chapter 166: the fun's just begun

[Shanghai, "F&B" Company]

Carrie (Natalie Tong) greeted Ah Nin (Frankie Lam) and Joey (Bernice Liu) as they entered "F&B" company.

"Carrie!" Ah Nin grins. "Long time no see. How are you?"

"I'm great. Chris, you're finally back; you too, Joey." Carrie smiles sweetly as she pushes her glasses up the bridge of her nose. "It's a reunion."

"How are things with everyone?" Ah Nin asks.

"Same old, same old," Carrie says as she leads the two of them into the meeting room. The other "F&B" employees greet Ah Nin and make small chit-chat with him as they passed them.

[Meeting Room]

"How does it feel to be back here?" Joey asks.

"It's weird coming back as a client. I worked here for the past two years. Not much has changed... just like 'Ka Yan' is like how I left it. Although I don't remember why I left in the first place..." Ah Nin shrugs. He looks out of the window. "Shanghai sure is beautiful."

The sound of high-heels clanking against the floor could be heard coming from outside of the meeting room doors.

Carrie opened the door to reveal Rose (Kenix Kwok), who held her nose up high. Her make-up was harsh and dark. Gone were the soft, pastel colors that she used in the past to give herself a natural look. "Chris, Joey, what a pleasure." Rose grins. "Carrie, excuse us."

"Let me know if you need anything." Carrie closes the door behind her.

Rose sat down on the big chair at the head of the table. "Joey, aren't you usually so chatty? Chris, don't tell me you're feeling shy. Come on, we're discussing business here. I have to feel happy! Otherwise, why would I give my business to you?"

"Miss Suen," Ah Nin finally says as he clears his throat.

"So distant? Chris, we've slept together. Call me Rose."

"Miss Suen, please keep private matters out of this. Let's be professional. This is a business meeting room."

"Oh, Chris. Chris, Chris, Chris." Rose shakes her head and laughs.

Joey presses her lips tightly together as she looks in concern at Ah Nin.

"Joey, how are you, dear? Since I've been gone, have you slept with Chris yet? I know you were looking to get into his pants."

"Miss Suen! Please watch your words!" Ah Nin yells.

Rose gets up and walks towards Ah Nin. "Just look at your anger. It's a shame we aren't having sex." She runs her finger down his chest.

He pushes her away and stands up. "Miss Suen! This is the final warning. If you don't act like a professional, we're calling this meeting off."

"Oh please..." Rose laughs. "Do you think I hold you and your measly business deal in my eyes? I have more money and power than you'll ever have."

"Joey, let's go." Ah Nin grabs Joey's hand and tries to run out of the door.

"Ah, so we're that close already, huh?" Rose smirks.

Ah Nin tries frantically to open the door, but it is, however, locked. "Let us out!" he orders.

"Honey, you're a guest in my house. Until I say you can, don't you even dare to think you can leave." Rose cackles.

"What do you want?" Ah Nin asks.

"What do I want? What do you want? I gave you my virginity! You said you'd marry me. But what do I have now? Nothing. Now you dare to ask me what I want?" Rose slaps Joey. "You left me for this bitch."

Joey covers her face.

"Rose! What's gotten into you?" Ah Nin demands.

"You finally call me by my name, huh? I helped you get back up after your accident. I helped you earn so much money. Yet, you treat me like this..."

"If it wasn't because of you, there wouldn't have been an accident! I wouldn't have been in a coma! I wouldn't have lost my memories! I wouldn't have been deceived for so many months by you!" Ah Nin screams at the top of his lungs.

Rose claps her hands. "Very good! You've said all that you've wanted, haven't you? Deep down, I know you still love me."

"I don't love heartless bitches like you."

Rose laughs as she makes her way back to her chair. "We have unfinished business."

"We have nothing. It's over. There's no longer any relationship between you and I." Ah Nin pounds on the door. "Carrie! Anyone? Let us out."

"Oh, Chris. Have you forgotten where you are? You're a guest in my house. Do you think people would turn against me and open the door for you? You're much too silly. Have you not woken up from your coma yet?" Rose snickers. "I'll say what I said to Joey again. There's only one way out... and that's by your corpses being carried out."

Ah Nin grows tense. His throat feels dry. "What do you want?"

"Depending on how I feel, you can die with less pain... or..." she smiles, "more."

"You deserve to be locked up," Ah Nin scowls. He runs towards the window and bangs on it. "Help!"

"Oh, honey, did you forget that my family runs this town?" Rose approaches Ah Nin from behind and hugs him. "Why don't we have a go at it for one last time... for old time's sake?"

"Let me go!" Ah Nin orders and moves back towards Joey.

"I see... so you want to play it that way. Very well." Rose walks over to a table and opens a drawer. Out of it, she takes out a gun and a long knife. "What a pity. It seems like we'll have to rush into business..." She places the items on the long meeting table.

Joey and Ah Nin exchange scared looks.

"Rose, don't do anything you'll regret," Joey begs.

"Oh, dear... sweet little Joey is begging me again. To think of it, this will be the third time that I try to murder you. The last two, I failed... but don't you worry my dear, I will succeed this time."

"You're crazy. Let us out of here!" Ah Nin yells.

"If you kill us, there's no way you're getting away with murder again," Joey insists.

"Oh really? This is Shanghai. I can get away with whatever I want." Rose grins. "Now, who's first?"

"Rose, why are you doing this?" Ah Nin asks.

"Why?" Rose laughs. "You ask me why again? You broke my heart. You threw our engagement ring onto the ground like it was some worthless piece of junk. You totally disrespected me and disregarded our relationship. You shattered our memories. You broke us!" Rose yells.

"None of it was real from the start. You were dishonest since the beginning," Joey says.

Rose slaps Joey. "Was I talking to you?" She turns towards Ah Nin. "You'll pay for what you did to me."

"And what about what you did to me? You took away my memories! You might as well have killed me."

"Oh, Chris... I may have taken away your precious memories of Joey, but I've given you much more. Money, power, sex... you could have run Shanghai with me. Don't you think I'm an upgrade from this slut?"

"Don't you talk about Joey like that. She's way above your level. She has something you'll never have... her dignity."

Rose spits on Ah Nin's face. She grabs the gun off of the table and then points it at the two of them.

Joey holds on tightly to Ah Nin.

The sight of the two of them sickens and upsets Rose. "This is what you two want... isn't it, to die together? Well, ha! It isn't going to be like that. You're dying on my terms. First, I'm going to scratch up Joey's pretty little face. Then... I'll give her the treatment I gave Ah Hoi. Then, Chris... it will be your turn. I'll use you first and then chop it off once I'm done. Oh and then... I'll let you have a taste... of what it feels like to have my bullet penetrate your brain." Rose cackles evilly.

Ah Nin is both disgusted and terrified. He could no longer deny it. He had to now admit that the Rose he had spent the past year with was a fake. Before, he could lie to himself and think that perhaps she was not so bad, but with reality looking at him in the eyes, he could not deny it. "All this time... you were faking." Ah Nin says in a hushed tone. "When Joey told me you were this horrible person, I couldn't believe it. I didn't believe it until I saw you with that gun trying to kill Joey. Now, I can't believe that I believed you were sincere for all those months. I was truly blind." He turns to look at Joey. "I wish I knew the truth sooner."

"I also can't believe you are this wicked..." Joey comments.

Rose turns and grabs the knife off of the table with her other hand. She smiles. "Oh, you have no idea. It's just beginning..." She lashes towards Joey with the knife, but she and Ah Nin dodge around the room. "This room isn't big. I'll get you eventually." She cackles.

"I won't let you kill Joey," Ah Nin says.

"You won't let me?" Rose laughs. "Your life isn't exactly free from danger yourself."

Finally, Rose gets them into a corner of the room. "Oh, how fun this is..."

Abruptly, the door of the meeting room is kicked open.

"Kam Nin, Suen Seung Sum, the two of you are under arrest for charges of operating an underground market of illegal drugs. You have the right to remain silent."

A squad of police officers stood before the three of them.