Originally, Willow was already seated on Jasper’s lap. At this moment, she sensed something and blushed, burying her face in his chest. I think I went overboard with the teasing! He’s practically on the verge of exploding now.

“It’s getting late. I’ll escort you back,” Jasper said hoarsely.

After some consideration, she replied, “I’ll go back, but I’m fine on my own.” If I stay any longer, I might damage his reputation.

“I’ll escort you,” he insisted.

Yet she still shook her head. “Really, you don’t have to. It’s my own home. Can’t I find my way around?” Although my house is huge, it’s the place where I’ve grown up since childhood.

Suddenly, he said to her, “Do you have your phone?” He then took out a necklace from his bag and handed it to her. “Wear this. No matter what happens, don’t take it off.”

She blinked as she looked at the necklace. It didn’t seem like something a girl would wear—it was a black cord with an obsidian pendant.

While she was still examining it, he placed it around her neck and instructed, “No matter what happens, don’t take it off. Understand?”

must contain a tracking device that allows him to locate me

held her face in his hands,

sometimes she

waist tightly. It was as if his body had a magnetic pull, constantly enticing her to hold on

an impulse not to

lips and said, “Goodnight.”

saw her off until she

felt safe and fell asleep soundly, despite the potential dangers outside. With Jasper around, she had nothing

city, eight mercenaries arrived at the designated meeting point one after another. Their objective was clear this time, which was to assassinate members of

Presgrave Family’s patriarch had already gone abroad. The only ones remaining in the country were his children. Yet they had to complete their mission quickly, which

of the Presgrave Family, it

held dozens of lives in their hands. They were all ruthless characters who had fought their way back from war-torn countries. This

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