Rose with Thorns

Chapter 3

“Damn it, chase her down! Don’t let her get away!”

A figure darted out of the private room. Yvette slipped the chip into her pocket, her delicate face showing no emotion.

“Boss, head left! They’re getting closer to you!” Jake’s urgent voice crackled in her earpiece. Yvette’s eyes were cold and focused, framed by long, dark lashes. Without thinking twice, she sprinted to the left.

The chip in her possession was Henry Johnson’s final masterpiece, created with painstaking effort before his death.

It had ended up on the black market, and her team had just been a step too late, allowing a gang to get hold of it first.

They planned to sell it to foreign interests, which would severely impact the country’s chip manufacturing capabilities.

Yvette’s plan had gone smoothly; she had successfully retrieved the chip.

However, the gang was relentless, unwilling to let it slip away without a fight.

“It’s a dead end ahead,” Yvette muttered, her fox-like eyes narrowing.

“What?” Jake’s panicked voice came through the earpiece. “How can it be a dead end? That’s impossible!”

Yvette wasn’t afraid of the tough opponents, but rather, clueless teammates.

She tapped her tongue against the back of her teeth and let out a frustrated sigh.

She suddenly felt the urge to punch someone.

There was no time to backtrack now. Without hesitation, she stripped off her jacket and hat, tossing them into a trash bin nearby.

her long hair down, the wavy locks cascading over her shoulders, making her striking features even more captivating

get away!” The shouts from behind

on

railing with his collar undone. The tie around his neck

voices of her pursuers were getting closer. Yvette

the footsteps nearing him, his expression darkened. Who was this

help.” He heard a

as the girl from earlier, Wilson’s annoyance

“What do you need?”

Yvette’s request wasn’t

around his neck and rose on

next moment, her rosy lips were

eyes darkened instantly, his

lips were about to touch his, she pressed her thumb

that instant. His throat tightened as he recalled the unexpected flutter he experienced when he thought she would

stern. He couldn’t believe he was feeling this

“Where’d she go?”

gang that was chasing her hurriedly caught up, only to see the two of them embracing passionately, like a couple madly

to approach the couple when Wilson’s icy gaze swept

just one look, he managed to intimidate them completely. The gang felt a chill run down their spines

was either wealthy

not here. We’ll look for her in the

dashed off in another direction, Yvette blinked her long, curled lashes,

took a step back, creating distance between

remained indifferent as she strode away

step forward, she was pulled back into his embrace by a

me and leave right away?” Wilson’s deep, magnetic voice

work out this

her pocket to offer him money, she realized she had nothing on her

her attempt to bribe him, Wilson pulled out his phone and waved

shivers down her spine, both enticing and

me your number. Treat me to a meal, and

She lowered her gaze. She didn’t like owing people favors. Thus, she

now?” Yvette handed the phone back to him, her stunning eyes devoid of