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.

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

her get away!” The shouts from behind

fell on

undone. The tie around his neck was loosely

were getting closer. Yvette wasted no

his expression darkened.

need your help.” He heard a

the 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 unreasonable, he would help

around his neck and

next moment, her rosy lips were close

darkened instantly, his Adam’s

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

couldn’t grasp his emotions at that instant. His throat tightened as he recalled the unexpected flutter he experienced when he

believe he was feeling this stirred up over

“Where’d she go?”

see

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

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

suites at Royal Pavillion was either

not here. We’ll look for

that the gang dashed off in another direction, Yvette blinked her long, curled lashes, withdrawing

back, creating

tone remained indifferent as she strode away with her slender

she took a step forward, she was pulled

right away?” Wilson’s deep, magnetic voice sent shivers down

work

from her? As Yvette reached into her pocket to offer him money, she realized

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

shivers down her spine, both enticing and captivating her in

leave me your number. Treat me to a meal,

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

the phone back to him, her stunning eyes