Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 190

I had no clue when he'd make his move. I was out in the open, and he was lurking in the shadows.

"Max, could I borrow two bodyguards from you?" I asked, trying to sound casual.

He frowned slightly at my request. "Sure, but are two enough?"

I nodded. "Yeah, enough. Having too many would draw more attention, feeling like I'm some celebrity with an entourage."

The thought of two bodyguards escorting me to school was enough to imagine the buzz it would create. With bodyguards by my side, becoming the talk of the school would make it harder for any attacker to make a move unnoticed. "Let's add a few more in secret to keep an eye on you," Max said with a slight smirk, not asking but telling me his decision.

I couldn't argue. More eyes meant more safety.

"How about staying with the Hiltons for a bit? We've got top-notch security," Max suggested as we slipped into a hidden diner for lunch.

I shook my head, replying, "I'd rather not risk getting targeted by one of your family's estranged members." I threw in the mention of estranged members to gauge his reaction. His eyes shifted slightly.

have

in response, not delving

lip. Alan brought Max back from abroad when Max was a teenager. That

sorry. I forgot

talking legitimacy, my mother officially married into the Hilton family. She was Princess of Country Sylvaris, a royal in

lady of the Hilton family was a princess

could become leverage or a threat in the eyes of the older Hilton generations.

end up like Mrs. Hart and her husband," I said lightly,

eyes with

shook my head. "No need. You don't understand what it's like at the bottom, always at

in a web

is that illegitimate child from Haven of Hope Orphanage?" I kept

illness before I returned. I never met him," his words shocked

easy for those at

family, only to be

revenge, but why did he target women