"You getting engaged tonight? You didn't even tell me." Jason said into his phone as he got out of the car his bodyguard held open.

"How did you even find out?" Paul sighed at the other end of the phone.

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"Matt told me, what's going on?" Jason asked.

"What do you think? I was ambushed, it's even better this way. Let's keep it all quiet." He sighed.

"Have you spoken to Katherine recently?" Jason asked.

"No, she's not picking any of my calls. I honestly don't know what is going on in her head these days. I get that she's going through a tough time looking for her biological father and all. But I don't get why she's pushing me away." He said, his voice full of concern and worry.

"Tell me that is not what you thinking about while you getting engaged to someone else?" Jason chuckled.

Paul laughed "it's not like I love Choi Yuri or anything. I respect her, or rather used to so I believe I'm allowed to think about things and people that do actually matter in my life." He shrugged.

"Used to respect her?"

"She convinced my mother about the party, and to do it while Katherine was out of town. I have no idea what she has aganist Kat or why they all see her as a threat but it just made me very angry." He stated. "But she doesn't know that I know, I overheard them talking earlier and I am so pissed right now. How I'm even managing to dress for the engagement party is surprising me."

"Why? Do you want Katherine to be there?"

"Of course I do. She's my best friend and especially now when I feel alone I need her by my side" he agreed.

Jason almost palmed his face in frustration, why wouldn't he see it? Everyone else could, why was he making things more complicated when he already loved someone else, worse she loved him back. That was not a convenience everyone had.

"But wait, why are you calling me? You're even listening to me rant about my feelings and problems, what is going on?" Paul asked, his voice full of skepticism.

"Why? Can't I ask my friend about his problems?" Jason replied.

"I didn't think that you could. It didn't seem like something you were capable of- wait what date is it?" Paul asked.

"It's not what you're thinking." Jason stated firmly.

"No... I think I'm right, it's that time again isn't it. Have you spoken to Jessie?" Paul asked.

"I called her but it's pretty late, she's probably asleep. Besides it's for the best I don't want her to see me like this. Especially now, since I've started having the nightmares again." He sighed.

"You still at work aren't you?" Paul asked.

"Not intentionally, infact I didn't realise it a few hours ago. The only thing I wanted was to see her, but something came up with Paradise and it suddenly just happened." He said slowly.

"The thing with the first lady right? You managed to wrap it up perfectly." Paul said.

"I guess but they want to assassinate her" he said bluntly.

Paul brows furrowed and he pulled the phone away to look at it, making sure he heard properly.

"What did you say?" He asked again just to he sure.

"The wanted, still do. They want her dead, all of them keep saying it a price she has to pay for threatening Paradise." He repeated. "And the scariest thing is that they all said it like it was a normal punishment for traitors or something of the sort."

"I-I don't know what to say Jason."

"I'm beginning to doubt the integrity of this organisation." He groaned.

"Did you at least stop it?"

"Yeah, I used my right as president to stop it. The right to Sovereign rule." He replied.

"So? How many of those do you have?" Paul asked.

"Just the one."

"What if something like this happens again?" Paul asked.

"I have no idea. This is not the Paradise my mother told me about, this is not the safe haven my mother poured her life into." Jason said getting agitated all over again for the hundredth time that night.

"Do you think because of the large gap in succesorship the organisation fell from grace?" Paul asked.

"That could be it but somehow it doesn't feel right either. Everything about Paradise just feels... I don't know, wicked?" Jason frowned "it does sound too good to be true though, a secret society of a country's most powerful and influential people coming together to do good? Somehow them acting this way seems more natural."

"What are you going to do now?"

"I don't know, but I trust my mother. She was the kindest and most empathetic person I have ever met. She wouldn't have given herself to something wicked." He said. "If this is the case then I'll have to make it what it used to be."

"You know I'm always here if you need me." Paul assured him.

"Thank you friend. Same here." Jason replied.

"Bullshit, if you were always here for me you would be here right now." Paul said sacarstically.

Jason laughed "turn around and look out the window."

Paul eyes widened and he walked to his window and saw Jason standing outside his window, besides his black jeep with about four bodyguards around him.

Paul laughed in disbelief and gratitude.

"You really are here, I'm touched. Jason Kang left his busy schedule and the woman he loved to come to a party he wasn't invited to." Paul said with so much sacarsm dripping from his voice.

"Well I'll be honest, Katherine called and asked me to come to you. She couldn't be here, and she thought you would feel lonely without any of us. So she asked me to come." Jason informed him.

"Katherine did?" Paul asked in a small voice.

"Yeah well... plus you said it. It is that time of the year."