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The sky gradually darkened. Heather and Leon walked together, but they still couldn’t see any sign of the car. A rather worried Leon then asked, “Are you sure the car is really parked at a conspicuous spot, Heather?” He even suspected that the car might have been stolen.“I’m sure of that.” Heather felt they would probably see the car if they walked a little further.“It can’t possibly have been stolen, can it?” asked Leon, discouraged. As such, he couldn’t stop himself from voicing his doubts.“That’s not possible,” Heather replied categorically. The car had a superb anti-theft function, so how could it be stolen that easily?Leon continued to follow Heather. It’s so normal for a luxury car parked in desolate countryside to be made off with, he thought to himself. Instantly, he lost all his vigor like a deflated balloon, and they walked around while looking fruitlessly for a long time.Eventually, Heather took her cell phone out of her pocket. At this moment, it seemed that they coul
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In the end, Leon nodded solemnly. “I understand that.” The word ‘understand’ almost broke his heart. He thought he could give Heather his best wishes in an easygoing manner, but it seemed like he was unable to do so since he still had wishful ideas. “I’ve looked into Matthias for you, Heather.” In reality, he had already begun investigating Matthias when he met the latter, for he didn’t allow anyone to approach Heather purposefully.She was a little surprised by this, but what Leon said was understandable. Then, she looked at him before turning her gaze to somewhere else. “Zayne has looked into Matthias as well.” Sometimes, Heather considered herself lucky that the men protecting her were all exceptional—they’d entrust her to someone else as long as they could see that she was happy.“Matthias has really fallen in love with you, and he had no ulterior motives when he approached you. Perhaps he hesitated because he didn’t know if he should go against his entire family for your sake.” L
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Since there was no time for more consideration right now, Heather decided to follow Zayne’s instructions. However, Leon disagreed with her. “Can I tell you my opinion, Heather?” He thought what Zayne had said sounded too exaggerated. He had been hunted himself, so he believed he was qualified to speak. “Three hours isn’t long. It’s better to stay at the police station instead of spending time looking for the address.” He didn’t believe that someone would burst into the police station and kill people in large numbers. Such a situation appeared mostly in films and TV dramas, but it rarely happened in reality.“Since Zayne has told us to do so, I believe that he’s given this serious and careful consideration.” On the contrary, Heather didn’t think Zayne was making a mountain out of a molehill. She knew him very well, and she was aware that he was a person with great finesse.“Heather, it’ll be more likely for us to encounter danger if we go out right now.” Leon needed to remind her about
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The process of waiting was very boring, so Heather and Leon killed time by talking nonsense. They engaged in small talk since neither of them had expected the destination to be such a place. However, there were still two hours left when they fell silent. They both looked at each other, wondering how they should spend the rest of the time. Not only that, they wondered if those trying to kill them realized they had come here without any hiccups. Were they really safe in the wilderness?Just then, Heather’s eyes met Leon’s. As they made eye contact, the latter didn’t know what to say at such a time. Since they couldn’t find any topics to talk about, they had a false impression that they were caught in a deadlock.“Why don’t we watch a movie together, Leon?” Heather suggested, for she felt that carrying on like this wasn’t the solution.However, Leon shook his head in response. “I’m afraid that we might miss the subtle noises around us, Heather. A quiet atmosphere like this is more suitab
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As soon as Zayne finished his sentence, he noticed the strained expressions on Heather and Leon’s faces. There was an inexplicable embarrassment when he brought up the subject of engagement directly. Sensing the embarrassment he caused, he smiled and decided it was better to directly skip the topic. After all, he couldn’t fathom womens’ minds despite being a great detective, let alone Heather’s thoughts since she never let anyone see through her innermost ideas.The three decided to get on the plane first and discuss the other matters later on. While they were on the helicopter, Leon quietly sat aside in a rare occurrence, whereas Zayne sat next to Heather. He opened his mouth, but there was something that he couldn’t bring himself to say. On the other hand, Heather noticed Zayne was troubled and simply winked at him. When Leon noticed their little gestures, he understood at once that the two seemed to have some secrets they didn’t want him to know about.Time flew swiftly by on the h
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Heather didn’t know whether to laugh or cry in the face of these sudden incidents. After all, most people would never have expected such an outcome. However, when she saw how confident Zayne looked, she suddenly felt much relieved. Indeed, she had great expectations for him at first, but he wore down her anticipation bit by bit.Now that she heard him saying so, she felt much more relieved. She trusted him completely, and she believed that he had the ability to turn things around. Heather, who had a heavy heart at first, felt a lot more relaxed right now. She looked at the scenery outside the car window and discovered that this was not the way back to Bradfort City.Meanwhile, a scheming flicker flashed across Zayne’s eyes as he stared at the back of Heather’s head. However, when she turned her head around, he put on his signature smile again.“Where are you taking me to?” From the looks of it, Heather felt like they’d be leaving Bradfort City completely if they went any further.“We
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Sleepiness overtook Heather, but she was afraid of falling onto the ground. Hence, she would stir a little and wake up at once as she curled herself up on the tiny sofa. She turned up the heater to full blast, but she felt chilly no matter what since she had only a thin blanket on her. She wondered if Zayne didn’t have enough time to fix up this shelter or if he was deliberately pulling pranks on her. She appeared to be in a bad mood as she rubbed her nose in a very unladylike fashion.She was bored stiff as there wasn’t even a TV inside the cabin. She couldn’t sleep well, nor could she watch a soap opera even if she wanted to. At this moment, she missed the bustling scenes of Bradfort City terribly. Now, it seemed so hard to get what had been within her easy reach. Heather buried her face in the sofa and took a deep sniff at its genuine leather, for it smelled way more pleasant than the stench in the cabin.Since she couldn’t sleep no matter what, she decided to play her trump card b
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Now that they had reached this point in their conversation, Leon could only take away the documents on the coffee table sulkily. Then, he stood up and nodded at Zayne. “I disagree with you, but you made me admire you as I did back when I was a child,” he said before leaving right away. He was now very confused since he couldn’t find a better way to protect Heather.After Leon left, Jason sat down on the sofa across from Zayne. This sofa is really comfortable, he thought to himself as he stretched his body while holding a bottle of iced black tea in his hand. The cold didn’t bother him at all. “Why did you turn him down?” he asked after downing half of the liquid.Zayne played with his own hands. “I will not work with anyone else. They’re all businessmen; no matter how nice they sound, they only care about their self-interests. I don’t want to be swallowed whole by them.”Jason listened as if he understood what Zayne said. There seemed to be some truth in the latter’s words, but he did
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(Final Chapter)However, before Myra could digest the incidents, a knock on the door emerged again. Zayne’s eyes lit up at once as he reckoned it was most probably Jason this time.Sure enough, Jason appeared in front of them with injuries. Leon found Jason rather unfamiliar as it was natural for one to not remember a driver’s appearance.“You’re finally here, Jason!” Heather exclaimed in surprise upon seeing him as she had waited for him for a long time.“Zayne Lee.” With a cold look, Jason walked up to Zayne and tilted his head to look at him. “Stop acting. I know you’re not injured.”Zayne stared at Jason awkwardly as he had not expected to be seen through by Jason so easily. Meanwhile, the others glanced toward Zayne in shock.“Congratulations. Your plan to lure the enemy out has succeeded. Now, I can tell you with certainty that the mastermind behind all these is Caleb Moriarty.” It was very rare for Jason to spit out such a long sentence.The others were not surprised upon heari
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Since the situation had escalated to this point, they could only fight to their death, and Matthias was prepared for the battle. Even though the opponent was one of the top killers in the world, it was not an issue at all for Matthias to protect himself. However, it would be an arduous task to protect Zayne, the patient, at the same time.Matthias decided to be the vanguard and asked Leon to stay by Zayne’s side while he guarded the door vigilantly. They didn’t know when the killer would discover them, so Matthias had to guard the door well.Meanwhile, Heather kept increasing the fare’s price to the driver, hoping that she would be able to find Jason as soon as possible. Looking at the GPS, she became more flustered when they got closer to the destination. She was perturbed as the truth was about to be revealed, and she was all the more anxious at the thought of the critical situation in the hospital. Even if she successfully found Jason now, there was not enough time to rush back to
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Since when has Leon become this caring? Lying on the bed, Zayne really wished to turn to lie on his side. Due to the anesthetics, he didn’t feel much pain; he just felt uncomfortable because he couldn’t stretch his body. Nevertheless, he wasn’t hoping for anyone to understand his feelings at this moment. He attempted to move his body as he was worried if he had actually become handicapped.Leon glanced at Zayne in puzzlement, wondering what he was struggling about. Zayne didn’t seem to be in a good situation, but Leon had no idea how to help him. The two of them faced each other while Leon stared at Zayne with an inquiring look, but he still couldn’t understand what was on Zayne’s mind.It was only until Matthias came into the ward did the standstill between the two come to an end. Leon stood up and stared at Matthias. At that moment, all three of them were at a loss for words as an awkward atmosphere arose in the ward.Alas, Leon spoke up and broke the ice. “I’m going to buy oranges
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The atmosphere surrounding the two men was extremely intense. Matthias didn’t want to cause more trouble at this moment, so he took a few steps back and attempted to keep a distance away from Leon.Leon understood Matthias’ intention. He smirked and said in a sarcastic manner, “President Locke, I heard you’ve been keeping a woman recently.”Matthias freaked out upon hearing his words. So Leon’s actually mad because of this. Matthias couldn’t think of an appropriate explanation. Staring at Leon’s eyes, he knew Leon might not buy his words even if he explained them to him.“You actually believed those rumors?” Matthias said justly. He didn’t intend to explain the details to Leon, nor did he want to be maligned.“I’ve seen you and the woman together with my own eyes.” If it wasn’t that Leon had seen it himself, he wouldn’t be this suspicious of Matthias.Matthias looked at Leon in resignation. It seems like he’s really concerned about Heather’s matters—he’s still bothered about these thi
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Heather walked toward the main road while pondering. Judging by the traffic of the cars that were passing by on the busy road, she had a feeling it would be very hard for her to get a cab at this moment. Hence, she was starting to get a headache just by staring at the noisy street.She reckoned no drivers would be willing to accept a booking at times like these but she still decided to give it a try—only now did she suddenly realize the importance of owning a car.But alas, the fastest way she could think of was to increase the offer price. She believed there would definitely be drivers who were willing to accept her booking as long as she offered a price that was high enough. However, she worried that the cabs were too far away.True enough, when Heather opened the ride-hailing app, there were no drivers around the area. She wished she could get a driver by offering a huge stack of money, but sometimes, there were situations that even money couldn’t solve.When a driver finally accep
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Ever since he stepped foot in Bradfort City, Zayne had nothing but problem after problem piled on his plate. This time, he looked for trouble himself. Matthias’ situation was already far beyond what Zayne could handle, and Jason knew that the latter was barely holding on.After Matthias had left, Jason descended into worry. He looked at Zayne, his face a little on the pale side. Neither brother had managed to reach an agreement. Jason completely did not approve of what Zayne was doing, and the conflict between them could blow up at any moment.The atmosphere was loaded like a powder keg. Both men’s expressions were tense, and it seemed as though things would break down the next second. Jason moved and took a step forward, whereas Zayne curled his hands into fists. The situation was both awkward and tense.Jason continued to march forward. Zayne could find no reason to make him stay, so he helplessly watched as Jason left the room. He looked at his younger brother, his lips faintly qui
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Anger was still anger in the end, and Heather wasn’t someone who would cling to someone unreasonably either. She knew that Leon wouldn’t have hung up on her so easily, and it seemed that he was extremely tired.After her call with Leon ended, Zayne texted her. She played the video clip that he had sent to her, but she wasn’t sure how to react to it. Not only that, Heather didn’t know how he had managed to get his hands on this firsthand information—the venue in the clip was where the Locke Group’s board of directors were currently at.Heather took notice of Matthias in an instant. When she saw him there all by himself, she suddenly felt that he needed to be protected as well. Sometimes, she really couldn’t get a handle on him as her heart ached for Matthias.However, Heather couldn’t bring herself to examine her conscience even though she could sense that Matthias was under a lot of pressure. She had only watched a few seconds of the video clip, but her heartstrings were already being
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At that moment, any further exchange would simply be pointless. The day had barely started, yet it was already so disastrous. The next hours would be even more so.The more Zayne wanted her to admit it, the more resistant she was to do so. With a stiff face, she responded, “It’s his personal affairs. Why should I care?”When he heard her bold words, Zayne had a hard time holding back his laugh, for he was astounded by how persistent she was. Heather was so reluctant to admit it, so he didn’t want to pursue the matter any further. Since she felt that way, he shall have it her way.“What’s your plan today?” As he went off on a tangent, Zayne started to chatter casually. Heather felt that there had to be an underlying meaning behind his words, so she shot him a deadly glare.On the other hand, Zayne stared at her calmly, and he thought her petite look was extremely adorable. She must be dwelling on nonsense again!“Other than locking myself in here, what else can I possibly plan for? I l
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In the freezing night, Matthias stared at the mansion in front of him with not a trace of anger. Since it belonged to the Lockes, it will no longer mean anything to him from now on. Should I say goodbye?Ever since Evan left, the residence had been especially quiet at night. Having lost his attachment to the mansion, he coldly gazed at the building as if the entire area only had one residence.Despite his desire to walk in, he stopped himself outside the home. After all, he was now truly alone after pushing everyone else away.At this moment, he sensed a fragrance of blossoms wafting in the air. He tried to locate the source but to no avail. Surprisingly, such a subtle aroma somehow matched the winter so well. As he took in the scent, he was reminded of the countless incidents, wondering when they would finally end.What surprised him was the fact that the family head had yet to look for him since he left the Locke Group, and that made him feel rather peaceful as the head seemed to ha
