The burly driver and the taxi driver started cursing each other nonstop.Not knowing what to do, Sunny looked at them with complete shock. 'Sigh! Guess I have no choice but to find another taxi,' he thought.Not holding out much hope, he looked around his surroundings and as expected, there was not a single taxi in sight. He was in the throes of his despair when a red sports car suddenly stopped in front of him.The driver was a woman with curly hair flowing down from the top of her head. She was dressed in a solid color silk spaghetti-strap dress. Everything about her face was exquisitely painted while her lips were blazing with a passionate red color.The woman threw him a flirtatious smile while merriment danced in her eyes. "What's the matter? Did you get yourself into an accident?""Are you blind? Isn't it obvious what happened?" said Sunny angrily. He was in no mood to talk to anyone.Instead of getting angry, the woman simply smiled. "Where are you going, kid? It'll be har
The red roadster was speeding very fast along the road."Yes! It's that car over there! Follow that Carnival!" Sunny pointed excitedly at the car Corinne was in as soon as it came into sight. "Hurry! Don't lose it."Xante immediately stepped on the accelerator and the car shot off toward Corinne's car. The distance between the two cars got shorter and shorter.Sunny was impressed by the car's speed. He turned toward Xante and said, "Not bad at all! Your car is certainly very fast.""Yeah, it does its job well," Xante replied with a smile while keeping her eyes on the road. Her curly hair was flying softly in the wind, making her look free-spirited and sexy.At that moment, Sunny could not help but be stunned by her beauty but he quickly snapped out of it. He fixed his eyes back on the road and it was then, he realized something was wrong.Without him realizing it, Xante caught up to Corinne's car. They were already driving past it! Sunny's smile froze on his face. He snapped his
"No, you don't understand. My cousin grew up poor. She had to rely on scholarships to get her through school."Xante chuckled. "I see. She's lucky to have a cousin who cares about her so much."Sunny lifted his chin proudly and said, "Of course!"Half an hour later."We're here." Xante pointed to the building in front of them with her chin.Sunny immediately frowned when he saw the sign "Eden International Spa Center".'Gah! This is so frustrating!' he thought.Out loud he said, "I'm sorry but you must have gotten it wrong. The place I want to go to is Eden International Private Club, not the Spa Center."Xante smiled. "Is that so? Forgive me but I only know this particular Eden International."Sunny was speechless. 'Ugh, forget it. I'll just take a taxi to Eden International Private Club!'"In any case, thank you for giving me a ride. I won't take up any more of your time then. Ciao!" said Sunny before getting out of the car.However, he did not get far when he heard a heav
Corinne followed the usher into the private club. The World Hacker Conference was held on the highest floor of the building. She took the elevator up and noticed how tight the security was. This was good since it meant no one could sneak in nor could anyone leak out the members' information.After arriving at the venue, the usher bowed and went back downstairs, leaving Corinne to enter alone. It was dark inside, unlike other conferences. Every attendee was registered under their hacker name so that they could keep their real identity a secret. They were only there to learn the newest hacking technique from each other, not to make friends. The dim light meant it would be easier for the attendees to conceal what their masks could not. For example, the look in their eyes.It was very lively and crowded inside. It was more like a masquerade party than a conference, except that everyone was dressed in a similar style. In the middle of the hall, there were groups of people chatting and dri
Ghostlord immediately knew who Corinne was when he looked at the member code number displayed on her chest. He nodded at her and said, "Yeah. Hello."His voice was altered by the voice changer to sound like a heavy mechanical sound.Corinne smiled. "Why are you drinking here alone? You should go talk with other people.""I'm not interested in doing that," Ghostlord said after taking a sip of his wine.Corinne nodded and said, "True. I don't find it interesting either." She walked up to the chair that was positioned across from where he was sitting and asked politely, "Is it okay if I sit with you?"Ghostlord nodded and gestured gracefully with his hand for her to take a seat. "Please do."Corinne pulled out the chair and sat down. 'I'll take it as he doesn't mind talking to me since he didn't ask me to go away.'She suddenly recalled something. "Ghostlord, I remembered you told me you're married and your wife keeps you on a very tight leash the last time when we were both online
Corinne did not understand why Ghostlord would suddenly stare at her like that.'Why is he looking at me like that? Did my mask happen to fall off?' She instinctively touched her face to make sure the mask was still on it. Ghostlord's deep, dark eyes suddenly sent alarm bells ringing in her head.Corinne made sure she was well-disguised before coming to the conference. She paid attention to every little detail including her eyes. She put on a pair of realistic-looking blue color contact lenses that made her look like she was born with blue eyes.Ghostlord kept staring at her for a good long while before turning his gaze away. For a moment there, he thought Jade Rabbit's eyes looked like Corinne's but after taking a closer look, he discovered they were of a different color.'I'm overthinking. How can Jade Rabbit possibly be that little rascal?' After regaining his senses, he sighed nonchalantly. He then raised his glass and said, "Drink with me."Corinne wanted to have a drink too
Corinne worshiped Ghostlord since she was young. This coupled with her sympathy for him as a fellow in arms made it impossible for her to leave him to the wolves. However, she had no idea how she was going to carry the drunk and heavy out of the venue.After taking a deep breath, she got down to work. She put his arms around her shoulder and slowly dragged his body out of the club. A trail of whispers followed her but she could not care less what the others were saying about her and Ghostlord.Corinne was rife with exhaustion after finally getting Ghostlord to the parking lot. The driver got down from the car to help her and it took two of their combined efforts to shove the six feet three inches man into the car.After getting into the car, the driver turned around and asked her respectfully, "Miss Corinne, where do you want to go now?"Corinne panting heavily by then. She turned to look at the sleeping man beside her and said with resignation, "Xante has already booked me a hotel
Xante sighed. "It wasn't us, boss. He crashed into a glass door himself and broke it. The doctor says he has a mild concussion and he's still unconscious as we speak."The corners of Corinne's mouth started twitching. 'Seems like the reason Sunny's still alive until now is 'cause his family protected him very well. It's no wonder Lucas keeps such a close eye on him. Sunny does give the vibe of easily dying if no one is watching over him.'"Okay. I understand the situation now. Keep a close eye on him and make sure he doesn't run around when he wakes up. I'll be at the hospital soon.""Don't worry, boss. You can certainly count on me."After hanging up the phone, Corinne turned to look at Ghostlord. She had a change of heart. 'It would be unethical of me to take off his mask. I mean, he's unconscious and the number one fear of a hacker is for other people to find out their identity.'She decided it was in her best interest to keep Ghostlord's identity a mystery since he was her ido