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.

wavy locks cascading over her shoulders,

her get

gaze fell on a man not far

tie around his neck was loosely draped to one

her pursuers were getting closer. Yvette wasted

him, his expression

need your help.” He heard a cold

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

“What do you need?”

wasn’t unreasonable,

Yvette wrapped her arms around his neck and

the next moment, her rosy lips were close

his Adam’s apple

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

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

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

“Where’d she go?”

was chasing her hurriedly caught up, only to see the two

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

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

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

for her in the

blinked her long, curled lashes, withdrawing her arms

step back,

indifferent as she

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

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

“Do things always work out this

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

him, Wilson pulled out his phone

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

just leave me your number. Treat me to

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

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