Nollace rubbed the top of her head. “That’s their business. All we need to do is watch from the side.”Daisie whispered to him, “Is this even the right thing to do?”He laughed out loud.Freyja and Colton really went surfing. The competition between the two was a prolonged battle. Whoever could survive the waves the longest would win.At first, both of them had their own advantages—they dodged the waves proficiently, and all the moves they made to achieve that looked extremely delicate.There were more and more onlookers, and in the end, only Freyja and Colton remained on the waves as if they were on their home ground.Daisie looked terrified. One of them was her brother, and the other was her best friend. She really did not know which side she should side with.The higher the wave got, the greater the risk of them being engulfed and swept away by the waves, and the wave was catching up to the two of them.Freyja was about to change her posture when her calf cramped all of a su
The two glanced at her in unison. “Who are you referring to as childish?”The two actually became such a tacit duo all of a sudden at such a critical moment.Daisie was rendered speechless.On the other side of the region...Freyja went downstairs to a nearby convenience store to buy a few beer cans and snacks. When she went to the cashier to pay for the groceries, she heard someone making a call.“Don’t worry, the heir of the Knowles and the daughter of the Goldmanns are staying in the resort. I have already found the hotel where they’re staying.“We plan to make a move on them in the next few days. We’ll never let them leave the resort alive.”Freyja froze in place and turned her head cautiously.The man standing outside the convenience store on the phone was smoking a cigarette, and two other men were standing right next to him, one of whom had a tattooed arm. All of them seemed to be bad news.‘Their targets are Daisie and Nollace?’Just when she was a little distracted,
Freyja sprinted toward him, caught up to him, did not care about anything, and hugged him from behind. “Honey, please listen to me!” she shouted at the top of her lungs.Colton froze in place, saw the gazes of the passersby that were fixed on the both of them, and immediately pushed Freyja away. “Have you lost your mind?”Freyja lost balance and fell to the ground.Her palm grazed on the floor, and the pain caused her to frown, but all she wanted was to create a stir, and she could not care about her reputation at this moment. “I didn’t plan to make you a cuckold. So please, trust me. It’s him—”She pointed to the man.Just as the man was about to say something, the other two men behind him walked up to him and whispered something into his ear, persuading him to step back and not make a fuss so that he would not create any issue that affected the outcome of their mission.The man spat on the ground and left with his partners.The crowd gradually dispersed, and Freyja was about t
The man leading the group of three took a puff on a cigarette, and his gaze landed on the room's door across the hallway. He did not see any light shining through the seams, making it obvious that no one was there.He snuffed out the cigarette. “Keep an eye on this whole floor for me and wait for them to come back. Remember, grab the woman first.”When the footsteps went further away, Freyja’s clothes were already soaked in a cold sweat. She then realized Colton’s hand was still covering her mouth, so she gently pushed it off her face.Colton regained his senses and retracted his hand.Freyja leaned against the door and sneered. “Do you believe me now?”Colton did not utter anything. He caught a glimpse of her lacerated palm and grabbed her wrist.She pulled her hand away instantly. “What are you doing?”He stared at her. “Your acting skills are just so-so.”Freyja scoffed. “Didn’t you just say that my acting skills are so fabulous that I even managed to trick your brother, and
Daisie choked on her own words and entered the room. “Do you have eyes behind your head?”She was hiding in the hallway and behind the door, yet she was still discovered.Nollace took her into his arms. “Your shadow betrayed you.”Daisie was rendered speechless.‘What can I do even if I’m not reconciled to this outcome? I can’t argue with that.’“Will Colton and Freyja be okay?”Nollace carried her to the couch and sat her on his thigh. “Given Colton’s vigilance and cleverness, he won’t put themselves in danger.”“I know…” Daisie stopped abruptly.Nollace tucked her long hair behind her ears with his fingertips. “We’re their targets. We’re the ones who are in the most danger. Don’t you worry about yourself?”Daisie’s gaze shifted away. “Aren’t you here?”He kissed her at the corner of her eye and cheeks, and his smile intensified. “Yes, as long as I’m here, I’ll definitely protect you at the cost of my life.”She covered his lips with her palm. “Don’t jinx it! You’re not all
Freyja asked in reply, “What would you choose to do then? To act shamelessly or to die?”Colton pushed her aside and opened the French windows, and the wind that blew in calmed him down a little. “You should be glad that that b*stard from the Knowles didn’t close the window.”Freyja sat on the bed. “It seems that we can only stay here for one night.”Colton did not say anything.After freezing in place for a long time, he no longer heard any movement coming from behind, so he turned around and saw Freyja. She was lying on her side and had fallen asleep on the bed.Colton leaned against the window and stared at her thoughtfully.Early in the morning, a ray of light shined into the room.After Freyja woke up, she sat up, turned her head, and caught a glimpse of Colton. He was sitting on the couch, staring attentively at the computer screen.Her gaze then shifted onto the laptop on his thigh, and she then looked intently.‘Isn’t that my laptop?‘Did he go back next door while I
Colton crossed his arms. “You actually have a brain and know how to use it.”Freyja choked on her own words. “Unlike you, you’re just all mouth!”Nollace’s sudden peal of laughter interrupted the atmosphere. “I’ll definitely be fine. If their goal is the two of us, then their objective is nothing more than to capture Daisie and me together, then kill Daisie in front of me. And if I were unable to do anything to salvage that, that would anger the Goldmanns even more.”‘Daisie is my girlfriend. Being unable to protect my own girlfriend is the key that will make the Goldmanns furious.’Colton walked up to the window with a sullen expression. “No matter how things will turn out, all we need to do now is to find out who’s the person behind the curtains.”In a location not far away from the resort, a van was parked at the roadside.The man sitting in the driver’s seat was smoking a cigarette and staring at the entrance of the resort.He did not take his eyes off the entrance until a y
Nollace asked Edison, who was disguised as the driver, to pull the man up. He then grabbed the man by his jawline and lifted his face up. His eyes looked extremely gloomy. “May I know who Mr. Wansell is working with?”The man avoided direct eye contact subconsciously. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”“It doesn’t matter. Even if you don’t tell me now, I‘ve already found out about the person who’s giving you orders from behind the curtains. You’re welcome to continue to keep their identity a secret for them.”Nollace smirked, but there was not even a hint of hilarity in his eyes. “If you had only offended me, I’d be able to forgive you right here and right now. But you’ve offended the Goldmanns. I don’t think even your master can save your *ss from the deep sh*t that you’re in.”The leader of the gang shivered slightly.‘We must deliver the results after we’ve gotten paid. However, now that the mission has failed, going back might not be the best thing to do too.However,