THE MERCURIAL ??

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

"Are you done?"

Logan interrupted, startling her

"I was just..."

"I know....but stop poking your nose into my personal business and just focus on we came here to do. What's the plan?"

"I see. Sorry."

Iris responds

"....don't be, I am sorry, I didn't want to be rude. It's just that today I was planning on talking to him but you know how that went down....so..."

He adds, in a soft low voice

"Oh, then you just need to change your tactic on how to talk to him. Start by telling him how much you love him."

Iris suggests

"No, thanks. I'll figure out something else."

Logan blatantly refused

"Well, I do believe telling him how much you care about him won't hurt. But anyway, good luck. I have a strong feeling he will listen to you."

"Thank you."

He gives one of his sweet charming smile that Iris was starting to like

"Well as for the plan, we talked and he said dad would never agree to meet us. So, we decided that we will put a tracker on the letter that your father will send him. And using that tracker we will find out where dad is."

She explains

"That's great. So when will he send that letter?"

"Next week or so. Apparently they have their own specific days."

"I see...we have to wait until then..."

Iris nods when Logan's Mercurial phone starts ringing. The caller id is identified as Dick.

"Why is he calling you?"

"I don't have any business with him anymore so let's find out. Can you please answer the call and put it on speaker?"

He requests which Iris complies with

"Mr. Wilson. I am sorry to disturb you at this hour, can I take up some of your time?"

"Yeah, sure. What's up?"

Logan responded casually, forgetting about Dick and his old-fashioned ways. He clears his throat and adds,

"I mean, please do tell what's the matter."

"I would like your help with something really urgent and important. I'm afraid I cannot explain this over the phone but if you would like, I would be happy to tell you the matter in person."

"Uh...I see. Very well, I would love to help you. Where do we have to meet?"

"Tomorrow I will be supervising a training class at the head office. I want you to be there at 9 a.m. sharp and we will then discuss the details. Is that alright with you?"

"Yes. That's quite alright with me. See you tomorrow."

Iris then cuts the call upon Logan's motion

"What does he need help with? It's weird."

"Usually, I help him bring clients, people who want to smuggle things illegally but I stopped doing that for a while now..."

"How much bad things have you done?"

Iris shots him a look

"I am not so good as you think."

He smirks in return.

"Yeah well who's to say I ever thought you were good?"

"You're sitting here with me right now, so I am pretty sure you think I am a good person. Not that I am denying, because I haven't personally done something that bad. Just the usual to get some information. I secretly let the innocent people escape so that no one would get hurt. George helps me a lot with this in fact."

"George is that old man, right? What business is he in?"

"He owns hotels chains all over the world."

"And you worked with him about?"

"I am an investor who has a few shares. This was his condition to help me."

"You said he was a good man."

"He is. The share owning part is a reason that if we meet in public the other board members wouldn't get suspicious."

"I see. That's good then. Now, we need to find out what Dick is up to."

"He doesn't normally supervise training classes.....why call me there?"

"Oh shit....our teacher told us that from tomorrow and till a week, a supervisor will come and select a few trainees who will go into the special program."

"That means...."

"Dick will be coming and that special program must be a reference to his team...."

Iris remarks, biting he lower lip