ShadowCipher noticed what Root was doing from the corner of his eye, and he was left bristling. "What are you doing, brat? I'm warning you—you'd best not mess with me!" He was wary, as if Root's involvement would interfere instead of help.Root's lips twitched, but he resisted the urge to take off his shoe and swing it at ShadowCipher's face. Instead, he snapped impatiently, "How long do you think it would take for you to decrypt everything? Ms. Glen might be in danger by the time you're done, so listen here—you take point A of the blocker, and I'll do point B. Divide and conquer!"With that, he completely ignored ShadowCipher and started doing his part.ShadowCipher was keen to brag further, only to realize that Root had already finished decrypting point A. Not one to be beaten, he immediately started his task of decrypting point B.And no matter how difficult it was to decrypt Gwyneth's blocker, they would succeed as long as they decrypted enough portions.They thundered onwar
In reality, Gwyneth had issues domestically rather than abroad, and she had to resolve it personally.Still, she had no intention of telling Wanda. Her pretty face turning grim, she shut her document folder and snapped impatiently, "I don't need to tell you my schedule, Ms. Lewis. Also, inform Mr. Luther that I'm overseeing a vital project if he asks. Tell him that I must personally handle the negotiations myself."Wanda was left pensive at that—this must be serious considering that they were hiding it from Liam as well.However, she was Gwyneth's employee and therefore had no issue with hiding anything from Liam.If anything, she was concerned for Gwyneth."Ms, Glen, a protection detail—""No." Gwyneth cut her short again, knowing what Wanda would say.There was no excess emotion on her face either as she strode out of the office and texted: [I accept.]She got a call just moments after sending the text, and the person on the other end was exceedingly thrilled when she answe
ShadowCipher went to work without delay, monitoring the smugglers' phone in real time.If any of them contacted their boss, he would home in on them immediately. However, he must be careful to avoid detection as well as to better utilize this chance. That in turn meant that he would need more time to work his magic.Gwyneth had no complaints about that and went straight to the garrison commander with the data ShadowCipher provided. "The smugglers are clearly hostile considering what we have on them, and they're clearly prepared. Any reckless move would startle their mastermind."The best solution was to stick to attrition tactics and force the mastermind out in the open to round them up.The commander certainly understood that, but he had to ignore Gwyneth's proposal in order to minimize casualties."The smugglers are already harassing citizens at the border," he explained grimly. "We can't afford any delays or it means our citizens will suffer. You need to understand—we don't h
Wanda hesitantly tapped on Gwyneth's personal account to send a query.However, she did not know that Liam already tapped into all of Wanda's communication devices, monitoring her in real time. He did it the first day he visited Glen Corporation but failed to find Gwyneth because Wanda was undoubtedly her most trusted confidant.And other reasons for suspicion aside, Gwyneth had called for a 30-meeting meeting at AMC before she went missing.After all, Wanda was also the last person Gwyneth was in touch with, and Liam anticipated that Gwyneth would arrange for Wanda to distract him. In that case, he was naturally wary of her at all times.And upon detecting what Wanda was doing, he led his men as they stormed into her office in AMC.His very presence was cold and towering, his lips pursed and his gaze sharp as he demanded, "Where is she?!"Wanda almost froze from the piercing coldness that he projected, but fortunately, she learned a couple of tricks from Gwyneth.Composing he
"I'm not alone," Gwyneth patiently reasoned with ShadowCipher. "The army will protect me. Just do what I tell you and stop Liam.""The army?" ShadowCipher snorted skeptically—those stoic, robotic beings devoid of emotion?!He certainly would not trust them when he had never even talked to them!"Are you disobeying my order?!"Gwyneth was not bothered to waste her breath—Liam's people were no pushover, and he would find her soon enough. Time was of the essence!As she frowned and glared, magnifying her own presence to overwhelm him, ShadowCipher caved immediately. "I'll try to stop him."ShadowCipher gave her a brief hug and reluctantly left in an instant, though Gwyneth did not care. ShadowCipher was basically a smokescreen in human form, and he was not going to distract Liam for that long. If she did not want Liam to catch on, she had to deal with the smugglers as soon as possible.Since the smart approach was not working, it was time to blindside them.With that in mind,
However, Gwyneth suddenly felt a sharp prick from her ankle and had to clench her jaw to stop the gasp that threatened to escape her lips.She leaned against a tree and slowly dropped to a crouch. Under the moon's glow, she saw that she had walked into a bear trap!She had been completely focused on the mastermind and did not notice the trap. If she did not get out of it soon, she would be at a disadvantage.Gwyneth took a deep breath as she ran through all the possible scenarios through her head before calming down and slowly moving without drawing attention.Coming to a stop, she studied the bear trap and found it to be quite heavy. It has a vice-like grip on her leg, and she had no tools—she could only use both her hands. Focusing her strength to one spot, she pried it firmly…"Awooo—"A wolf's howl resounded clearly across the wastelands. Animals were innately drawn to the scent of blood, and they had an exceedingly strong sense of smell. Even if Gwyneth tried to hide, she
The mastermind was not backing down just yet. Clenching his fist, he pushed himself off the floor to keep fighting, only to cough up blood as he got up.His eyelids were getting heavy and he was losing consciousness, too drained to tough it out against Gwnyeth. However, Gwyneth blacked out as well, her head wobbling a little before her knees caved, and she dropped to the floor.-The gunshots finally stopped after half an hour, and the stench of blood swirled in the air."Where's Gwyneth Glen?! Has anyone seen her?!" the commander barked after doing a head count.His detachment was immediately on alert. They had taken down all the smugglers, but Gwyneth—who was supposed to capture the mastermind alive—was missing.How was the commander supposed to explain that to his superiors?!Swapping his gaze over his men, he barked sternly, "Start searching for her!"-Standing outside a diner, ShadowCipher stared at the black car that slowly headed into the distance. Still, it was al
Regardless of how Liam made it there, Gwyneth was forced to face him. Seeing that he was her husband, the commander was obviously intent to provide a warm reception and apologize in turn. However, he tactfully kept quiet when he noticed the look in Gwyneth's eyes."I won't impose since someone's visiting, Ms. Glen. Just call for me if there's anything you need," he quickly said, and disappeared soon enough."You. Out." Gwyneth growled, narrowing her eyes.It went without saying that she was talking to ShadowCipher, and he obeyed her orders knowing from her glare that he messed up.He ran into Liam as soon as he stepped out, and shot him an indignant glare as he remembered Liam tricking him. Naturally, he was afraid to say anything and tamely guarded the ward for the couple.Liam completely ignored ShadowCipher's glare and strode into the ward, not forgetting to lock the room behind himself.He was going to find out why Gwyneth was here, but his mind went blank when he overhea