Chapter 1139: Chapter 1139

Chapter 1139 Ninian‘s eyes suddenly widened. She opened the door immediately.

George, Harold, and Alden were standing at the door, looking at her.

“Oh, Grapie. You finally came out!” Harold held her and turned her left and right to check if she was okay. He then asked, “What happened earlier when you were out? The bodyguard said you were abducted by some random man. What exactly happened?”

“What?! That‘s… nonsense!” She stuttered. “They saw it wrong!”

‘Everett‘s not some random man! He‘s a dignified, handsome man!

‘Also, what does it mean when they say he abducted me? I‘m the one who held his hand and ran off!‘

“We don‘t have time to lecture you. I‘ll give you an hour to think about it and give me an answer after this.” George said hurriedly before leaving with Alden.

Before Alden left, he pointed at her and said with an unpleasant expression. “You‘re misbehaving more day by day.”

Ninian could not help but stretch out her hand nervously as she watched them leave.

“Hal, where are they going…?”

“They tracked down the man who was at the concert that day.” Harold‘s bright eyes looked at her as he leaned in against the door frame lazily. “Tell me honestly, who is he? And who is that guy that you were with earlier? Why did you run off while holding hands?”

“I…” Ninian was still thinking about how to fool him. But before she could, his phone rang. He answered the call. His initial cynical expression looked shocked when he heard what the person on the other line said. “The Smart Android Project? The Craig family?”

Ninian‘s ears perked up immediately.

“Why so sudden? It has a high profit too! Is there a catch?

“Alright, I‘ll turn on my laptop now. Let‘s have a virtual meeting.”

Harold did not usually care about work. He never took interest in any industries that were under the Winters family, unless they had something to do with smart androids.

This call caught his interest.

He ended the call and put Ninian‘s matter aside as he said hurriedly, “Grapie, be good and get some rest. I have some work to attend to!”

After he finished speaking, he rushed off excitedly.

Ninian was left dumbfounded.

‘Is it over already? I thought I was about to get caught red –handed.

“How lucky can I be?!‘

Just as she was wondering what had happened, her phone rang. She was shocked when she looked at the screen. She closed the door and said softly, “Hello, Mr. Barnes.”

“I‘m not Zayn.” She heard a low voice at the other end of the line. “It‘s me.”

“Everett!” Her eyes lit up. She was so excited that she almost rolled on her bed. She then said gently, “You‘re using Mr. Barnes‘ number! Why did you call? Did you get home safely? Are you being followed? By the way, my brothers seem to have found out about you and are trying to track you down.

Be careful, okay? Do you think you should just make a run for it?”

She kept talking and telling him everything she knew.

On the other side, instead of feeling annoyed, Everett chuckled. She suddenly felt dizzy. She was befuddled. “I‘m at home, safe,” replied Everett. His voice was deep and Ninian could hear him chuckling over the phone.

“I‘ve purposely left a few traces as a decoy for your brothers to divert their attention from me. Don‘t worry, they won‘t find me,” Everett said. “Also, this is my number. Save it, okay?” Ninian was perplexed when she heard this. “So, he purposely distracted George and Al. But how about Hal?

‘Well, isn‘t this Mr. Barnes‘ number? Why did he say it‘s his?!

‘I used to text this number to ask about Everett. Did I just make a fool out of myself?!‘

Her face turned bright red.

She stuttered, “Wh–Why did you add me to your contact list?”

After a moment of silence, Everett said solemnly,“ Because I love you.” She was stunned for a moment.