Miss Jackson’s status had already been publicly announced during Young Master’s birthday banquet. Even if the announcement was made under her identity as J’Adore, everybody within the Lowry Family has acknowledged her as the prospective young mistress. Even so… to think that the head of Markovia’s MX would be cheated on just like that! This is so unfair for Miss Jackson!
Still, Sean only dared to think these thoughts in his head. He did not dare to do anything or say anything to stop it. More importantly, he would never speak about this secret, whether on purpose or by accident. Otherwise, he wouldn’t know when, where, and how he was going to die.
On the other side, Mason turned around and headed toward the car without a single backward glance after issuing his orders. He desperately needed some time to calm down, or he might do something impulsively.
Janet sighed as she stared at Mason’s aloof back. She felt both conflicted and happy. She was happy that the man had been utterly indifferent to her advances. At the same time, she had mixed feelings about the disdain he felt toward her identity as ‘Rose’. Because of that, she didn’t know how to break the news to him. Pursing her lips, she lowered her gaze and pondered for a while. Then, she ran forward and blocked his path. “Can you take me in for a while?”
As she spoke, she shrugged pitifully. The injury on her shoulder was not severe, but she played it up and exaggerated her actions.
He lowered his eyes, his gloomy gaze landing on the woman’s shoulder. A moment later, his eyes became clear again as he silently stood in place.
She sighed in response and was just about to return alone when he frowned. He spoke in a deep and emotionless voice, “Thank you.”
She casually dusted off her butt while speaking in a cold, impassive, and distant manner. “It’s nothing. I voluntarily protected you from that bullet. So, you don’t need to thank me for that.”
The humbler her attitude was, the more ripples appeared in the man’s heart. However, when he recalled all the things she did to him previously, he quickly recovered his composure and replied in an icy tone, “Let’s forget about what happened in the past and never cross paths again. I don’t want to get involved with you.”
“Okay.”
A helpless expression appeared on his face. Clasping his hand behind his back, he walked in the direction of his car without looking back.
An unknown emotion flitted through her eyes as she stared at the man’s back. The resentment and grudges between him and ‘Rose’ were water under the bridge now. Therefore, whether she was Rose or not wasn’t important anymore. If I reveal the fact that I am Rose now, he might be very disappointed in me. After all, he thinks that Rose is a wicked woman! Moreover, he mentioned that more than once. If he doesn’t like Rose, then there is no need for me to ever mention Rose in front of him again.
At that moment, Janet suddenly felt her mood becoming lighter and happier. Making peace with each other was the best outcome she could hope for. Originally, she came here simply to tease him a little before revealing her identity to him. However, she had not expected to run into a group of professional assassins today, which caused the current situation to become so awkward. Unfortunately, she did not know who those assassins were after. She could not investigate them now that they were all dead.
Inside the car, Mason glanced out the window and subconsciously touched the lingering warmth at the corner of his mouth. Rose’s teasing had left him feeling so humiliated and furious that he didn’t even think about why his body couldn’t reject her. Besides, her attitude seemed to indicate that the group of professional assassins today was not working under her orders.
Just who on earth chose to attack us at this time? Are they after me? Or, Rose? He furrowed his eyebrows together slightly. His thoughts were all over the place. Closing his eyes, the scent of Janet’s body filled his mind. However, the image that appeared in his mind’s eye flickered between Janet and Rose.
