Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 257 Eavesdropping

I sneered inwardly but kept my face tense with worry. "There's no time to panic. She's probably still inside the banquet hall. Let's look around."

Jack wasn't exactly stupid, but the moment anything involved Elsa, it was like his brain was short-circuited.

Without questioning me, he nodded and followed my lead. Just as planned, I led him through the venue, weaving through hallways and corridors until we

eventually stepped into the outdoor garden. Winding past the towering hedges, we finally spotted Elsa.

The moment he saw her, Jack instinctively started forward but I grabbed his arm, stopping him.

He turned back, frowning. "What are you doing?"

I kept my expression calm. "Does she look like she's being kidnapped to you? She's clearly having a serious conversation. If you go barging in now, wouldn't you just be interrupting her? What if the person she's talking to is offering her a design collaboration? Wouldn't you just be getting in the way of her career?"

Jack shot me a suspicious glance. "You're awfully considerate today."

our company. If she has

believe me, go ahead and rush over. Just see

been hesitant when it came to Elsa. Surprisingly, he didn't argue this time. Instead, he nodded in

put on a serious face. "We'll just stay here and listen. If something

followed my lead as we hid in the shadows,

with her arms crossed, wariness written all over her face as she eyed Liliana. "How did you get in

"You don't need to worry about that. If I want to get

blade. Her voice was soft, almost

heard you won second

her response lacking confidence. "What does that have

you saying it has nothing to do with me? I took a look at your competition entry,

tell me. Can

say that you didn't just copy my work;

face turned deathly

I quickly grabbed his arm. "If you