Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday

"Boss, Shipment number 9 has arrived safely to our warehouse. Do you want me to notify Party B?" The young man, who just entered the office, asked while his dark brown eyes were fixed on the tablet he held in his hand.

When he received no response, he finally looked up, fixing his gaze on the woman who was standing next to the desk with a stunned expression decorating her angelic face.

Grace Blackwood deserved the title of the nation's beauty in every way possible. With dazzling emerald eyes, beautiful long auburn hair, perfect face and curvaceous body, she looked beautiful and elegant even as she breathed like a normal human.

But Kevin knew better than to fall for her beauty and elegance as she was a real devil in disguise.

"Boss, are you alright?" He asked quickly, getting worried about the weird expression that the woman held on her face. It seemed like a mix of guilt, pain, relief, and disbelief.

Since when his boss started having any expression other than the usual cold and calm ones? He wondered as he stared at her in shock.

It was like the question finally jerked Grace out of her trance and she quickly turned away from Kevin. Putting her back toward him, she hurriedly schooled her overwhelming emotions and tried to get herself together.

She had no time to delve into these feelings. No one had that sort of time. The clock was ticking and if she wanted to save herself and the people who died protecting her, then she needed to plan accordingly... and quickly.

Once again she looked at her phone's screen, staring at the date.

"Boss?"

Kevin called once again, his voice getting more worried the longer she stayed silent and behaved nothing like her usual self.

Grace closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again seconds later, she was back in control. Finally turning to look at the handsome young man who was in his mid-twenties, she fixed her gaze on him.

"Gosh!" Kevin almost covered his eyes when he found her cold eyes looking at him. "You are finally back to normal. That's much better. Please don't go around scaring people by looking like what you were moments ago!"

Grace just shook her head before she immediately went down to business. "Stop talking nonsense, Kevin. You were saying something about a shipment."

Since she just returned five years back in the past, it wasn't that easy to recall exactly which shipment he was talking about.

"Oh, right. This one. Shipment number 9. The two billion deal we made last month. It's been safely transferred to our warehouse. Now, all we need to do is to hand it over to Party B." Kevin explained as he handed over the tablet to Grace.

She took a look at the pictures of the shipped items before she decided to take a look at the information about the deal and the buyers. "It's the weapons. The ones that got customized overseas."

Kevin nodded his head in response, his sharp eyes studying his boss as he still couldn't shake off the feeling that something was slightly different about her this particular morning.

"How many weapons are there? Give me a full detail." Grace told him while she opened a folder on the tablet to take a look at the other on-going deals.

"There are 1000 Assault Rifles, 1000 Machine Guns, 1000 Sniper Rifles, 500 Handguns, 500 Shotguns, 500 Field Guns, 500 Silenced Pistols, 500 Grenades, 500 Rocket-Propelled Grenades, 100 Tactical Knives, 100 Pen Guns, 100 Poison Darts, and 100 Shurikens."

Grace nodded her head, making analysis silently in her mind. After a minute of silence, she finally spoke, "Inform Party B that we are no longer interested in this deal. Think of a good enough reason and also compensate them to make sure we don't get on their bad side. I don't need any drama right now."

"What? Why are we canceling the deal all of a sudden?" Kevin asked as he struggled to accept what his boss had just said.

"Because we don't need it anymore." Grace answered plainly. Though this batch of weapons was a small one, it was still a customized one.

"Then... what are we going to do with the shipment?" He asked.

"We will be keeping it for ourselves." Grace answered as she closed the tablet and handed it back to Kevin who still looked taken aback by the sudden turn in events.

Turning her full attention to the man, she asked, "How much do you trust me, Kevin?"

Her question was abrupt, but serious. Hence, even though he was startled by it, he still answered seriously and honestly. "I trust you with my life, Boss."

Grace nodded her head before she asked another question. "And how much do you trust my decisions? No matter how abrupt or wrong they might seem?"

This time, Kevin appeared a little bit thoughtful. After a few moments of silence, he finally answered, "Though you don't usually make any abrupt decisions, there are still a few exceptions. But... you have never made any wrong decision till today. Of course we aren't talking about you not giving me my last year's bonus."

Grace ignored the last part of his response and spoke, "So, I want you to trust my decisions from now on as well, no matter how unusual or wrong they might seem. Cancel this deal and inform the Inner circle for an immediate secret meeting."

Kevin's gaze became serious the moment he heard the last part. If the boss was calling a secret meeting of Blackwood's inner circle, then something huge was going to happen.

He didn't ask any more questions and gave a quick nod of his head before leaving the office to carry out the orders.

Left alone in her office once again, Grace turned her attention toward the jade bracelet on her wrist. She locked the office door and settled down in the office chair.

She traced the bracelet with her finger, recalling the last memory right before her death - the jade bracelet getting covered in her blood and the bright golden light that surrounded it.

Also recalling something important that a certain person told her in her previous life, she closed her eyes while still holding the bracelet. And then... she was inside.