Chapter 33. Bait Is Bait

Ryan came casually into a small club located a little away from the resort. This place was like a hidden treasure that not everyone knew about.

Many strangers were passing around the place. Ryan just walked by with no intention of greeting or joining them.

"Ryan!" someone shouted near a large round table that had many drinks on it. Ryan smiled to see them, then joined them.

"How are you?" Ryan made small talk, asking how the middle-aged man who had called him earlier was doing. Ryan recognized him very much.

"Good news. This one niece of mine misses me a lot, apparently." The man, one of Ryan's uncles, was rarely seen because their extended family considered him to have a mental disorder. Uncle Rey, as he used to call him, He was last seen fifteen years ago when he brought a small child to his grandfather's house.

"Where have you been all this time?" asked Ryan, who was now sitting while pouring a drink into a small glass and taking a sip. "I've been lo