My Heart only Beats for You

Crash.

The phone slipped from Selina's grasp and fell onto the sheets.

Matthew's heart tightened.

He picked up the phone and asked, "Selina, what's wrong?"

Selina's face turned pale. "I'm fine."

She took the phone from Matthew and put it back to her ear.

"Selina, are you alright?" Tobias queried.

"I'm okay." Selina took a deep breath. "No matter what, I want an answer. You have to get that answer for me. Dead or alive, I want to see him!"

"Alright," replied Tobias.

Selina hung up.

"Selina, what happened?" Matthew immediately questioned.

Selina shook her head absent-mindedly.

Matthew put his hands on her face and gazed deeply into her eyes. "Selina, I am your partner. You should tell me. If you have any trouble at all, come to me right away. Not Tobias." Selina met Matthew's gaze.

The look in his eyes was like a deep, bottomless ocean.

Selina's lips quivered, and it seemed as though she was forcing every word out. "It's

Lothar. Tobias said that he might be dead."

Reid was packing up.

He ordered Caroline to pack her things as well.

"Let's go," Reid instructed Caroline. "We can't stay here anymore. We have to hide."

Caroline was baffled. "Hide from what? Where should we hide?"

"America." Reid gave Caroline a profound look.

When Caroline heard that, she didn't want to go.

America was where she came from. If she went there, what was the point of her staying with Reid?

and we're leaving just like this? I

coldly. "Then you stay here and

mean? You can't leave me here alone!

on the same boat!"

would not be able to

down at Caroline, Reid said, "It's precisely because we're on the same boat that I'm asking you to

didn't take that

so

looked at Caroline mockingly. "Do you know why I've lived for so long? It's because I know how to take precautions! Do you really think that Matthew is that dumb? Before, he was pestered by Saoirse, so he did not come our way or think of us. However, I've been informed

over it, he decided that it was best to leave

importantly, his calculations had

know if Lothar was dead. However, Selina came asking him about Lothar. He was prepared to tell Selina that Lothar was a nobody, just a dog of his. Then,

continue investigating. What's more, there was a more powerful force

were to guess, that person was

she might ask Matthew to take action

plan would crumble. Reid's top priority was

think of that location. Secondly, that old man was there. Worse come to worse, he

fearful when she heard Reid's

then agreed.

she still harboured

know what goes down here. Are all our

eyes. "Only both of us are leaving. My subordinates will stay here.

the airport and

Reid had already prepared

everything. When they passed

they did not use their passports and identification cards. That way, nobody would be able to find a flight record of their departure to

and Selina were on the way to

to meet

had his doubts when he listened to Selina recounting what Reid

if Lothar really managed

wouldn't be able to get far with his injuries. Moreover, based on Matthew's understanding of Reid,

Reid would just set

would have been

Reid's villa, it was empty. There was no

of light

Matthew's eyes.

of the news and left ahead

Selina's

"What should

here, he won't be