Chapter 1270

The bodyguard nodded. "He's been following you from the moment you walked out of the cafe.”

"Did you tell Theo about it?"

"I did."

I pursed my lips and asked no more.

The bodyguard received a call. He took out his phone and glanced at it before handing it to me. "Mr. Grant has something to say to you.”

I shook my head. "Take me back."

The bodyguard froze. Although he was put in a tough spot, he still took me out of the alley eventually.

The sky was completely dark when I got

home.

The villa was pitch-black, which confused me. Theo's car was parked out in the yard. Why did he not switch on the lights if he was home?

I switched on the lights and saw Theo sitting on the sofa in the living room.

He heard my return but did not turn back to look at me.

It was obvious that he was angry.

After changing my shoes, I walked upstairs.

I glanced at him. The man's countenance was grim, and his charming face was full of anger.

He looked at me as well. Our eyes met. I wore a blank expression and averted my gaze indifferently.

Just as I was almost at the bedroom door, the man caught up with me.

He grabbed my arm and asked in a cold voice, "Why didn’t you answer the phone? Who's that man whe followed you?”

My clothes were soaked. I was cold and tired. I was lacking energy too, so I did not want to talk to him and merely replied blandly, “My phone ran out

of battery. I guess you can say that he's an old friend.”

After saying that, I pulled out my arm from his and walked into the room.

I went to the closet to grab my pajamas and headed for the bathroom, planning to take a shower before going to bed

Theo, however, stopped me at the door. "I hope there'll be no cold wars between us, Wanda.”

I looked up at him and asked, “Don't you see that my clothes are wet? Can you let me take a shower first?"

Theo froze before hurrying to say, "Hurry up and take a shower, then."

I pursed my lips and hurried into the bathroom.

It was autumn now, so the weather was very cold when it rained. It was much colder when it was nighttime.

I felt dizzy after the shower and thought that I must have caught a cold.

Theo sat on the bed looking at me. looking very much like he wanted to talk.

I pursed my lips and blandly said, "You should take a shower too."

“Okay.”

When Theo entered the bathroom, I blew my hair dry and wiped my face.

I planned to wait for him at first, but my eyelids grew heavier, so I went to lay down on the bed. I fell asleep in no time at all.

When Theo was done showering. he came out and called me a few times. I heard him but could not open my eyes.

When I woke up the next day, my head was hurting even more than last night. My throat was sore, and my cold had gotten worse.

Theo had already left the house. We would soon return to Whaldorf City, so I got up from bed and started packing before going to Fredericks

Corporation.

On my way there, Shannon gave me a call and spoke in her usual loud voice, "Bestie, do you have time today or tomorrow? I want to ask you out for

a meal together.”

I smiled. "Why-do you suddenly want

to have a meal with me?" "Nina said

that it's going tobe the Regata =>

Storica F Festival soon. Everyone all

be going home for the holidays, s SO

we won't have time to meet Lap and

have a meal together. I thought—”

"Indeed, I'm going back to Whaldorf City with Theo for the festival."

Recalling the words Franky said to me, I reminded her. “Be careful when you leave the house these days. I bumped into Franky yesterday. He said

that Milan is in the country. We might not be safe."

"What did you say?" Shannon was shocked. "Why did he come here? My grandpa told me that he's wanted right now. Shouldn't he be finding a place

to hide? Why is he still so bold to come into the country?”

Franky told me that Milan's lair was swept, so I figured he must have trouble staying overseas, which was why he was forced to come here.

However, it was also unsafe in the country, no?

"I understand.”

Shannon seriously said, "If Milan was caught there, then many of his enemies will take this opportunity to end his life. Although he risks being caught

for coming back to the country, at least his life isn’t in danger.”

"I'm really worried about a person like him going incognito in the country and going under the radar."

My heart sank. "Tell Nina and the rest to stay vigilant.” "Okay." After hanging up the phone, I went to Fredericks Corporation.

When I arrived, I went straight to Jordan.

After knocking on the door, I heard Jordan's slightly hoarse voice from inside." Come in."

I pushed the door in and saw Jordan staring at the laptop.

His expression was dark, and I was unsure what he was looking at.

When he looked up and saw me coming in, he asked, "Aren't you taking a rest? What are you doing here?”

I walked over and said with a smile,

"The project is'coming to an end. I

just needto-do the acceptance >

testing when the time comes. It is

going 40° be the Regata Storicac -

Festival soon, so I'd like to geta few

days off and go back to Whaldort

City." ta=

Jordan nodded. "Sure. I happen to

be going backYto Whaldorf City too.

As for the aeteptance testing, you

SO ; oN

can go over it with Mr. Zimmer's ~

employee. It's best if you ca getan

employee from Grant Corporation

too.if there's a problem, each ¢ can

solve the part they're responsible for

in case it's too late for usto change

once someone comes over to

inspect the place."

Safety hazards were the most worrisome thing about this kind of project. It would be the holidays soon. If something happened during Regata Storica,

then it would be a pretty huge problem. It was necessary to check everything before the holiday.

“Alright, I'll confirm things with the two corporations today so we can go to the resort together tomorrow and check things out.”

When we were done talking about work, I asked him when he planned to return to Whaldorf City.

Jordan said with a smile, "I'll go back the day after tomorrow if all goes to plan. Since you're going back to Whaldorf City too, you have to fulfill your

promise and hand me the sandalwocd box."

"Sure."

When we were abroad last time, I had promised to give him the sandalwood box as a token of appreciation as long as he could take several of us

back to the country.

Lately, due to work and personal reasons, I was not able to return to Whaldorf City.

Hence, I did not have the chance to hand him the box. I should probably hand it to him on my trip home this time.

It did not feel right to owe someone

something.

I recalled Franky and thought about it. I eventually said, "Be careful when you leave the house these days. Milan may be here. He’s a desperado and

cares for nothing. I'm worried he'll take revenge on us.”

Jordan suddenly stopped drinking and raised his eyes to look at me. "How do you know that he's here?”

I did not want to tell him that I had bumped into Franky, so I asked, “You know that too?"

"Mm." Jordan smiled slightly. "I have men stationed there. It’s impossible to not know."

"Anyway, you'd better be careful.”