Amber was momentarily stunned, but in reality, she was delighted with Jonathan's response. That was because, in her heart, he was someone who knew how to distinguish between gratitude and grudges and was magnanimous.
However, she still replied flatly, “All right. All right. You guys are the good guys, and I'm the bad guy.” Jonathan's heart softened, and he said gently, “Amber, please don't say that. | don't want to be sentimental and say thank you, but..." He paused for a while, then continued, “I'm very thankful that | could get to know you. I'm also touched to have a friend like you in this life. Although we can't be a couple, you will always have a special place in my heart.” Amber's eyes instantly reddened, as she was not used to hearing such sentimental words. “Please don't say such things to me. Now you're making me cry. Anyway, | don't care. | won't allow anything bad to happen to you, and you have to stay alive. If anything happens to you tomorrow, | will raze Strikezone Martial Arts to the ground even if it costs me my life.”
He did not thank her but merely replied, “Amber, | won't let anything happen to me, even if it's for your sake.” “You better remember your words,” she responded. “You should focus on recuperating. | won't disturb you anymore,” she added before ending the call.
Following that, Jonathan also put his phone away. When he looked up, he saw that Jennifer was done showering and had just walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her. Her snow-white shoulders were exposed, and her hair was damp. At that moment, she looked especially seductive.
However, her cheeks were flushed, and she seemed slightly embarrassed.
All it took was one glance at her for him to be aroused. Could it be that she isn't wearing anything underneath? At that thought, he felt his passion for her spreading throughout his body.
“You should go and take a shower too,” Jennifer said shyly.
She could not hide her bashfulness.
Jonathan chuckled and replied, “Sure!” With that, he immediately got off the bed and headed toward the bathroom.
I'm not going to wear anything later, and | bet she would be hiding under the covers when | come out of the bathroom.
Haha! This is a dream come true. My wish is finally going to come true! How can | not be excited about this? Yet, someone knocked on the door right at that moment.
“Damn it!” Jonathan cursed under his breath.
Jennifer jumped at the sudden knock. A trace of panic flashed across her face as she asked him worriedly, “What do we do now?” In comparison, Jonathan was calm as a cucumber. Why should | be scared when I'm not doing anything illegal? However, Jennifer was not as thick-skinned as him. Signaling to him with her hands, she whispered, “I'm going inside to get dressed.” Jonathan nodded in response. Meanwhile, the knocks were starting to sound more urgent. Just which cok block is it that
ruined the moment for me? As he cursed inwardly, he hurriedly went to open the door.
However, when he caught sight of the smiling woman standing outside the door, he could not bring himself to vent his anger.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDressed in an elegant long black dress, the woman was Mabel from the sixth division at Department of National Security.
As usual, Mabel exuded a powerful aura. With a sly smile, she apologized, “I'm so sorry. It seems that | have interrupted something.” Jonathan could only laugh awkwardly in response, as he could not possibly admit it. Thus, he quickly changed the topic and asked, “Something must be going on for you to be seeking me out, isn't it?” Wearing a faint smile, she replied, “That's right.” After a momentary pause, she continued huffily, “You sure are calm. | can't believe you still have the mood to fool around during a time like this.”
Embarrassed, he rubbed his nose and suggested, “Why don't we get to the main point?” “Come with me.” “What are we doing?” Jonathan could not help but ask her.
“Cut the nonsense. It's not like I'll harm you.” Immediately after she finished her words, she turned around and walked off.
He pondered over it for a moment before heading back to the bathroom and knocking on the door.
Jennifer opened the door a few seconds later. Although her face was still flushed, she had gotten fully dressed. “You're going out?” she asked shyly.
“Yeah.” Jonathan nodded.
The woman was understanding about it and replied, “Then you should get going now. I'll be fine on my own. I'll be waiting for you here.” He chuckled and praised, “You're the best, Jen.” Once he
finished his sentence, he suddenly leaned forward and planted a kiss on her lips.
He had long wanted to kiss her. After all, her lips were simply irresistible.
Meanwhile, Jennifer froze on the spot from his kiss.
Jonathan felt that the kiss was soft and even had a magical sensation to it that he could not quite describe. In short, he enjoyed every bit of it.
Once that kiss ended, he wasted no time and dashed out of the room. From behind, it seemed as though he was running away.
Despite being stunned by the sudden kiss, Jennifer could not help but be amused as she watched him scamper away.
Upon exiting Falbriand Hotel, Jonathan and Mabel headed toward a Mitsubishi sportscar.
Mabel got in, and he naturally settled into the front passenger seat.
“Where are we going?” he asked out of curiosity.
“You talk too much. You'll know when we get there,” she responded flatly, then stepped on the accelerator.
Seeing that she was focused on driving, Jonathan did not probe any further.
It was six in the evening, and the setting sun made the sky ‘seem especially picturesque.
Due to Mabel's fast driving, they went on a highway that led to a forest on the city's outskirts in ten minutes.
At the same time, Jonathan scanned his surroundings to see where the people from Strikezone Martial Arts were.
“You can stop looking,” Mabel said. “There is an expert following us, but you won't be able to tell with your abilities.” That had him feeling slightly dejected as he could not seem to get rid of Strikezone Martial Arts.
“As long as | don't run away with you, they won't take action.” She then paused for a moment before continuing, “But if | do bring you away with me, their men here won't be able to stop us.”
Just then, Jonathan seemed to realize something and asked, “You rejected Amber's offer, and now you're deciding not to help me get away because you're trying to give me pressure, aren't you?” Mabel lifted the corner of her lips to a faint smile and replied, “I guess you're not that dumb, after all... Your performance was pretty good today, so | guess my hard work has paid off.” “My performance?” He was perplexed by her words. “Are you referring to...” “Didn't Amber call you to complain about me?” Jonathan was shocked by her question. His expression made it seem as though he had just seen a ghost. “Woah, how did you know that?” I know my phone isn't bugged. Was she eavesdropping from outside? Just as he thought of that, Mabel replied, “I don't have a habit of eavesdropping.” After hearing her response, he was still puzzled. “Then how
did you know what Amber and | were talking about over the phone?” To him, it was eerie, and he felt insecure.
Mabel sped on, and soon, they reached the outskirts.
By then, it was already nightfall, and the moon was high up in the sky.
To their left was a forest, which gave off a cold and mysterious vibe at night.
Mabel stopped the car. “Do you really think that the people at the sixth division are incompetent?” “I'm very sure that my phone isn't bugged and that there isn't any such thing in my room. There's no way for you to know my conversation with Amber over the phone.” Upon hearing his words, she shot him a look of disdain.
However, he had to comment that it still seemed alluring.
The entire car was filled with her scent, enough to hold him spellbound.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Installing a bug is so old school. Let me tell you this. If we want to bug someone's conversations, we would directly
infiltrate into the network in that area and use that to obtain information from their phone. We can trace everything, such as your data and phone calls. Besides, | can even use your phone to make calls and send texts without having it with me.” A shiver ran down Jonathan's spine as he heard her explanation. He felt that he could no longer keep up with the times. Since such technology had existed in Chanaea, it must mean that it also existed in Anglandur. It would also be present in his upcoming battle in the forest, and he knew that he would fall behind if he did not try to keep up with it. As such technology developed at a rapid pace, it would be hard for him to guard against it.
“I didn't intend to eavesdrop on your phone call. It's just that | heard my subordinates saying that you were talking about me, so | decided to listen for a while.” She let out a chuckle, then added, “I have to admit that you have a great attitude.” However, Jonathan paid no attention to that matter, as he was still terrified by Mabel's earlier words. “Although
technology has brought us a lot of conveniences now, it is getting more difficult for civilians to maintain their privacy.” “It's easy if you want to have privacy. You can just use a homing pigeon to send messages. If you don't use phones or computers, there will be nothing we can do about it.
Nowadays, most major corporations exchange information through letters.” Jonathan fell into a deep thought.
“Stop talking to me about this nonsense. This isn't the reason 1 brought you out here. Now, do you think you will be able to survive tomorrow in your current state?” Mabel questioned.
It was only then that Jonathan realized that it was already dark. There was not much time left for him.
If he could not make it past the next day's tournament, he could forget about doing anything else.
Just then, he seemed to have remembered something and asked Mabel again, “There must be a reason why you brought me here, isn't there?”
“Get out of the car,” she said.
After saying that, she got out of the car first, and he followed her.
Afterward, Mabel headed straight toward the forest, with Jonathan trailing behind her.
There was dense foliage in the forest, and the air was especially damp since it was at night.
“I brought you out here because | wanted you to get far away from the concrete jungle. | want you to think about what it is that you want.” ‘When Jonathan heard that, he fell into a quandary. It was a fact that he wanted to find his Destino Art. However, his biggest obstacle was that he just could not seem to find it, and he was stuck in an invisible maze.
The duo continued to walk on until Mabel finally stopped before a huge tree. With an agile leap, she got onto a tree next to it and used it to climb onto the huge tree in just a few steps.
Her ability to climb trees was indeed remarkable.
Jonathan also followed in her footsteps and made his way up the tree. The two of them sat atop a tree branch, less than one meter apart from each other.
Mabel suddenly voiced, “Jonathan, you should know that the Chosen One isn't unique. There are many others who are like you. I've seen many young men who are outstandingly talented, such as Lucian, Braxton, and Leonardo. All of them are young and incredibly talented.” Upon hearing her utterance, Jonathan could not help but shoot her a weird look at how old-fashioned she sounded.