Se connecter**Skylar**"Are you listening to my advice?" I asked.Max didn't answer. He just looked ahead intently. I finally introduced myself to my other coworkers. It was a brief introduction, and fortunately, they accepted me well. Well, it was a bit awkward, but I understood why, because Max and his two bodyguards were there. "The head clinic will explain your duties. I'll leave you here and pick you up in a few hours."I tugged at the hem of his coat. "Where are you going?""A quick meeting. The issue I told you about yesterday."Ah, about corruption. "You're brave, aren't you?"I let go of his coat. "Of course. I'm not a child.""Okay. Oh, one more thing, don't you dare escape from my bodyguards' eyes. They will report everything to me directly. Do you understand?"I screamed inside. But my face still showed the sweetest smile possible. "I understand, Alpha Max." And at the end, I made a silly face just so Max could see it.Max raised his hand in the air. I closed my eyes.I thought he
**Skylar**I finally forced myself to smile. I couldn't just stand there silently when I was being welcomed so warmly, could I? I still had a heart, unlike Max. "Okay. That's enough," said Max. He then grabbed my hand again, which I had let go of earlier. Max led me until we finally entered the elevator. Followed by two bodyguards who had been following us since we got out of the car.I looked at the elevator wall and nudged Max's arm. "Do you always bring bodyguards with you wherever you go in this office?" Max caught my gaze. "No. They're for you.""What?" I immediately covered my mouth with my hand. Then I brought my lips close to his ear, even though I had to stand on tiptoe. "What for?" I asked in a small voice."So the kidnapping incident at Pandora won't happen again.""But—""No protests. If a place as exclusive as Pandora can be compromised, then it's possible here too. Especially since many people can come and go.""But Maxim, with them following me everywhere I go, it wi
**Skylar**Max rubbed the corner of my mouth with his thumb. "Perfect."I finally exhaled. For a moment, I thought Max was going to do something crazy. After all, we were in a car, in front of the lobby of ThunderWheels' holding company. If Max did the same thing he did after Easter Ride, I wouldn't know where to put my face. But luckily, he was just fixing my lipstick. The clothes I was wearing, along with my makeup and accessories, were all provided by Max. He hired a stylist to transform me from head to toe. The result was a more mature and bold Skylar who was now getting ready to get out of the car. "You look perfect. What are you waiting for? Get out of the car."I glanced at Max and sighed softly. Honestly, I was very nervous. I had never worked at any company because it wasn't my field. The busyness here also felt very different from the busyness at the hospital. So I wasn't used to it and still felt like a stranger. I also didn't know how to behave and socialize properly
**Skylar**"I can't contact my father.""Why? Because you don't have his number?""Besides that, because I don't want to put him in danger."Max turned me to face him. "Why would your father be in danger if you contacted him?"I sighed. “Because I don’t know if he will tell Nova or not. Right now, only Dante knows I’m here. Nova doesn’t know yet. And if he accidentally tells her, she’ll definitely do something. I’m afraid it will put him in danger.”“Then just tell your father, he doesn’t need to tell Nova.”I looked at Max in horror. "I don't think now is the right time to tell him that I'm here with you. He'll definitely be shocked. I mean, I didn't even live together with Dante when we were dating. My father might ask about the status of our relationship too.""I'll explain it. Whatever you're worried about, I'll take care of it. I can say that we're dating. And your handsome boyfriend here intends to ask him to do cooperation. As for how we met, we can tell him that I saved you fr
**Skylar**I pursed my lips. "It’s like you're tired of me. You don't even wanna talk to me.""Let's just talk about what's important.""What do you think is important?""About business. About my family. And about how you move around so wild in this bed."Reflexively, I slapped his hand away. "Then don't tease me if you don't want to be teased." Max rubbed his nose against my neck. I squirmed because it tickled. "If I wanna talk about something other than that, does that mean you won't listen to me?""I'll listen to you.""But I don't need a passive listener. I want an active listener. So I don't feel like I'm talking to a robot or reading a fairy tale."Max finally opened his eyes. They were red. It seemed he was sleepy. "You protest a lot and ask for a lot. Could it be that I'm too good to you?""Too good what? You've never even been good to me.""So what do you think my help has been all this time? Trash?""You said it. Not me."Max clicked his tongue and closed his eyes again. "
**Skylar**"Alright. I can only give you advice. Whatever your decision is, don't forget about yourself. Choose yourself before others, Skylar." Dante smiled slightly. "Then I'll leave now.""I want you to keep everything we talked about today a secret, from Nova or from my father," I said firmly. "Of course. I'll also let you know about the progress of my investigation as soon as possible. About the Keagan’s incident or about Jupiter.""Use the number I used to call you last time. Don't use the previous numbers," I warned. "I'll remember that." Dante smiled briefly before he finally ran away. I watched Dante disappear into the thick trees here. Let's see what Dante does. If my plan is leaked, then it's certain that he's the one who spread it. That way, I can decide what to do with him next. I'm not stupid enough to just believe him. I promised myself that I wouldn't fall into the same hole twice. ***I searched for all the SIM card I had ever used to contact Dante or Mr. P. I







