Marvel: False God

41: Midland Circle

— You can choose the meeting spot, you don't have to come to my office. Your place, a coffee shop, or perhaps dinner? Anywhere works.

Alexandra Reid of the Midland Circle, who had the secret identity as a Finger of The Hand, called Enrique and talked respectfully.

Her voice came out of the phone while Enrique had his eyes narrowed as he chewed on his lips.

["Accept it,"] Mut's voice said abruptly. ["It's alright, I talked with The Beast, they wouldn't try anything funny."]

"Alright," Enrique said after getting the word from Mut. "Come to my place. I am a bit busy, so it's inconvenient for me to go out right now."

It must have been infuriating for Reid to hear him give the busy excuse, as she was the CEO of an international group and not him. 

What must he be doing anyway, coding on his computer?

However, if she was displeased, she didn't show it in her voice.

— Thank you. I will be there in an hour.

The call ended and Enrique put the phone down, standing on his spot with a slight tilt of his head.

"What the fuck does she want?"

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It turned out Alexandra Reid wanted nothing. In fact, she was here to return something. 

The Cat's Amulet.

It was an item Greer lost in the fight with Hand half a year ago, and the Hand had kept it to themselves since then. The leader of the hand seemingly wanted to apologize and forget about their past, so he sent Reid here to return this thing to where it belonged.

"Why was the Hand after these girls, anyway?" Enrique asked after pocketing the amulet. He planned to use it to tease Greer later on.

"...You didn't know?" Reid asked in shock. "I would think you'd know, given you were ready to fight the entire clan for these girls."

"I mean, I knew the bits that said the Hand was after the White-Tiger Amulet," Enrique replied in a matter-of-fact tone. "However, I don't know why they were after it. What's so special about it? It certainly doesn't make the wearer into the Hulk or whatnot."

"Ah, that." Reid smiled a little. "...I don't know if it's okay to tell you, but oh well, it's the chi that is stored within the amulet. Ava Ayala has no idea how to wield chi, such is why she is so weak. If she could use the fierce chi within this artifact, she would be a strong foe to face. Ah, there is also the fact that the amulet is just the 'head' of another entirely different artifact. The Jade Statue of the White-Tiger, that when fully formed with the 'head' becomes an artifact worthy of legends."

"Oh." Enrique picked up the cup of coffee from the table and took a sip. "Interesting. K'un-Lun, right? That should be where the other body part is located."

Reid's eyes widened in shock hearing him. She didn't expect him to know about the legendary city of K'un-Lun. It made her look at him far more cautiously than a moment ago.

"...Yes," Reid nodded. "However, I don't know of anything else on this matter, so sadly there's no point in asking."

Enrique shrugged with an eyebrow and put the cup down, saying, "In any case, if that's all, then you should leave. I have things I need to take care of."

"I see. But there indeed is something else that I must talk about." sitting across from him on the table, Reid sipped her coffee and then put the cup down. "The Midland Circle wishes to sponsor your company, Nova Games. It's not an order from the boss, but something I suggested to him myself and he swiftly agreed."

Enrique's left eyebrow squinched at her words as he thought for a moment. 

A second later, he said, "Can we have this conversation later? You see, tomorrow I have a meeting with the CEO of Hardy Corporation. It was decided a week ago, so we can't cancel it."

"Midland Circle is somewhat above Hardy's." Reid said. "Though I suppose you must already be aware of it. It's alright, we can have this talk afterward."

"Thank you for understanding." Enrique stood up from his seat and reached out a hand, but it wasn't for a handshake. Reid smiled a little and accepted his hand, standing up softly. "I do hope I can talk about this deal of yours later; not for the Hand, but just so I can spend some more time with a beautiful lady."

Reid smiled. This woman was a few centuries old, Enrique knew that, but that didn't stop the fact she was a hot Milf. He wouldn't mind hitting.

Some would say being in a sexual relationship with business partners wasn't a good idea, but those 'some' just didn't have a good bed game.

Enrique wasn't prone to ask for direct help for his company from Emma, because he didn't want his Nova Games to associate with Emma's Frost International. After all, nobody knew the future of his and her relationship. So it was better to deal with other companies by himself, and both the Hardy Corporation and Midland Circle were a good start.

Soon, Alexandra Reid left, and it left Enrique to look forward to the growth of his business. 

'Oh, and also this Cat's Amulet. Now, what can I scam out of Greer with this?'

Sometimes, life was bright and lovely. Enrique loved these moments.

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