Chapter 320
Mandy spotted Charlotte at the same time. Surprise flickered in her eyes.
“Miss Riley? What a coincidence!”
Charlotte smiled, “I was just taking a walk in the park and heard a child crying. I went over to check, and it turns out the little girl’s mom is you
“You’re the one who brought Tiana here?” Mandy’s eyes filled with gratitude. “Thank you so much.”
Charlotte smiled politely. “It was nothing, really. Just lending a hand.”
“Tiana, sweetheart, come thank Miss Riley,” Mandy said with a wren smile.
The little girl looked up at Charlotte with big, bright eyes and sal
I said in her sweet voice, “Thank you, Miss Riley.”
“You’re such a good girl,” Charlotte said, hending down to gently pat her head, her eyes curving into a smile.
Holding her daughter’s hand, Mandy said, “Miss Riley, I really appreciate your help today, Let me treat you to dinner tonight. “Oh, that’s n
I not necessary,” Charlotte replied with a soft smile.
Easy tonight?” Mandy was persistent and cheerful, “Tomorrow then? Or whenever you’re free.”
Charlotte waved a hand lightly. Really, you don’t have to.”
But Mandy wouldn’t take no for an answer. After several polite refusals, Charlotte finally gave in “Alright then. I have something tonight. How about next Saturday evening?”
“Perfect” Mandy beamed. “It’s a date.”
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In Atlantis, Vivian hurried down the street, a growing sense of unease twisting in her gut.
She kept glancing behind her.
Everyone looked suspicious.
And yet, none of them stood out.
Her palms were slick with cold sweat.
te villa, a bodyguard found a bug planted beneath the potted plant in the living
Three nights ago, after meeting Zac at a remote
The moment she realized her identity had been compromised, Vivian contacted Joseph and fled the country under cover of night.
Now that she was abroad, her ties with the Jasper family were completely severed.
She was officially on the opposite side and could no longer rely on their protection The bodyguards once assigned to her by
y the family were gone.
man named Patrick Lopez, had always harbored a crush on her.
Fortunately, one of her former personal guards, a brawny and somewhat dim–witted m Vivian had long noticed it. On the night she escaped, she took him with her.
“Patrick, I think we’re being followed,” she whispered nervously.
“Don’t worry, Miss Xander,” Patrick said solemnly. “No matter what happens, I’ll protect you with my life.”
Patrick:
k was well over six feet tall and built like a tank.
Back home, Vivian had felt safe with him by her side.
Fartn
now?Things were different.
She was in a foreign country
Bean was surely hunting her down.
And Joseph – who was currently overwhelmed with his own alfairs–was too busy to care about her safety
*Patrick, i de Jaspers really sent someone, you may not be able to protect me,” Vivian said anxiously as she climbed into the car.
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She turned to the bodyguard in the front seat. “Drive–take us back to the villa. We shouldn’t be out right now. There’s a good chance they’ve already
tracked me.”
The white sedan had barely driven a few blocks before a black pickup truck rammed them from the side, forcing them to a halt
Patrick immediately drew his gun. “Get down, Miss Xander!”
Before the words had fully left his mouth, bullets were already flying.
Vivian’s legs buckled beneath her as she docked down in the back seat, her whole body shaking
“Am I going to die here today?” she wondered.
Gunshots rang out in rapid bursts.
The car windows were riddled with holes,
les, and the
air filled with the sharp scent of blood.
Vivian cried out in panic, “Patrick, are you hurt?!”
“There’s too many of them,” Patrick gritted through clenched teeth, clutching his bleeding arm “We might not make it out of this.”
