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Mingling With His Rival

Author: Chochoshin
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-28 01:04:58

Bella woke up in a boat—a goddamn boat! She stared at the water below in astonishment. Eric, who was propelling the boat toward the island already coming into view, took notice of her.

"Finally awake?"

"What the fuck?!"

"Wow, very classy."

"You!... Where the hell are you taking me?! What's going on?!"

"See that island over there? It's mine. We'll be spending a few days there, at least until my men take care of this whole mess."

By "mess," he probably meant the men who had been trying to kill him—a deadly situation Eric had successfully managed to drag her into. The whole thing was unbelievable. To think she had come to Tokyo to enjoy some peace and quiet, an escape from her once dramatic life. The last thing she'd expected was to encounter Eric here, let alone have him drag her along to some stupid island without her permission.

"Who told you to do this?! Why didn't you drop me off at a police station?"

Eric scoffed, thinking to himself that this woman was not as smart as he had given
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