Stranger's In Love
75|GRD GALLERY

Today Cassandra was allowed to go home because her condition had improved and began to improve. Allan, who has been with Cassandra for the past three days, will now take Cassandra back to the Mansion.

“Thank you, Allan. You have been taking care of me and accompanying me all this time, thank you also for not informing my family because if they knew I could-maybe I was no longer allowed to wander here and there, hehe.” said Cassandra sincerely.

Allan stared at Cassandra for a moment and then refocused on the road in front of her, they were in a car that drove towards the Mansion.

“For the years we have been friends this is the first time I have heard you sincerely thank me,” Allan said as he chuckled.

Cassandra pinched the slow of Allan's arm. “Damn, you!”

“Don't move much, you still haven't recovered properly,” rebuked Allan.

Cassandra laughs. “Don't move much or are you afraid I'm pinching you with full force? Haha..”

“I'm serious, Cassandra.” Allan's tone sounded different this time.

Cassandra was suddenly silent and nodded awkwardly, until they finally reached the Mansion. Allan opens the car door for Cassandra and lets the woman into the Mansion.

“I can be alone, Allan,” said Cassandra who was uncomfortable with Allan's good attitude, did not feel like Allan like this even though Cassandra knew Allan's kindness because she was worried as a friend.

“What happened to him?” zean asked when he saw Allan asking Cassandra into the guest room.

Zean had just arrived in Prague at about ten in the morning and from the day of the accident Allan and Cassandra had still not told Zean because they did not want Zean to worry. They intend to tell Zean when the man has returned.

Allan helps Cassandra sit on the lip of the bed, while Zean continues to stare worriedly at her friend.

“Cassandra was shot by an unknown person,” Allan replied finally.

“What?” Zean's face suddenly changed, he looked angry.

“Already, Zean. I'm fine,” said Cassandra trying to make the atmosphere not too tense.

“Who did it?” ask Zean.

Allan shook his head, he also still did not know until now and there was still no news from Irene like the woman had not arrived in Korea.

“I've sent my men to find out, but so far there's still no news. To be sure this perpetrator seems like a proficient person,”, said Allan then he explained in detail the results of the police investigation and his man.

Zean clenched his hands tightly, who would dare to do something like this to Cassandra.

“I will order my confidants to review this case. For a while stay at the Mansion, I will also tighten guard here because maybe the person is still targeting you,” Zean said then he was like sending a message to someone via his phone.

Then Zean looked at Allan. “Allan, take care of Cassandra. Don't leave him alone,” Zean's message before leaving them both.

Allan and Cassandra simply nodded obediently to Zean's orders.

***

Irene arrives in Korea and meets Tae-O. They promise to meet at a Penthouse that Irene has rented as a secret place for Tae-O.

“Wahh.. Guess, Noona! This penthouse is so cool!” Tae-O is amazed to see this luxurious Penthouse. (“Wahh.. Daebak, Noona!” meaning “Wahh.. Cool, Brother!”)

Tae-O threw his body on the sofa, he seemed to relax and enjoy the atmosphere here. Though this is still in Korea, it feels like staying in a hotel abroad.

“Hei, Tae-O! Your house is also luxurious, you are a rich man but why so much when you get here?” Irene asked astonished at Tae-O's reaction.

“Hehe... Don't be too serious, Noona. Sometimes we have to be dramatic,” he replied chuckling, it turns out he was just joking. Damnit.

Irene rolled the lazy eyeball. “You've eaten?” ask Irene later.

Tae-O frowned confused, actually Irene's purpose to meet him is to ask for help or give him a local tour in his own country of birth anyway?

“Noona, exactly what should I do? Why are you even tracking me like we're on vacation?” Tae-O reveals his confusion.

Irene smiled. “I have to give you service before you go on a secret mission from me.”

“Creet mission? What mission? Quickly tell me,” Tae-O is very enthusiastic.

During this time Tae-O wants to be able to do something with his hacker talent, he even has aspirations to become a CIA agent. Although he knows it is impossible because there is no one in his family who supports Tae-O because it is a very dangerous job.

Tae-O moves from his sleep to a sitting position on the sofa.

“What exactly is it?” tae-o asks seriously.

Irene approached the man and sat down before him. “I want you to find information about someone.”

Tae-O laughed. “Hahaha…. Just looking for information? It's a trivial thing and it's very easy for me, Noona. You don't have to get to this.”

Irene smiled as she shook her head and looked at Tae-O coldly. “Not just information, Tae-O. I want you to search for travel history information, account transactions, personal data to eavesdrop on someone.”

Tae-O spontaneously stands with his eyes fully rounded, he is completely shocked. “Really, Noona? You want me to do all that?”

Irene just nodded in response.

“Yass! Uhuyy! Finally I got a special mission,” said Tae-O excited, he was happy to be able to help with the capabilities of hackers he has.

However, suddenly the gleeful smile on Tae-O's face fades. “But wait a minute! Noona, isn't that illegal? That means I'm the same as cyber crime.”

Irene sighed for a moment. “Since when have hackers thought about cyber crime?”

Tae-O laughs again. “Hahaha.. Of course no hacker cares about that. I'm just a little worried, hm.”

“But who are you targeting, Noona?” tae-o asks later.

“My biological brother who is your distant cousin,” replied Irene.

Tae-O immediately shakes in disbelief. “Geraldine Ricardo?”

“Iya.”

“Why, Noona. What happened to hyung?” tanya Tae-O has a worried look on her face. (Hyung is a younger brother's handler for his older brother)

Irene walked up to the penthouse balcony which offers a beautiful view of Seoul City. Tae-O follows the woman from behind.

“Noona,” call Tae-O as if asking for an answer.

Irene looked at Tae-O for a moment then looked back at the beautiful scenery in front of her. “So please, I don't know what's going on with him myself. That's why I'm asking you to find out.”

Tae-O nodded in understanding. “OK, then the first thing we have to do is find some information that can be accessed then slowly we will approach it then start tapping the phone to track and watch it.”

“Wah! Looks like you are very reliable,” said Irene embracing her cousin's sister.

They started looking for information about Gerald. Tae-O is busy staring at his computer screen while trying to access some dark sites to successfully dive into the dark web.

“Noona!” call Tae-O on Irene who is busy typing messages on her phone, she messaged with Zean.

“Looks like I found something,” Tae-O said again.

Irene enters her phone and then focuses on seeing Tae-O's computer screen. On the screen it shows a mysterious page, this page accessed Tae-O on a dark internet site or the so-called dark web. The dark web is a deep web component that describes the breadth of content that does not appear through ordinary Internet browsing activity. The dark side of the dark web can make someone buy someone's data, credit card number (CC), drugs, even hack someone's computer. But not everything is illegal, the dark web also has a legal side.

“GRD Gallery,” said Irene read the page title.

“GRD Gallery, maybe it was the initials for Geraldine Gallery?” guess Tae-O guessed.

“Could be,” sahut Irene.

Tae-O tries to access the mysterious lama, but can't because his protection is strong enough. Tae-o has a hard time getting through that access.

“I need to install some other stronger protection to break through this site, Noona,” Tae-O said.

A few minutes later Tae-O finally managed to access even deeper to hack the entire dark web security. They find an online catalog such as product photos or merchandise at the GRD Gallery.

“Cannot be!” Irene and Tae-O together.