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.

over her shoulders,

her get away!” The shouts from behind

cold gaze fell on a man not

railing with his collar undone. The tie around his neck was loosely draped to one side,

her pursuers were getting closer. Yvette wasted no time and quickly

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

He heard a

earlier, Wilson’s annoyance faded

“What do you need?”

as Yvette’s request wasn’t unreasonable, he

word, Yvette wrapped her arms around his

rosy

his Adam’s

his, she

tightened as he recalled the unexpected flutter he experienced when he thought she

countenance grew stern. He couldn’t believe he was feeling this stirred up over a

“Where’d she go?”

was chasing her hurriedly caught up, only to see the two of

about to approach the couple when Wilson’s icy gaze swept over them. His irritation

gang felt a chill run down their spines as they were rooted to

at Royal Pavillion was either wealthy or influential—certainly not someone

not here. We’ll look for her in the other

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

a step back,

tone remained indifferent as she

when she took a step forward, she was pulled back into

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

things always work out this conveniently for

to offer him money, she realized she had nothing on her except for that

out

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

money, just leave me your number. Treat me to a meal, and I’ll

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

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