"Well then, nice working with you in advance." Lawrence raised his glass and chuckled.Lawrence then looked at Nicole, suddenly finding her familiar. "And this is..."Jared smiled. "My wife."Lawrence averted his gaze and responded, "I see. You're a young and promising man, and your wife is extremely beautiful. What a match made in heaven."However, Jared did not really like how Lawrence looked at Nicole."Thanks," he responded flatly.Judging by the coldness in Jared's response, Lawrence could tell that he did not want to talk about Nicole any further.As such, he reverted to talking about business. "What do you need me to find?"Jared turned to him with a serious look and said, "The Braves that were produced by the Curley Group."Lawrence's hands jerked upon hearing that. It was obvious that Jared had asked the right person. He knew that some of the local big shots probably had a hand in the operation when he could not find any traces of the Braves.He would not have known
'Sadly, there's only one of her in this world.'Lawrence turned as he breathed an inaudible sigh..Feeling very upset, Jared held Nicole in his arms as he looked toward Lawrence's direction. "Stay away from that man."Nicole looked at him in response. "Can you stop being so jealous for no reason?"'This is our first meeting with him, and Jared is seeing green already?!' she thought."I don't like the way he looks at you." Jared replied, knowing that gaze far too well.Lawrence was concealing his desire to have Nicole to himself. Besides, to see through Lawrence's intentions was no easy feat."Well, we'll leave right after he has located the Braves for us, and we won't ever have to see him again," she said.Nicole just thought that Jared was simply being paranoid."Okay. I think he'll give us an answer by tomorrow," he replied.As long as Lawrence wished to collaborate with the Johnston Group and not upset Nicole, he would get everything done to their satisfaction."Alrighty
"You..." Jared felt something cold on his wrist. "What are you doing?""Giving you a hand in the art of self-control." Nicole smiled devilishly. "These are the handcuffs that I always carry with me wherever I go. It's been some time since I used it, and it just so happens that it will come in handy for your training."Then, she looped the handcuffs around the bedframe and cuffed both of Jared's hands before pulling a blanket over him."Hey, Nicole, don't you think this is too much?"'How could this woman think of such a way to keep me under control?!''This is torture!'"This is nothing compared to the beast in you that I've had to deal with every night." Nicole then yawned and laid next to him, slowly caressing his chest with the hand!Still able to feel her touch through his pajamas, Jared clenched his jaw as his heart burned with desire."You won't let me touch you, and yet you're touching me?" Jared protested, unable to hold it in anymore.Nicole chuckled. "Of course. You'
Jared saw his work of art on her neck and that was when he became satisfied, so he let her go.Nicole was furious. "Jerk!"She did not fight back because she did not want to put any strain on her abdomen, but Jared still left her with two hickeys nonetheless."If you come up with crazy ideas like this again, I won't go easy on you." Jared then quickly got down from the bed.Above anything, he was worried that he would act on his impulses again.Nicole noticed something as she watched Jared strutting off to take a shower. 'How is this man so energetic?'She sighed and went off to freshen up as well.Then, the both of them shared breakfast together in front of a floor-to-ceiling window.While they were thinking about when they would receive updates from Lawrence, Jared's phone rang."Mr. Johnston, I've sent you what you've asked for. Check your phone."Delighted to hear that, Jared said, "Okay, thanks."Lawrence nodded. "My pleasure. But you don't have much time. They seem to
"Okay. Lawrence's men will come over to join us too. We'll leave after that.""Sure." Janus nodded and left.Nicole looked at Jared. "I didn't know you had troops. Who exactly is Janus?"Nicole had never asked him about this before, but since she did, Jared decided not to hide it from her. "He's my mercenary."Nicole frowned as she did not expect Jared to have a mercenary in his payroll.Jared noticed her confusion, so he calmly explained, "It's difficult to work abroad. Before I had Janus, goods belonging to the Johnston Group and JJ Johnston were always getting stolen in shady areas. We had no other choice but to hire my distant cousin to be our mercenary..."Hearing that, Nicole finally understood perfectly what was going on.The JJ Johnston Group was involved in many industries, so it was not surprising that their goods had been illegally targeted by certain entities. To ensure the safety of the goods and staff in international waters, some countries would form their band of
"Mr. Johnston, this is the location. The canyon is the entrance," the guide explained to Jared in Esperian.Jared followed his gaze and set his own at the canyon. 'It really looks like something is there. What a hidden location."This was why his people could not find what they were looking for. This area was out of the range of any coverage. Without the guide, it was impossible for them to find it."Okay, got it." Jared ended the conversation and turned to Janus. "Get ready to enter. If we find out the exact whereabouts of the Braves, there will be fewer casualties.""Copied." Janus nodded and brought his men along to inspect the area, looking for ways to enter.Nicole saw Janus's men leaving and got down from the car when it looked safe.Jared frowned when he saw her. "Why are you out here?"In response, she said, "It looks safe here. Don't worry."Jared sighed the moment he heard her reply, but he remained silent otherwise.Then, Janus and two of his teams slowly entered th
Though they might alert the enemies, that was the most suspicious area in the entire base."Okay." Janus then ordered his men to enter that area.Soon, the sound of hand-to-hand combat could be heard, but Janus's men still prevailed, successfully entering the passageway thereafter.Meanwhile, Jared was standing outside, waiting for updates.After twenty minutes, Janus reported, "Mr. Johnston, it's in here."Jared's eyes lit up. "Look at the chips and see if they've been removed before.""On it." Janus proceeded to do so and responded after a while. "Not for now. But five of them are missing, and their whereabouts are unclear."With that said, Jared figured that the mastermind had obtained the new system and was perhaps experimenting on it."According to Nicole, if you activate the droids, they will return to their manufacturer."These robots were not produced yet, so the system that had been implanted in them served as a failsafe that would make them return to their manufactur
Those words left everybody perplexed. These robots were returning to their place of origin!"Don't move, or we'll shoot!" The henchmen stood in front of the robots to stop them from leaving as they knew how important they were to their boss.However, one of the Braves stepped forward and broke the henchman's gun into two pieces. "Firearm detected. Initiate emergency response system if safety is compromised to neutralize the threat."As soon as the Brave had uttered those words, its eyes instantly emitted a ray of red light as if it had activated combat mode!It was then that Ara and Bara arrived on the scene, and were shocked by what they had seen.They could not believe that the Brave had activated combat mode!"What should we do?" Bara looked at Ara in shock.Ara gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know how important these robots are to the chief? We can't let them leave!"After saying that, Ara turned to his men and ordered, "The switch is behind their necks! Turn them off!"