Sweeter Than Sin – Act 1 Chapter 3 Part 4

Monday, January 15th 2024 1:43 PM

“It smells like fast food in here.” KJ stated as he made his way in the hotel room.

Bianca glanced quickly eyed down Ken Jr. He had disheveled hair and his clothes looked like he thrown them on after picking them up off his bedroom floor. And of course, the man who complained about the smell of grease, drowned himself in a heavy cologne. Not only was Ken late, he was annoying.

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“My apologies, Ken. Next time we’ll eat lunch some place else.” Bianca said as she adjusted the camera to make sure it was still recording.

“My dad said you guys wanted to interview me about the attacks.”

“Yes, we do. Can you tell us your experience with this Shio person?” Maverick asked.

“I think it started for me like two years ago, shortly after I proposed to Nat. It was little things at first. Complete lies. More of an annoyance than anything.”

“Lies like what?”

“Things just trying to pull me and Nat away from each other. Calling her derogatory names. They even said I was ruining the Sato bloodline by marrying a Tartosian. My favorite insult was when they said I was never going to take over Sato Technologies.”

“Do you want to take over Sato Technologies?” Maverick questioned.

“Yes.”

“Why?”

Ken Jr. hesitate to answer the question. “Because it’s my legacy.” Maverick shook his head.

“You don’t have to run the company just because your dad does.”

“No. This has nothing to do with my dad. I just really want to do it. People don’t know what it feels like to be the man on top of a business like Sato Technologies because they haven’t been close enough to that spot. I have and I love it… You should come to the new San Myshuno building. Maybe go undercover, or whatever, and just spend some time there. You could see what I’m talking about.”

“That’s actually not a bad idea.” Maverick stated.

“Come. Jon and I will set you up with a real nice office.” Ken pulled out his phone and started smashing his finger against the phone. “Sorry, work doesn’t stop.”

“How close are you to Jonathon?” Bianca asked trying to pull him away from his device.

“Very close. That’s my brother. We basically grew up together because his mom worked for us. My family basically adopted his.”

“Do you still keep in touch with his mother?”

“I try but she really doesn’t want to be bothered. I think she’s still upset that my mom fired her.”

“Why did your mom fire her?”

“I remember tension was really high around that time. My grandmother’s health was declining … fast. My dad was so checked out during that time so Hana and my mother started to bump heads a lot more than before. I kinda think that my mom got jealous of Hana because she was taking care of the household. It didn’t make sense to me, to be honest, because she was just doing what she was hired to do. But also, I get it because there wasn’t a need for her anymore. At that point everyone could take care of themselves.”

“From what your mother has told us, there was a point in time where you needed extra care as well because of your heart condition. Has that affected you as an adult?”

“Not really. I was super young when I had surgery. I honestly don’t even remember it. I do remember having to go to my mom’s charity events when I was a kid. I was like a poster boy for it. I remember my mom dressing up my sister and I and bringing us to these charity events and us being miserable the whole time.”

“Are you close with your sister?”

“No. We had our moments but we were never the closest. And then she left for college, she just came back super weird. Even her old friends think the same thing. Her and Liz used to be the best friends and now they barely talk.”

“Are you and Liz close?”

moments ago.

Ken pulled out his phone again without even glancing at the couple. “Super.”

“Marlene described Liz and your father’s second daughter. Do you find that to be true?”

“Absolutely. I think that’s why we were so close growing up is because he treated us all like his children. Even Danny.”

“Daniel… Johnny’s brother, right? What’s your relationship like with him now?”

Ken Jr shot a glance at Maverick. “You should know this.”

“I…I don’t.” Maverick stammered.

“I’m sure your relationship with Daniel is strained. I can only imagine how tough it is for someone you grew up with, and basically looked towards as an older brother to go to prison for such a long time.” Bianca interjected before Maverick embarrassed her even further.

Ken, who had pulled out his cell phone for the millionth time, was so absorbed in the device he didn’t even notice Bianca was talking.

“Ken, since we got a late start to this interview, we are a little pressed for time. Our goal here is not to make you uncomfortable but to figure out who is Shio. Is there anything you would like to highlight before we end your session?”

With his phone in hand, Ken responded, “Not at this moment.”

“Did you research anything before you started this investigation?” Bianca asked.

“Of course I did. Why would you even ask that?” Maverick scoffed.

Bianca rolled her eyes so hard she though thought her eyeballs were going to pop out of their sockets. Maverick was telling a blatant lie. She spent hours upon hours of researching and preparing for this just for her boyfriend to fumble each and every time.

“If you did then you would know that Daniel, Hana’s son, is in prison because of Mr. Sato.”

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A/N: Honestly, Ken Jrs part was my favorite to make. Did his secret surprise you or were you able to pick up on the hints throughout the story so far? It’s ok if this one was obvious. There’s so much more to Kenny!

Also, can you guys please tell me how far is too far with the sexual content. The scene I originally put together was very explicit but I edited it down.

Last and definitely not least, Nadine.

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