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.

Hilton family must have its fair share of illegitimate

in response,

lip. Alan brought Max back from abroad when Max was

I forgot you're one of

"I'm not. If we're talking legitimacy, my mother officially married into the

The lady of the

standing could become leverage or a threat in the eyes of the older Hilton generations. It was better to stay

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

it," Max said earnestly, locking eyes with me.

my head. "No need. You don't understand what it's

was already in

illegitimate child from Haven of Hope Orphanage?" I kept

an illness before I returned. I never met him,"

was easy for those

help but guess the illegitimate child returned to the Hilton family, only to be deemed unworthy by the elders due to his mother's lower status and then

did he