Chapter 487

In the wee hours of the morning, a sleek red sports car pulled off a stunning fishtail maneuver before coming to a halt in front of a nightclub.

Elsie gracefully unfolded her toned legs from the low car, stepping out into the night. She was dressed to kill in a form–fitting black mermaid gown that hugged her curves in all the right places. Her crystal–studded stilettos sparkled under the moonlight, their sharp heels like daggers poised above the hearts of men.

“Ms. Archer. He’s still inside. I’ve had my eyes glued,” one of her subordinates stepped out of the shadows.

With a gaze as cold as the moon, Elsie lifted her delicate left hand to skillfully twist her raven hair into an elegant updo, securing it casually with a silver hairpin adorned with a crimson ruby.

Her movements were fluid poetry, leaving her subordinate utterly entranced.

“Stay on the lookout and be ready for cleanup duty.”

Inside the nightclub, shadows and light danced together, creating an atmosphere of mysterious allure.

Elsie clenched her jaw, weaving through the crowd lost in revelry, her eyes fixed on her target seated at the edge of the bar – Elvis. With each step closer, her heartbeat intensified, the surrounding noise fading into oblivion as if she were stepping into a dream.

Elsie readjusted her sultry hair, preparing for the night’s climax. Undoubtedly, she would use her favorite hairpin to strike decisively. Moments later, Elsie was behind Elvis, her soft hand nearly on his shoulder when suddenly, her wrist throbbed with pain, and the world spun!

“Ah!”

The next second, Elsie’s back slammed against a table, the pain so intense she gasped for air.

His reflexes were not of this world – they belonged to a devil! Elvis’s rough right hand imprisoned her delicate wrist, his left brutally squeezing her neck, his grip tightening relentlessly.

Over these years, as a top–tire secret agent, while executing the mission overseas, he occasionally would undergo assassination organized by his enemy Years of having been in dire straits had honed his senses to the extreme; even the slightest rustle could not escape his vigilance!

Now, with Elsie pinned beneath him, the suffocating pressure turned her face crimson, tears welling in the corners of her eyes.

“Is it you?”

Elvis loosened his grip, startled by the recognition.

Elsie gasped for breath, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. Onlookers whispered among themselves, mistaking the scene for a domestic dispute, too wary to intervene.

“Dude looks sharp, but man, is he trashy, domestic violence in public?!”

“Better mind our own business; they seem like they’re into it. Let’s just bail.”

Elvis’s face darkened at the murmurs.

“You hurt me,” Elsie struggled to rise, her back pain rendering her unable to straighten up.

“My apologies, occupational hazard,” Elvis’s long arm hooked around her waist and hoisted her up in one swift motion.

warm and enticing. However, Elvis simply glared coldly, “Ms. Archer, aside from my sister, there’s no other woman who gets to hold me like that. You’re quite bold, aren’t you?” “You’re

exquisite face, his heart quivering. The resemblance to his sister was uncanny. If she dressed in the same clothes, styled her hair

his lips curving into a smirk as he tilted her chin upward, “In

Her voice trembling, “But

course, my sister is more

or overly fond of his sister? But

his deep eyes, “You are

nonchalant, “Mister, you must believe that our previous

eyebrow, “Oh,

Elsie’s hand wound around his black tie, her body pressing against his, her eyes shimmering with longing, “I’ve been hoping to see you again, to repay

eyes making her heart

like X–rays, lie detectors. But in that moment, he felt a hint

me, huh?” Elvis let out a

thundered, her cheeks flushing with shy excitement, “Whatever you

shifted

expecting that Elvis’s idea

dare to play?” Elvis rested his chin on his hand, carefully placing the

gaped at the man, the sudden

three

Elsie took a deep breath, steeling her nerves, “A promise

The game began.

entertainment among all the Ashbourne children, and Jenga was a favorite from his childhood, often played

would sit in a corner, playing with these childhood toys to soothe his soul and send his thoughts to his

rounds, Elsie lost miserably, downing four shots of burning liquor that set her stomach ablaze. Sweat beaded on Elsie’s forehead, the fiery alcohol

with nothing but a life she deemed worthless. She had immersed herself in a world of revelry and indulgence, pandering to others and trading her dignity, sometimes drinking

was riddled with scars beneath the

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lost again,” Elvis teased her, shaking his empty

she was about to lift her glass, Elvis leaned in, his large hand covering

bet, and I’m not one to back

the glass from him and with a flushed face, downed

up in a subtle smirk. This woman, stubborn and unyielding, had a hint of his little sister’s

foul mood, but Elvis, the one

I

hands raised high in victory, had a face flushed with the innocent joy of a young girl.

he thought he saw his younger sister, Evadne, who would run around in glee

days, always protected by us. Unlike now, having experienced the cruelties

it’s your turn.”

saw a tear glisten in the sorrowful depths of Elvis’s eyes, fleeting

That’s

glass to hers,

his glass, the liquid trailing down

had never heard such words before. Always, others demanded, controlled, commanded

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