MasukNicholas gave her a dry look. "Then tell them I'm your very strict older cousin." Rose laughed. "That will make it worse." "Why?" "Because now they'll think I have a handsome rich cousin who comes to pick me up from school." Nicholas shook his head. "You talk too much." Rose smiled. "You're onl
The weekend passed without any serious events, other than the fact that Rose turned off her cellphone just to avoid any phone calls from anyone, including Alex. Strangely, she wasn't truly angry with him. At least, not because of what he had done in the underworld. What hurt her was that he had kep
The drive away from the warehouse was unusually quiet. Eric kept his attention on the road while Rose sat in the back seat, staring through the window without really seeing anything outside. The city passed by in a blur of lights and buildings, but her mind remained trapped in the warehouse she had
For a moment, neither Rose nor Alex moved. The warehouse remained unnaturally quiet, and even the men inside seemed to understand that whatever had just happened between the two of them was more important than anything else in the room. Alex slowly lowered the gun in his hand and handed it to on
Rose carefully looked inside and what she saw made her breath catch. Alex stood in the middle of a large warehouse, surrounded by numerous men. The atmosphere inside was completely different from the polished world Rose knew. The concrete floor was bare, heavy crates were stacked along one side of
--- The journey took longer than Rose expected. The city gradually disappeared behind them as Eric followed the directions written on the note. Rose remained unusually quiet. She felt a bit nervous because she was heading toward a location someone had deliberately given her because they believ
Mateo leaned back in his chair, studying her anew. This wasn’t arrogance. It was confidence backed by certainty and he could definitely tell that Rose wasn’t bluffing. “And you’re telling us this,” Mateo said, “so openly?” Rose met his gaze without flinching. “Because I value transparency. I’d
“Please, go through the plan I've given you and tell me what you think about it. And if there are any mistakes I would make the changes to it immediately.” Rose was the first person to break the silence as she looked at Sam. “Yes, I will do that, young miss." Sam nodded. He had been so focused list
Rose relaxed visibly when Chris told her he wasn’t angry. The tension she had been carrying since the hallway incident finally eased, and her guarded expression softened. Now that she knew exactly who he was, she returned to her usual calm and composed self. “Thank you again,” Rose said sincerely.
There was no doubt that Luthor was being overpowered by Kane during the fight—both in strength and speed. No matter how hard he tried to increase the force of his attacks, Kane always managed to evade them with ease. Lying on the floor and gasping for breath, Luthor analyzed the situation rapidly.







