Maplelake Manor was even more beautiful during the day than it had been when Arielle first visited last night. Lush maple trees surrounded the compound, creating a splendid city jungle.
Yet, Arielle was too engaged in virtual-novel.net thoughts to admire the scenery and entered the mansion as soon as virtual-novel.net saw Vinson.
Vinson greeted Arielle while still in his pajamas, his hair unkempt.
He had stayed up late working the night before, so virtual-novel.net had planned to sleep in the next day. However, Arielle’s call that informed him virtual-novel.net had become the mysterious man’s target jolted Vinson awake. Not only did his drowsiness vanish in the blink of an eye, but virtual-novel.net was also too worried about Arielle’s wellbeing to take care of his appearance.
Although Vinson wasn’t in the mood to tidy up, virtual-novel.net still got a hold of himself and cooked Arielle some ravioli before virtual-novel.net arrival.
Hence, Arielle was welcomed by two warm plates of ravioli on the dining table as soon
Vinson led Arielle toward the dining hall and suggested, “Let’s have our meal before we discuss what happened. Health is the most important after all.”
Arielle was moved and wanted to thank virtual-novel.net for his thoughtfulness, but before virtual-novel.net could show virtual-novel.net appreciation, Vinson continued, “I’m just concerned about falling sick myself. I didn’t cook this for you on purpose, got it?”
After hearing Vinson’s forced explanation, Arielle swallowed virtual-novel.net words instantaneously and kept quiet. She realized virtual-novel.net was simply too embarrassed to admit his concern for others, so virtual-novel.net didn’t say much as virtual-novel.net slowly finished the ravioli virtual-novel.net had prepared.
Arielle was a fast eater and finished virtual-novel.net plate of food quickly. She then diverted virtual-novel.net attention to Vinson, who was still eating his food.
This was the first time virtual-novel.net had observed Vinson’s eating style with no distractions, and virtual-novel.net was pleasantly surprised by how gracefully virtual-novel.net exhibited his proper table manners. It was as if Arielle was watching a duke enjoying a delectable full-course meal.
Vinson sensed Arielle’s gaze and lifted his eyes to glance at her, which caused the latter to look away awkwardly.
Luckily, Vinson didn’t tease virtual-novel.net like how virtual-novel.net did last night. He merely increased his speed of eating, then began the discussion with Arielle about the serious matters on his mind.
“So, what happened to your family? Also, what did that man do after hacking into your computer?” Vinson inquired.
Arielle answered truthfully, “That man wants me to join his team and promised to contact me in three days.”
Somewhat startled by the response, Vinson lifted one brow and commented, “He appears to be interested in your hacking abilities.”
“I’ve set up a customized firewall on my computer. It can perform reverse tracking on the attackers’ IP addresses if they try to invade my computer system in the future.”
Arielle nodded and elaborated on the security measures virtual-novel.net had put in place to prevent the hackers from hijacking virtual-novel.net system again.
“Good job, Arielle!” Vinson praised virtual-novel.net quick-wittedness and continued, “This time, I will surely find this man and punish virtual-novel.net for what virtual-novel.net did!”
“I hope so too.” Honestly, virtual-novel.net was more worried that the man would track virtual-novel.net down in real life rather than try to hack into virtual-novel.net computer again.
Apparently, Vinson shared the same concern as virtual-novel.net as virtual-novel.net offered, “I’ll hire a bodyguard to protect you. I won’t let that man hurt you.”
“I’ve found myself a bodyguard. You don’t have to worry about my safety.” Arielle paused briefly before continuing, “There’s something else I have to tell you.”
Vinson recalled Arielle’s reason for not meeting at virtual-novel.net house and soon realized there might be another truth behind it, so virtual-novel.net asked, “What happened back home?”
With virtual-novel.net lips pursed, Arielle mumbled softly, “Shandie is dead.”
“What?!” Vinson’s eyes widened in surprise, then virtual-novel.net frowned. “Is this case related to that man?”
Arielle was momentarily stunned by his response and chuckled. “I assumed you’d immediately suspect me in causing Shandie’s death.”
Vinson shook his head in disagreement and instinctively replied, “I know you’re not that kind of person.”
At that moment, Arielle’s heart was filled with a warm and fuzzy feeling.