Is this destiny?

~ Private island in Adriatic Sea ~

Sarah is going thought the closet, checking if she wants to pack anything else for their stay in France. She is usually not so picky because even if they forget something, they can always buy it… but it's her first time going to the Castle (aka Chateau), and her Sigma army will arrive in next two days. And she is excited.

On this island, they finished setting up Eve-security and followed up with Toma on his undersea treasure hunts. That man always surprises them by finding new shipwrecks to explore, and they are more than happy to approve his proposals, because Toma has a crazy luck or a sixth sense for finding treasures. Their newly-built basement storage will soon be full.

Sarah and Aiden discussed to put some of the items up for auction and decided to find a person who can help them do that anonymously. After all, if anyone finds out from where the items came, they will be in danger of getting robbed.

"Done packing?", Aiden asked when he found her checking clothes.

"I'm not sure…"

Aiden chuckled and pulled her in his embrace. "Relax. There are already clothes waiting for us in the Castle. And we can always go to Paris to shop. I am more than happy to carry the bags."

She pinched his cheeks playfully. "Silly. We always get things delivered. When did you carry any bags when we shop?"

He made a face like he was wronged. "Hey, it's the intention that counts."

Sarah laughed.

Her phone played a specific tune, indicating that there is a new email in the inbox she uses as Sigma.

Sarah's face lit up as soon as she glanced at it. "A job request!"

Aiden pouted. "You are getting them more than I do."

She shoot him a side-glance. "Because you are too expensive. You can't have fun and charge a fortune for that."

He grinned. "If they want quality, they need to pay for it."

"Did you indirectly call me cheap or low quality?" Sarah glared at him and found that he already dashed out the room, anticipating her fury.

"Do you think that I'm that childish to chase after you?!", she shouted toward the open door.

Aiden's head peeked from the side of the doorframe. "You are not?"

Sarah looked at him while putting her phone on the side table slowly.

"Of course… I am!", she ran after him.

It was a wild chase through the main building on the island. Surprisingly, they didn't break anything.

Aiden managed to get out through the main door and used an open window of the study to get back inside.

Sarah saw his shadow disappear into the main bedroom and dashed after him.

As soon as she stepped inside, she yelped in surprise when he grabbed her from behind and practically threw her on the bed. Sarah didn't get a chance to protest because he was already on top of her, and his lips covered hers. Ah, there is no better foreplay than a chase.

Later that evening…

"So, what is the job about?", Aiden asked while caressing Sarah's hair.

Sarah crawled over Aiden to get her phone and then ducked back under covers to snuggle next to him while reading the email.

"Hmm… There are two parts. First one is to find dirt on three people. There is some basic information provided… I can see that all three are US Citizens from Chicago area and board members of K Industries…"

Aiden frowned. "K Industries?"

 "You know it?"

"Yes. Jasper is CEO of K Industries."

"Oh? You think this is related to him? Or did he create this request?", Sarah asked while reading the rest of the email. "Hold that thought. No need to answer. Second part is to find information related to Norman Kiani freezing assets and resources of Jasper Kiani. This is definitely related to Jasper, and he is not the one who posted the job because he should know what this Norman person away from him. Who is Norman Kiani?"

"That is his father."

"His father froze his assets? How?"

Aiden knocked her forehead lightly. "Your job is to find out."

Sarah rolled her eyes. "Right… but who wants to find out about this? And about shareholders? Is someone after K Industries? Or after Jasper?"

"Don't guess…" Aiden interrupted Sarah's wild imagination before it started. Knowing her, it will be a crazy conspiracy involving zombies and possibly aliens. "Let's look up who placed an order."

Sarah was happy to see that Aiden is willing to help. It's always fun when they work together.

Not long after, both of them were with their laptops.

"Ethan Shaw placed an order.", Sarah found him and looked into his background.

Aiden checked details on his finances. "Ethan's main income source is from trading stocks for several people… one of his clients is Ellie Young."

"Hmm…", Sarah mused. "This is not a coincidence. My money is on the scenario that Ellie requested this job. Based on the facts presented: Norman is giving Jasper a hard time. Normal parents don't freeze assets of their children. And for those three board members, just when I see their old age I bet that they are siding with Norman during board meetings. Is Ellie helping Jasper get advantage against his father?"

Aiden furrowed his brow while thinking. "I remember that few years back Jeff offered his help to Jasper with something that involved his father, but Jasper rejected. I'm not sure if it's related to this or not."

One phone call later...

"Jeff said that Jasper rejected the offer to help him deal with his father who took away his assets and is causing him issues at the company with reasoning that this is something he wants to handle personally because it's a family matter." Aiden summarized Jeff's explanation. "Why is he letting Ellie deal with this?"

"Two options. One is that he trusts Ellie and her capabilities more than Jeff's. And other one is that Ellie is doing this without his knowledge. I'm leaning toward option B: Ellie is helping out her boyfriend on her own.", Sarah said, and her eyes lit up.

Aiden saw Sarah's expression and he can read her like a book. "You want to help him out with this?"

Sarah smiled. "You said it, Jasper does not want help, so I will not help him. But that does not mean that I will not help Ellie. First, I'm responding that I will accept the job. And then I will start digging into this."

Aiden nudged her shoulder with his. "I will help you."

Sarah typed her response to the job request in few seconds and sent it.

She looked at Aiden. "What happened with high-priced quality? I don't think I can afford you."

He looked at her playfully. "You can pay with your body."

She laughed. "I see that being your fiancée has it's perks. Are you sure that I am not benefiting from that deal as well?"

"I see no problems with that." Aiden kept their laptops on the side and leaned in for a kiss.

"Ah! Aren't we supposed to go to France?", Sarah reminded him when she felt his hands wondering over her body under the cover.

"The plane will wait for us. There are more… pressing matters to tend to."

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