Fatal Attraction: The CEO & His Mischievous Wife - Chapter 181

“Sorry sir, he did not inform me. However, on the schedule there is a site inspection listed that he may have gone out to confirm. There has been some issues with the supplier so he had to come in person sometime this week, he may have gone today. I can call him and verify his location if you need?”

“No, that’s fine. I will speak to him later. Is that it?”

“Yes, one second.” She paused and he saw her pull out a small package from behind her clipboard. It wasn’t larger than a standard 8″11 printer paper but was wrapped in a thin yellow material. There was a slight crinkly noise as she moved it around, almost like bubble wrap inside. The noise ended as soon as she eased her grip on the package and placed it onto the desk.

“You received this package, I was not able to verify who the sender was. We ran it through security and there seems to be no unusual substances or dangerous items inside. Thought I should hand it to you directly for further investigation. If you have any further orders please let me know.”

“No, that’s fine. I’ll call you if there are any further actions, thank you. You may leave.” She did a curt nod before exiting the office. Her leaving was bȧrėly noticed by him as he stared at the mystery package on his desk. For the sender to be unknown was of course suspicious but that could not be the only reason for him to doubt the integrity of a simple package.

At the company, they had a bunch of security measures in place with regards to packages. The smallest consequence would be that they tore up a document. An extreme consequence would be that there was a bomb or something explosive inside of it. Hence, early on he implemented a system where packages had to be put through multiple screens before reaching him. They were accepted outside the main building and then went through the formal procedure. He spent a fair bit of money collecting different softwares and technology that could help ‘beef’ up his security system.

Currently, they had technology similar to those at airports. They could scan the packages with x-ray vision and check if there was anything hidden within it. Just by looking at the edges or the consistency of the contents, one could determine what was hidden beneath it. A lot of people have developed their hiding skills to another level that without these machines, you would not be able to catch on to what is inside. They mainly were techniques used in smuggling of illegal substances like drugs and weapons. It had gotten so creative that border officials had to quickly advance their technology to match everything and be more careful with what they let through.

A quick payment was all it took for him to gather their training information and buy a couple of the machines for himself as well. Everyone who joined their security department was trained to be at an elite level and did fairly well at protecting the headquarters from danger. The package in front of him had gone through an x-ray, immigration officer level analysis, and been tested for any poison or radioactive substance. The fact that it was allowed upstairs to him meant that it was seemingly ‘safe’ for now.

So far, the ones he had received had rarely been dangerous. Some of them were propositions from random people or general seasons greetings. That being said, he should feel calmer about the one in front of him but his gut instinct was telling him a different story. Just by going off of the last twenty-four hours or even the last two, there was no way he had something good coming for him.

Picking up an envelope cutter he moved the package around his desk trying to see if anything would move. It was slight pushes from different sides but no other noise could be heard from inside. There was just the scrape of the package against his desk, it was a thin material but rough in texture.

Deciding to bite the bullet, he reached forward to the package and flipped it over in his hands. Jenny had placed it upside down so he wasn’t able to see the front of the envelope and what was written.

Mr. Han – CEO

Xi Corporations HQ

XXXXX Street XXX, City B

XXX XXXX

It was hand written in block style letters, as if it was typed out. He did not recognize the handwriting so it wasn’t that striking to him. Other than those words, there was nothing on the package left to indicate who it was from. It was a bit weird that someone sent a package for him in the regular mail and just directed it with his full legal name and title next to it. The way it was written gave a distant feeling so it definitely wasn’t someone he was close to.

Flipping the envelope cutter in his hands, he slipped the sharp edge under the fold and dragged it to the right. There was a clean line from the blade as it ripped through the package. Just as he had expected there was a thin layer of bubble wrap inside. Holding it at a distance from his body, he gently opened up the slit he created.

‘What is this….?’