Coolest Girl in Town

The next second, Cameron strolled through the front door with four or five sinewy bodyguards in his wake. Frightened by the sight of this, Joshua shrunk into a corner and exclaimed loudly, “You actually called men over to drag me out? You best believe the police will hear about this! You’re not going to get away with throwing me out!” Alexander was indifferent as he raised his cup and took a sip of his tea. “Well, no one will find out about this if we move fast enough, will they?” As soon as Alexander said that, Cameron lifted his hand to address the bodyguards sternly, “Get him.”

The bodyguards hurtled into the room after they heard the order and restrained Joshua at lightning speed. Just as he let out a cry of protest, the bodyguards shoved a bunched-up rag into his mouth and finished off the knot on the ropes that tied his arms to his torso. But even so, Joshua continued to put up a fight, and amidst his muffled cries, he struggled to break free of the ropes. Seeing this only made Elise exasperated and she walked up to the restless, apprehended man to stab a slender needle into his neck, immediately knocking him out.

asked. “We’ll have someone keep an eye on him,” he answered. “Your grandmother still has a soft spot for him, so disposing of him quietly isn’t a viable option for us.” Elise nodded in agreement. They couldn’t risk putting a strain on Laura’s nerves, at least not in her present state of health. More importantly, Abel and his infernal persistence proved to be

knew they had to deal a clean strike when the time came for him to show his hand. Meanwhile, the bodyguards were carrying a restrained and gagged Joshua out the door when Jeanie turned up. Pretending to be confused, she asked, “Oh, my, what’s going

don’t go out if you don’t have to.” The war was about to start, and with

like she could stomach food at the moment, but for some reason, when she turned and saw the earnest look on Jeanie’s face, she couldn’t quite bring herself to say no. “I’ll have some,” she answered, relenting as she took half a bowl of the soup. “Tastes pretty

With that, she set the bowl down on the table next to her before she shot Alexander a meaningful look. Then, the both of them walked out of the front door. It wasn’t until after they were out of sight that Jeanie swiftly took the bowl Elise had used earlier. She had been