999 Red Roses

Daniel frowned at Lucas and sighed impatiently, "Are you deaf?! Send a bouquet of 99 pink roses to Emma's studio and make sure it's delivered anonymously."

Lucas nodded slowly, still trying to process the unexpected request. "Alright, sir. Consider it done."

'99 roses? Is Mr. Daniel seriously pursuing Miss Emma now?' He thought.

Daniel waved him off dismissively, "Good. Now get to work on everything I've asked for."

As Lucas hurried out of the room to carry out his boss' orders, Daniel leaned back in his chair and released a deep sigh.

"I wonder how Emma is holding up. Is she fine?" He thought out loud.

In an abandoned warehouse,

The silence of the surrounding forest was abruptly shattered by a sharp, thunderous smack, which reverberated through the dense trees.