登入Vincent’s P.O.V. (Continued)We all squatted down instantly.“Aaahhhh.” Elise's shrill scream tore through the night air, but I didn’t even spare a single glance at her.My bodyguards had already covered me from all sides, but I continued shooting at the people who appeared out of nowhere.My phone continued vibrating in my pocket, but I didn’t have time to pick up the call.“Your mother is calling. Move towards your car.” Lauren said to me in a calm tone.I furrowed my brows when all the bodyguards around me started moving while shooting.Elise was now screaming at the top of her lungs.She wasn’t my problem.I furrowed my brows when a familiar face peeked out of the car window, and people were shooting at us.So, it was really my mother.It seemed that she had so much idle time on her hands these days.With a grimace, I moved my pistol towards Elise again and saw a man trying to pull her up.Without thinking, I aimed at his leg and shot him.He screamed and fell forward.Straight on
Vincent’s P.O.V. (Continued)“I will simply send her the file with everything on your private life.” The threat in my statement made her widen her eyes in shock and disbelief.“And you already know how vast my mother’s network is.” This was just to remind her that she shouldn’t act recklessly while reporting this dinner date to my mother.It’s not like I didn’t know that my mother had already sent someone to keep an eye on us during dinner.Nolan caught everyone, but I asked him not to touch that particular person.Let my mother know on her own what kind of woman she chose for me.I moved on my heel and started walking again.There were only a few private counters on the floor, but all of them were filled tonight.The heads popping over the partition were enough to tell that all the people heard everything.But they knew what to say outside or what not.“Do you really think that your mother will let you marry her?” I stopped at the door when Elise screamed behind me.“Let me tell you,
Vincent’s P.O.V.“We have already intercepted all the people taking pictures, Mr. Holster. The photos are deleted now.” Nolan informed me over the call.I had Bluetooth in my ear. So, I didn’t need to pick up the call.My phone was in the jacket pocket that was lying beside me on the seat.Elise Voss, the blind date my mother arranged for me, sipped her wine while looking at me with a provocative gaze that I despised the most.She was the CEO of Future Ahead Innovations, and I was supposed to meet her for this dinner meeting to discuss a new project that our companies had been working on together for the past four months.I didn’t know that my mother would turn into a blind date dinner.“One more thing, Mr. Holster,” Nolan whispered this time.“What is it?” I asked him, cutting my steak casually, without paying attention to the woman sitting across me.“Ms. Shaw called a while ago. I told her why you are here.” I paused for a second and then resumed cutting the steak.“You did the rig
Lauren’s P.O.V.[Z: Zero is safe. As you predicted, they found him, but someone saved him, and now he is hiding somewhere safe]The relief washed over my tense muscles when I read Z’s recent message.I was so tense over Zero’s situation that I couldn’t even have proper lunch and dinner.He is safe, and this is all matter to me.[Cypher: Who saved him? Does Zero know him?]I sent the message and waited for Z to answer, as he was still online.Z was a hacker by himself, but he worked as a mediator between hired help and contractors on the dark web.I still don’t know his real identity, as I never tried to find out.But he was excellent at negotiations, keeping secrets.[Z: No, he said that he doesn’t know this man, but the man told him that Cypher knows him very well. Whom did you send to rescue him?]I narrowed my eyes while reading his message.I was confused, but the statement took me off guard.The man knew my identity as Cypher.Only Vincent knew that the dark web knows me as Cyphe
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)It’s not like I don’t feel scared or jealous whenever I hear that Vincent’s mother had arranged a blind date for him.He was a perfect boyfriend and husband material.I still had some flaws, but Vincent was perfect.Losing him had always been my worst nightmare.It was my sheer luck that he waited four years for me, but still he was a human.What if he finds someone better than me?“Joyce told you about that?” He asked me in a low voice after a short pause.“No,” I answered in a grim tone, taking the cup and phone from the counter and walking back to my seat.“Your supposed blind date is very active on social media,” I remarked, telling him the source of my information.“Does it matter?” he asked in a low voice.“Yes,” I answered bluntly.“What if you have a change of heart suddenly and choose someone else, dumping me in the process?” I continued, sitting back, putting the phone and cup on the top of the desk.He chuckled this time.“You sound like a jealou
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)[Z: He has been unreachable since yesterday afternoon]Damn it.I took only two seconds to come out of my panic, and my fingers started running on the keyboard.I needed to find Zero at any cost.I cursed Zero in my heart, ignoring Z’s messages.But the messages continued popping up in one corner of the screen.I tried to find Zero by his last IP address that I already had, but to my dismay, the address was offline.I opened Z’s messages window and messaged him.[Cypher: stop sending me messages. Find Zero at any cost]I glanced at his messages above and grimaced darkly.He explained when he lost contact with him and what Zero’s last message was.My fingers paused when I narrowed my eyes on one of those messages.[Z: Zero said that he got a leak on the person who approached jinx in that foreign land]This can’t be possible.Zero was still far inferior to me.And yet he got the leak, but not me.Nope.Something didn’t add up here.I clenched my jaw while sta
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)I looked at Vincent and then back to Gabriel, who was now coming towards us.Now I understand the meaning of Vincent’s earlier statement.“You should have told me,” I muttered angrily, huffed, and moved back to the table.Suddenly, the food looked bland and tasteless.I
Gabriel’s P.O.V.“You’re home.” I smiled tiredly when Celia welcomed me with a soft smile.I put down my suit jacket on the backrest of the couch and crouched in front of her wheelchair.“Why are you still awake? It’s past midnight, love.” I asked her in concern, taking her hand in mine.“I was wai
Gabriel’s P.O.V.The pen slipped from my fingers when another wave of headache hit me.I didn’t know when I stopped signing the documents, but the headache is now troubling more than ever.After Lauren’s departure, nothing went right.I didn’t want to admit it, but I couldn’t deny that with Lauren
Lauren’s P.O.V.“During the first phase of the treatment plan, the crucial problem was to prepare the patient psychologically for the treatment. They suddenly lose their mobility, and this sudden change in their lives, the depression engulfed every positive thought present in their mind and hope in







