chaotic before she could make her move. Minnie glanced at the

events, but the situation had turned to her

child. Screams and cries pervaded the air, but sh

crystal chandelier

g. Countless thoughts inhabited her agitated mind. She ran to the spot where the chandelier had fallen to confir

e Lu family are here! The police

oned her searching spree and ran out of the place. But the moment she stepped out of the ball

cold metal of the gun sen

ainst the leather chair lazily as he r

beauty without brains, but didn't know that he'd fall into her trap.

prettier. She looked like just another woman whom no one would notice in a crowd. But her dazzli

ked for a moment. Michael snapped out of his trance; his face turned cold as a moc

in the last few years. Although some of them reminded him of her, no one

e into a lopsided grin. He rubbed his chin and looked at he

g her milky skin because she had run at full pelt. Minn

h thieves like you." Michael gestured cutting her hand. "But I'm leaving

med that she was a thief. But she hadn't even la

ed the exhibition with a special purpose. She had come only to find Bruce. A

he feisty woman had su

ent, from breaking into the garden, knocking the woman off, to sneaking into th

nt. She didn't expect that her every movement

?" Michael asked, waving his hand at the

illance camera had been monitoring her the entire time, ignoring the other people who had come with a purpose. She had ended up becoming the sc

anything." She threw her bag to Mi

g gaze was fixed on Minnie's satin dress as i

irm on the spot. 'Does he think that I

for the bodyguards to assemble. "Check

hem grabbed her hands, while the other squ

and shoved the two guards beside her. Her brave

arden. She's dead. They are coming in to investigate the

dn't kill anyone, but Ms. Tang's

uspicion. She could sense what he was thinking. The man doubted

't expect that you'd kill someone for mon

ideo. I only knocked her out, but

sardonically and pressed a button. T

an had destroyed the only evide

The police would take her away to close the case. They wouldn't believe her even if she explained because there was no proof or ev

me over to the police," Minnie gr

s smile froze as soon as she

is mind went blank as thei

'Is the woman overconfident, or has she u

s in the past years, but this woma

rehensible emoti

. "How dare you! Are you not afraid of dying?" The

red into the man's eyes. "You are going to hand me over to the police regardless of

e felt as if she were floating in midair. Panic had set

did would infuriate him to the point that he would want to keep the enemy under his

ht she. Five years had passed, and perhaps Michael was no longer the

st as Michael placed his finger under her chin, lifting her head. His gaze raked across her fac

you this time, but

cond

e yourself." Michael glanced at her flushed face and continued

dropped in sh

giving you one month's time. It's a big deal, you know." Michael thrust his hands into his pockets and walk

he left the place. She just wanted to know what if he refused to let her go after

lem, but his subordinates took her back to the vil

oth that had rose patterns strewn across its length and tassels hanging on its edges. The succulent rose flowers on the vas

the hallway as memories of the past flooded her mind. She walke

the delicate material of the painting. "You have no right to to

an entire lifetime wouldn't make up for the

making a big deal out of nothing?" Minnie rolled her eyes in annoyance.

ever, he remarked that it looked ugly and threw it into the trash

d wait for me!" Michael ordered

What's wrong?" he scoffed. "Did you think I asked you to sta