Yumi was distracted from her sleep when her aunt called her phone. She immediately answered it.
"Why did you call me? Did Luke get mad at you because I stayed in his mansion for a while? I told you I'm not coming back after we argued. I'm not going to make any more trouble for your sake," she began politely.
"Yumi, Sir Luke has agreed. He informed me that he allowed me to send you back to the mansion. I've given permission from him to let you live here," Mother Lingling was happy to share the news on the other line.
At that moment, Yumi's heart seemed to sing out of sheer joy. Finally, she is close to her target and he can no longer be pressured by her boss, Agent Roberta, who gives her a deadline in his task to get close to Luke and find access to his company.
"Really? What did you say and make him agree?" Yumi asked in disbelief. She has to use this opportunity to spy on him.
"I don't know either. Maybe somehow, he has forgiven you for the mistake you made. I also explained that you need to find a cheap apartment to rent. But he said it's better to live in a mansion while you have nowhere to move and start a new career. Tell me right away huh? When are you moving here? I miss you, Yumi."
Yumi could see that her aunt was teary eyed even though she was not facing her. Somehow, her acting went well. Her skills went well. "Promise, Mother Lingling, I won't do anything to make Luke angry. I don't want you to be disappointed in me."
"Thank you, Yumi. I know you won't let me down."
The call ended and her mouth almost burst from smiling so much. She immediately packed her important clothes in the cabinet along with her other belongings in her friend's apartment. He lay down on the bed for a few moments, remembering what had happened between him and Luke.
"He thinks I sold myself just to finish school, and sometimes I just think his mother is right, that he doesn't really love me and he's just confused about the difference respectively, him being merciful because I'm poor and showing gratitude because I helped him in the mansion."
She had no idea tears were falling from her eyes. She still adores Luke and is deeply hurt by his coldness and ruthlessness toward her. His adoptive parents have poisoned his mind. Even if Yumi fought for her love for Luke, it is still unclear whether their relationship will last due to their vastly different economic classes. Yumi, on the other hand, is disappointed because she was defeated by the Laurels. If Luke had only been with Yumi during those times that they were apart, he would not have been suspected of having anything to do with Dante's death.
The next day, Yumi attends a meeting of the State Investigating Bureau or SIB, the organization she belongs to. She had to show up at headquarters so Agent Roberta wouldn't scold her. She had no idea that the topic of the meeting was about Luke's case.
"This is Luke Laurel. He is the adoptive son of the female business magnate, Nelia Laurel. Nelia Laurel is now comatose so Luke is the one who took over Fiery Corp. If you heard about it on TV, the rumor buzzed that Luke Laurel will change the rules within Fiery. Maybe, this is one of his steps to erase any evidence that would point to him as a suspect in the death of his adoptive father, Dante Laurel." That's what Yumi heard the speaker say. But she is aware that everyone at the headquarters already knows about Luke. On the other hand, she does not understand why Luke needs to be involved in such a thing and even though she knows that Luke has become hot tempered and has a mental illness, he will not reach the point where he will kill someone.
"Excuse me, sir. We already know Luke's background. Let's just focus on what else we want Yumi to do in case she succeeds in entering the company," Agent Roberta suggested to the superintendent who was the speaker of their meeting.
"We just need a recap. And one more thing, we also got an article about Luke's mental health state. He can't run the company because of his condition. Maybe he's just doing that to get revenge on Dante," answered the superintendent.
"Sir, are we going to guess his motive? We should just discover the truth if Dante is the killer or not. We will only send Yumi to his company. What else do you want to happen?"
Yumi smiled slightly. At that moment, she knew her boss was protecting her.
"We'll have a different plan. Yumi needs to win Luke's heart."
Yumi gasped and shook her head. "How can I do that? I don't thrill men. Luring them wasn't a thing to me."
"But you're beautiful." There was a hint of sarcasm in the male superintendent's voice. Agent Roberta also noticed that.
"I will not allow Yumi to flirt with that suspected criminal. That was not what was discussed from the start. And Yumi is still a rookie in this field. We just pulled her from another department," Agent Roberta reasoned.
"Superintendent, I will be happy to accept what you want," Yumi simply answered, surprising Agent Roberta as well.
"Yumi, you told me that you—"
"I just want to finish this task quickly," Yumi reasoned, her hesitation concealed in front of her superiors.
"Perhaps she just wants to entice that guy because he's rich and handsome, and Yumi's past couldn't deny that she's cunning when it comes to other guys; she'll do anything to move up the ladder of success quickly."
Yumi was irritated because of her colleague, detective Rica, who was sitting on the corner of the headquarters. Why does Rica seem to always throw hate on her even when she's not doing anything wrong?