Too bad, I know every move you're going to make. You're never going to succeed in escaping from me. Due to his merciless nature, Mr. Knight would usually leave no chance for his enemy to stage a comeback. Therefore, now that the situation had taken an unexpected turn, he swore to himself that he would eliminate all possibilities for another unforeseen circumstance to happen.
For that, he reached for his phone and dialed a number. "I want you to dispatch all the men you can get to Magnificent Hotel. Then, have them secure every exit of the building and make sure not even a fly can sneak past those guys."
Since it was 2. 00AM at that time, there were not many security guards on duty in the hotel at that hour. Therefore, Ethan reckoned it was necessary for him to get more men on standby. Well, you may be good at creating a distraction, but I'm not going to let you fool me, which is why I'm getting more men ready.
"What's wrong, Boss?" Derek Jenkins instantly became awake when he heard those orders. Since Ethan rarely rallied up so many people, he believed his boss must have faced something so pressing that he had to take desperate measures. "Are you after someone?"
"A lady." Ethan spoke like he usually did without anything hardly wrong with his tone. However, Derek was expecting Ethan to tell him who the lady was so that he could bring his boss the right person.
"A lady?" Derek repeated in a high-pitched voice shortly before he asked another question in excitement. "Boss, who is this lady you're after? Is she your lover or something?" Despite his thrill, he was still sensible enough to notice something strange with Ethan's tone.
However, Ethan didn't answer Derek's question as he went ahead and directly hung up the call. Therefore, Derek had no other information about the person whom he was after, except the fact that it was a lady.
Confused and puzzled, he also felt desperate to know the mysterious lady, and he couldn't help but grumble about Ethan's refusal to tell him more. Nevertheless, he quickly put it behind him, knowing he could find it out himself even if Ethan did not tell him. After all, he didn't think he would stumble upon another chance like that.
"Mr. Knight, my men came back to me with news that the security footage in the hotel had been erased when they checked them out earlier." Caleb sent his men to look into the security footage as instructed by Ethan, but despite his immediate action, he was still one step behind the mysterious culprit.
After hearing his subordinate, Ethan was stunned, finding it hard to believe Alice was able to erase the security footage during her escape even though she had only left his room less than two minutes ago.
"Is Mr. Rowland's costume party over?" Ethan took a look at his watch, realizing his tracker's location was currently on the third floor, which was exactly where Keith's costume party was being held.
"Nope, I don't think so," Liam answered almost instantly, although he had no idea why Ethan asked that question.
"Alright," Ethan replied with an affirmative hum, catching on to Alice's intention at that moment. I know what she's going to do now. She wants to get into the costume party. That seems like a pretty good idea. What a cunning little fox! A cunning and an arrogant fox, specifically.
At the thought of that, Ethan quickly predicted the possibility of Alice leaving her purse in which his tracker was behind, thinking she would likely change in order to blend in among the crowd. Thus, he immediately entered the elevator and made his way to the third floor. Before the door closed, he said, "Get everyone to guard the elevators. Nobody can leave this building."
Let's see how you're going to get out of here, Alice! My men are everywhere, and there's nowhere you can go!
After hearing his instruction, Brandon Keaton, the hotel's manager, immediately agreed to do as he was told. However, he was too scared to ask for more details even though he was curious to know what was going on. At the same time, Ethan made his way to the third floor, heading to the costume party in which he believed Alice was at.
Meanwhile, Alice had indeed made it to the third floor where the costume party was happening. At that moment, she had already changed as she was wearing a fox mask. After quickly analyzing the situation, she realized there was no way for her to get out of the hotel all by herself. Thus, Hii she reckoned it was necessary for her to seek help in escaping.
Moments later, she began to scan through the crowd in the hall but failed to find anyone whom she thought could help her due to their fancy disguises and the dim condition there. Much to her delight, she was soon able to recognize a familiar face. Hello there, Billy Yeager.
While Alice was aware that her approach to Billy could put her in danger due to the man's cunning and wicked nature, the fact that Billy was Bruce's cousin with whom she was once engaged with could prove even more challenging for her to get away with her desperate situation.
If she had a choice, she wouldn't even think of asking Billy for help, but she couldn't see any other way out. Moreover, Billy was the only person she knew in the crowd, not to mention the fact that she could use the secrets she knew about the Yeager Family against him.
"Billy Yeager." Alice leaned closer to the man and called out to him.
Billy paused for a second before he turned around and met the lady's gaze in an unconcerned manner, treating her as a random lady who was trying to hit on him. In the meantime, Alice wasn't surprised to see Billy's reaction, keeping her eyes on him while saying, "Well, I suppose the Yeager Family's trouble must have been taken care of, or you wouldn't be having fun here, right, Mr. Yeager?"
She then paused and leaned closer to the man, speaking in a soft voice, "Speaking of trouble, I'm talking about your cousin, Benedict, who took two people's lives because of his reckless driving. Also, your father's mistress was pregnant, only to be found dead a few days ago. Besides that…" Deep down, Alice knew Billy was still concerned about the Yeager Family, although he usually spent most of his time fooling around.
"Who are you?" Billy held Alice's wrist, his face slightly changing. However, Alice only looked at him with a smile without saying a single word. "State your purpose." The men squinted, knowing the lady must have a hidden agenda to approach him.
"I need to leave the hotel as soon as possible." She smiled, speaking calmly to hide the anxiety that gnawed met her on the inside.
"Weit, whet? What's so hard about leaving the hotel?" Billy was stunned by Alice's question with a pair of furrowed brows on his face.
"It is hard for me now, which is why I need your help, Mr. Yeeger." Alice nodded her head, knowing how slim her chances were to get out of the hotel with every exit heavily guarded by Ethen's men. There is no way I'm going to pester his men by myself.
"Sir, this is a costume party, so please put on your mesk." Ethen was stopped right outside the entrance. Nevertheless, he didn't choose to waste too much as he put on his mesk directly and ended up in hell.
As he moved toward the trucker's location, he only found the purse that contained his trekking device without any signs of Alice. Thus, he believed she must have gotten changed and blended in the costume party.
That's a fest! I guess I'm still too late. Without the tracking device on her, it's going to be even harder to track her down, not to mention the fact that she is wearing a different outfit now. Weit e second-
maybe it won't be the herd.
"Alright, I'll help you." Billy gezed and Alice among the crowd, his eyes filled with curiosity end desire to know more about the mysterious lady. "Come with me." The man didn't let go of the lady's wrist as he took her out of the hell. Deep down, he didn't think there was any problem for him to grent Alice's request.
Alice heaved a sigh of relief, feeling surprised about how things were going smoother than she thought they would see she followed right behind Billy. Nevertheless, she suddenly felt someone's arm wrapped around her waist. Before she could even react, she wes immedietely pulled into e strenger's erms.
When she looked up end met the men's geze, her heart skipped a beat. Despite the men's calm and emotionless reaction, she somehow felt threatened and insecure. After ell, the fact that the men was wearing a mask end the dim lighting in the hell made it almost impossible for Alice to see the men's reaction. At the moment, she had a feeling that the men next to her might be the same person she he handcuffed to the bed earlier.
"Who are you?" Billy held Alice's wrist, his face slightly changing. However, Alice only looked at him with a smile without saying a single word. "State your purpose." The man squinted, knowing the lady must have a hidden agenda to approach him.
"I need to leave the hotel as soon as possible." She smiled, speaking calmly to hide the anxiety that gnawed at her on the inside.
"Wait, what? What's so hard about leaving the hotel?" Billy was stunned by Alice's question with a pair of furrowed brows on his face.
"It is hard for me now, which is why I need your help, Mr. Yeager." Alice nodded her head, knowing how slim her chances were to get out of the hotel with every exit heavily guarded by Ethan's men. There is
no way I'm going to get past his men by myself.
"Sir, this is a costume party, so please put on your mask." Ethan was stopped right outside the entrance. Nevertheless, he didn't choose to waste too much as he put on his mask directly and ran into the hall.
As he moved toward the tracker's location, he only found the purse that contained his tracking device without any signs of Alice. Thus, he believed she must have gotten changed and blended in the costume party.
That's fast! I guess I'm still too late. Without the tracking device on her, it's going to be even harder to track her down, not to mention the fact that she is wearing a different outfit now. Wait a second-maybe it won't be that hard.
"Alright, I'll help you." Billy gazed at Alice among the crowd, his eyes filled with curiosity and desire to know more about the mysterious lady. "Come with me." The man didn't let go of the lady's wrist as he took her out of the hall. Deep down, he didn't think there was any problem for him to grant Alice's request.
Alice heaved a sigh of relief, feeling surprised about how things were going smoother than she thought they would as she followed right behind Billy. Nevertheless, she suddenly felt someone's arm wrapped around her waist. Before she could even react, she was immediately pulled into a stranger's arms.
When she looked up and met the man's gaze, her heart skipped a beat. Despite the man's calm and emotionless reaction, she somehow felt threatened and insecure. After all, the fact that the man was wearing a mask and the dim lighting in the hall made it almost impossible for Alice to see the man's reaction. At that moment, she had a feeling that the man next to her might be the same person she had handcuffed to the bed earlier.