CALVIN’S POV:I heard her mumble, "No, it’s okay." She paused somehow before continuing with a sigh, "I run away from there because the people who manage that orphanage are somehow cruel and I can’t stand seeing and experiencing the physical abuse that they are doing to us." I sat up and looked in her direction, but I could only see her lying down while looking at the ceiling as she added blankly, "I don’t want to leave those other children there, but I don’t have any choice since I don’t want to die just because of the beating, Cal."I sighed at this when I heard the sadness and remorse in her voice. I couldn’t help but feel pity and sympathy for her for the things that happened to her.I heaved a sigh and mumbled, "I’m sorry for asking."She replied weakly, with a hint of affection in her voice, "No, it’s okay since I am fine now, especially since I already have so many people who value me and I am not alone anymore."I smiled hearing this as well as I uttered, "You know, I admire y
XERCEL’S POV:He nodded his head at me and replied, "Okay, I will go with Ysabelle, but I think you are right, I am being childish when in fact there are so many things that we need to pay attention to." He heaved a sigh and asked, "But can you blame me if I act like this?"I squinted my eyes at him in suspicion as I asked, "What do you mean?"I felt that he held both of my hands, so I immediately looked at them in confusion as I felt a mix of emotions about what was happening right now. I don’t know if I should be happy that the person I love is holding me like this or still become irritated because of how he has been acting since earlier.I really don’t like to overthink things, but this guy is making me do that today. I don’t really like the feeling of being clueless; it makes me stupid. I looked at his eyes again, and this time, he was smiling at me sadly.He shook his head and mumbled, "Be careful when you do your mission with Taylor, and let’s talk tomorrow once you come back fr
XERCEL’S POV:After all, the Empress seems to have had no plans or not even bothered to tell us about that person, which we didn’t mind anyway. It is their privacy and their right to do so.After all, she was a good asset to us whenever we needed some information, but these last few months, she didn’t contact us at all. Maybe she was really busy with something since we are on missions as well.We don’t know if that person is a man or a woman, since whenever she helps us, she either uses an encrypted message or a voice message.Aside from that, those messages only lasted for 15 seconds before they vanished from our inbox. But we don’t mind though, because we know that she is just being cautious.The Empress even told us before that whenever we couldn’t contact that person, it only meant one thing: the Empress gave her a bunch of things to do.Due to this, we don’t have any choice but to use our other hackers in the empire, which includes my childish brother. I couldn’t help but roll my
XERCEL’S POV:I nodded my head because of this and felt lucky somehow, but we still need to be careful about it since entering the lion’s lair isn’t an easy thing to do.However, in order to find out more about that tunnel and if we can really use it or not, Taylor and I need to explore it. I leaned my upper body a little towards Taylor as I rested my hands on my lap to get near her phone, since she was raising it while it was on a loudspeaker. She looked in my direction and leaned her shoulder on the backrest of her seat.I looked at the phone as my eyebrows furrowed while I pursed my lips together and asked curiously, "It was hidden right?"He answered firmly, "Yes, my lady."I nodded my head as I thought of many possibilities, and I was in the middle of them when Taylor suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, that’s right!" I turned my attention to her again as she added, "It was so hidden to the point that it could not be seen from the view above.""Yes, Miss Jenkins, and I think even the people
JENSEN’S POV:I heard her heave a sigh as she mumbled, "I understand your situation though, since sometimes we really can't help but let our emotions take over without even noticing that we are already becoming impulsive or different from what we usually are."I nodded my head at her and was about to say something when the two people we were aiming for tonight suddenly showed up.I mumbled coldly as my expression behind the mask changed into an emotionless one, "That's the man." I even pointed the person toward her by cocking my chin in the direction of the hotel as I put my hands in my pockets. She didn't say anything and just observed the man, and after a few minutes, when I saw the woman, I told her again, "That's the principal."I saw from my peripheral vision that she nodded before asking, with confusion in her voice, "What is this mission all about again?"I immediately looked at her as I exclaimed upon the realization, "Oh, right!" I sighed helplessly as she looked at me, and I
XERCEL’S POV:When we decided to continue our plan of entering the tunnel, we immediately asked Santos for the direction of the exact location of that tunnel. In order for us to be safe, I reminded Santos twice of the things that they needed to do. They must also be ready for any possibility that might happen.In case something does not work according to the plan, we must use another alternative to get out, and that is, all my people that are lurking around the area must create a commotion so that the guards will focus on it while both Taylor and I can get out.Even though I felt somehow uncertain about this because I knew that this was going to be dangerous for both of us, I still couldn’t help but be curious about that tunnel. After all, I also knew that once we found out that this tunnel could be helpful to us in the future, this was going to be a great advantage.On the other hand, I also somehow believe in our skills since this is not the first time that we face such a dangerous
XERCEL’S POV:That’s the last thing I heard since their voices started to get weaker as they moved far away from where we were hiding. When they were gone, both of us stood up straight, but I still didn’t let go of Taylor’s hand because that was the only thing that was keeping me sane.Maybe this mission is really not for me, so when we go back, I will let the others continue this mission instead of me since I don’t want to have my panic attacks here and be a burden to whoever I will be with.I rolled my eyes at the realization that if ever it happened, instead of having a successful mission, everything would be messed up and fail even more.Taylor whispered in my ear as I felt her hot breath while saying, "Let’s go further to see things even more, but we really need to be careful this time since it seems that they have now discovered this abandoned tunnel that was different from what we predicted."I nodded my head as we continued walking while trying to be very careful of our surrou
XERCEL’S POV:I could feel my heart beating faster as I was both worried and panicked about what was happening right now. Did something happen to her? Damn it, I will not forgive myself if there is.I was about to turn in the other direction when I suddenly bumped into someone, which made me fall to the ground with a groan, but I immediately got over it and was about to prepare myself to defend myself when I suddenly heard Taylor's voice.She exclaimed happily, "Thank God that you are here already, my lady!"I breathe a sigh of relief at this, but not for too long because my vision is becoming a blur as time passes by.I swallowed a lump in my throat as I mumbled weakly, "Help me to stand up, and let’s get out of here."She nodded her head and looked at my situation worriedly as she asked, "What happened to you, my lady?"I shook my head as I tried my best to say an answer, but my voice sounded hoarse, "I don’t know as well since I really felt discomfort right now and I can’t distingu