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.

locks cascading over her shoulders,

her get away!” The

cold gaze fell on a man

lazily against the railing with his collar undone. The tie around his neck

getting closer. Yvette

his expression

your help.” He heard a

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

“What do you need?”

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

a word, Yvette wrapped her arms around his neck

next moment, her rosy lips were close to

eyes darkened instantly, his Adam’s apple

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

at that instant. His throat tightened as he recalled the unexpected flutter he experienced when he

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

“Where’d she go?”

gang that was chasing her hurriedly caught up, only to see

were about to approach the couple when Wilson’s icy gaze swept

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

who could book the top suites at Royal Pavillion was either wealthy or

for her in the

in another direction, Yvette blinked her long, curled lashes, withdrawing her

back, creating distance between

Yvette’s tone remained indifferent as she strode away

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

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

things always work out this

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

out his phone and waved

shivers down her spine, both enticing

just leave me your number. Treat

lowered her gaze.

I go now?” Yvette handed the phone back to him, her