288 A WONDERFUL PRESENT

Tokyo, Japan

A handsome man stood at a window in his office with a distant yet intense look in his eyes. His mind seemed elsewhere as if he was removed from his current situation. He did not even seem to hear someone opening his door.

No one could decipher his thoughts.

After a moment, he turned to face the person who had invaded his space before looking outside again.

The woman looked at him with a slight frown that spoke of a hidden worry. She had known this man for a long time, so she had seen the strange sparkle in the usually detached eyes. While he was a person of many faces and expressions, he rarely showed true intensity as he did now.

"Kaito, are you really suspending our operations?" She finally asked.

The handsome man turned from the window and faced her again.