"Hey, why are you calling me at this hour? Aren't you in a meeting with Matthew and the others?" Selena's voice on the phone carried an undertone, and she was struggling to steady her trembling voice."Selena, there's something I need to ask you, and you must tell me the truth." Koven's determination made his tone colder and more rigid than usual.Selena's sense of foreboding intensified, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it might leap out of her throat. She tried to remain calm. She took a few deep breaths, attempting to steady her wildly fluctuating heart, but it seemed ineffective. Her heart beneath her ribs continued to thud like a drum.How strange. This had never happened before.After years of working with Daniel in Spades, she had honed a calm demeanor in critical situations long ago. She had executed far riskier missions abroad without feeling this nervous and uneasy.Hearing Selena's prolonged silence on the other end, Koven's heart sank a bit. Long silences ofte
Matthew gave him a disdainful look and viciously kicked him under the table."People who can work in Spades for so many years must have professional ethics. How could they randomly kill people like you said? Would they just kill anyone they want to kill?" Matthew finished speaking and gave Charlie a deep glare, no longer willing to engage with him."Alright, stop messing around. Let's go out and check on Koven. He looked so depressed when he left earlier. He might be drowning his sorrows somewhere now," said Hudson, who had been silent until then with a serious expression."Koven wouldn't do anything foolish. I know him best. It's just that he recently broke up with his girlfriend. Women are like clothes, brothers are like limbs—can't he tell which is more important?" Charlie waved his hand indifferently."You don't have a girlfriend, so what do you know? Despite Koven always joking around like you, he also takes relationships seriously." Hugh shook his head helplessly at Charlie J
"Yeah, if Selena is really an undercover agent, can you two still stay together?" Hugh also looked worried."I've decided to cut ties with her," Koven said firmly as if he had made up his mind.This decision was made after careful consideration. He had initially hesitated to give up this relationship, but if he did not separate from Selena, she would still have a chance to get close and harm Lucy and Matthew, which would be unfair to his good friends. Koven was not the kind of person to betray his friends for his own happiness, and he understood that the happiness he had with Selena was all an act from the beginning. Since it was fake from the start, there was no need to continue.But even as he spoke about breaking up, his heart still ached.Charlie grabbed Koven's shoulder from where he was in the back seat and patted him, saying with a smile, "Well done, my good buddy. As the saying goes, 'Women are like clothes, brothers are like limbs.' Although you lost a girlfriend, you st
Matthew and Hugh immediately called their partners and explained the situation, arranging to meet them at the restaurant. However, Matthew did not disclose their usual private room number where they typically discussed matters. Instead, he chose a different private room. After all, they could not let Selena know where they usually held their secret discussions.Halfway there, Koven suddenly remembered something and turned to Matthew. "By the way, I just remembered today is my anniversary with Selena. I want to prepare a gift for her."Charlie, hearing this, was quite puzzled. "Are you crazy? We all know Selena's identity now. She approached you with malicious intentions. Why are you thinking about some stupid anniversary now?""Shut up!" Matthew interrupted Charlie sharply. This time, he was genuinely angry. Charlie really did not know how to pick his moments. Clearly, this was a time when Koven was feeling upset and sad.Since Matthew got together with Lucy, he understood that som
"How is that possible?! You must be lying to me. How could Selena be a member of Spades! She's clearly the purest among us, and she loves Koven so much. Plus, she's always been so good to Lucy. How could she want to harm them?"Chelsea's face was filled with disbelief. It was hard for her to accept that someone she spent almost every day with, someone she considered as important as Lucy, could be the one trying to harm them.Hugh sighed at her reaction. “There’s nothing we can do. The facts are just that. I don’t want to believe it either.”“It’s impossible... Selena could never be a bad person!” Chelsea still muttered incredulously.“Whatever the case, let’s go inside first. Do you want to keep standing in the rain?” Matthew frowned, speaking irritably to Hugh and Chelsea.He held Lucy tightly in his arms. Even though they were standing under the eaves, he did not want his wife to catch even the slightest chill.Hugh, already aware of Matthew's tendency to spoil his wife, did no
In the presidential suite of the Royal Hotel, the entire room was filled with the disgusting smell of sex.Lucy Quinn looked at the two people cuddling with a sarcastic smile on her lips. She clenched her fists because her wedding day was tomorrow. If she had not come over to deliver Timothy Lucas his suit, she would still be completely in the dark about this affair.She wasted five whole years of her youth on that bastard!“Lucy, Tim and I are in love… Please forgive us!” Tears were streaming down Luna Quinn’s ashen face, and she clung to the man while sobbing.Timothy frowned and hugged Luna even tighter as if he could not bear to see her hurt.He patted Luna’s back with a sigh. “Luna, I've told you so many times that you're the one I love. Why are you begging her?"He spoke gently with hints of affection in his voice.His words were like a stab to Lucy’s heart.The next moment, Lucy smirked and said, “Fine, I forgive you!”Luna froze when she heard that, and then she imme
Matthew had a tall nose, thin lips, and arched eyebrows that slanted toward the dark hair on his temples. The contours of his face were flawless. At that moment, his eyebrows were raised, displaying a sort of arrogance and contempt. His deep and brilliant eyes exuded a sharp iciness, making others feel infinitely uneasy.He looked at Lucy's surprised face and continued staring at her until an imperceptible gleam appeared in his eyes.His heart was beating fast.It was the first time in his 28 years of living that he felt something for a woman.His tall figure leaned forward, and his exquisite face came closer to her as he smirked. “Are you attempting fraud?”“You’re the one attempting fraud. I bet your entire family are fraudsters!” Lucy pulled herself together as she cursed at him.Matthew smirked nonchalantly. It was the first time someone ever dared to yell at him, and that someone happened to be a petite woman.He could not decide whether she was brave or just plain foolis
Matthew's lips parted, and he said nonchalantly, “I’ll keep the marriage license with me for now.”Then, he snatched the marriage license from Lucy.Lucy watched the man put aside the document in confusion. Gulping, she asked, “Is your name Matthew Leon?”She saw his name when she looked at the marriage license just now.He shot her a look and hummed in response.“Francis, send Mrs. Leon home.” There was a gleam in his eyes.Lucy blushed when she heard him call her Mrs. Leon.Ignoring the unfamiliar feeling in her heart, she asked, “Will you attend a wedding with me tomorrow?”“Sure.” Matthew got into the car with a smile on his face.She froze as she was not expecting him to agree so easily.Was he easier to talk to now that they had gotten their marriage license?“Get in.” Matthew's deep voice sounded from inside the car.The next moment, Lucy got into the car in a daze. The entire car ride was eerily quiet.After half an hour of driving aimlessly, Francis could not bear