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.

her long hair down, the wavy locks cascading over her

get away!” The shouts from behind grew

cold gaze fell on

collar undone. The tie around his neck was

getting closer. Yvette wasted no time and

his expression darkened.

help.” He heard a

earlier, Wilson’s annoyance faded

“What do you need?”

request wasn’t unreasonable,

around his

her rosy

eyes darkened instantly, his Adam’s

Yvette’s lips were about to touch his, she pressed her thumb against his

his emotions at that instant. His throat tightened as he recalled the unexpected flutter

countenance grew stern. He couldn’t believe he

“Where’d she go?”

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

flickered in their eyes, and they were about to approach the couple when Wilson’s icy gaze swept over

The gang felt

was either wealthy or influential—certainly not someone they could afford to

here. We’ll look for her in the other

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

a step back, creating distance

indifferent as she

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

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

added, “Do things always work out

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

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

curved into a subtle, seductive smile that sent shivers down her spine, both enticing

your number. Treat

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

phone back to him, her stunning eyes devoid of