Originally, Willow was already seated on Jasperâs lap. At this moment, she sensed something and blushed, burying her face in his chest. I think I went overboard with the teasing! Heâs practically on the verge of exploding now.
âItâs getting late. Iâll escort you back,â Jasper said hoarsely. After some consideration, she replied, âIâll go back, but Iâm fine on my own.â If I stay any longer, I might damage his reputation.
âIâll escort you,â he insisted. Yet she still shook her head. âReally, you donât have to. Itâs my own home.
Canât I find my way around?â Although my house is huge, itâs the place where Iâve grown up since childhood.
Suddenly, he said to her, âDo you have your phone?â He then took out a necklace from his bag and handed it to her. âWear this. No matter what happens, donât take it off.â
She blinked as she looked at the necklace. It didnât seem like something a girl would wear-it was a black cord with an obsidian pendant.
While she was still examining it, he placed it around her neck and instructed, âNo matter what happens, donât take it off. Understand?â
Immediately, she realized that there was something special about the obsidian. It must contain a tracking device that allows him to locate me anywhere. âOkay, I promise not to take it off.â She nodded earnestly. As Jasper held her face in his hands, he gently kissed her forehead. âOff you go.â
Originally, he intended to attach the device to her phone, but then he thought that sometimes she might forget her phone somewhere. It would be more effective if she wore this necklace.
As Willow was about to leave, she looked back at the man and then turned around, hugging his waist tightly. It was as if his body had a magnetic pull, constantly enticing her to hold on to him.
Seeing that she was reluctant to leave again, he felt an impulse not to let her go. Sheâs really torturing me. She planted another kiss on his thin lips and said, âGoodnight.â Only after that did she feel content to leave.
He saw her off until she disappeared into the corridor. Back in her room, Willow felt safe and fell asleep soundly, despite the potential dangers outside, With Jasper around, she had nothing to fear.
Outside the city, eight mercenaries arrived at the designated meeting point one after another. Their objective was clear this time, which was to assassinate members of the Presgrave Family. Every member of the Presgrave Family had become their target.
However, they quickly received news that the Presgrave Familyâs patriarch had already gone abroad.
The only ones remaining in the country were his children. Yet they had to complete their mission quickly, which was to create a family crisis that would cause the Presgrave Groupâs stock prices to collapse.
As long as anything happened to any member of the Presgrave Family, it could potentially lead to stock market turmoil.
Each of these individuals held dozens of lives in their hands. They were all ruthless characters who had fought their way back from war-torn countries. This time, they had received a substantial amount of money from their employer, which allowed them to acquire a comprehensive range of equipment for the operation.
As they prepared to locate the Presgrave Residence and invade their security system, they were startled to find that no matter what method they used, they couldnât break through.
âWhatâs going on? This is the most advanced decryption code. How can we not crack it?â âIt seems like the Presgrave Family has skilled hackers as well.â
At once, these mercenaries exchanged glances. This obviously increased the difficulty of their mission.
They had thought killing a wealthy family would be an easy task that they could finish in a few days.
Now they couldnât even breach their surveillance system; they had underestimated the Presgrave Familyâs defensive capabilities.
At this moment, in Jasperâs room, he was in communication with Sirius. Jasper had installed a tracking Trojan in the defense code. Now the Trojan had traced the attacking IP address.
âIâve found their location,â he said. âDonât take action yet, Jasper. We must coordinate. They have a large number of people, and itâs very risky for you to go alone.â
âI know. Iâll track their location so that we can catch them all in one go,â Jasper replied. He had never been so eager to eliminate a target before.
In the meantime, the mercenaries inside an abandoned house were trying various methods to locate the members of the Presgrave Family.