The man in the backseat was wearing an all-black coat. The hat on his head was almost covering his whole face, and with a mask on, his face was not visible at all.

Sophia spotted him at first glance and asked out of curiosity, “Hey, Linus. Is that your friend?”

“A friend from back home came to visit me. The haze in Bayside City is too severe. He can’t bear with it, so he’s leaving today.”

“Oh.” Sophia took out two red packets from her basket and weaved her hand through the gap of the passenger seat to give them to him.

“Happy New Year! Have a prosperous year!”

The man lifted his hat slightly and revealed his blue and deep-set eyes. It was obvious that he was from overseas.

The man reached forward to retrieve the red packets. “Thank you.”

He enunciated those two words clearly in a robust voice. There wasn’t a hint of an accent and he did not sound very old either.

He must be Linus’ relative!

Linus interjected, “We have to get going now. My friend’s flight is in the afternoon.”

 

With that, the car drove off. Sophia stared aimlessly as his car vanished into the distance.

Inside the car, Fass opened the red packets he had just received. There were eight one-hundred notes in each one along with a name card.

Printed on the front of the card were a name and the picture of the girl from before.

The girl had a beautiful smile and looked full of youthful energy.

Her name was Sophia Edwards.

Her position was the deputy general manager of some IT company.

of the card, there was a QR code to download their newly launched game as well as

flipped the card back over and stared

 This girl looks

Fass to the airport. As Fass was about to enter the gate, he turned around to look at Linus. Patting him on the shoulder, he said in earnest, “Linus, don’t

looked down but

explanation or argument made

had lost connection with Nicholas. Fass had modified the durability of the backdoor, and Linus was unable to fix it even if he

but just as expected, he had lost connection with it. The information he secretly gathered on the Fletchers was also gone. He had

a night run, intentionally going past the Harper Residence to

the

ears and listened in. Mrs. Harper was sobbing

doing well. A very

“Let’s go, Nicholas.”

“Okay, Mom!”

had also become more advanced. He walked with his two robotic legs, and when he needed to run, he would release his wheels and speed off. If she increased her speed, he also increased

was out today and the haze was not that severe. After running for a bit, she pulled down her mask and took in a breath of fresh air. She rested on the side of the road to catch her breath and drink some

the streetlamps turned on. The warm lights illuminated the once

a gust of cold wind came from the side and the inconceivable

that force. The back of her head hit the wall, leaving her in a daze as her head started

the corner. A passionate and dangerous kiss landed on her face. When she avoided his lips, the kiss landed on her neck instead, and she could feel

“Help—”

cries were muffled by his kisses. He had a deathly grip on her neck and she couldn’t breathe or call for help. Her vision was growing dark. At that moment, she felt like an ant being stepped

the situation, she waved her hands haphazardly in front of her, but it was all to no avail. She could already feel a cold hand in her pants, trying to lift her

realized that the icy breath felt familiar as

disappeared. I wasn’t expecting him to show up

she felt like all hope was lost, his large body suddenly quivered

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