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.

the wavy locks cascading over her

don’t let her get away!” The shouts from behind

on a man not far

collar undone. The tie around his neck was

getting closer. Yvette wasted no time and quickly walked toward

his

He heard a cold

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

“What do you need?”

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

word, Yvette wrapped her arms around his neck and rose

rosy lips were

instantly, his Adam’s

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

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

he was feeling this stirred up

“Where’d she go?”

up, only to see the two of them embracing passionately, like a

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

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

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

not here. We’ll look for her in the

Yvette blinked her

back,

tone remained indifferent as she strode away with her

step forward, she was pulled back into his

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

always work out

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

out his phone and waved it

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

just leave me your number. Treat me to a meal, and

before her was cunning like a fox. She lowered her gaze. She

handed the phone back to him, her stunning eyes devoid