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.

asked, “What’s going on?”

Julien replied, “I

wristwatch and put it around Julie’s wrist, pointing at a small black button, “If you’re in danger, press this. We’ll be there in ten seconds.”

so she had to take the risk. With the

of this floor? According to Zenith, we’re not supposed to leave,

agreed to

**

the black box at the doorstep of the

Julie took the black box out and put it on the floor, where someone should see it

too quiet compared with the bustle of the banquet hall

realize the task was

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

building across the hotel, Zenith and Bruce watched through binoculars. Upon seeing Julie startled,

around room 2404, just in case.

shook his head,

her head, Julie was terrified.

bent down, moving closer. Julie’s hand hovered over the black button on the watch, but

stopping at

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

you carrying a

a gun daily,” he replied,

the black box tightly, hoping

hunch and asked cautiously, “Do… do

to room 2404.

he looked at her, a bit of tension in his gaze, and asked, “What are you

tucked it out of sight, how did he still

prepared to fight tooth and nail before giving it up. Zenith, unable to text Julie at the moment, could only watch

not pressing further about the

man had left her on a deserted island, a place where no man dared to venture, full of with unknown and potentially harmful creatures. All he had left her

Kleist was not

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