LOGINEdward also didn’t expect to meet Ellena here. With multiple gang members and criminals crawling under the shadows, it was not a safe place for women. Well, it was not a safe place for anyone no matter what, unless she’d like to be killed.
He was tracking a man to this place, but he didn’t expect to be attacked instead. At this point, it was impossible to run away. So they had to find a place to hide.
The dwellings were densely packed and the terrain was complex, so he quickly got disorientated, and it was almost impossible to tell where they were.
He tried to take one his attackers hostage and then use that man to get away, but somehow he encountered Ellena by accident.
But he didn’t know why, when he saw the tiny, dumb face of Ellena, he left an inexplicable sense of trust.
He put his gun away and fixed on her with his gloomy eyes. His voice was low and cold. “What are you doing here?”
“I live here.” Although he had already put his gun away, she could still feel the cold remnants of hard metal rubbing against her forehead. Ellena was frightened to the point to tell the truth.
A flash of surprise flashed through Edward’s eyes. What? How could the child of Smith family live in a terrible place like this?
However, he soon remained his composure and coolly ordered, “Take me to your house.”
“Impossible!” Letting this man to her house was equivalent to sign a death contract!
“Fine.” Edward expected this before. He sneered and his voice was deep as a ghost, “Then do you want me to tell the dear cousin of mine that you seduced me?”
What? Seduced him? Did this man threaten her just now?
Ellena clenched her hands, her face was flushed with anger, but there was nothing she could do. Edward would definitely believe Nicklaus. After all they were cousins. So she had no option but to take this shameless man to her place.
“Fine.” Ellena turned around and walked down the way she came. “Follow me.”
This entire conversation had only lasted for one minute.
The two of them had just walked down the alley for a few seconds when a loud bang echoed across the streets. After that, two men in black showed up in the spot where they just were.
Ellena froze. She face paled even more.
As soon as Edward heard the footsteps, he reacted quickly and pulled Ellena into another alley and dragged her into a random room to stay in.
The house was already deserted, so there was no chance of getting caught. He put his finger on his lips, indicating her to be quite as he peeked by door hole.
They both waited in the room until the two men left and then he pulled Ellena out.
What the hell was that?
Ellena was nervous and worried, she didn’t know what kind of people “Nicklaus” had been provoking, but she knew it wasn’t time to interrogate him. So she forced herself to keep quite.
A moment later, they reached to Ellena’s small single apartment.
Ellena stood at the door and looked around like she was breaking into her own house. Seeing everything was right, the adrenaline in her veins dulled out and see retreated into the room.
She closed the door and turned around to ask, “What the hell are you…”
Before the next words of her could be come out of her mouth, she saw his tall body suddenly collapsed to the ground. He put one of his hands on his chest as if he was trying to restrain himself from moaning from pain. His forehead was covered with sweat.
“Hey! What’s wrong with you?” Ellena’s expression changed instantly as she hurriedly walked over to help him.
However, Edward was too tall, his body was muscular and tight. Her small arms and legs not only could not lift him up but also got covered in blood.
Only then she saw the face of “Nicklaus” was as pale as a paper sheet. His black suit had hidden the fact very well that his whole body was covered by the blood.
“What? What happened to you?” Ellena widened her eyes and her words shuttered as well.
Looking at her flustered face, Edward suddenly reached out and grabbed her hand, and his thin lips parted, “What are you so afraid of? Relax! If I die, they will just bury you with me.”
His tone was so indifferent that it was hard to tell whether he was comforting her or threatening her.
Ellena also did not care to listen to him. She was thinking about the gunshot she had heard before and said with a straight face, “Get your hands off me. I’ll get my cell phone and call an ambulance for you!”
His face suddenly went dark as the grip on her hand become tighter. His voice was very cold. “No ambulance.”
With the way he spoke it was hard to argue with him. Her hands trembled as she asked with a tentative voice, “Then how about I bandage your wound?”
Edward ignored her directly and commanded in a deep voice, “Blade, lighter, candle, bandage, towel.”
He wanted to fetch the bullet by himself?
Thinking of this, Ellena shook her head in fright, “No! You can’t take the bullet yourself. It will kill you!”
“Who said that I am taking it myself?” Edward looked at her. His deep eyes were as thick as the dark night, like a black vortex. With one glance, he could suck people in.
Just when Ellena was almost sucked in by those eyes, she heard him faintly saying, “You are going to do this.”
Edward still looked the same as before.He wore a neatly tailored black suit that perfectly outlined his tall figure. His expression remained cold and indifferent, carrying the same distant aura that made people unconsciously afraid to approach him.Yet despite that coldness, his appearance still made Ellena's heart tremble slightly.He slowly walked over from the dark side of the room.Under the soft light, his sharp and handsome facial features became even more distinct.Elaine immediately ran happily toward him.Edward lowered his eyes slightly and first reached out to touch Elaine's head gently.His movements were extremely natural.The coldness on his face also softened a little because of Elaine.Then he sat down beside Ellena.The distance between the two instantly became very close.Ellena could even faintly smell the familiar scent on his body.Elaine stood beside them and blinked her eyes.She looked at Edward.Then she looked at Ellena.After that, she suddenly jumped down
Ellena's heart suddenly trembled violently.The moment she saw Chloe's name on the screen, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.For an instant, everything seemed to connect.Didn't Chloe and Elaine get taken away by Spencer?The thought came so suddenly that Ellena's entire body became tense.The uneasiness that had been building in her chest suddenly exploded at that moment.Only moments ago, she had been speaking to Spencer with anger and hatred, convinced that something might have happened to Elaine.And now Chloe was calling her.Was this really a coincidence?Could Spencer have somehow used Chloe's phone?Could something have happened to Chloe and Elaine after all?Ellena's mind raced through countless possibilities in the span of a few seconds.She no longer had any patience to continue listening to Spencer.Whatever he wanted, whatever explanation he had, none of it mattered at
Madeline watched Ellena's figure gradually disappear further and further away.She stood there almost motionless, her eyes fixed on the direction in which Ellena had left.The restaurant door slowly swung shut behind Ellena.The moment it closed, Madeline's heart became even more anxious.It was as though that single closing door had also closed off the last bit of hope she had been desperately clinging to.She subconsciously wanted to chase after Ellena.Perhaps if she caught up with her now, she could still beg her.Perhaps if she continued apologizing, Ellena might eventually soften.Perhaps there was still a chance.But before she could take more than a step, Nolan suddenly grabbed her arm."Nolan, why did you let Ellena leave!?" Madeline immediately complained anxiously.She turned toward him, her eyes filled with panic and disbelief."If I continue begging her, maybe she will change her mind...
Listening to the conversation between Madeline and Nolan was like watching a lively drama unfold before her eyes.Ellena found it extremely interesting.There was something almost absurd about the entire situation. The two people who had come here intending to pressure her into backing down were now sitting across from her, one becoming increasingly furious and the other increasingly frightened.The more anxious Madeline became, the calmer Ellena felt.It was not that Ellena was deliberately enjoying Madeline's suffering. Rather, after everything that had happened, she had already become completely detached from the Smith family's panic. Their fear no longer had the power to disturb her emotions.In fact, watching them struggle made her feel unexpectedly relaxed.Even her appetite improved because of it.From beginning to end, Madeline and Nolan had been completely focused on discussing Spencer and the Smith Group. Neither of them had
The moment Ellena finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room instantly became strange and heavy.No one spoke for a while.Everyone present could hear the calmness in her voice, but it was precisely that calmness that made people feel uneasy. There was no anger in her tone, no deliberate provocation, and not even the slightest trace of hostility. She had spoken as though she were merely stating an ordinary fact, something that required no further explanation.Yet somehow, that calmness felt more intimidating than anger ever could.What she said sounded completely official and reasonable.But the meaning hidden behind her words was not ambiguous at all.In short, the project to acquire the Smith Group had been handled by her subordinates, and it had nothing to do with her personally. Although she was the boss, the people in charge of the project had invested a tremendous amount of effort into it. As the head of the company, she could not casually deny the results of her employees' h
Madeline was instantly choked by Ellena's words.Her expression became extremely awkward.For a moment, she simply sat there, unable to find an appropriate response. Ellena's question had been completely straightforward, but somehow, it made Madeline feel as though all the words she had prepared beforehand had been exposed.The last time she had met Ellena was at the coffee shop.At that time, she had intentionally asked Ellena out in order to humiliate her.Madeline still remembered that meeting clearly.Back then, she had been arrogant and proud. She had thought that she had finally grasped Ellena's weakness and could finally suppress her properly.She had believed that Ellena, who had always appeared so calm and untouchable, had finally fallen into her hands.Back then, Madeline had been so pleased with herself.She had thought that she finally had something that could make Ellena bow her head.She had even bel
The two of them stared at each other in silence, eyes locked in a battle of wills. For several seconds neither spoke, as if the room itself had frozen in the weight of their confrontation. The dim light threw shadows across Edward’s features, accentuating the sharp lines of his face. His si
Ellena knew that it was useless to blame the security guards. Fear and urgency pressed on her chest like a weight, but she forced herself to remain clear-headed. The more time they wasted pointing fingers, the further Elaine might be taken away. What mattered now was immediate action.She
Ellena remained outside for several minutes, her chest rising and falling as though every breath carried with it the weight of her tangled emotions. The sting of what had just happened inside the private room still lingered in her mind, like an unshakable shadow. She clenched her fists at her sides
Halfway through the conversation, the waiter began to serve.They did not continue the topic.Martin finished his sentence. "Think about it. If you trust me, sign the contract with the D-Fronts. I will give you the best resources and team."Ellena smiled and nodded slightly.







