“Just wait for my instruction."

After sending the message, Nicole uploaded the incriminating content to a cloud server so secure it was nearly unbreakable. Feeling a sense of completion, she destroyed the USB by crushing it under her foot.

She then wet her hair again in the bathroom, got dressed, and left the room.

The bodyguard, waiting for her, approached immediately, and said, “Miss Lawrence, it's time for you to return to the villa."

Nicole couldn't suppress a smirk at this. "Let's go," she said, her tone dripping with sarcasm.

Raegan had been engrossed in her studio work all day.

At lunchtime, her phone rang with a video call from Mitchel. She picked up the call.

Mitchel's handsome face appeared on the screen, somehow seeming more vivid than ever before. "Did I catch you during lunch?"

Raegan softly affirmed with a “yes.”

“Let me see what you're eating." Mitchel's voice filled the speaker.

Raegan aimed the camera at her meal, listing the dishes. "Radish seed salad, broccoli, and steamed bass."

"It Looks delicious, but you're missing a soup. Who cooked?"

"The housekeeper," Raegan said.

"What will you be cooking for me?" Mitchel suddenly asked.

Pondering briefly, still unsure, Raegan responded teasingly, “As if you'd have any choice. You'll eat whatever I make.”

Mitchel smiled warmly at her playful defiance. “I'm easy to please.

Anything you make will be perfect."

"And when would you like for the meal?"

Mitchel observed her eating a broccoli piece, finding her expression endearingly cute. "How about tomorrow night? Are you available?"

If it weren't for an important meeting the next morning, his eagerness would have made it impossible to wait! He was exceptionally eager to see her!