“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.”

to thank him for his thoughtfulness, but before she could show her appreciation, Vinson continued, “I’m just

swallowed her words instantaneously and kept quiet. She realized he was simply too embarrassed to admit his concern for others, so she didn’t

finished her plate of food quickly. She then diverted her attention

no distractions, and

it had been when Arielle first visited last night. Lush

her thoughts to admire the scenery and entered the mansion as soon as

still in his pajamas,

to sleep in the next day. However, Arielle’s call that informed him she had become the mysterious man’s target jolted Vinson

still got a

welcomed by two warm plates of ravioli

nodded and elaborated on the security measures she had put in place to prevent the

Vinson praised her quick-wittedness and continued, “This time, I

that the man would track her

as he offered, “I’ll hire a bodyguard to

bodyguard. You don’t have to worry about my safety.” Arielle paused briefly before continuing, “There’s something else I

reason for not meeting at her house and soon realized there might be another truth behind it, so he asked, “What happened

her lips pursed,

if Arielle was watching a duke enjoying a delectable full-course

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