MARRIED BY ACCIDENT

Chapter 18

Katherine

I was quietly drinking wine while standing in a corner. I don't need to socialize with other guests because I was not here to enjoy the party. I need to sneak upstairs of Mr. Forsd's house to complete my mission and leave his house.

I simply glanced around with my eyes and looked for where Mr. Ford's men were positioned. He has many men and they seem experienced in fighting. If he didn't have an illegal job, his men wouldn't look like this. I couldn't help but notice the objects of his men's belly. It was a gun. His people are carrying guns.

As I glanced around, my eyes unintentionally caught sight of a man wearing a mask. He was talking to a beautiful woman. If I wasn't mistaken, she was Cristia Ford, Mr. Ford's only daughter. I noticed Cristia's father approaching them and speaking with the masked man. I simply walked closer to them to hear what they were discussing.

"Dad, can you convince AB to marry me? We are childhood sweethearts. I don't believe that he doesn't like me even just a little bit," Cristia begged to her father.

"Don't force him, Cristia. If AB doesn't have feelings for you, don't force him. Love cannot be forced. And forced love is not sweet," advised Mr. Ford to his daughter before facing the masked man whom he called AB. "I apologize for my daughter, AB. You know, she's young and ignorant. But I really appreciate it if you let her work in the AB Empire. That way, it's not just always you on her mind."

AB Empire? So the masked man is Axel Brixton? The CEO of the AB Empire? But why is he wearing a mask? Does he not want anyone to see his face? Why? Is he ugly? But it's impossible for Cristia to like him if he is ugly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Carl. Cristia can report to my company starting on Monday," answered AB to Mr. Ford.

The tone of AB's voice seems close to the Ford family. Does hr know anything about Mr. Ford's illegal activities? Or maybe he is involved in Mr. Ford's illegal activities? I quickly turned my head away from the thought that entered my mind. It is impossible for Axel Brixton to do illegal work because he has an enormous amount of wealth. He is the only billionaire in the country who has entered the top ten billionaires rank list in the world.

" I would be even happier if you could convince AB to marry me, Dad. You know I've liked him for a long time," said Cristia to her father. It seems she has a strong affection for the CEO of the AB Empire.

"Stop it, Cristia. I didn't raise you to force a man to do what you want, even if it's impossible." Mr. Ford gave his daughter a bad look.

Mr. Ford is truly a kind person and a good father. That's why I couldn't believe it when I found out about his illegal activities. If he's showing such a good person in front of others, it's not believable that he's one of the country's human traffickers. I felt pity that he chose to be a bad person rather than stand by his goodness.

AB must have sensed someone watching them so he suddenly looked in the direction where I was. I was too late to avoid his eyes. Our eyes already met.

Even though he was wearing mascara, I still noticed his eyes suddenly narrowing when he looked at me. I felt a sense of familiarity while staring at his eyes. It felt like I knew him. However, I am certain that I have never met or spoken to the CEO of AB Empire before. Even in pictures, I have never seen him because he always avoided the media. He doesn't want to be photographed by anyone in the media.

I remember there was a famous media personality who has a courage and tried to publish Axel Brixton's face in a magazine. But he failed because he was blocked by AB's connection and was even beaten up by the latter's bodyguards. He suddenly stopped coming to work. After that, the name of that person was never heard again in the media.

Axel Brixton was ruthless and feared by many people even businessmen. Everyone was afraid of him. No woman came near him. Perhaps only Cristia was the woman close to him. The woman was beautiful. I don't know why AB didn't like her.

I couldn't get AB's attention, so I suddenly looked away and started talking to the man who happened to approach me to ask for my contact information. From the corner of my eye, I saw that AB was still looking at me. I pretended to be interested in the man I was talking to and gave him my fake cell phone number.

I temporarily took my attention away from the three of them so they wouldn't notice that I was listening to their conversation. But when I looked back at them, they were already gone.

I looked around with my eyes and looked for Mr. Ford. I couldn't see him. Even AB is no longer in my sight. Only Cristia was seen by me, and she was talking to some women like her socialites.

"Are the CCTV cameras been cleared, Sander? I will try to sneak upstairs and find the ledger," I whispered to my fellow secret agent whose real name is Gabriel. Sander was just his code name.

"Don't worry, Agent Blue. Everything is cleared," he quickly replied.

Many henchmen are scattered inside and outside of Mr. Ford's house. When I climb the stairs, they will definitely notice me immediately. I smiled secretly as a sudden idea came into my mind.

" Do you have a way to find out Cristia Ford's cell phone number, Sander?" I asked my fellow secret agent again.

"Yes, of course. Why?"

"I have an idea on how I can climb the stairs without noticing Mr. Ford's men. And even if his men could see me, they won't arrest me."

"What do you want me to do?" he asked quickly.

"I want you to send a message to Cristia using AB's name. Tell her to go to the bathroom and I'll take care of the rest. Cristia likes Axel Brixton, the CEO of AB Empire. I'm sure that when she reads the text from AB, she won't hesitate to go to the bathroom," I explained to Sander.

"Alright. That was an easy task," he replied arrogant. But he was indeed good because he was one of the top hackers in the country.

I walked normally to the bathroom and waited for Cristia to come in. I waited just for a few minutes before she entered the bathroom to talk to the person she thought was AB.

"AB? I'm—" Cristia couldn't continue what she was about to say as she suddenly lost consciousness when I injected my needle into her neck as she entered the bathroom.

I quickly undressed her and wore it, then let her wear my dress. However, I was wearing a dress which has two different colors. The inner part of my dress was black while the outer part was red, which I was wearing now. So even if they checked the CCTV footage to find out who was wearing the black dress at the party, they wouldn't be able to find me.

This is often the kind of outfit I wear when I'm on a mission. Using double colors to divert their attention and it helps me to escaped easily.

After I put on Cristia's dress, I carefully let her leaned against the wall and walked out of the bathroom. I attached a sign "Out of order, use the other comfort room" to the doorknob before walking away from the bathroom.