Chapter 54


    No matter how well-intentioned Harvey was, Arielle still stood her ground and declined his offer. “It’s not


    that you’re bothering me, but you know I’m skilled enough to protect myself. You, on the other hand,


    shouldn’t probably stay out sote. What if someonees after you again?” Harvey once again


    scratched his head while his face turned pink from embarrassment. “I had been ambushed thest


    time. Someone injected me with drugs which left me weak and powerless. Besides, I’m now back in my


    territory. I don’t have to fear a repeat of that incident.”


    Harvey had such a determined look about him that Arielle knew he wasn’t going to give up that easily.


    “All right then, you can send me to the neighborhood gate. I’ll get a car home from there.” Happy as a


    pig in mud, Harvey nodded his head and grinned. “Okay!” With Harvey quietly following behind Arielle,


    they soon walked to the gate. As luck would have it, there was a taxi parked there, which Arielle


    promptly boarded. Harvey paid the fare in advance and reminded the driver to drive safely. The driver


    chuckled at how worried Harvey sounded.


    “Don’t worry. I promise to send your girlfriend home safe and sound!” “Not girlfriend….” Both Harvey


    and Arielle replied simultaneously. Except one was frowning while the other was still smiling happily.


    The driver only saw Harvey’s expression, which was enough to make him break into augh before


    driving off. Youngsters these days don’t often mean what they say. I wish they’d stop lying to


    themselves!


    During the drive home, Arielle’s face was illuminated by the soft glow of the passing streetmps,


    making her look even dreamier and more beautiful. Yet all she had on her mind then was what Cindy


    had been doing in that vi. Just as she was about to get lost in her thoughts, Ashley called her again.


    “I’ve got it. The vi belongs to Matthias Ford.” “Matthias? Isn’t that the man who manages Cindy’s


    properties overseas?” “That’s right.


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    I’ve also found out that Matthias had had many hotel rendezvous with Cindy and that the vi is a


    recent purchase.” Hotel rendezvous…oh my! There was a glint in Arielle’s eyes when she realized she


    had dug up dirt on Cindy. Sure enough, falling in love did make people stupid. Even at that crucial


    moment, Cindy still threw caution to the wind and visited Matthias. Has she gone insane? Over the


    phone, Ashley continued, “Matthias is also the one who went to the countryside to investigate you and


    ordered people to hunt you down on the cruise.”


    Arielle’s grip on her phone tightened as she felt her blood boiling. “I got it. I want to know more about


    Matthias. Continue your investigation on him. No matter how irrelevant it may be, give me every bit of


    information you can find on him.” Once Ashley had ended the call, Arielle’s lips curled into a smile, but


    the look in her eyes remained cold and distant. Back at the vi, Cindy had only just shut the door


    when a topless man scooped her up in a tight embrace. Cindy yelped in shock.


    Before she could say anything else, Matthias had already pinned her against the wall. “Cin…” he


    groaned as he started kissing her hungrily. Cindy and Matthias kissed each other with such a burning


    passion that it didn’t take long before they were both panting heavily. At that rate, things were inevitably


    going to happen.


    Everything happened so fast that Cindy soon found herself stripped off of her clothes. Stunned, she


    hastily pushed Matthias away. “Slow down. Tell me what you’ve found out first.” Her words fell on deaf


    ears as Matthias carried her and made a beeline for the bedroom upstairs.


    Soon, Cindy found herself being tossed onto the bed by Matthias, who was now eyeing her with hungry


    eyes. “The night is precious. Let’s do what we came here for, and then we can talk about other things.”