"I accept the mission. What about you raven?" "Ofcourse doll, I accept it too. Can't lose the opportunity to work with you." He showed me his bunny smile, yet again. "So its settled then. I'll hand you the case files and I'll make sure that your fake identity and false background are ready by next week. I take my leave now." Sehun said, and left the cabin after shaking hands and wishing us luck for the mission.

Feeling extremely awkward, just as soon as he left, I grabbed my coat and prepared myself to leave and so did Jungkook.

••••

"I can't believe I'm working with Miss Seductress herself! So it's true what others say; you do look like a living doll. I have always adored your work--" Jungkook tried to start a conversation as we walked out, but I wasn't in the mood for it. I maybe agreed to work in the mission, didn't mean I'd establish a bond with him. Remember, the sacred rule of my life, to never get caught up with other's feelings.

"Don't be so presumptuous about me raven. If you're thinking of ways to woo me then you're wrong. Your pretty face and these charming acts won't work on me." He widened his eyes in shock but a moment later his lips curved into a smirk. "Woah, your transitions seem to amaze me. You looked so normal back there and you're all bold and fierce here. And did you say pretty face? Well, thanks for the compliment. But don'tyou think calling me presumptuousis basically putting an allegationon me?"

"Ofcouse raven, you're supposed to be presumptuous and female mind reading expert, just as you're trying to psychoanalyze me right now. Remember, we're just a team, nothing more." I folded my arms and sternly faced him. He bent his back and looked down right into the hue of my eyes. "Are you setting up work boundaries between us because you're intimidated by my charms?" He asked with a raised brow.

"Intimidating? Big word, Jeon."

"Yeah, but definitely not bigger than my dick."

"The fuck? This is completely out of context--"

"You know you can ride me if you want to,Doll." He wiggled his brows. Nice comeback, I'll not let you prove that I get intimidated by you.

I couldn't find anything better than just turning away from him. "Okay, now that's enough of dirty stuff we've talked today. And what's wrong with you and weird names? Stop calling me doll....I ain't those crazy hoes who purposely flirt back and like to get toyed by ravens like you."

"You're a doll, a cute one rather. You act cold, but that doesn't mean I'd call you penguin?" I responded with nothing more than an eyeroll. "You're not really into making friends, are you?" "You're pretty intrusive, so it's equal. And, we wouldn't want distractions as we work, do we? And look Guk, stop your  psychoanalysis on me, think of ways at which you can lure Taehyung ssi's fiance." "I have already done some of my research. His fiance is Sana Minatozaki, a famous Japanese actress based in Korea. I happen to follow some of her movies and interviews. And her ideal type of person is someone who respects her profession, is hardworking and good to her parents." 

He expected a pat on his back, so I gave one: in Pretended admiration. "Oh wow! Astounding! I'm so proud!" I walked past him towards my parked sedan, and he followed along, doing clumsy actions so that I could spare a glance at him acting like a clown.

"You know doll, you're hard to impress. And somewhere I like that. To be honest I really felt a connection between us, which is why I thought we could develop a bond. But no worries, I'd make you feel the same too."

I thought he was talking silly, so I didn't respond to him. He walked me over to my car and opened the door for me like a gentleman. "See you in Seoul!"he cheerfully said and walked away down another lane doing the "I love you (🤘)" pose as his silhouette faded under the night sky.

This guy was very silly. Surprisingly, he made me smile. A very genuine one, not gonna lie. A property I had forgotten with time.  He was definitely very different from all the other ravens I have worked with in past. Maybe his talents and professionalism is impressive because of which The Phoenix chose him to work with me in business.

A week later

Sehun as promised, sent us our background and false identities for the mission. I thought my name would've been a boring French or Latin type as always; however, for the first time I was surprised I didn't get the "Lucienne" or "Barbara" tag I usually get. Surprisingly, my name was Lisa Bruschweiler for the mission.

Okay, could've been worse. Nevermind.

I was supposed to pose as the chief executive of "Utopia immunology firm", a successful business conglomerate and Guk was supposed to be Jeon Jeongguk, the heir to this business,basically he was posing as a chaebol or my boss's son.

Let me tell you, companies like Utopia do exist for real; they secretly associate with secret agencies to help the agents get a cover tag for their assigned missions. Such trends are quite common, to have major companies posing as a background for our identities.

2 days later:

We finally reached Seoul after a long tiring flight. We were living in our own villas at a considerable distance to avoid suspicion. Sehun had texted us the details of our plan.

The plan for the first stage was: make an appointment to meet Taehyung and create a good first impression in front of him, appeal to work close with him, introduce "Jeongguk" when we meet his fiance, create some jealousy and friction between the couple till they finally separate. Seemed simple?

Taking a deep breath, I dialled the number given on the company card. "Hello, is this Vantae--" I paused due to some disruption in the line. "Oh hi! I-I'm Tzu! Sorry Tzuyu, no wait--whats wrong with this--fuck! I'm still connected---" the call went off, and then the person called back again. "Anneyong, this is Ms Chou from the front desk of Vantae Corp. How may I assist you?" A feminine voice resonated my ears. "Hello, this is Lisa Bruschweiler this side. I heard that your company is running a sponsorship drive for the new innovative project I would like to be a part of. May I know when can I meet Mr. Kim?" "Okay ma'am. Just a second please."

The call went on hold and a piano tune played through it, reminiscing me about my little brother, Lucas, who practiced piano all day long. Unfortunately, he couldn't make it,because....I lost him at a very young age.

"He's free at noon tomorrow, shall I book an appointment if you're okay with the time?" "Ofcourse. Thank you!"
"My pleasure ma'am."

The girl for sure was new to job, she seemed very nervous, though I found her actions very cute. Tomorrow was the first day into the mission. I was so prepared for it.

I suddenly remembered I had received a letter from the mailbox from where I had found Sehun's official letter. It looked very suspicious because it was a plain envelope with a red stamp. I had thought it might have accidentally got delivered to my place, but since it didn't have a sender's address it was confusing. After debating whether to open it or not, I gave up and opened it.

It had a short letter inside. And the moment I read it I felt like my soul had left my body. My hands started shivering as I reread the note. It read;

To: My Babygirl
From: Your Mommy

Welcome back, Angel. Ready to come home to mommy again?

This couldn't happen, they can't find me. Please, please be a prank.

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First suspense!

Couldn't double update because I was re-editing a few things which didn't get saved on my draft😞. I'm trying to finish maximum chapters (kinda completed until the 6th chapter)

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