?


    Damon blinked and nodded. "Yeah, maybe it''s just someone who looks a lot like your mom."


    N didn''t dwell on the topic any longer. She ced the photo back in the album and closed it. "I''m heading to the supermarket to pick up some essentials. Want toe with me?"


    "Sure," Damon agreed.


    After putting the album back in the drawer, N and Damon left the house together.


    At the supermarket, N walked ahead, picking out items while Damon pushed the cart behind her. Their attractive pairing caught the attention of several shoppers.


    Once they had finished gathering the essentials, they approached the spice aisle.


    N turned to Damon and asked, "Should I buy some spices and groceries? We could cook dinner at my dad''s ce tonight."


    "Sounds good to me," Damon replied.


    "What do you feel like eating?" N asked.


    "Anything''s fine," Damon answered.


    N stared at him, slightly annoyed. "You''ve been distracted since we entered the store. Is there something on your mind?"


    Damon shook his head. "No, I''m just thinking about steamed fish. Let''s pick one outter."


    Seeing that he wasn''t going to share, N frowned but decided to let it go. She turned and walked into the spice aisle to begin selecting what they needed.


    Watching her, Damon grew thoughtful. He was certain he had met N''s mother before.


    ording to N, Emerald had moved abroad when N was in elementary school.


    Given that Damon had lived abroad until he was 15, he might have crossed paths with Emerald. Yet, he couldn''t quite recall where he had seen her. Suddenly, his phone buzzed. It was Spencer.


    "Mr. Sumner, I''ve sent Drake''s


    information to your email. By the way, during Mr. Genge''s time abroad, he had quite a bit of contact with him, and the twopanies have been closely cooperating," Spencer reported.


    "Got it," Damon replied before hanging up.


    He opened his email and downloaded the information Spencer had sent.


    The file on Drake was


    el.ne


    straightforward his parents were locals who had migrated while he grew up abroad, excelling in school Heter attended a renowned university, then joined MK Company after graduating. Three yearster, he became an executive and was now a vice CEO worth biffions.


    From the information, it seemed there was no connection between Drake and N, nor any reason for him to investigate her.


    Damon''s expression darkened as he called Spencer back, speaking quietly. "Use Falcon to dig deeper."


    Falcon was a group of hackers Damon had trained abroad, known for their ability to uncover just about anything.


    Spencer was taken aback, sounding anxious. "Mr. Sumner, it''s unnecessary to deploy the team just to check on Drake-"


    "Just do as I say," Damon instructed before hanging up.


    Spencer sighed and dialed an international number.


    e


    A party was in full swing at a manor. in Meri?tate. The crowd was filled


    with tall, handsome men and curvy women, creating a lively


    nov


    atmosphere.


    Suddenly, the phone of a man sitting by the pool rang.


    Immediately, the lively mansion fell silent, with everyone''s eyes fixed on the man''s phone.


    He answered the call. After a brief conversation, he simply hummed before hanging up.


    "Boss, does that mean we have work to do?" asked a woman in a red bikini, holding a ss of champagne and looking excited.