CHAPTER 116

“Can I have your number, please?” Aman approached Veronica and asked for her phone number, but she turned away from him. “Excuse me, miss.” he asked again.

“You are excused,” she replied.

“Geez,” he shook his head and walked away.

“Hmph, every Tom, Dick, and Harry wants my number these days,” she murmured to herself and then walked up to a waiter. His handsome features struck her ego at once. Tall and charming, especially with the long ponytail he had. His thick eyebrows were an added attraction. If only he wasn’t a mere waiter, she wouldn’t mind asking him out on a date, she thought. “What’s with that ponytail?” she still ended up starting a conversation with him.

“It’s a wig, ma’am.”

“Eh?” she was shocked. “I should have known. What do you do by the way, other than serving drinks, I mean.” “I follow people from the shadows,” he replied with a blank expression.

“You mean…” she observed his expression. “Stalking?”

“Something like that,” he said, maintaining the poker face.

Veronica paused for a second and then ended up chuckling a little. “Haha, that was a good joke. What’s your name? I’m Veronica, by the way. Veronica Sterling.’

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Veronica. You can call me Shadow,” he said as he offered her a glass of Electric Blue.

the glass. “That can’t be your real

smiled in return.

a loud voice startled everyone. When heads turned toward the source of the sound, they realized that the voice belonged to none other than Artur Bonsbell. And then they couldn’t help but notice the flying drone carrying a big-ass box, hovering over people’s heads. “Kyaa!” everyone freaked out and began

but nothing happened. Many people stopped running, and those who never ran still had their ears

pristine, brown leather. The word ‘W’could be seen on top. The drone had already

They had seen this

disposoal squad would take care of it,

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were filled with anticipation as he began to

on his head and looked extremely tense. “Doesn’t he fear death?” The government officials next to him also felt

belts, the leather walls neatly fell to the four sides, revealing a top quality

looked around. “This isn’t a bomb, people. This

gift prepared beforehand by Jacob? That’s how most people perceived it at the moment, except for the

looked at Langdon and waved his hand. “Come over here. You should open the

acted all cool. Given how Jacob was standing right next to the box, there was no way a bomb could

it. Hurry up!” Langdon looked at the wooden box. “Mm? How do

the top of the box moved. He pushed it with force, so it slid over and fell to the other

almost immediately. All the expectations of people were warped really fast as a horrible smell intruded their nasal cavities and jolted their brains and took seize of their lungs. People covered their noses and turned to

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