"Denali, find out where she is now. And if she is present in her room here in the resort, I'll be heading there in a mont." Jack stated.r
"Yes master." Denali nodded before taking her laptop from Jack. In a mont, she began typing at a high speed.r
After about two minutes, she began watching the CCTV footage from the resort. The videos only contained the scenes of the corridor and not the room.r
In any case, the video began playing backwards, to save them ti. If she had left, she would get to know if she had left the room or not.r
After a while, Denali found that she was still present in the room and inford Jack about it.r
Jack nodded and left the room and decided to head to that room. But, the mont that he opened the door, he happened to see Celine who was just about to knock on the door.r
Seeing the door in front of her opening, Celine was at first surprised before she got excited when she saw Jack walking out. She was just about to ask why he had been avoiding her the whole day when she suddenly saw Denali's figure inside the room.r
Her heart went cold at that instant, she simply couldn't believe that Jack had avoided her all along because he had a woman who was accompanying him.r
Feeling upset, she imdiately turned around and ran away, not giving Jack a chance to ask her anything. Jack was flabbergasted, wondering what was going on.r
Celine was smiling in one second and in the next, she ran off with her eyes turning red. Not knowing what he had done wrong, Jack shook his head and called Denali, "Denali, can you go and look after her till I co back? I won't take long."r
"Okay master." Denali agreed before she left, chasing after Celine. With her speed and skills, she could easily protect and make sure that Celine wasn't in trouble from the dark.r
Seeing Denali leave, Jack's expression slightly relaxed. Then, he left and headed to the floor above him. He was going to where Brenda was staying.r
Not long after, he arrived in front of room number 1,278. After taking a deep breath and making sure that all of his emotions were well in place, he knocked on the door.r
He then heard the sound of footsteps heading towards the door. Then with a click, the door was unlocked but wasn't pulled open.r
From the information that he had gotten, Jack knew that viper was supposed to co tonight after he had completed the mission. So, Jack pushed the door open and entered without hesitation.r
"How efficient you are viper. You completed the business just as you had stated. I guess there was nothing for to worry about." Not looking behind, Brenda who was in pink pajamas that accentuated her curves, headed towards the couch as she spoke.r
Jack didn't speak and simply followed behind her. He had confird that she was indeed the one that had wanted him dead. But, what he wanted to know was why.r
"Why are you so silen.." Brenda was forced to stop mid sentence when she turned around and saw that instead of viper, it was Jack who had entered.r
Her expression shifted but she still managed to squeeze a smile and asked in surprise. "Oh! Jack, what are you doing here?" The smile was fake, but the surprise in her voice was genuine.r
She was completely surprised that Jack was the one that had co here instead of viper. What's more, he was supposed to be dead, but he was alive, standing in front of her.r
Another thing that she failed to understand was definitely how Jack knew the room that she was staying. According to what she knew, even if Jack knew where she was, he wouldn't co to greet her, not to ntion that he was here at night.r
'Could sothing have happened? Has viper betrayed ?' Several thoughts ran through her mind as she wondered what was going on and what she was supposed to do if Jack actually knew about the issuing of the mission to kill him.r
"Good to see you 'sister'. I ca here to visit. Is it bad to visit my 'sister' now that I knew that she was around?" Jack gave her a dazzling smile as he asked.r
For the first ti, Brenda was forced to admit that this little brother of hers was indeed handso. But at this mont, her heart thumped, she could tell that sothing was wrong. Jack had never called her sister since he was ten years old. For him to suddenly start referring to her as sister, there had to be sothing that wasn't right.r
Furthermore, this was the first ti in over a decade that she was seeing Jack smile this brightly. But she could still see that although Jack was smiling brightly, the smile didn't reach his eyes.r
"It's not bad for you to do that. But, how did you know that I was here?" Brenda tried to calm her racing heart down and asked.r
Without responding, Jack simply sat on the couch before motioning for Brenda to take a seat. Brenda could imdiately tell that sothing was wrong with Jack's behavior too.r
This was actually the first ti that she had seen Jack this bold. Previously, he wouldn't even dare to retort to her, let alone instruct her to do sothing. And although it was true that he could retort, it was only on so rare occasions.r
Not knowing why he was here, she still sat down opposite him and waited for him to speak.r
Still smiling, Jack said, "Actually, I found that you were here by watching the CCTV footage. And, I heard you say that you were here."r
Brenda was even more confused about the situation. Watch the CCTV footage? Hearing her say that she was here? How was that possible?r
"Stop joking, how did you really find here?" Brenda chuckled as she asked. She had managed to put her usual harmless expression.r
"Well, that is the truth. I heard you asking soone called viper to co and find you in this room. And, just to make sure that you were here, I had to look through the footage of the resort so that I wouldn't co when you weren't there." Jack explained 'patiently'.r
When she heard Jack's words, Brenda's smiling face froze. She looked at Jack with her mouth agape, not knowing what to say. Her heart was racing at this mont, she wasn't sure what she was supposed to do.r
If Jack knew about her and viper, that ant that he actually knew that she wanted him dead. And now, he was here to confirm the reason for her to want him dead or he was simply here to confirm if she was really the one behind it.r
Trying not to show any weakness, she asked, "Who's viper that you are talking about?" She had only finished asking the question when she suddenly realized that she had just made a blunder.r
"Hehe, can you co up with sothing practical? When I was coming in, I heard you say that viper was efficient and he had finished the business on ti. Now, you don't know viper?" Jack chuckled as he asked.r
Knowing that there was no way out of the situation, Brenda finally revealed the other side of her expression. Her eyes were cold and almost indifferent as she stared at Jack.r
"What do you want Jack? Just go to the point and stop beating around the bush." She stated, her voice no longer as playful as it always was.r
"I like it now that you are showing the real you, sister. So, why don't you tell the reason as to why you want dead? As far as I can rember, there was no ti that we had clashed in that it can lead to a situation where you will want to kill ." Jack who was no longer smiling asked.r
His voice, just like hers was extrely cold. It was just that his was several notches colder, making Brenda shiver a little.r
"I know that you might not know this. But the real reason I want you dead is simply because I don't want you to marry that girl from the Farel family. That's all." Brenda said.r
Jack looked at her with a hint of surprise. Then, he asked, "And why target then instead of targeting the initiator of the engagent? You know, I don't like her, with her gone, there would be no marriage. But with dead, she would make sure to investigate to the end and find who was behind it."r
"That's where you are wrong Jack. If I kill her, it would be worse than killing you. If she dies, I'm sure that her grandfather will make sure to find the one behind her death and make sure that the person dies a cruel death. Even the family will be involved. After all, that's a descendant of the Farel family." Brenda paused.r
Seeing that Jack's attention was on her, she continued. "On the other hand, if I kill you, I can be assured that the marriage wouldn't happen. As for the old man, I'm sure that he wouldn't go all the way out just for you, soone who could be considered as a potential in-law."r
Jack was amazed by her mind. All the sa, he could say that it was this smart mind of hers that had landed her in trouble. She would have never thought that offending him was actually the worst choice that she could make.r
Not only had the assassination failed, but he was in front of her at this mont.r
"I can say that you have a bright mind as always. But, do you think that I'm that stupid to believe that you can simply want dead just because you don't want to marry that girl? I know that this is just a small piece of it. So, what are you hiding from , sister?" Jack asked.r
Brenda clenched her fists tightly when she saw that Jack didn't leave things as they were and he was trying to pursue further. And every ti that she heard him call her 'sister', she could feel the bone chilling coldness in his voice.r
Collecting her courage, she raised her green eyes and stared deeply into his blue ones. Then she asked, "I'm not telling you a thing. So, what are you going to do about it?"r
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