10 Like father like son
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''And why should I help you?'' Kevin arched an eyebrow, little arms folding across his chest.
Paul looked confused, ''We're talking about your father's company. Of course, you should help your father…''
“My father? I’m sorry. I can’t help... ”Kevin stood up, straighten his little suit, walked into his room, and slammed the door on Paul's face. Dad was such a liar. How could he say Mommy was dead? How could he curse Mommy? As Mommy’s son, he could sense that she was still alive somewhere. He had to find a way to find out her location.
Paul followed the boy to his door, ''…''
He suddenly felt a little tired of dealing with these Daltons all day every day. Mr. Smith had witnessed the whole conversation. He looked a bit concerned as Paul approached him with a defeated look on his face, ''Mr. Smith… Do you know what Kevin likes? Food, toys… anything… I really need your help.''
Me. Smith shook his head, ''Kevin loves his Legos and iPad. But Mr. Dalton has taken them away. He enjoyed them a lot.''
Legos and iPad? An idea suddenly struck Paul as he rushed out of the mansion, driving to the nearest shopping center and buying the newest iPad along with a couple of new sets of Legos.
When he finally went back to the mansion, Kevin was still in his room. Paul knocked on the door with a confident smile on his face, "Kevin! I bought you a new iPad and a couple of new Legos sets. Do you wanna take a look?"
The door was opened just as he expected. Kevin's eyes darted from Legos to Paul's face and to Legos again. "What do you think, pal? Do you like them?" Paul's smile stretched as he saw the astonished look on the boy's face. Kevin sighed and shook his head, "Paul, I'm worried about you." "Worried?" Paul raised an eyebrow, completely clueless.
"My dad, aka, your boss took my iPad and Legos away, but now you're sending me new ones. Do you want to get fired?"
Paul went petrified.
"Paul, you disappointed me," Kevin frowned at the poor assistant, "You know how much my dad hates those who disobey his orders. Just think about the consequence."
Paul thought of the consequence and instantly started to regret his decision, "Um… Kevin… I think I should take these things away before your dad finds out… I appreciate the reminder though…"
Kevin smiled and fished out his cellphone, snapping at those Legos none-stop. "Kevin! What are you doing?!" Paul's voice croaked. Kevin showed him his phone, "Dad will still know even if you take them away right now…"
Paul stared at the boy incredulously, mouth opening, "Kevin, why are you doing this to me."
"Please don't take this personally, Mr. Evans," Kevin shrugged, "We both know this is just business. These photos won't show up on my dad's phone if you do one thing for me."
"What is it?" the assistant asked eagerly.
"I need you to find my mommy for me," Kevin said with a straight face.
Paul's eyes widened, "No! Your dad will fire me if he finds out!"
"Yeah, IF he finds out," Kevin waved the phone, "But if you don't work with me now, you will get fired right away. I’ll give you five seconds to think about it. Five, Four, Three, Two..."
"Please don't send them!" Paul held out a trembling hand. His phone, however, suddenly started to buzz. Paul cast Kevin one last indignant look before he went to the hall to pick up the phone.
"Still have no clue about the hacker? Paul, do you like this job or not?"
"Sir… I'm so sorry… I will find the hacker instantly, I promise!" Paul said warily. When Kevin went to the man, pulling his hem with a chubby hand, "I feel bad for you, pal. Your boss is a blood-sucker. Why don't you work for me?"
Paul: "…"
It was not like you were better than him or something… Really, like father like son...
"Fine," Paul gritted out, "But I need you to solve one problem for me."
"What is it?"
…
Ten minutes later, Kevin walked out of the study room, handing a piece of paper to the assistant, "Here. This is the address of that hacker." Paul was thrilled, "So soon?"
Kevin cast him a serious glance, "Now, it's time for you to fulfill your duty. I need all of my mommy's information in 15 days." With that, the boy sauntered out of the living room. Paul was simply stressed out. 15 days… How could he even do that? Luckily, the most pressing issue had been solved. Paul dialled Chase's number, reporting the good news to him.
"Did you find out who the hacker is though?"
"Nope, but I've known where he is living now."
"Good. I need you to capture this guy for me!"
"Yes, sir."
…
The network finally recovered. The second Chase opened his laptop an e-mail was sent in. After reading the content, a big smile broke his hard features. He dialed the phone number left on the email instantly. The person who picked up the phone was a woman.
"Hello, this is Chase Dalton. Are you Madam Dussa?"
Lola clenched the phone the second she heard the deep musical voice. She was still a bit scared. She wouldn't even get close to this guy if it were not for Kevin.
"I am Madam Dussa. I know you're looking for me. I can save your son, but there is one thing that I want you to do."
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