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, making

get

gaze fell on

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

getting closer. Yvette wasted no time and

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

He

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

“What do you need?”

long as Yvette’s request wasn’t

a word, Yvette wrapped her arms around his neck and

rosy

instantly, his Adam’s

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

tightened as he recalled the unexpected flutter he experienced when

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

“Where’d she go?”

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

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

The gang felt a chill

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

We’ll look for her in the

off in another direction, Yvette blinked

took a step back,

she strode away

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

leave right away?” Wilson’s deep, magnetic voice sent shivers down her spine, as it

added, “Do things always work

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

him, Wilson pulled out his phone and waved it in

smile that sent shivers down her spine, both enticing and

Treat

before her was cunning like a fox. She lowered her gaze. She didn’t

Yvette handed the phone back to him,