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.

the wavy locks cascading over her shoulders, making her striking features

let her get away!” The shouts from

on a man not far

lazily against the railing with his collar undone. The tie around his neck was loosely

pursuers were getting closer. Yvette wasted

nearing him, his expression darkened. Who was

He heard a cold

annoyance

“What do you need?”

long as Yvette’s request wasn’t unreasonable, he

arms around his neck and rose

rosy lips

eyes darkened instantly, his Adam’s apple

to touch his, she pressed her thumb against his mouth, preventing their lips from

grasp his emotions at that instant. His throat tightened as he recalled the unexpected flutter he experienced when he thought she

he was feeling this stirred

“Where’d she go?”

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

about to approach the couple when Wilson’s icy gaze

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

person who could book the top suites at Royal Pavillion was either wealthy or influential—certainly not someone they

We’ll look for her in the

in another direction, Yvette blinked her long, curled lashes, withdrawing her arms from around his

step back, creating distance between

as she

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

you take advantage of me and leave right away?” Wilson’s deep, magnetic voice sent shivers down her spine, as

always work out this

reached into her pocket to offer him money, she realized she had nothing on her except for

her attempt to bribe him, Wilson pulled out

seductive smile that sent shivers down her spine, both enticing and captivating her

just leave me your number. Treat me to a meal,

thought that the man before her was cunning like a fox. She lowered her gaze. She didn’t like owing people favors. Thus, she took his phone

handed the phone back to him, her stunning eyes devoid of