Luke had a gut feeling that the incidents in A City and New York were not as simple as they seemed.When they were in the New York branch, the employees there were not able to do much other than upgrade and repair the company's system because they had no way to track the other party's IP address.This time, he assumed that they could not track the hacker as well. Luke picked up his phone and called Percy Mallory.After the phone rang five times, he heard Percy's lazy voice. It was obvious that he was still half-asleep. "Why are you calling so late?"Luke did not feel sorry for waking him up and asked, "Did you recently get to know someone well-versed with computers?"Percy held his forehead and glanced at the woman resting on his right. She had taken some sleeping pills, so the vibrations from his phone earlier did not seem to have disturbed her.He carefully pulled out his hand, got up, and walked to the balcony. "He works in our company now. What's the matter?""My company's
There was no reason other than making sure that Nina ate her meals. He had noticed that she would barely eat her breakfast after he left the house. The maid breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Nina continue eating. "Miss, Sir really cares for you. He saw that you're losing weight, and he asked your mother for the recipes of your favorite dishes. Please eat more. You need to put on some weight." Nina chuckled dryly when she heard that. If Percy truly loved her, why would he want to control every aspect of her life? Percy could not give her what she wanted. She could not feel Percy's love when that was the life he gave her. After Nina ate the two sandwiches, she stood up and said, "I'm done." The maid nodded and said, "Will you be coming home for dinner tonight, Miss? Sir asked me to make pork chops for you tonight. He said that it's your favorite." Nina paused. 'Pork chops…' Indeed, her favorite dish used to be the pork chops that her mother made for her. Come to thin
Jean remained seated there with his legs crossed. He had no intention of standing up. He raised his eyebrows in the face of Nina's fury. "What's the matter with you? I'm only telling you the hard facts. The salary you get from that company is less than what you get from Mr. Mallory in one night. You've been doing this for three years. Why are you still acting like you're offended?" Nina was trembling with rage. If she had a knife in her hands now, she would not hesitate to plunge it into his heart. There was no familial love to speak of. If she had not realized that by now, she would have lived her life in vain. Jean remained nonchalant even though Nina was furious. "Don't be angry. Everyone in A City now knows that you're Percy's mistress. It might not be a glamorous thing, but no one can deny your ability to stay by his side for so long. Listen to my advice and quit that stupid company. The company belongs to that b*tch Bianca, right? Have you forgotten what she did to me? It's
"Where are you now?" The tone on the other end of the call was not friendly. Nina was nervous when she heard that. The other person was Percy's mother and the matriarch of the Mallory family. It was not the first time that she had called Nina on the phone, but there must be a reason why she was calling Nina today. "I'm on my way to work, Mrs. Mallory. Is there anything?" Nina answered as she opened the car door. "That's 'Madam' for you, Nina. I want to talk to you about something. When are you free?" Nina smirked self-deprecatingly. Should she feel honored that Mrs. Mallory wanted to meet her at her convenience? That was such a respectful gesture! Nina knew very well why Mrs. Mallory wanted to meet her. "How about noon today? I have some free time during lunch. Mrs. Mallory replied, "Alright, noon it is. We'll meet at the restaurant under your office." "Yes, Madam." After Nina gave her reply, the other party ended the call. She chuckled dryly as she listened to the busy
"Gale and Rain are back in A City, and they're interrogating the impostor. We should find out the truth behind her disguise soon," Luke said. Percy nodded. To think that the woman by Luke's side for the past three years was an impostor, and the whereabouts of the real Bianca Rayne was still unknown! "Now that we know that the Island of Despair isn't wiped out, we shouldn't wait for them to attack. We've collaborated with the Russian government to wipe them out, and I'm sure that they're waiting to take their revenge on us. We should make arrangements to search for their base of operations now. We can't let them have the advantage over us." Luke nodded. The Mallory family was also involved in the previous attack on the Island of Despair. If the new leader of the Island of Despair wanted to take revenge on those who had wronged him, the Mallory family would definitely be implicated too. Luke knew that they had to cooperate to fight against them. "I'll make arrangements on my side. In
Nina looked at her forearm and began to smile. It was red and hurt a lot, but she did not cry. The pain on her arm was nothing compared to the agony and depression that she had stored in her heart for the past few years. In fact, it made her feel alive. The waitress opened the door to the private room and noticed that Nina was still sitting there. She asked, "Excuse me, Miss, may I take your order?" Nina did not stand up. She spoke to the waitress without turning around. "Yes. Please give me the lunch set." "Alright, coming right up," the waitress replied and closed the door. The noble woman had left earlier and paid the bill. She thought that the other woman would leave too, but instead, the woman ordered something to eat. Nina remained motionless while sitting on the chair. When the waitress came into the room again with her food, she pointed at the mess on the floor. "I accidentally dropped this earlier. Please clean it up. If the cup is broken, add it to my bill, and I'll
Luca was happy that Sue was so hospitable toward her. She took out the ointment from her handbag and asked, "Who's the one who needs medical attention?" "She's a friend of mine. She's sitting inside," Sue said. They went into the living room and saw Nina sitting on the couch. "This is Nina Langdon, my friend and my colleague at work. Nina, this is Dr. Luca Craw." Luca looked at Nina and, for a moment, did not know how to react. She had checked on Nina's condition ever since she returned. At first, she was relieved to find out that Nina was still together with Percy. After all, Percy could protect her. Now that she looked carefully at Nina, she could tell that Nina was not happy. Nina had lost a lot of weight, and she was nothing more than skin and bones. Tears welled up in Luca's eyes as she looked at Nina. "Nice to meet you, Dr. Craw." Nina smiled weakly when she looked at the unfamiliar face. Earlier, Sue had told her briefly about Luca, and she could tell that Sue admire
Percy did not seem satisfied with Nina's answer. "You didn't tell me that." "I forgot," Nina said impatiently. She did not forget, but she did not want to report everything to him. That made her look as though she were his pet. She was human, not Percy Mallory's pet. Percy spoke nothing for the next three seconds. He thought that she was behaving erratically because she had something on her mind, so he said, "Alright, it's good to hear that you're eating your meals. I'll be back late because I have some work to do. Remember to go to bed early. If you can't sleep, take your sleeping pills." Nina was not sure how to feel after hearing his words of concern. "Mm," she replied and ended the call. Luca watched Nina take off her Bluetooth headset. She asked, "Was that your boyfriend?" 'Boyfriend?' Nina was taken aback, then she chuckled self-deprecatingly. Many people thought that Percy was her boyfriend, but he was actually not. What bound them together was a shameful transaction