Chapter 127


    Amber was momentarily stunned, but in reality, she was delighted with Jonathan''s response. That was


    because, in her heart, he was someone who knew how to distinguish between gratitude and grudges


    and was magnanimous.


    However, she still replied tly, “All right. All right. You guys are the good guys, and I''m the bad guy.”


    Jonathan''s heart softened, and he said gently, “Amber, please don''t say that. I don''t want to be


    sentimental and say thank you, but...” He paused for a while, then continued, “I''m very thankful that I


    could get to know you. I''m also touched to have a friend like you in this life. Although we can''t be a


    couple, you will always have a special ce in my heart.”


    Amber''s eyes instantly reddened, as she was not used to hearing such sentimental words. “Please


    don''t say such things to me. Now you''re making me cry. Anyway, I don''t care. I won''t allow anything


    bad to happen to you, and you have to stay alive. If anything happens to you tomorrow, I will raze


    Strikezone Martial Arts to the ground even if it costs me my life.”


    He did not thank her but merely replied, “Amber, I won''t let anything happen to me, even if it''s for your


    sake.”


    “You better remember your words,” she responded. “You should focus on recuperating. I won''t disturb


    you anymore,” she added before ending the call.


    Following that, Jonathan also put his phone away. When he looked up, he saw that Jennifer was done


    showering and had just walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her. Her snow-white


    shoulders were exposed, and her hair was damp. At that moment, she looked especially seductive.


    However, her cheeks were flushed, and she seemed slightly embarrassed.


    All it took was one nce at her for him to be aroused. Could it be that she isn''t wearing anything


    underneath?


    At that thought, he felt his passion for her spreading throughout his body.


    “You should go and take a shower too,” Jennifer said shyly. She could not hide her bashfulness.


    Jonathan chuckled and replied, “Sure!” With that, he immediately got off the bed and headed toward


    the bathroom.


    I''m not going to wear anythingter, and I bet she would be hiding under the covers when Ie out of


    the bathroom. Haha! This is a dreame true. My wish is finally going toe true! How can I not be


    excited about this?


    Yet, someone knocked on the door right at that moment.


    “Damn it!” Jonathan cursed under his breath.


    Jennifer jumped at the sudden knock. A trace of panic shed across her face as she asked him


    worriedly, “What do we do now?”


    Inparison, Jonathan was calm as a cucumber. Why should I be scared when I''m not doing


    anything illegal?


    However, Jennifer was not as thick-skinned as him. Signaling to him with her hands, she whispered,


    “I''m going inside to get dressed.”


    Jonathan nodded in response. Meanwhile, the knocks were starting to sound more urgent. Just which


    co*k block is it that ruined the moment for me? As he cursed inwardly, he hurriedly went to open the


    door.


    However, when he caught sight of the smiling woman standing outside the door, he could not bring


    himself to vent his anger.


    Dressed in an elegant long ck dress, the woman was Mabel from the sixth division at Department of


    National Security.


    As usual, Mabel exuded a powerful aura. With a sly smile, she apologized, “I''m so sorry. It seems that I


    have interrupted something.”


    Jonathan could onlyugh awkwardly in response, as he could not possibly admit it. Thus, he quickly


    changed the topic and asked, “Something must be going on for you to be seeking me out, isn''t it?”


    Wearing a faint smile, she replied, “That''s right.” After a momentary pause, she continued huffily, “You


    sure are calm. I can''t believe you still have the mood to fool around during a time like this.”


    Embarrassed, he rubbed his nose and suggested, “Why don''t we get to the main point?”


    “Come with me.”


    “What are we doing?” Jonathan could not help but ask her.


    “Cut the nonsense. It''s not like I''ll harm you.”


    Immediately after she finished her words, she turned around and walked off.


    He pondered over it for a moment before heading back to the bathroom and knocking on the door.


    Jennifer opened the door a few secondster. Although her face was still flushed, she had gotten fully


    dressed. “You''re going out?” she asked shyly.


    “Yeah.” Jonathan nodded.


    The woman was understanding about it and replied, “Then you should get going now. I''ll be fine on my


    own. I''ll be waiting for you here.”


    He chuckled and praised, “You''re the best, Jen.” Once he finished his sentence, he suddenly leaned


    forward and nted a kiss on her lips.


    He had long wanted to kiss her. After all, her lips were simply irresistible.


    Meanwhile, Jennifer froze on the spot from his kiss.


    Jonathan felt that the kiss was soft and even had a magical sensation to it that he could not quite


    describe. In short, he enjoyed every bit of it.


    Once that kiss ended, he wasted no time and dashed out of the room. From behind, it seemed as


    though he was running away.


    Despite being stunned by the sudden kiss, Jennifer could not help but be amused as she watched him


    scamper away.


    Upon exiting Falbriand Hotel, Jonathan and Mabel headed toward a Mitsubishi sportscar.


    Mabel got in, and he naturally settled into the front passenger seat.


    “Where are we going?” he asked out of curiosity.


    “You talk too much. You''ll know when we get there,” she responded tly, then stepped on the


    elerator.


    Seeing that she was focused on driving, Jonathan did not probe any further.


    It was six in the evening, and the setting sun made the sky seem especially picturesque.


    Due to Mabel''s fast driving, they went on a highway that led to a forest on the city''s outskirts in ten


    minutes.


    At the same time, Jonathan scanned his surroundings to see where the people from Strikezone Martial


    Arts were.


    “You can stop looking,” Mabel said. “There is an expert following us, but you won''t be able to tell with


    your abilities.”


    That had him feeling slightly dejected as he could not seem to get rid of Strikezone Martial Arts.


    “As long as I don''t run away with you, they won''t take action.” She then paused for a moment before


    continuing, “But if I do bring you away with me, their men here won''t be able to stop us.”


    Just then, Jonathan seemed to realize something and asked, “You rejected Amber''s offer, and now


    you''re deciding not to help me get away because you''re trying to give me pressure, aren''t you?”


    Mabel lifted the corner of her lips to a faint smile and replied, “I guess you''re not that dumb, after all...


    Your performance was pretty good today, so I guess my hard work has paid off.”


    “My performance?” He was perplexed by her words. “Are you referring to...”


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    “Didn''t Amber call you toin about me?”


    Jonathan was shocked by her question. His expression made it seem as though he had just seen a


    ghost. “Woah, how did you know that?”


    I know my phone isn''t bugged. Was she eavesdropping from outside?


    Just as he thought of that, Mabel replied, “I don''t have a habit of eavesdropping.”


    After hearing her response, he was still puzzled. “Then how did you know what Amber and I were


    talking about over the phone?” To him, it was eerie, and he felt insecure.


    Mabel sped on, and soon, they reached the outskirts.


    By then, it was already nightfall, and the moon was high up in the sky.


    To their left was a forest, which gave off a cold and mysterious vibe at night.


    Mabel stopped the car. “Do you really think that the people at the sixth division are ipetent?”


    “I''m very sure that my phone isn''t bugged and that there isn''t any such thing in my room. There''s no


    way for you to know my conversation with Amber over the phone.”


    Upon hearing his words, she shot him a look of disdain. However, he had toment that it still


    seemed alluring.


    The entire car was filled with her scent, enough to hold him spellbound.


    “Installing a bug is so old school. Let me tell you this. If we want to bug someone''s conversations, we


    would directly infiltrate into thework in that area and use that to obtain information from their phone.


    We can trace everything, such as your data and phone calls. Besides, I can even use your phone to


    make calls and send texts without having it with me.”


    A shiver ran down Jonathan''s spine as he heard her exnation. He felt that he could no longer keep


    up with the times. Since such technology had existed in Chanaea, it must mean that it also existed in


    Anndur. It would also be present in his uing battle in the forest, and he knew that he would fall


    behind if he did not try to keep up with it. As such technology developed at a rapid pace, it would be


    hard for him to guard against it.


    “I didn''t intend to eavesdrop on your phone call. It''s just that I heard my subordinates saying that you


    were talking about me, so I decided to listen for a while.” She let out a chuckle, then added, “I have to


    admit that you have a great attitude.”


    However, Jonathan paid no attention to that matter, as he was still terrified by Mabel''s earlier words.


    “Although technology has brought us a lot of conveniences now, it is getting more difficult for civilians to


    maintain their privacy.”


    “It''s easy if you want to have privacy. You can just use a homing pigeon to send messages. If you don''t


    use phones orputers, there will be nothing we can do about it. Nowadays, most major corporations


    exchange information through letters.”


    Jonathan fell into a deep thought.


    “Stop talking to me about this nonsense. This isn''t the reason I brought you out here. Now, do you think


    you will be able to survive tomorrow in your current state?” Mabel questioned.


    It was only then that Jonathan realized that it was already dark. There was not much time left for him.


    If he could not make it past the next day''s tournament, he could forget about doing anything else.


    Just then, he seemed to have remembered something and asked Mabel again, “There must be a


    reason why you brought me here, isn''t there?”


    “Get out of the car,” she said.


    After saying that, she got out of the car first, and he followed her.


    Afterward, Mabel headed straight toward the forest, with Jonathan trailing behind her.


    There was dense foliage in the forest, and the air was especially damp since it was at night.


    “I brought you out here because I wanted you to get far away from the concrete jungle. I want you to


    think about what it is that you want.”


    When Jonathan heard that, he fell into a quandary. It was a fact that he wanted to find his Destino Art.


    However, his biggest obstacle was that he just could not seem to find it, and he was stuck in an


    invisible maze.


    The duo continued to walk on until Mabel finally stopped before a huge tree. With an agile leap, she got


    onto a tree next to it and used it to climb onto the huge tree in just a few steps.


    Her ability to climb trees was indeed remarkable.


    Jonathan also followed in her footsteps and made his way up the tree. The two of them sat atop a tree


    branch, less than one meter apart from each other.


    Mabel suddenly voiced, “Jonathan, you should know that the Chosen One isn''t unique. There are many


    others who are like you. I''ve seen many young men who are outstandingly talented, such as Lucian,


    Braxton, and Leonardo. All of them are young and incredibly talented.”


    Upon hearing her utterance, Jonathan could not help but shoot her a weird look at how old-fashioned


    she sounded.