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

let her get away!” The

cold gaze fell on a man not far

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

of her pursuers were getting closer. Yvette

heard the footsteps nearing him, his

He heard a cold

as the girl from earlier, Wilson’s annoyance faded away. His captivating

“What do you need?”

Yvette’s request wasn’t unreasonable, he

wrapped her arms around his neck and rose on

her rosy lips were close

his Adam’s

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

throat tightened as he recalled the unexpected flutter he experienced when he thought she would kiss

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

“Where’d she go?”

caught up, only to see the two of them embracing

the couple when Wilson’s icy gaze swept

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

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

here. We’ll look for

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

back, creating distance between

indifferent as she

pulled back into his embrace by a pair of

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

always work out this conveniently

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

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

that sent shivers down

me your number. Treat me to a meal, and I’ll call it

lowered her gaze. She didn’t like owing people favors. Thus, she took

handed the phone back to him,