Anna was ravenous, a side effect of the adrenaline rush from exertions earlier. She grabbed a stick of lamb kebab and devoured it with gusto. On the other hand, Aaron felt queasy and crouched to the side, trying to catch his breath.
And then there was Kenneth. The guy who seemed invincible in the car was now hugging a tree and retching his guts out.
Drifting was cool, sure, but it came with consequences.
After Kenneth's stomach had settled, Mark and Thomas, the last to hear the news, showed up.
"You okay, Aaron?" Mark was the first to check on Aaron, and concern filled his eyes.
Slightly irked yet not wanting to make a scene with an audience, Aaron subtly withdrew his hand. "I'm fine, really."
Seeing Aaron was indeed alright, Mark relaxed.
Mark didn't call out to the young master when he spotted Percival. Instead, he addressed Vivienne, "Vivienne, thanks for letting me know about Aaron." "No big deal." Vivienne continued munching on her kebab, her eyes briefly sizing Mark up before looking away.
Suddenly, Mark's phone rang. His expression darkened. "Got it, I'll be there."
Aaron caught the urgency in Mark's voice and asked, "What's up?"
"Some of our warehouses caught fire. I need to check it out." Mark glanced at Vivienne, who nodded silently, and he took off.
Percival handed Vivienne another kebab, a faint smile playing at the corners of his eyes.
"Tasty, but a bit charred," Vivienne commented, flicking the kebab with such finesse that it spun through the air and landed perfectly in a nearby trash can.
Even the most delicious food and the most valuable people become disposable with a single flaw.
Kenneth choked on his water at the sight, spraying a mist that caught Aaron full in the face.
wrong
like I did it on purpose!" Kenneth
Anna for the
Vivienne is busy with her fashion designs and won't
a sidelong glance.
say, "Jealous?
knowing he had no ground to stand on, and cursed
Vivienne," Aaron replied
didn't linger on the matter. After all, Percival was currently without a job-a perfect
with two new cars from the Ellington Group, he said, "Percival, I'll take
of another car. "I'm taking Aaron back to
hurriedly joined them. "I've got to
planned to leave him behind to begin
still puzzled over
all seemed so
messages from Matthew and
They were decoys for Belle's holding place. The enemy's pushing for
guess GTO's motives-to force Mark
curled her lips in amusement. "Mr. Wolf, how's it
looked glum at the wheel.
nodded. "You guys at Vanguard
"Ma'am, no
his service weapon to meet Percival, supposedly creating a
was not only restricted from acting on his own but also from
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