel's reputation.

”What's going on, Pavel?” suddenly the masked man, who had helped Aleksis before, appeared next to the man who was threatening her. He positioned himself between them and the glass wall.

”This is a corporate spy, Master. She has been asking a lot of suspicious questions and I caught her about to climb that wall to escape...!” said the scary man.

The masked man narrowed his eyes and carefully studied Aleksis. He immediately recognized the girl as the servant who had fallen from the wall earlier this evening.

”Are you really a corporate spy?” he asked in a soft voice. For a brief moment Aleksis seemed to recognize his voice. It felt like a dream.

”No... no... I have nothing to do with any company or anything... Please put me down...”

Now is not the time to act like a tough woman,  thought Aleksis. She had to use her crocodile tears to save herself. The masked man seemed to be more refined in attitude than his rude staff.

”Then why are you acting so suspiciously?” the man asked patiently.

”I... I...” Aleksis looked into his eyes and, for some reason at that moment, she did not dare to lie. ”I'm sorry to be barging in... I'm looking for someone. That's why I crashed into your party...”

Her voice sounded weak and inviting pity, but he could judge that Aleksis was not lying.

”You have one minute to convince me that you are not a corporate spy,” the man said again. He nodded to the man he called Pavel, ”If you can't, he will throw you down...”