Johanna!!

She had wanted to keep it from him so his life would stay the settled thing it was, and in the end it was out.

By the look of it Bear had picked up the traces of Johanna's moves before she could tell him. Isabella was thrown enough to bite her lip.

Thankfully, by the way Bear was taking it, Eisenberg had not sent a killer yet.

—What is Eisenberg?

Bear's voice had gone sharp, nothing like the voice he started the call with. There was something!

"Has something happened?"

—No.

"Then…… why."

—God warned me.

"G-God??"

For a moment Isabella couldn't follow it.

She had never had the feeling that Bear was deep in any particular religion. She had never heard him say anything of the kind either.

"Bear."

—Yes.

"Did you…… hit your head or something……."

—I'm perfectly fine.

"Really?"

—Yes.

Bear's voice was serious. He wasn't taking the question as a joke.

The way Bear sounded took the play out of Isabella's face too, suddenly.

"What…… sort of god?"

—That's hard to explain.

"……." —To be exact, it was a warning that my life is under threat.

Isabella felt her own hands go cold.

"Your life is under…… threat?"

—Yes.

This time Isabella was the one appalled. Even the color went out of her face.

Johanna was looking for Bear — no, for Ha Tae-ung!

That was proof that Eisenberg's information network was turning Korea over.

Every change around Bear ran together into one thing in Isabella's head, and fast.

"Wait a moment."

Isabella came up out of her chair. The worry and the shock came crowding in and she couldn't stay sitting.

"Bear, what are you doing about your personal protection?"

—I've increased it. I added some on my parents too.

"Good."

—That's why I'm asking. What is Eisenberg?

She couldn't get out of answering any longer.

"Haa."

Isabella got her breathing level and drew one deep breath in.

"A European financial investment house."

—A company?

"On the surface."

—Sorry?

"What it actually is takes a great deal more explaining. It manages the old money…