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
Matthew went to open the door and saw Selena dressed in a tight black dress, wearing high heels embedded with rhinestones. Her face was adorned with exquisite makeup, and her long curly hair cascaded down, making her look completely different from usual.Koven was also in disbelief, staring blankly at Selena.This was a side of her he had never seen before, similar to the photo of her at work he saw on Linus' phone earlier today. She looked stunning and aloof, without any trace of her usual sweet and adorable demeanor.Selena smiled at them but did not sit in the seat next to Koven. Instead, she chose the seat opposite him."I have a rough idea why you called me here. If you've indeed discovered that I'm an undercover agent, I'll leave right now."Her tone was more flippant than expected, and her gaze toward Koven was both hollow and frank."You must all hate me now. If you have any questions, ask them now. I'll answer as best as I can, but there are some organization secrets I c
“Because it’s our anniversary, I wanted to treat it seriously. Also, I hope you can leave Spades.” Koven's tone seemed to carry a hint of pleading.“That’s impossible. I was born a member of Spades, and I’ll die as one. It’s destined.” Selena also shook her head sadly, her eyes somewhat vacant.“Actually, you’re just like Linus. Both of you are inherently good people. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have hesitated to act against us for so long,” Lucy said softly from the side.“So, you’ve figured it all out? It seems Linus' acting skills aren’t as good as mine since you found out so quickly.” Selena laughed self-deprecatingly.“If that’s the case, then tell me why you had so many opportunities to kill me but never did?” Lucy asked eagerly. Like Koven, she did not want to believe that Selena genuinely wanted to harm them.“Yeah, I should've acted long ago…” Selena’s vacant gaze turned to the ceiling. She also did not understand why she couldn’t bring herself to act.She used to think it w
"But even if I really had the chance to escape from that hellhole, what about Linus? I can't just leave him there alone," Selena thought, unable to shake the worry for him.“Koven, I’m sorry. I really can’t leave Spades. Everything that happened between us, just consider it a dream.” Selena’s voice trembled, even carrying a hint of sobbing. She did not want to lose these people in front of her, the only friends who had ever given her warmth and care.“Selena, you need to have confidence in yourself and in our relationship. Even though we haven’t been together as long as Lucy and Matthew, I believe we can grow old together,” Koven said. Although he had just agreed with everyone in the car that he would cut ties with Selena, he found himself unable to say it now.Like a drowning man desperately clinging to the last straw, he did not want to give up on his relationship with Selena so easily.“Forget it, Koven. Persuasion is useless. Everyone has their own path to walk. Such an importa
However, from these past few days of interaction, she understood that Matthew would not speak recklessly.At this moment, Chelsea could not hold back any longer and began to persuade Selena, “Even though you’ve been pretending and deceiving us all this time, if you truly want to escape Spades, Lucy, Linus, and I will definitely do our best to help you, regardless of the past.”“Really?” Selena met Chelsea's gaze, and everyone else was also looking at her sincerely, including Koven, who had been hanging his head low.She was deeply moved, never having felt such warmth before. Before coming here, she had prepared herself to be condemned by everyone, which was why she dressed so aggressively. It was to make herself seem more cold-hearted and invincible.However, the situation had completely taken Selena by surprise. These people seemed to genuinely care about her and regarded her as a friend. Otherwise, they would not be so eager to help her even after discovering her true identity.
In the basement, a place with no signal, they could speak without worrying too much. Realizing this, Koven approached Selena and patted her pockets, but unlike before, he did not find a hidden bugging device.“Don’t bother looking. You won’t find it,” Selena said, looking somewhat helpless as Koven prepared to search her.“What do you mean?” Koven asked, puzzled.“I mean the bugging device. You won’t find it,” Selena said, staring into his eyes and enunciating each word clearly.Then, Selena placed a hand over her chest and calmly explained, “In Spades, before we join, everyone undergoes a minor surgery to embed a specialized bugging device near the rib next to their heart.“So, you won’t find it.” After she finished speaking, a faint smile curved her lips.Upon hearing Selena’s explanation, everyone gasped in shock. They had not expected the Spades organization to treat their members so inhumanely.Koven’s heart ached for her. He stepped forward and embraced Selena, saying, “I
'Oh, Linus. What else are you hiding from me?' Selena thought to herself.Suddenly, a new thought occurred to her. Maybe Linus was the one who had revealed her true identity to those people too. To clarify, she asked Matthew, “Did Linus secretly tell you about my real identity as well?”Matthew nodded.As expected, Selena sighed. She had not anticipated that she had been betrayed by Linus long ago. If Daniel ever found out that the person he had raised and trained for years had shown signs of betrayal, how furious he would be?!Selena could already imagine the terrifying sight of Daniel's rage when he learned of all this, a sight that had always scared her the most.“So, has Linus also defected to you?” Selena asked, pretending to be indifferent.“No, he hasn’t,” Matthew replied truthfully. “Those were just some clues we managed to extract from him. His heart still belongs to Daniel and Spades.”Even if Linus had thoughts of defecting to them, Matthew would be the first to oppos