Chapter 14 The Kiss

"Why are you here?" I asked in surprise. "I obviously..."

"Obviously left while we were asleep," Lionel said, finishing my sentence.

I stood there in shock. So, this man had already grasped my thoughts and plans early on.

"You followed us?" I hissed through gritted teeth. "How can you be so shameless?!"

Lionel raised an eyebrow, clearly not offended by my words due to his good manner. He explained, "You're overthinking it. I was just trying to find a comfortable place for me and my comrades to rest for the night."

"Rejected! None of you are welcome here!" I roared.

Lionel pulled a large wad of cash from his pocket and asked, "Is this enough?"

"..."

That was a very thick wad of cash.

Cara smiled brightly and moved forward and took the money. "Of course! That's definitely enough!"

I turned to Stacey, giving her a pleading look and hoping she would help.

However, Stacey stood still like a wooden sculpture. She stared right up at the men behind Lionel.

I followed her gaze and saw it was..