A Beauty With Multiple Masks

“What?” Vinson was put in utter shock by Arielle’s words and instantly sobered up. He asked frantically. “Where are you now? Are you all right?”

Arielle gripped the phone tighter in her hand and replied, “I’m doing fine at home. He only hacked my computer this time and didn’t harm me.”

“I’m glad to know you’re okay.” Vinson let out a relieved sigh and asked, “So, why did he hack your computer?”

Fearing the hacker was listening in on the phone call as well, Arielle did not answer him immediately. She paused for a moment before saying, “When are you free to meet up? I’ll tell you when we see each other in person.”

“I’m going to your place right now.”

“Don’t. Our house is quite messy today. How about visit you instead? Where are you now?”

“I’m at Maplelake Manor. You were here yesterday, remember?”

“All right. I’ll meet you there.”

as she stepped into the mansion.

Vinson led Arielle toward the dining hall and suggested, “Let’s have our meal before we discuss what happened. Health is the most important after all.”

moved and wanted to thank him for his thoughtfulness, but before she could show her appreciation, Vinson continued, “I’m just concerned about falling sick myself.

and kept quiet. She realized he was simply too embarrassed to admit his concern for others, so she didn’t say much as she slowly finished the ravioli he

food quickly. She then diverted her attention to Vinson,

observed Vinson’s eating style with no distractions, and she was pleasantly surprised by how gracefully he

day than it had been when Arielle first visited last night. Lush maple trees surrounded the compound, creating a

Arielle was too engaged in her thoughts to admire the scenery and entered

Arielle while still in his pajamas,

planned to sleep in the next day. However, Arielle’s call that informed him she had become the mysterious man’s target jolted Vinson awake. Not only did his drowsiness vanish in the blink of

Vinson wasn’t in the mood to tidy up, he still got a hold of himself and cooked Arielle some ravioli before

two warm plates of ravioli on the dining

the security measures she had put in place to prevent the hackers from hijacking her

continued, “This time, I will surely find this man and punish him for what

the man would track her down

offered, “I’ll hire a bodyguard to protect you.

have to worry about my safety.” Arielle paused briefly before continuing, “There’s something else I have to

there might be another truth behind it, so he asked, “What happened back

lips

was as if Arielle was watching