Chapter 105 - Going For A Ride (1/2)

In the end, Halia had no choice but to meet with Emerson again. Over the past two days, she had already slipped in questions inconspicuously about his casino and its operations and she was fairly certain that he didn't know about the illegal activities that were taking place there. In fact, it didn't seem like he even knew that Thomas was a junket, let alone that he was a junket for his casino.

In that case, who was giving Thomas permission? And did he have a boss?

Halia didn't want to expose Thomas yet, so she didn't reveal the deal she made with him to Emerson nor did she mention that she would be going to Macau in a few weeks. She simply came to the conclusion that Emerson was clueless about the entire thing.

That day, Emerson's driver was waiting outside The Peninsula Hotel for Halia. As soon as she stepped out, the driver waved her into the car and started driving.

”Where are we going?” Halia asked.

”The Young Master is waiting for you at the wharf,” the driver replied.

”The wharf?” Halia said in confusion. ”I simply have a bracelet that I need to return to him. Can I just give it to you?”

”I'm sorry, Miss. I was told that the bracelet is worth almost a million Hong Kong dollars, if anything happens to it, I'm dead. I could never afford something like that. It's best if you hold onto it and give it to him in person,” the driver replied.

Halia sighed and looked out the window. Emerson's intentions were pretty obvious at that point, but Halia had run out of questions for him and she didn't want to lead him on when she already had a partner, so she was determined to make things clear when she saw him.

Soon, the Rolls Royce arrived at the wharf and Halia stepped out. ”The Young Master is waiting for you at pier #22,” the driver explained. Halia smiled and began walking towards pier #22 as instructed.

It didn't take long before she located a pole with the number 22 on it. But, when she arrived, she looked around and couldn't see Emerson anywhere.

At that moment, she heard a honk. Halia quickly looked in the direction of the noise and spotted Emerson on board a yacht. His voice wasn't very clear, but Halia saw him wave as she walked towards him.

”Come for a ride,” he said as she got closer.