Looking at the receding back of the woman and a little girl Bill turned around and strolled down that street. He noticed that the wind was a little warmer, and the streetlights were a little brighter. Above him, a few stars were shining in the sky.At that moment, he suddenly had an idea. He then pulled out his phone and texted the only person he cared about in the whole world. “I met a little girl on the road today. She is really cute.”While typing he had already imagined Stella’s surprised look at receiving this message and how she would laugh as she regained her composure.“Are you still working? I have not eaten anything yet.” Stella responded.Bill smiled lightly and slipped his phone into his pocket as he reached for a cab. When he arrived at the hospital, he saw a thin woman sitting on the bed through the window.With her bony hands, she was knitting a sweater quickly and skillfully. With a delighted smile, she stopped and placed the sleeves on her body. Her hospital gown was
Throughout that week, it rained nonstop in Rose City. The city had become even colder due to the late autumn rain.Bill sat in a run-down little restaurant, dressed in a black leather jacket. He had a bowl of noodles on the greasy table and the heat and aroma filled the small room.The woman sitting opposite him was wearing a black baseball cap, which made her out of place. Her attitude was condescending as if she didn’t want to be there. She sat up straight, trying not to touch anything in the room.The sound of rain on the tin roof of the house distracted her. “I didn’t come here to watch you eat noodles,” the woman said, as she removed her black mask.Bill took two sips of soup before pulling a flash drive from his pocket and placing it in front of her as he watched the woman become nervous. He said, “You are still wanted in Ireland, so hiding in Rose City is not safe either!”“What do you mean?”Bill wiped his mouth with a napkin and said, “Nothing. Turning you in is no good to me
Bill leaned up against the school bus and dialed Alice’s number. He remembered it because he had stolen Maggie’s phone before.It took Alice a long while to answer the phone. She left the auditorium quietly through the side door. After pressing the answer button, she lowered her voice and asked, “Hello?”“The bus has a break issue. Tell them to change the buses.”The moment she heard it, Alice tensed up and became terrified. Before she could ask who that was, Bill hung up the phone. Her mind kept replaying this straightforward, but shocking messages. It was not until a minute later that she called back immediately, only to find that she could not get through.Just as Alice was about to return to the auditorium, she noticed the doors had been opened, and people rushed out of the jammed doorway. Immediately after that, Alice became alarmed and dashed towards the underground parking lot.She instantly stopped in front of the bus owned by Rose City High School. The last students were just
Adrian’s face turned red as he coughed violently. He couldn’t even sit still, so he leaned on Zayden’s shoulder.Zayden seemed annoyed and moved his head away. “You are spitting coffee all over me,” he said to Adrian in disgust.Then Alice asked with a blank expression on her face, “Tell me, what are you two hiding from me?”Adrian looked at Zayden again, as if he was not sure what to say. Zayden took off his jacket which was stained with coffee and loosened his tie. He pondered over it briefly and decided there was no point in keeping it from Alice.“I sent Eliana and Max abroad to keep them both safe. To be honest, Adrian just found out something,” Zayden said.“Adrian, tell me about it,” Alice said calmly.Adrian wore a solemn expression and said, “Remember that tattoo I told you about? I travel to Ireland to get more information, and also learn something from their local police. This organization vanished at that time due to internal conflicts. Their boss was apprehended on the sp
Alice never took Zayden’s helping her for granted. Plus, she knew he had to go to work. As a result, she chose to let him go about his business. Besides her, Zayden paused briefly, his brows frowning deeply.At that moment, Adrian knew it was time for him to speak up to lighten the atmosphere. He stood up, put an arm around Alice’s shoulder, and said, “Don’t worry. Just leave your wife to me. I will keep her accompany for you while I’m home!”Zayden frowned, his gaze fixed on Adrian’s hand on Alice’s shoulder. “She is your sister-in-law,” Zayden grumbled.“I know, and she is a good friend of mine as well,” Adrian said with a smug smile.“Maybe I should tell Nian about this,” Zayden muttered as he walked to the door to put on his leather shoes.“Let me remind you snitches get snitches!” Adrian’s eyes widened, and he quickly withdrew his hand.“I don’t care,” Zayden said triumphantly and turned back.In front of Adrian, he kissed Alice's brows, his warm hand rubbing over her face. “I’ll
Alice didn’t have time to prepare for the competition and was not even sure what the rules were when she arrived there. She and Adrian entered the venue, one after the other, both taken aback by the large crowd on stage.“Is this what you are wearing?” Tracy asked as she pushed her way through the crowd to Alice.“What’s the problem with that?” Puzzled, Alice asked.Alice was dressed in a yellow trench coat, a camel cashmere sweater, and light gray wide-leg pants. She thought her outfit was fashionable.Adrian who was standing behind her commented, “It’s pretty.”Hearing their words, Tracy was so angry that she wanted to take off her high heels and strike each of them. She pointed unhappily to the audience seats on stage and said to Adrian, “You sit up there. I will handle the rest for you, Alice.” Tracy then vanished into the crowd.When she arrived at the competition site, Alice finally realized why Tracy was so angry. She expected it to be a simple written test or interview, and sh
“That day, I finished twelve surgeries in twenty-one hours. I was not proud of it, since I was actually aware of the frailty of life, and I felt shocked deep in my heart,” Dr. Cooper continued.Alice could understand his thoughts. She had heard that many young military men and women who returned from battlefields would have psychological problems. They needed psychological therapy, and some even committed suicide because they could not cope with reality.“What shocked you the most at that time, Dr. Cooper?” the host asked.Dr. Cooper seems to have responded to this question during the rehearsal. However, after hearing the host's questions, he still shuddered lightly.“I had just finished my first operation at the time, and later I found the corridor was packed with patients. Before I could take off my surgical gown. my assistant dragged me to another operating room. As soon as opened the door, I heard a dreadful howl from the persons on the bed.” Dr. Cooper replied in a calm tone.At
With his eyes locked on Alice, Dr. Cooper noticed that in contrast to the male doctor’s excitement, she looked rather calm. She was so sensible that it was difficult for him to believe she was only in her early thirties.“To be honest, I didn’t think you would make such a decision,” Dr. Cooper said, as he removed his silver-frame glasses. His glasses smacked against the desk and the sound echoed down the hall through the microphone.The male doctor stood up again and said aggressively, while Dr. Cooper rubbed his browse to calm himself, “It is possible to save two people if perform two surgeries simultaneously. Although there may be unforeseeable outcomes, it is better than giving up on the other patient.”The man’s demeanor was hostile. He noticed that Dr. Cooper appeared upset, so he decided to take advantage of the situation. Everyone present could tell that he was desperate to win.Alice seemed to anticipate his question and didn’t want to pay attention to him. But she couldn’t he
“Mom, don’t come over!” Eliana and Max yelled at the same time.“Alice, you are such a lucky bitch. You have such two wonderful children. I have worked hard my entire life, but now I have nothing in the end,” Jessica said in an envious tone.‘Did you just mention children? Could be that you suddenly wanted to meet Gary before you die because he’s your only family?’ At the thought, Alice gently asked “Jessica, do you want to meet Gary?”Instead of answering Alice's question, Jessica remained silent. She then bowed her head and began trembling.“I will call him right now. He just left, so he will come back soon,” Alice added.“Is Gary really coming back?”“Yeah. He’s doing great this year. He has always get high grades on his test and he is popular school. He is just as smart as you are.” Alice praised Jessica in the hopes of changing her mind.“He didn’t want to see me. I tried to talk to him this year, but his maid always mistook me for a beggar and told me get lost.” Jessica spoke in
A woman in a janitor’s uniform rushed out of the tool room as Eliana and Charlotte left the restroom. The woman then pressed a fruit knife against Eliana’s neck. Eliana had no idea what was going on because it happened so quickly. She could not stop shaking when she felt the cold metal against her skin.Charlotte was so scared that she screamed. Then she immediately covered her mouth. After hearing her voice many people made their way to the restroom. However, no one dared to approach them, they all stood back and watched.Eliana grabbed the woman’s arm from behind as she wanted to wrestle her to the ground. She thanked Alice were forcing her to take so many taekwondo classes at this moment.However, the woman realized what Eliana was trying to do. She whispered in a husky voice, “Don’t do anything. I will slit your throat if you move one more time. By then your blood will flow like a water flower and you will die tragically.”The woman’s voice was so husky that it made Eliana feel li
Dominic saw Eliana the moment she walked into the room. He looked at her as if he could not take his eyes off her. Eliana shone like a star that was even more dazzling than the bright chandelier. Whenever he looked at her, his heart beat faster, and his palms sweat.Ever since Eliana entered the hall, Dominic had been looking at her. He watched her as she walked around the venue and to greet the guests and he was disappointed when he noticed that many young boys were looking at her as much as he was.Later on, the host asked Eliana and Max to come on the stage. They sang the birthday song together and then catch the multi-tiered cake. Zayden then announced that the party was started.It was not until then that Eliana was free. When she saw him after she left the stage, Eliana moved quickly towards Dominic. Every step she took seemed to step into his heart, causing it to beat like a drum.Dominic had been waiting for Eliana to become an adult for the past two years, but she had no idea
After dinner, Eliana comes back to her apartment. She took a quick shower before going to bed. As she lay down in bed, she checked her phone and found tons of unread messages in the Team Wolf Chat Group. Eliana was supposed to join her teammates in celebrating their victory after the game, but she didn’t because her parents showed up unexpectedly.Eliana’s teammates not only posted pictures from dinner in the chat room, but they also mentioned for several times. Eliana was about to go to bed after replying to everyone's message, but the moment she discovered Dominic had also texted her, she perished her thoughts.Dominic had become extremely busy since he retired from the e-sports circle two years ago and returned to London to take over his family’s business. Recently, instead of having time to play games with her, he could only teach her practical strategies occasionally.Dominic returned to Rose City this time just to watch their game. However, Dominic and Eliana didn’t even have ti
After the game was over, the lights in the hall lit up and the host invited two teams onto the stage after congratulating the winners.Max and his parents took a seat in the first row. People around them began to whisper in surprise, and they only stopped when Team Wolf showed up on the stage.The stage was well-lit, but the auditorium was dark, so Eliana had no idea her parents, whom she had not seen in a long time, had arrived on the scene.Standing on this stage, Eliana smiled while waving at the audience. She sparkled like a diamond and nothing seemed to be able to dim her light.Meanwhile, Alice looked at Eliana as if she was her biggest fire. She felt proud of Eliana from the bottom of her heart.Initially, Alice was furious when she learned that Eliana wanted to become an e-sports player. However, she began to regret it after Eliana became a world champion. ‘If I stopped her back, then I would have stopped her from succeeding. Thank goodness I didn’t do so. Alice thought to her
Two years later, an important match took place in a hall in the center of Rose City. Eliana’s team, the Wolfs would play against a team from another country.Teen Wolf had previously won the world championship twice while their opponent was a dark horse team that had only recently formed. As a result, game lovers from both countries eagerly anticipated this match.At the same time, this was the most crucial match for Eliana since she joined Team Wolf two years ago. She would be a member of the world championship team if she won the game. However, she would lose her best chance to win the World Championship if she lost it. Therefore, Eliana took this match very seriously.Because the Dream High Group was one of the match sponsors, the live room was packed with people Eliana knew. Although ticker prizes had risen to several thousand dollars per person, Max could still obtain tickets for his family.At that moment, Trevor, Maggie, and their children sat in the center of the front row. Da
Henry was very efficient. Two days later, he managed to place the information he had gathered about Dominic on Max’s desk.Then Max started reading it carefully.Dominic Deleon was Dominic's full name. He was born and grew up in London, and he was twenty years old. His great-grandfather was a politician who once held a high govt position. His grandfather was a successful businessman who owned a large corporation. As for his father, he was a businessman who made the company well.Dominic was the family’s only child, but he was uninterested in business. He fell in love with e-sports in college and soon signed up with an E-sports company. Later, he made it to one of the best teams in the country and was named captain due to his outstanding performance. He once led his team to a world championship victory.Before moving to Rose City Dominic attended a university in London. However after he fell out with his parents, he transferred to a college in Rose City because several of his teammates
“Do you really want to know about it?” Dominic asked after some thought.“Yes!” Eliana said.“I might tell you after we get to know each other better. But, you know, we are not even friends now,” He said.“Well, I’m not interested in that anymore.” Eliana said. She became impatient, so she stopped talking to Dominic.“Are you angry?” Dominic asked.“No.”“I know you won’t get angry that easily.”“That’s because I know getting angry easily is bad for my health. It’s nothing to do with you.”Hearing Eliana’s words, Dominic burst out laughing. He knew Eliana loved sashimi, so he gave her that plate. “Well, we are friends now,” he said.At that time, Charlotte was talking to Kevin and Max was talking to Jason. On the other hand, Max kept a close eye on Dominic and paid attention to his every move.Dominic quickly realized this, so he turned to look at Max. The two boys then locked their gaze on each other. Max appeared weary and hostile whereas Dominic didn’t seem to be bothered by Max’s
Alice nearly fell on her knees and then stood up straight with all her strength. Seeing that Zayden was in more pain. He wanted to rush to Alice and help her out of the situation at that moment, but he had to wait for the right time. Therefore, he stood in the crowd, silent.“I’m just a doctor. I’m not that capable enough to defeat mercenaries.” Alice said, through gritted teeth.Hearing that Victoria kicked her once more. “Are you trying to fool me? I’m sure you know some special forces! Isn’t Adrian Taylor is your brother-in-law.”Alice let out a painful groan. She took a deep breath and said, “I had no idea you know it. But sadly, none of them in Flesoil.”“That’s fine. I can wait! They will agree to my request, as long as you are my hostage.”Zayden’s gun was in his pocket, but he didn’t have the guts to touch it.At that time, Victoria’s gun remain pressed against Alice’s temple, making him nervous. His hands were sweating, and he was even more nervous than he had when he saved E