18. Escape

Lorensius glared at Leah; he didn't like Leah's answer. It wasn't that Lorensius liked Leah, but he just didn't want the man from yesterday to make a scene in his club.

"I don't care who you sleep with. Because this is your job. I just don't want your actions to endanger Jasmine." Leah, who heard Lorensius' explanation, became even more furious. Her original thought that Lorensius was jealous only reinforced that Lorensius was in love with Jasmine.

"You're afraid of Jasmine being in danger? Then it's true that you love Jasmine. Peak comedy; you really love her, but you're covering it up."

Lorensius just sighed without any intention of answering Leah's words. "I warned you. I hope you don't do anything crazy like yesterday." Having said all that, he walked away. Meanwhile, Leah was scowling with emotion.

'I won't let you off the hook like that, Jasmine.'

In a luxurious hotel, a woman had just woken up from her sleep. She squirmed without realizing that someone was watching her. The smile of the man watching her was beautifully etched. Never had he smiled as happily as at this moment.

Jasmine, who sensed the difference between the beds she slept in, immediately jerked awake. Her gaze first met Mike's. "Are you awake? What do you want for breakfast?" asked Mike, which made Jasmine even more flabbergasted.

"Wait, how did you end up in my room? I asked Lorensius for the night off," explained Jasmine with a confused look on her face. The expression on Jasmine's face made Mike laugh out loud this morning.

"You are so funny; I love that expression. Did you forget our night?" Mike deliberately provoked Jasmine, which further confused Jasmine.

"Did we do that?" Jasmine asked ambiguously.

Mike did not waste his bait. He teased Jasmine even more. "Hemm, we did it last night. Did you forget about it? Ah... I'd be really disappointed if you forgot about our night." Mike stifled a laugh after teasing Jasmine.

"Sorry, I really don't remember what we did last night. All I remember is that last time we were at the dock and I heard gunshots. I don't know what else happened because you asked me to cover my eyes and ears with earphones."

Mike walked over to Jasmine; he rubbed Jasmine's head and could no longer lie henceforth. "Sorry, I was just joking. We didn't do anything last night. You take it easy; I deliberately brought you to this hotel and booked a room so they wouldn't get suspicious," Mike explained, which Jasmine still didn't understand.

Mike asked Jasmine to wash her face first. And Mike offered to fetch their breakfast. After breakfast, Mike intended to take Jasmine back to the club and apologize to Lorensius for taking his daughter in secret.

Within fifteen minutes, Mike was back in the room. Only he didn't bring breakfast; he just ordered and met some of his men waiting for Mike outside.

"Where's our breakfast?" asked Jasmine, who saw Mike enter empty-handed.

"It will be delivered by the waiter. You take a shower first. I don't want my men to see you here." Mike pleaded.

Jasmine walked back into the bathroom, not forgetting the tote bag Mike had given her. Without asking, Jasmine knew that Mike had gone out to get a change of clothes. She just didn't know who Mike was talking to or who he was meeting.

"When you're done showering, call me so I can get them out of this room!" Jasmine answered okay out loud.

*

Flashback

This night, which was thought to be safe, turned out to be uncontrollable. Because suddenly there was a gunshot that attacked one of the box car drivers. Mike saw how the driver was doing, and he was disappointed that the driver was dead.

"What's going on?" Jasmine asked fearfully. This was the first time she had heard such a clear gunshot. Jasmine knew her father had a gun, but she had never seen him use it.

Mike didn't answer; he pulled Jasmine's hand away from the dock. Mike was sure that they were surrounded, and he didn't want Jasmine to get hurt.

"I'm sorry that I put you in danger. I didn't know they were this determined. If I had known it was going to be like this, I would have followed the two policemen." Jasmine didn't answer Mike at all. She just held the hem of Mike's shirt tightly.

Dorr

Dorr

Dorr

Three times, Jasmine heard the sound of gunfire coming from the gun in Mike's hand. Jasmine didn't even dare look at the situation. She prayed to the Creator to save her life. She still did not want to die because she had not been able to realize her dream of living together with her father.

"Are you going to listen to me?" Mike asked.

Jasmine's attention, which had been staring down, immediately turned to Mike expectantly.

"Good girl! Now you close your eyes and use these."Mike handed Jasmine the earphones. Without thinking, Jasmine immediately put on the earphones, and she could hear some pretty loud music. I don't know; I'd say it wasn't quite loud anymore, but it was very loud.

Jasmine was protected every step of the way by Mike and several bodyguards who had been guarding her. Maybe if it wasn't for Jasmine, Mike would have played rough, but he didn't want to hurt Jasmine, so he chose to buy some time.

One of Mike's bodyguards took the car that was not far from the dock, and the two of them fought back against the bugs that were bothering them.

"Boss, get in," said the bodyguard who managed to get the car.

The others remained around the dock, while Mike, Jasmine, and the two bodyguards left the dock.

Jasmine, who still had her eyes closed and earphones in, fell asleep from exhaustion. Who wouldn't be exhausted if they had to run around to hide? Moreover, Jasmine had never exercised, so this little thing was already draining her energy.

"Where are we going, sir?"

"Find a hotel, and after that, we go back to the docks. There are things I want to do to them. I'm sure there's a traitor among them. But it looks like that traitor is not coming with us tonight."

Their car stopped at a luxurious hotel. Anyone who spent the night there had to spend thousands of dollars. VIP rooms and comfort for guests were the main things this hotel provided.

"New girl?"