Chapter 587 - The Wine Room

She stood up and tried to draw the string. In all fairness, the draw length and the bow length match her body. But when as soon as she pulled the strings, she finds it a little harder to pull.

The draw weight must be higher than her usual which is 35 and 40. In a traditional bow, the higher the draw weight, the harder it is to draw the string and shoot.

For beginners, the starting point is usually 20 to 30 pounds draw weight. But as time goes by, they could increase the draw weight that they could handle.

But usually, it depends on age, gender, and body weight.

In J's case, she could still increase the draw weight up to 50 but she was just used to 35 and 40.

When she started to learn archery, she starts with the traditional recurve bow and she has still been using it until today. The recurve bow is the traditional or the simpler types of bow.

But, as time goes by and archery has started to become her long term hobby she also started to use the more modern compound bow that uses a pulley system.

However, most of the time, she still prefers to use the traditional bow. Which surprisingly Alex was able to find out. Now J wonders how much does this man knows about her.

"Do you need a target, Miss?" Arthur asked while watching her.

J chuckled. "No need. I might accidentally destroy my mother-in-law's ornaments." She said although she knows that her mother-in-law would not care.

"Have you heard from them?" She asked later on as she was putting the bow back in its box.

"They have arrived at their meeting point," Arthur replied. Although Daniel and Felix have already left for home because J insisted that they should stick to that previous arrangement, Stefan and Arthur stayed as long as Jacob hasn't arrived.

Stefan was left in the control room that Jacob provided for them inside the mansion and has been monitoring the surroundings as well as tracking Jacob's whereabouts.

Although Jacob was adamant about not bringing any of his men except for James, Arthur still tracked them in case a situation that is out of their control arises he could send some backup.

He also thought that J would ask him to do it so he takes the initiative.

J takes a deep breath and nodded her head. "Okay."

"He'll be alright," Arthur assured her.

J gave him a small smile indicating that she was slightly assured.

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Jacob reached their meeting place. It was a restaurant that offers private dining rooms. He looked around the place before he enters the restaurant.

"Three men at four o'clock, a man and woman at ten o'clock." James leaned closer to him and said in a low voice.

Jacob just nodded his head. He has already noticed them. In fact, he also noticed a couple of them outside the restaurant.

But he was not threatened at all that they are being surrounded by members of Novus Rex even thou he didn't bring any of his men except for James.

He knew that Alex Ogden would not do anything harsh towards them. And he knew that although Jacob and James came alone, they were not literally alone.

A fine-looking lady approached them. By the way that she dressed and behave, she is obviously the manager of the restaurant.

"President Parker, this way, please. President Ogden is waiting." She said with reverence.

Jacob didn't say anything and just followed the lady.

Soon they were in front of a private dining room. Jeric, Alex Ogden's right-hand man is standing outside. He nodded his head on the manager then she left.

"Chairman Jacob Parker." Jeric addressed him as the Chairman of the Twelve Army. He nodded his head before he opened the door.

Inside the room, Jacob saw Alex sitting on a black leather chair, in front of him is a generous teak table. The copper ceiling of the room is strikingly illuminated with an ornate smoke glass pendant. The walls were steel wine racks.

Alex is elegantly twirling a wine in its glass while smelling its aroma.

"I hope I didn't make you wait for too long," Jacob said although he doesn't mind if he did.

Jeric pulled a chair in front of Alex for Jacob and as soon as Jacob is seated, he exits the room.

Jacob and Alex were left alone in the wine room. That's what the restaurant calls that private dining room.

"Actually, you did." He said in a sarcastic tone making Jacob smile with complacency. He should've stayed longer to accompany his wife and let this man wait for him.

"But I don't mind." Alex continued. "I intended to come early so that I can enjoy these wines alone. I heard that these rooms have the finest wines." He said as he looked around the steel wine rack.