"I am sure. I will be safe." She nodded enthusiastically as though she could not wait to be out of his office and into the new job she wanted to do. "That's it. I have used my compensation card. Just be sure to keep my secret safe."
Haruki nodded as she stood up and walked out of the room. As the door closed, he thought of how he was realising what her personality was like for the first time.
He always knew she was not a damsel in distress but she had to be extremely skilled to be invited among all the secret service agents who could be valuable to that organisation.
***
"How did you do it?" Haruki asked curiously.
"He died of a stroke. I just made sure it happened," Hiroshi replied calmly. He brought over a bowl of freshly washed grapes to the sofa where Haruki lay leisurely.
Haruki met the gaze of the man who sat beside him. He knew Hiroshi didn't want to go into details although he was curious, he nodded and took a grape from the bowl.
