"Chris Vineyard, it's Chris Vineyard!"
"The online rumors say that Chris is Fujiwara-sama's ex-girlfriend. At first, I didn't believe it and thought it was just a rumor, but now it seems to be true!"
"It's not necessarily true. Maybe the big star just came for a cup of coffee and doesn't know Fujiwara-sama at all."
"..."
In the cafe, a group of students whispered enviously or jealously.
"May I take your order?"
Although Rei was surprised by Vermouth's appearance here, he remained calm on the surface, maintaining his business smile.
"Is your Boss, Fujiwara Toru, here?"
Vermouth took off her sunglasses, revealing her glamorous face known to the world.
Although the face of Chris Vineyard was not Vermouth's true face, perhaps because she used this identity frequently, it was very similar to her true appearance when she created it.
"Our Boss is in the office. If you'd like to see him, I can inform him."
"No need. Given our relationship, I'll just go see him directly."
Vermouth chuckled. Her beautiful legs were long beneath her skirt, and she moved with light steps, heading towards the location Rei had indicated.
At this moment, Moeha happened to walk back to the cafe from the office. Vermouth quickly took two steps toward her and bowed slightly, saying, "Is this Moeha?"
Moeha felt a burst of fragrance waft over, and a tall, elegant, and beautiful woman appeared before her.
She was startled at first, but upon closer inspection, she exclaimed, "You... You are Ms. Chris Vineyard?"
"That's right, it's me."
Vermouth also loved the house and its occupants, and was very patient and gentle with Toru's sister.
"Ms. Chris, how do you know me?"
Moeha asked excitedly.
Even though the Fujiwara family had strict family rules, Moeha knew about this famous Hollywood actress.
"Because I know your brother."
"You know my brother?"
"We were in a relationship before. Is he in the office now?"
Facing such a kind and amiable Hollywood superstar, Moeha was dazed and excitedly said, "Yes, he is in the office now."
"Thank you. I'll go see your brother now. See you later."
Vermouth touched Moeha's head, walked away with a catlike gait, and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Moeha touched her head. She was still a bit dazed. What was going on? Was I just talking to a Hollywood superstar?
And Ms. Chris and Brother were actually in a relationship?
Moeha was completely bewildered.
"Wow, did you hear that? Ms. Chris is really Fujiwara-sama's ex-girlfriend!"
"Why did they break up?"
"Maybe Ms. Chris was too arrogant?"
"How is that possible? Look how kind and charming she was just now."
"It must be that Fujiwara was a scumbag, which made Ms. Chris dump him."
"Then why would Ms. Chris come here herself?"
The students in the coffee shop were gossiping, talking over each other.
Some supported Toru, and some supported Vermouth.
Anon pouted and said unhappily, "What's the big deal? Isn't she just a big star? What's there to be so arrogant about!"
Although she said that, Anon felt dejected when she compared herself to Vermouth.
She couldn't compare in temperament, she couldn't compare in figure. She was just a wet behind the ears high school student, while the other was a mature woman, a famous Hollywood actress. This was completely incomparable.
"If Anon-chan hadn't come back from England at that time and had studied English well, maybe her future would be brighter."
Soyo said in a sarcastic tone.
Anon glared. What was wrong with this woman? Why bring up something unpleasant? You're doing it on purpose, aren't you!
Forget it, for the sake of us being teammates, I'll forgive you!
"Your drinks and matcha parfait!"
With a bang, Shiina slammed the cup in her hand onto the table, startling Soyo and Anon.
"Why is Rikki angry?"
Anon asked with concern.
"I'm not angry."
Shiina glanced at the place where Vermouth disappeared, feeling only suffocated.
She took a deep breath and asked, "Where is Takamatsu ?"
"Takamatsu-chan has cleaning duty today, she'll be here in a moment."
Shiina nodded, turned around, and went back to the front desk to continue working.
Among these people, except for Tomori, even if they were teammates, she didn't want to talk much, especially that Soyo. As an outsider, she could see clearly, how could she not know her true intentions?
Each band member had their own thoughts. She also had to make various plans for the Live performance, busy until very late every day.
Adding the burden of work and Tomori's occasional life and death pressure, Shiina felt that she was also under immense pressure and could quit at any time.
Seeing that Hollywood superstar today made her feel even worse.
"Kei, that person who just came down was a Hollywood superstar!"
Moeha came to the front desk and said excitedly.
"Mm."
Kei responded coolly.
She wasn't interested in any Hollywood superstar. She just wanted to work hard and support her family now.
Rei looked at Vermouth's retreating back, deep in thought.
Although he had known for a long time that Vermouth and Toru were related, he didn't expect the relationship to be more complicated than he had imagined.
He only hoped that Toru would absolutely not be corrupted by the honey trap!
Vermouth came to the door of Toru's office. She didn't go in but took out her phone and opened the album.
There were several photos in the album, all of Haibara.
After learning from Pisco that the little girl next to Toru was likely Sherry, Vermouth had been lurking near Toru's house.
Haibara might have thought that there were no Organization members in Tokyo at this time, and the last crushing defeat would make the Organization temporarily lie low.
Therefore, she also relaxed her vigilance and didn't notice Vermouth's tracking and photographing at all.
Vermouth had seen what Sherry looked like as a child, so she had already determined that this was Sherry.
If it were someone else, they might still have doubts.
But Vermouth, who had also become younger, firmly believed that Sherry had turned into a child.
This made Vermouth very pained.
She wanted to kill Sherry. She hated Sherry's parents and also hated Sherry herself, who was researching those drugs.
However, Sherry being by Toru's side made Vermouth not know what to do.
What was the relationship between Sherry and Toru? If she killed Sherry, would it make Toru sad?
All these factors combined made Vermouth feel uncertain and not know what to do.
"Boy, I never thought that one day, I would also fall into hesitation."
"Perhaps you are not an angel, but I am just a witch. Witches do not expect to be taken to heaven and saved by angels."
"The one who can truly understand a witch is you, who also walks on the edge of darkness and light."
Vermouth murmured softly. She calmed herself down and knocked on the door.
"Please come in!"
Toru looked up and was surprised to see that the person who came in was Vermouth. He exclaimed, "...Vermouth, why are you here?"
"Boy, you haven't come to see me, can't I come to see you?"
Vermouth closed the door and locked it. Her graceful and delicate body came before Toru, and her fragrant body sat on his lap.
Toru put his arm around her waist and said, "There have been too many bothersome things recently, making me a bit overwhelmed."
"Last time at the Beika Hotel, how could you disregard your safety to save people."
Vermouth's tone was anxious and dissatisfied.
"Don't worry, I made preparations in advance before doing that."
Toru told Vermouth his idea of entering Japan's political circle frankly.
"If that's the case, then I can't say much, but your life, Boy, is more important than anything else. You must be careful."
"I won't joke with my life."
"What bothersome things have you encountered recently?"
Toru hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell Vermouth what the Central Intelligence Agency had asked him to do.
Vermouth's feelings for him were sincere, and she was a trustworthy person. Even the system had verified it.
As soon as he finished speaking, Vermouth immediately said decisively, "...Absolutely cannot agree. If you do this, your life will be over."
Vermouth's tone was urgent.
Assassinating an American presidential candidate, especially one who is famous throughout the world and talked about by people, whether Toru succeeds or fails, he will surely die.
"Of course I know that, so I've been delaying this matter, but if I refuse and also know the Central Intelligence Agency's plan, I don't know what the Central Intelligence Agency will do."
"Vermouth, you should know very well the behavior patterns of these intelligence organizations."
Vermouth chuckled lightly, "Perhaps, Boy, you can join us? I can be your introducer."
Toru smiled dismissively, "Even your Organization wouldn't dare to directly confront the Central Intelligence Agency."
Vermouth's breathing hitched.
Toru was right. No matter how powerful the Black Organization was, it couldn't be a match for the American intelligence agency.
They had killed quite a few FBI agents, but they did it cleanly, leaving no conclusive evidence, and they didn't target the high level FBI officials, so only one FBI team was chasing them, not the entire FBI investigating.
The Black Organization was also unwilling to clash head on with this kind of state level organization.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Vermouth asked with concern.
"I don't know. For now, I can only deal with whatever comes my way and see how things develop."
Vermouth put her arms around Toru's neck and whispered softly in his ear, "Don't be too troubled, we can have some fun first."
"Here?"
"How is the soundproofing in your office?"
"That's not a problem."
"Then here it is!"
The two embraced and kissed passionately. Before long, Vermouth's clothes were scattered everywhere.
(To be continued.)
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