Chapter 299

Kieran saw Julie’s text message, his expression morphing into a tight frown.

Flavia, noticing their troubled expressions, voiced her concern, “Can I be of any help?”

Julie looked up at Flavia, a small smile playing on her lips, “No, thank you.”

Flavia chuckled, “Well, you’re a friend of my sister, so that makes you a friend of mine.”

At this, Kenton, notorious famous wife-protector, nodded in agreement, “My wife’s got a point there.”

He then turned to Hayden, “Are you going to say anything or just continue being mute?”

“No.” Hayden replied, his tone cold and distant.

Flavia tugged at Kenton’s sleeve, a look that screamed ‘why are you provoking him?’ on her face.

Julien seemed to be oblivious to all the commotion.

Soon, another text message buzzed on Julie’s phone, this time from Zenith, “Julie, go alone. Leave the black box at room 2404. I promise you’ll be safe.”

“I’ll go,” Kieran offered, reaching for Julie’s phone, but she held onto it tightly, not handing over the black box.

Her phone rang again, another text from Zenith, “Ker, Trust me.”

Only Lucian called Kieran by that nickname, not even Amanda used it. Julie’s phone had been delivered just before the banquet by Zenith’s people.

She pried Kieran’s fingers off her phone, looking at him with a determined gaze, “If Zenith is Lucian, we have to trust him. We must trust him.”

The black box contained a USB drive, and if it were as safe as Zenith claimed, he could have delivered it himself or sent someone else. But he insisted Julie do it, indicating the importance and safety of her doing so, and the risk involved if anyone else did.

Kieran understood this.

Their argument over the text messages left the others confused.

Julien asked, “What’s going on?”

situation, to which Julien replied, “I thought it was

pointing at a small

so she had to take the risk. With the backing of Julien and Hayden, and the promise from Zenith,

to Zenith, we’re not supposed to leave, but we can still watch the entrance

to

**

enough: leave the black box at the doorstep of the locked room. Julie took a deep breath and finally reached the door of room 2404.

black box out and put it on the floor, where someone should see it as soon

one around, but the place was a bit too quiet compared with

didn’t realize the task was so

box down, she noticed a pair of shiny leather shoes in her line of sight. Looking up, she saw a well-tailored black suit, and

Bruce watched through binoculars. Upon seeing Julie

were stationed around room 2404, just in case.

shook his head,

her head, Julie was terrified. “You…you…” This man

bent down, moving closer. Julie’s hand hovered over the black button on the watch, but she didn’t press

you.” He said, stopping at

a streak of bad luck. She wondered if she should press the button, but she wasn’t sure if she

asked, “Are you carrying a gun today?”

a gun daily,” he replied, stepping back.

the black box tightly, hoping he

daring hunch and asked

referring to room

respond right away, instead, he looked at her, a bit of

it out of sight, how did he

it up. Zenith, unable to text Julie at the moment, could only

man stood up, not pressing further about the black box in her

of with unknown and potentially harmful creatures. All he had left her with was a gun with a few remaining bullets.

and particularly his associate, Kleist. Thankfully, Kleist was not here

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