Chapter 77 No One''s Stopping You
Chapter 77 No One''s Stopping You
Faced with Brendon''s puzzled expression, nche spoke in a strained voice, "I''m sorry, but I''m
already married."
She looked down to see a few goldfish squirming. With a final desperate leap, they ended up dead
on the ground.
A pang shot through nche''s heart. Those little lives had just been extinguished, and even though
she didn''t have feelings for Brendon, she still felt guilty.
"How can this be?" Brendon couldn''t believe it. nche was married!
"Miss Bird specifically told me that you were single."
"Cathy told you I''m single?"
nche widened her eyes slightly, finally making sense of it all. That''s why, at the orchard today,
Cathy caught up with Brendon so quickly. She had been brewing a sinister plot all along, aiming to
embroil Brendon with her, further arousing Louis'' distaste for her.
What a cunning woman.
"I''m sorry. I was too abrupt. I''ve caused you a lot of trouble."
Every second was unbearably awkward. The only woman he had ever been attracted to was
already taken. Brendon, feeling like someone had poured a bucket of cold water over him,
apologized and left quickly.
nche bit her lip, watching Brendon''s dejected departure.
Louis sneered, "If you can''t bear to let him go, go after him. No one''s stopping you."
"One more nce, and I''ll miss him? I feel sorry for him, okay? He''s such a bright and intelligent
man, yet he was fooled by your dear sister. You think everyone is as cold-blooded as you."
Even though boys don''t usually think as deeply as girls, they have their pride. nche was sure that
this would be a big blow to Brendon.
With a ''bang'', Louis shut the door.
Once back in his room, Louis carefully checked for any signs of disturbance but found none.
He stopped in his tracks, his gaze shifting towards the curtain that was slightly moving. He walked
over quietly and yanked the curtain back, revealing an open window.
He was sure he had closed the window before he left.
The hotel was only five stories high, not too tall for a trained individual to climb.
It seemed that his uncle was still plotting against him, even from overseas.
Louis turned off the lights in the room, sat at the end of his bed, and quietly waited for Wilburn''s
henchmen to strike again.
After ten minutes of silence, something felt off. Louis furrowed his brows, thinking hard. After a few
seconds, he swiftly got up, went outside, and knocked on nche''s door.
nche had just gone to bed when she heard the knock. Sighing in resigned eptance, she
slowly got up and opened the door, revealing Louis standing there, a sight that left her utterly
bewildered.
"What''s the matter?"
"Do you open the door for anyone who knocks?" Louis red at nche''s flushed lips, his irritation
clear. He strode into her room without waiting for an answer.
nche regretted opening the door.
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"What are you doing?" nche followed him into the room, noticing that Louis was looking around
suspiciously.
"Why are the lights off?" The room was dark, which made Louis more alert.
"I was sleeping. Of course, I turned off the lights. What are you looking for?"
nche snapped, a touch of irritation coloring her voice. She flicked the light switch, and it was then
that she noticed the icy chill surrounding Louis, his eyes brimming with a potent sense of danger.
Louis looked around nche''s room but found no signs of intrusion. However, he walked to the
balcony window out of caution and found a footprint on the windowsill, which made him smile coldly.
If he had been a momentter, nche might have been sleeping forever.
"Someone was in my room!" nche followed him and saw the footprint on the windowsill. Her
mind nked out for a moment, and a chill ran down her spine. She hadn''t sensed anything
abnormal.
Louis didn''t say a word, which was as good as confirming her suspicions.
After a while, nche pulled her shawl tighter around her, remarking, "Wow, this is the fifth floor.
These people are really daring. Aren''t they afraid they''ll lose their footing and fall to their death?"
Louis gave her a sidelong nce, looking at her as if seeing her for the first time. "It seems you''re
not scared at all?"
Was nche really a woman? If it were any other woman, she''d be crying by now. But nche was
actually admiring these people''s courage.
nche rolled her eyes and nodded seriously.
"I am scared. But I also admire these people''s guts. They risked their lives climbing up the building.
If it were me, even if I were offered 2 million dors, I wouldn''t take the job. I might earn the money
but not live to spend it."
Louis pulled the curtain closed. "Stop ttering yourself. You''re not even a drop in the bucket
compared to that 2 million. Now, do as I say and go back to bed."
nche shook her head. "I can''t risk sleeping right now. What if they decide to make me
disappear? I''m in my prime years, and I still have countless decades to live."
"Heh, I can see that you''re really scared now. But don''t worry. They''re after me. You''re nothing more
than a decoy. Your worth is hardly a dime.
After hearing this, nche climbed onto her bed, sighed, and thought about how unlucky she was.
Other women married into wealthy families and lived lives of luxury. She, on the other hand, lived a
life where her life was in danger every day.
But as soon as nchey down, she sat up again, not feeling at ease. She sat there, her long
eyshes fluttering as she swallowed hard.
"Turn off the lights. I''ll sleep sitting up."
Her life wasn''t just hers; her seriously ill Grandma also depended on her.
Sleep sitting up? Louis could tell that nche was truly nervous. He took a drag from the cigarette
he had just lit, teasing her slightly.
"Scared now? Want me toe up and sleep with you?"