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.

hair down, the wavy locks cascading over her shoulders, making her

let her get

on a man

undone. The tie around his neck was loosely draped to one side, giving him a casual yet

Yvette wasted no time and quickly walked toward

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

need your help.” He

from earlier, Wilson’s annoyance faded away. His captivating black eyes

“What do you need?”

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

arms around his

rosy

his Adam’s apple bobbing

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

instant. His throat tightened as he recalled

couldn’t believe he was feeling this stirred

“Where’d she go?”

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

flickered in their eyes, and they were about to approach the couple when Wilson’s icy gaze swept over them. His irritation was obvious, instilling a sense of

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

Royal Pavillion was either wealthy or influential—certainly not someone they could

We’ll look for

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

back,

as she strode away with her slender

pulled back into his

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

“Do things always work out this

into her pocket to offer him money,

to bribe him, Wilson pulled out his phone and waved it in

subtle, seductive smile that sent shivers down her spine,

just leave me your number. Treat

her was cunning like a fox. She lowered her gaze. She didn’t like owing people favors. Thus, she took his phone and left her

handed the phone back