Yuna took out her phone and glanced at the unknown number displayed on it. She hesitated for a moment. After all, her phone shouldn't be receiving calls from unfamiliar numbers.As she returned to her room, the phone continued to ring. So, she sat on the couch and answered, "Hello, who's this?""It's me."The familiar voice caused Yuna's eyes to widen. She lowered her voice and asked, "How did you get my number?""It wasn't difficult," Yvan calmly replied. "Why didn't you tell me when you were returning to Waleston and cut off all communication?""Did I not make myself clear enough?" Yuna leaned against the couch, her expression darkening. Her tone became colder. "Are you calling me just to interrogate me?"Yvan's end had a distinct sigh. "No, I just wanted to hear your voice."Yuna fell silent."Take care of yourself. Look after Natalie and Nathaniel. Goodnight."With that, Yvan hung up. Yuna furrowed her brow as she looked at her phone, not knowing what to say or do.Sh
Yvan opened his laptop again and stared at the faces on the screen. "Were these from today?" he asked. "Yeah.""They won't return to the same shopping market they visited today. Even if someone is to go out to buy things again, they will assign different people to do so. "We'll focus on other markets these next few days, and our men who went out today should stay in."After shutting down the laptop, Yvan stood up."Where are you going?" Lucian looked at him. "I'm heading out," Yvan said. Lucian immediately stood up to follow him.…The next day, Yuna went to the research institute as usual. She thought nothing of the phone call Yvan made the previous night.Upon her arrival, Lucy pulled her inside."I heard Elizabeth was picked on you last night?" Lucy scanned her. "Did she lay her hands on you?"Yuna smiled and shook her head. "No, we just exchanged a few words. Carl arrived halfway through our conversation, and I left with him.""Elizabeth was the happiest when you w
Yuna knew that she wouldn't be able to get more information out of Cedric. She could only hope to get an answer from Carl and Jeremiah. She sipped on her coffee calmly without asking anything else. Lifting his head, Cedric saw the troubled look on her face. He asked, "Apart from worrying about Master Eastin, are you still bothered by what's going on in Jefton State?" Hearing that, she paused for a moment before answering, "There's nothing much for me to be worried about. Even if there is, it's about things happening in the company." He fixed his eyes on her as she spoke. There were things that he wanted to ask her, but he decided not to. Instead, he nodded. "Since you've settled everything at the company, you have nothing to worry about anymore. If you're really concerned, I can send someone I trust here to go have a look." Yuna knew what Cedric was thinking about. She nodded obediently. "Okay." She finished up her work in the morning. When Yuna was about to have lunch
"Achoo!" Yuna sneezed twice in a row. Her nose felt itchy. At that moment, she was sitting in the car. She had a simple lunch and was holding a cup of coffee right then. Whenever she worked at the research center, she'd tell Mina and Gianna not to wait for her.She felt the safest being in Waleston and working at the research center. Just when she was searching for news happening in Flokstra or Hultic, Vince suddenly called her. Looking at the time, it was probably midnight over where Vince was. Confused, she answered the phone. "Yuna, am I disturbing you from work?" "It's okay. I'm on a break now. Did something happen?" "Nothing, I just want to tell you about Ashton. He sent his men to keep watch on me, so I couldn't call you at all. That's why I can only call you at midnight," Vince explained. Upon hearing that, Yuna frowned a little. "Why did he tell his men to do that?" Vince replied, "That's because he wants to ask me for your contact number, but I've been telling
With a troubled mind, Yuna returned to the research center. All she was thinking about was where Yvan went. When she was sitting in the lounge, Paul suddenly appeared. He was carrying bags of all sorts of food. "Ms. Surra, Mr. Edwards heard you didn't have lunch with your colleagues. He assumed you hadn't eaten, so he sent me to bring you lunch." As Paul spoke, he placed all the food on the table one after another. Staring at the table full of food, Yuna wasn't too surprised. She said, "Paul, you can tell Carl that he doesn't have to prepare food for me every time. I'm not a child. I'll eat something if I'm hungry. And I actually did just now." "Ms. Surra, I'm just doing my job as his assistant," Paul said with a troubled look. Upon hearing that, Yuna could only let him be. "Okay then, tell Carl that I give him my thanks." "Enjoy your lunch, Ms. Surra." After Paul left, Yuna's eyes rested on the table full of delicacies. It'd be a waste not to eat them. As usual, she
Yvan immediately unbuckled his seatbelt and ducked. He heard the noise of a bullet shooting through the glass, which then shattered into pieces. The glass fragments spilled all over his back. When there was no sound of shooting anymore, he immediately sat right up. He watched as the van sped far away. With a serious and vicious look, he started the engine and chased after them. One hand resting on the steering wheel, he pulled open the hidden compartment in front of the seat with the other. Inside was a gun. He took it out. Yvan floored the accelerator and went after the van. He ignored the traffic light as he sped through the junction. His eyes never left the van ahead of him. When he was about to catch up to them, he extended his arm without hesitation. He aimed at the van in front of him and shot. A few bullets landed precisely on the tires. Instantly, the van lost control and swayed from left to right. Yvan seized the chance and increased his speed. At the same time
Cedric and the others rushed upstairs. When they reached the kids' study, Nathaniel was reading, and Natalie was taking care of her lizard. "Uncle Cedric?" Curious, Nathaniel greeted him. "Why did you come here, Uncle Cedric?" Natalie got up and walked to him. Crouching down, Cedric caressed Natalie's face as he heaved a sigh of relief. "Nothing. We've had an increase in flu cases lately. For safety reasons, we have to do a checkup on you two. Come here, Nathaniel. Let the doctor do the checkup." Cedric made up a suitable excuse. He then walked to the side. The doctor and nurse crouched in front of the kids and started to examine them. Seeing the anxious look on Cedric's face, Nathaniel knew that they were definitely not checking them for mere flu. But he didn't ask anything about it as he quietly let them examine his body. Cedric noticed Paul standing outside. He then left the room. Paul whispered, "Aunty Reina is okay. I've also checked downstairs. There's no sign
In Flokstra, Lucian, Gabriel, and the rest of the men rushed over to a clinic. Yvan was sitting in the waiting area. His neck and forehead were bandaged. Resting his arms on his thighs, he hung his head low. He was in a gloomy mood. Lucian and Gabriel sighed in relief when they saw Yvan seemed to be okay. Lucian said, "Let's go." Yvan got up and walked out in silence. They all got into the car and left. Yvan leaned back in the backseat as he lifted his head. "Did you manage to catch up to them?" Gabriel said, "They clearly noticed you back then. That's why they asked someone to hide there. Besides, there was no surveillance camera around the spot they escaped to. So it's difficult to find them." Lucian said with a serious tone, "This is the second time we were discovered. It could be even harder to see them again after this." Yvan's face grew hard. He didn't know what to say for a moment. At the same time, Carl was informed right away when Yvan got into that accident.