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

to which Julien replied, “I thought it was something big.”

around Julie’s wrist, pointing at a small black button, “If you’re in danger, press this.

the risk. With the backing of Julien and Hayden, and the promise

suggested, “How about we check the surveillance of this floor? According to Zenith, we’re not supposed to leave, but we can

Kieran agreed to

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simple enough: leave the black box at the doorstep

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

but the place was a bit too quiet compared with the bustle of

the task was so easy!” Julie

sight. Looking up, she saw a well-tailored black suit, and chin of a man.

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

men were stationed around room 2404,

shook his head, “Wait.”

at her head,

moving closer. Julie’s hand hovered over the black button on

said, stopping

having a streak of bad luck. She wondered if she should press

quickly asked, “Are you carrying a gun today?”

carries a gun daily,”

the black box

hunch and asked cautiously, “Do… do you live

referring to

didn’t respond right away, instead, he looked at her, a bit of tension in his gaze, and asked, “What are you hiding?”

of sight, how did he still see

to fight tooth and nail before giving it up. Zenith, unable to text Julie at the moment,

further about the black box in her possession.

man had left her on a deserted island, a place where no man dared to venture, full of with unknown and potentially

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