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, making her striking features even more captivating

get away!” The shouts

gaze fell on a

with his collar undone. The tie around his neck was loosely draped to one side, giving

her pursuers were getting closer. Yvette wasted no time and quickly walked toward

nearing him, his expression

your help.” He heard a cold

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

“What do you need?”

wasn’t unreasonable, he would

wrapped her arms around his neck and rose

the next moment, her rosy lips were

his Adam’s

touch his, she pressed her thumb against his

couldn’t grasp his emotions at that instant. His throat tightened as he recalled

couldn’t believe he was feeling this

“Where’d she go?”

see the two of them embracing passionately, like

when Wilson’s icy gaze swept over them. His irritation was obvious, instilling a sense of fear within

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

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

here. We’ll look for

off in another direction, Yvette blinked her long,

back, creating

indifferent as she strode away with her slender

took a step forward, she was pulled back into his embrace by a pair of large

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

“Do things always work

into her pocket to offer him money, she realized she had

Wilson pulled out his phone and waved it

into a subtle, seductive smile that sent shivers down

just leave me your number. Treat

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

phone back to him, her stunning eyes