“It’s our job.” He was happy that she was starting to be cooperative. He had no time to take care of her, so he needed her to be in his vicinity.
She was starting to feel cold, and she wanted to go back to her room. She heard squeaks when she was going past Richard, and she looked down, only to see a couple of mice run past her feet. A scream arced through the night, and Angela leaped into the air. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and her legs were locked around his waist so she wouldn’t fall. She was hanging on him like a koala bar.
Richard reflexively held her hips to keep her from falling down. The air froze for a few moments, and he asked, “How much longer are you doing this?”
Only then did Angela realize she was. hugging him. She coughed awkwardly and let go of his neck, then she jumped
down. At the same time, she looked at him closely for the first time. He had a chiseled, handsome face. His brows were sharp, his eyes were deep-set, and his
nose was aquiline. His lips were thin but sexy, and he had a perfect jawline that drew people’s eyes down to his neck. He radiated manliness everywhere. He also had an aloof air about him, and his eyes seemed unfathomable.
Richard left before she could finish staring, and she followed him, worried she might run into more mice. This was a dramatic day in her life. She went through a life-and-death situation and had her heart broken just in one day.
Richard went to the Meyers’ place the next morning. He was sitting on the sofa, facing the Meyers couple. Richard told them what happened, and they were horrified. They couldn’t believe their daughter was dragged into something so dangerous by chance.
“Is she hurt, Mr. Lloyd?” Daphne asked quickly.
“She scratched her forehead, but otherwise she’s well. You can’t see her for now, though. Maybe it’ll last for six months. Maybe a year. Leave her to us. We’ll take care of her,” Richard said calmly.
“We trust you. Please take care of our daughter, and sorry for the trouble.” Gilbert was understanding.
“She’s not easy to get along with, so please bear with her. She’s used to the nice life. Please forgive her if she did anything wrong.” Daphne knew her daughter was a handful.
“She’ll work with me. Don’t worry about it.”
‘Good. I’ll prepare her clothes. Please take them to her for me.” Daphne then went upstairs.
Gilbert looked at the young man before him. He commented, “I’ve seen you when you were a kid, back at your Grandpa’s house. Time flies.”
“Yeah. I remember you too, Mr. Meyers.”
‘I heard you got engaged to Annie. Congrats. Sorry I couldn’t come. I had something to do.”
Richard nodded in understanding. He didn’t want to talk about this too much.
“Please take care of Angela. Her mother and I owe her a lot. We didn’t take good care of her, and now we can’t help her even when she’s in trouble.” Gilbert sighed. He felt really guilty for this.
“I’ll do my best.”
“Tell her we love her very much. Tell her to be brave. We’ll help in the search as well.”
“Of course, Mr. Meyers.” Richard nodded. Just then, his underling reported the progress of the search in the yard. They’ve dug up everywhere, but there were still no signs of the lipstick. The rainstorm that night might have washed it into the ditch, so they had to search underground now. It was a big search, but the lipstick was worth it, and they had to find it. It contained top secret information.
