On the other hand, Maria breathed a sigh of relief as Michelle’s car pulled away, but her sense of calm was short-lived.

Angela let out a sudden exclamation, jolting Maria out of her reverie.

“What’s wrong?” Maria asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

Angela’s gaze locked onto something behind Maria, and as she turned to look, she saw Charlie walking alongside Nanako.

A cold sweat broke out on the back of her neck as Maria’s heart raced with fear.

She quickly shut her mouth and instinctively covered her nose with her hand, terrified that Charlie would spot her.

Maria knew she had to remain hidden at all costs.

She couldn’t risk being caught by Charlie. She felt a surge of panic rising in her chest as she tried to steady her breathing and calm her nerves.

She couldn’t let Charlie find her.

At this time, Michelle drove past Charlie and he instinctively pulled Nanako behind him to protect her from the car.

The two women in the car noticed this kind gesture.

At that moment, Michelle asked, “Miss Lombardo, are you alright?”

Angela shook her head subconsciously and couldn’t help but turn her head to look at Charlie’s back.

She whispered awkwardly, “Michelle, let’s drive quickly.

I’m hungry too.”

At this time, Charlie, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with Nanako, suddenly felt a strong beating in his pocket.

He subconsciously covered his trouser pocket with his hand, frowned slightly, and thought to himself, “Strange, why is this broken ring convulsing again?”

Nanako was originally following Charlie, but when she saw him suddenly stop and frown, she hurriedly asked him, “Mr. Wade, what’s wrong?”

Charlie said with a confused face, “I don’t know…”

As he spoke, he subconsciously took out the ring. As he held the object between his fingers, it quivered as if it were held by someone with Parkinson’s disease.

the trembling ceased, and the object remained motionless in his

but wonder, “What in the world is going on? Is this some sort

hand, Nanako spoke up once more, “Excuse me, Mr. Wade, is there

anything special,

it around with me ever

as she returned his smile, “Perhaps it’d be best

track down its rightful

proposal for a moment, his thoughts drifting

remembers it exists,” he said

he slipped the item back into his pocket and motioned for Nanako to follow, “Forget about it,

is

then, Michelle pulled the car out of the

breathed a collective sigh of relief, both secretly thinking how close

their unexpected encounter with Charlie, Maria had now relaxed, while

was, but she had a

was a vision of grace

beauty of China, then Nanako was a perfect representation of Japan’s intellectual

she couldn’t help but feel a twinge of inadequacy in front of Nanako. The mere thought of Charlie’s

seated beside her, couldn’t help but notice the

in the basement earlier, Maria had kept her lips tightly

and heightened senses, and was too scared that he might overhear her. But now that they were out in the open, Maria felt a

playfully quipped, “What’s wrong, Sis? You seem

Angela replied, “What? No,

Maybe I’m just a

you stealing

blurted out, “Where? How could I have missed it… I wasn’t paying attention to see if there were any good-looking guys

who passed by our car

panic, “Are you sure? I didn’t

Maria

know the next time I spot a handsome

Angela was trying not to be too

suspicion that Angela had come to meet

phone and typed in “Nanako Ito” into the

every detail to deduce his identity, experience, business dealings, and sphere

she had reason to believe that Charlie was the mastermind behind BAIT Shipping, she had dug deep into

when she had seen her walking alongside

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