Chapter 3

Leonard put on a fake concerned expression and pulled me away after I finished paying the bill.

"See, honey? The mysterious writing was real!

"The motorcycle really did get messed up, didn't it?"

Even now, that was still what he cared about! I was actually curious to see what he would do next.

"Baby, stop it. Everything was just a coincidence!

"If you keep saying stuff like that, I'm going to get mad!"

He kept his face perfectly straight, but secretly sent his mastermind another thumbs-up emoji.

That night, I slept restlessly.

When I got up in a daze sometime after midnight, I heard Leonard's voice.

"Yeah, just scare her a little. Don't worry!

"I'm not sure what time she gets off work. It'll be 9 PM at the earliest.

"If it goes overtime, I'll pay you guys a little extra. But don't actually hurt her. I like girls who are... clean."

Something clicked in my mind. I hurriedly opened the post.

Apparently, Leonard had decided to use his mastermind's second suggestion.

I quietly went back to the bedroom, picked up my phone, and contacted a security company.

The next morning, I got ready as usual.

I put on my clothes, grabbed my bag, and acted like I was heading to work just like any other day.

Leonard suddenly panicked. He grabbed my wrist and stopped me from taking my bag, his face filled with urgency.

"Babe, you can't go to work today!

"The writing on the wall says you're going to be in danger today. Someone is going to attack you on the way there!

"If you go to the office, someone might hurt you. You could even get sexually assaulted!"

I smiled. "Then why don't I just take the day off?"

Leonard's nervous expression froze. His whole performance was supposed to convince me that he could see the mysterious writing. However, if I really stayed home all day, how was he supposed to trick me?

At that moment, Leonard looked absolutely miserable, like he had just lost the game.

He stood there stiffly, completely stuck. He could not move forward, but he could not back down either.

I smiled, gently pushed him aside, and walked out with my bag.

After all, if I did not play along, how was I supposed to make him pay?

I spent the day resting in the cafe on the third floor of my office building.

At 9 PM that night, I went downstairs right on schedule.

The only difference was that four bodyguards I had hired at a very high price were following right behind me.

A few fake thugs, their faces covered, spotted me leaving the building and immediately surrounded me.

The leader shoved me to the ground and made a move to take advantage of me. However, the next second, they were completely stunned.

The four massive bodyguards stepped forward, their broad shoulders and imposing presence making it instantly clear who was in control.

The thugs exchanged glances. They seemed to realize that something was not quite right. However, before they could react, the bodyguards had already pinned them to the ground.

What followed were screams loud enough to wake the dead.

"How dare you fight back!

"This isn’t what we agreed to!"

However, no matter what they shouted, I pretended not to hear a word.

The commotion was so loud that passersby called the police.

Leonard soon got a call from the police and rushed to the station.

At the same time, the post received another batch of comments.

LeoTheGreat: [My girlfriend called the police, but I think we've got this in the bag!]

LeoTheGreat: [She called the cops, which proves she's really scared. We've got her!]

LeoTheGreat: [I even bought some little toys this afternoon. I'm going to use all of them on her tonight!]

Leonard could barely hide his excitement. However, the moment he walked into the station and saw a room full of battered, bruised men, along with the four huge bodyguards standing behind me, his expression froze.

A faint realization seemed to dawn on him.

However, in the end, all he could do was pretend nothing was wrong and take my hand.

"Sunny, are you okay?"

Seeing the mastermind behind all this pretending he did not know what was going on, the hired actors panicked. Almost instantly, the most badly injured one stepped forward with a furious look and faced the police officer.

"Officer, it's him!

"That b*stard hired us to harass his girlfriend. He told us to scare the hell out of her.

"We have proof!"

The next second, a recording of the phone call began to play.