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.

QR code to download their newly launched game as well as a QR code to add her

flipped the card back over and stared at

pondered, This

at Linus. Patting him on the shoulder, he

looked down but did not

argument made in front of Fass

Linus went back home and turned on his computer only to find that he had lost connection with Nicholas. Fass had modified the durability of the backdoor, and Linus was unable

he secretly gathered on the Fletchers was also gone. He had also lost all connection with the devices

Nicholas for a night run,

loved seeing the bustling activity

Mrs. Harper was sobbing in anguish while Mr. Harper and Xyla were arguing. Richard, the

be doing well. A very exciting

“Let’s go, Nicholas.”

“Okay, Mom!”

needed to run, he would release his wheels and speed off. If she increased her speed, he

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

darker, the streetlamps turned on. The warm lights

from the side and the inconceivable amount of strength had flung her into an isolated corner in

time to realize anything, she was shoved against the wall by that force. The back of her head hit the wall, leaving her

of her hands were being pressed down by a pair of iron arms. The man’s icy cold body pinned her in the corner. A passionate and dangerous kiss landed on her face. When she avoided his lips, the kiss landed on her neck instead, and

“Help—”

she couldn’t breathe or call for help. Her vision was growing dark. At that moment, she felt like an ant being stepped on mercilessly with no way

all to no avail. She could already feel a cold

icy breath felt familiar as if

I thought he disappeared. I wasn’t expecting him to

she felt like all hope was lost, his large body suddenly quivered and he let out

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