News was on steaming, people could see international news on the transparent screen placed on the wall.
"Cataland kingdom officially announced their cooperation with Ronan industry, this is the first time the king of Cataland expressed their willingness on chipmaking..."
The Ronan Industry which was mentioned in the news, as their successor was now sitting next to Elio as he watched the news being broadcast on the screen. Harry Ronan had been working on this conference a week before the news was officially broadcast. After almost five years of studying in various departments of their family business, he had finally met the requirements of the current General Executive, and this time, if he could establish a friendship with the king of the Cataland kingdom and successfully sign a contract then his would become a part of General Executive.
For Harry it was his once-in-a-lifetime chance, he can't screw it, and he believe he would not. And his father has faith in him, even though he looks too calm, and he can bear to live in a space which was full of bodyguards.
The bodyguards came from a private agency and Harry's father didn't reveal where he had recruited them. Harry glanced at Elio, a young man with a baby-faced is sitting beside him, Harry couldn't help but let out a sigh.
"Do you want some water?" Elio asked him with a caring tone.
"Eh..."
"You're not a flight attendant. Don't get distracted." Rurika gave Elio a warning glare, then she turned around and grabbed a bottle of peach juice for Mio and another can of coke for herself.
Mio smiled as she took the juice Rurika handed her, and the two seemed to be completely unabsorbed in their worlds.
It makes Harry feel they were just some random passengers, instead of bodyguards. Not only two of them, but there was only Elio dressed like a bodyguard, Harry could see a younger boy with shiny gold hair sitting across from Elio fixing the drone in his hand, and he had oil all over his clothes. Not to mention the tutor sitting next to the young boy, his hair was too long, and with those reflective glasses covering his eyes, Harry could hear him yakking while giving the young blonde boy instructions.
And then there's the Asian face who takes up two seats in a sleep as soon as he gets on the plane. Harry couldn't believe that these people were the bodyguards that his father had hired, the only ones that looked more presentable were the man and woman sitting across from his parents, it was rumored that they were masters and disciples, but the two hadn't exchanged a single word from start to now.
"When we arrive? I'm tired."
"You can get some sleep, Kevin."
Harry felt someone was pulling his clothes, and it was his younger brother. Before they left, Harry had told him the flight would be long, but Kevin didn't want to stay home alone and ended up following them on the plane.
Elio had the sense to step aside and Harry nodded at him gratefully, then pulled his younger brother into a position beside him, they had plenty of time to rest, and Harry decided to find some games to play with Kevin.
After a 10-hour flight, Ronan finally arrived in the Cataland Kingdom, where the king was standing nearby and waiting for their guests to send his greet. Harry's father stood at the cabin door waiting to be welcomed by the King long before Harry stood up, He looked at his father silently and then stood behind him.
The bodyguards who had settled with them on the plane had changed into formal suits, but there were only four bodyguards following the Ronan family; Harry didn't know when the remainings had changed into flight attendant's clothes and they were standing outside the cabin door, thanking Ronan's family for the ride gratefully.
What the heck?
Harry couldn't hold his curiosity, if he wasn't sharing space with them for 10 hours, he might get fooled by their fascinating acting skill. He gave a quick glare at a lady whose name was Rurika, and her friendly and professional smile gave Harry a delusion that he was staying in the cabin with someone else instead of her.
"Thank you all for coming to my country, it's our honor to welcome our valued work partners. And you must be Sir Ronan."
"Your Majesty, we were fortunate by you, it's my pleasure to be able to make a small contribution to the great Cataland Kingdom."
The two were caught by the camera while flattering each other, As they walked from the tarmac back to the airport's VIP lounge, every move of them was broadcast live around the world, with the business community eyeing this mysterious land, Cataland.
They were led to the Royal Garden Hotel, which is the most luxurious hotel in the kingdom. The chandeliers caught Elio's eyes, they looked like a revolving staircase with a shining glow, people who stepped into this hotel would first notice this breathtaking ornamental. Harry pretended to cough behind him, but Elio was blocking his way.
For someone who travels a lot, this level of a luxurious hotel, he had seemed a lot, that's the reason why he can't empathize with Elio. The first thought when he stepped in here, he just wanted to get some rest, not only did the 10-hour fight make him tired, but also the king's attitude. Harry always feels he was underestimated by people, they always see him as a son of Ronan.
For sure, the Ronan family was quite well known in the business world long before his chip industry, but the actual opportunity that led to this cooperation was precisely because his chips were advanced enough. However, his father always claimed credit for it and even took away this opportunity to shake hands with the king on the worldwide line steam.
Harry was too tired to face his father's false smile today. When he got his room card and pushed open the door without giving a proper order to his bodyguard, he simply collapsed.
Elio and Yung, Harry's bodyguards, waited for Harry to fall asleep and opened the door to the room without permission, the moment they entered Elio was glad that Harry had not drawn the curtains, he checked everything in the room to make sure that everything is okay and sat down in the living room with Yung and waited for further instructions from his client.
4 A.M.
In the early hours of the morning, Harry woke up from his sleep and picked up his phone indulging in a left swipe until he saw the last profile and Harry's finger slid to the right.
A sudden contact message jolts Harry out of bed, and his action startled Elio in the living room, who runs over and searches for Harry's location.
Harry was also startled by Elio, he nearly screamed out but he zipped his mouth, but it didn't mean he would let Elio go, he just hates to see people walk around in his personal space, especially now he is stuck in a country that he isn't familiar with it, and his father is his pain in the ass.
"Now, get the fuck out of my room, I'm fine." Harry points in the direction of the living room, if he was brave enough, he would kick Elio out, but he is kind of weak, and Elio looks twice as strong as him, or maybe he is exaggerating the truth.
Fighting with a man who put his life in the bodyguard industry is stupid.
"Are you sure? Do you need me to sing you a lullaby?" Elio recalled the memory that Yung had suggested before, Yung said they have to comfort their client's emotions.
"Are you fucking serious? Are you teasing me with your disrespectful joke? No, don't push me to be the bad guy, I don't want any trouble before I sign the contract with the King. You should be lucky I didn't fire you because of your stupid suggestion." Harry scratched at his hair with an annoyed expression that wanted to bite Elio's head off immediately.
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