Chapter 299

Kieran saw Julie’s text message, his expression morphing into a tight frown.

Flavia, noticing their troubled expressions, voiced her concern, “Can I be of any help?”

Julie looked up at Flavia, a small smile playing on her lips, “No, thank you.”

Flavia chuckled, “Well, you’re a friend of my sister, so that makes you a friend of mine.”

At this, Kenton, notorious famous wife-protector, nodded in agreement, “My wife’s got a point there.”

He then turned to Hayden, “Are you going to say anything or just continue being mute?”

“No.” Hayden replied, his tone cold and distant.

Flavia tugged at Kenton’s sleeve, a look that screamed ‘why are you provoking him?’ on her face.

Julien seemed to be oblivious to all the commotion.

Soon, another text message buzzed on Julie’s phone, this time from Zenith, “Julie, go alone. Leave the black box at room 2404. I promise you’ll be safe.”

“I’ll go,” Kieran offered, reaching for Julie’s phone, but she held onto it tightly, not handing over the black box.

Her phone rang again, another text from Zenith, “Ker, Trust me.”

Only Lucian called Kieran by that nickname, not even Amanda used it. Julie’s phone had been delivered just before the banquet by Zenith’s people.

She pried Kieran’s fingers off her phone, looking at him with a determined gaze, “If Zenith is Lucian, we have to trust him. We must trust him.”

The black box contained a USB drive, and if it were as safe as Zenith claimed, he could have delivered it himself or sent someone else. But he insisted Julie do it, indicating the importance and safety of her doing so, and the risk involved if anyone else did.

Kieran understood this.

Their argument over the text messages left the others confused.

Julien asked, “What’s going

which Julien replied, “I thought it was something

and put it around Julie’s wrist, pointing at a small black button,

had to take the risk. With the backing of Julien and Hayden, and the promise from Zenith, she was reassured.

this floor? According to Zenith, we’re not supposed to leave,

to Julie’s

**

at the doorstep of the locked room. Julie took a deep breath and finally reached the door of room

locked, there must be someone inside. Julie took the black box out and put it on the floor, where someone should see it

place was a bit too quiet compared with

was so

shoes in her line of sight. Looking up, she saw a well-tailored black suit, and chin of a man. The man suddenly looked down, showing a face that made Julie jump back in

building across the hotel, Zenith and Bruce watched through binoculars. Upon seeing Julie startled, Bruce asked, “Sir, should

around room 2404, just

shook his head,

gun at her head, Julie was terrified. “You…you…”

black button on

stopping

if she should press the button, but she wasn’t sure if she

“Are you carrying

daily,” he replied, stepping

Julie held onto the black box tightly,

and asked cautiously,

referring to

at her, a bit of tension in his gaze, and asked, “What

carefully tucked it out of sight, how

and nail before giving it up. Zenith, unable to text Julie at

man stood up, not pressing further about the black box in her possession. His

She was indeed lucky. This man had left her on a deserted island, a place where no man dared to venture, full of with unknown and potentially harmful creatures. All he had left her with was

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