11 Nothing Could Stop Her

At Yue Mansion, Country V

Raine was alone eating dinner when her mind wandered to her encounter with that man, Tyrone. Her grip tightened around her knife as she pushed her plate of steak away from her with a grunt. She was getting frustrated. Something inside her was convinced that Tyrone and the 'lollipop boy' who saved her was the same person.

This 'lollipop boy' whose real identity was Nathaniel Yue. 

She tried to recall what she could years ago about the boy, but all she could remember was the color of his eyes and hair. Her father tried to hunt the boy down to kill him, and it took her father over two long years after eradicating uncle Arthur's family and followers even to find him. By that time, Raine's father found the boy who was said to have turned into a werewolf. She witnessed how her father killed him during that time. She was nine by then.

So why was she convinced that the 'lollipop boy' or Nathan was alive?  The answer was quite simple. It was because of the boy's eyes back then… 

She didn't say a word, but her father killed the wrong boy. Raine knew it was part of Nathan's plan to stay alive to have found someone to be killed instead of him. Raine did not know why she protected him again in that crucial moment from her father. If she had said something, then the hunt might not have ended until they killed the real Nathan. 

Back then, she never mentioned his name. She only referred to him as the 'lollipop boy' for his own safety.

She was interrupted from her stupor when her uncle Yun entered the dining area. He had snapped eyebrows as he stared at her and Raine knew why. Her uncle could not wait to get rid of her wherever he was staying. She was someone who would always question all his movements, after all, whether it was regarding the Yue Group or Moon Clan.

"I heard you delayed your flight to country D?" Yun commented as he walked to his chair on the table, the left side of his brother Marcus' seat. He faced her, who was busy eating opposite him. "Aren't you slacking too much, Raine?" 

Raine raised her head to give her uncle a beautiful smile, "Don't you miss me, uncle? I just came home, and now you're asking me to leave this instant? It's been a while, so I would like to make a random check on the Yue Group. I'm still the Vice-Chairman, after all. So it's simply right that I make sure that the group is still doing well while Father is still resting."

Yun's flinched at her words. Before he could react, Raine had already continued, "Well, I know you're working your ass off as the Deputy Chairman. But still, I feel bad letting you work alone. I wanted to help you out with whatever means and time I could give."

'Those smiles are filled with poison…' Yun inwardly retorted. His niece was giving him a pleasant smile, but he could feel that the woman had something planned against him! Raine was cunning. He wouldn't let his guard down despite her display of being an ever 'good niece' towards him.

Raine soon pouted as she let out a long sigh, "Let me rest for some days to look after my father while I'm here. Please, uncle? You see, I miss my father too. I'm not sure how long it will take me to finish the mission in country D, so I wanted to stay here for just a bit longer…"

Yun nodded, "Fine. Stay as long as you want. The mission can wait."

At the back of his head, he saw it as an opportunity for his plans to commence sooner. He had a trail on Raine, but his niece was difficult to deal with. He wanted to plant someone close to her to report to him. The only problem was that Raine was very meticulous about people around her. That, and she chose them personally.

Raine handpicked each and every single one of them for their individual talents. But most importantly, their loyalty towards Raine was something that could not be bought or exchanged.

Luckily, he heard about Raine's mission last night and how she seemed interested in some random bodyguard she encountered the previous night. He already made the arrangements and planned to meet with that man tomorrow to get him as one of his bodyguards. 

He knew his niece well. If Raine wanted something or someone, nothing could stop her from getting what she wanted, whether by hook or by crook. It was one of Raine's weaknesses that his brother Marcus often said would lead to her doom.

'Let's see how much you want that man,' Yum mused as he began to eat dinner. Raine was a pain in his a*s, but he could not do a thing about her because Marcus loved the girl too much. He loved his brother too much to do something that would break his heart. 

But once Marcus died, he would wipe away all that would dare stand in his way.

He heard of how the Mirage Council considered Raine for the throne to lead the Moon Clan and Yue group if his brother Marcus succumbed to his illness. He clenched his jaw as he glared at the woman. He deserved everything that his brother would leave behind, not Raine. He couldn't believe how those idiotic council members even thought of considering Raine as a successor!

"Uncle, try this prawn. It tastes good!" Raine said with a smile as she added, "Look at how you're losing weight… Work must have been hard for you. How about I stay more and help you out?"

His face dimmed as he firmly answered, "I can manage it, Raine. Focus on your mission at country D. Eliminate all that will endanger our clan!"

Raine gave her uncle a poker smile, "Fine. I can monitor things online, anyway. Father will wake up soon, uncle, so let's not disappoint him. You know how he dislikes loopholes, both in our clan and legal businesses under the Yue Group. Let's keep things the way father used to manage them. We both don't want to face his wrath once he wakes up, do we?"

Raine's words had a hidden meaning, but he could only speculate on such. How could she monitor everything with just one body of hers? 

Yun gave Raine a poker smile of his own, "Of course. So make sure you finish all of your missions in the underworld before he wakes up. Make sure you also retrieve the list before my brother opens his eyes."

"I'll wrap everything up before you even know it, Uncle…" Raine pushed the plate away before standing up. She gave her uncle a devious smile, followed by a wink, "I'm done eating dinner. Sleep well, Uncle," 

Raine strutted out of the dining room and headed for her bedroom.