‘I can’t believe the Nidhoggs already found out we acted alone.’
Ivor was surprised but did not admit it. Instead, he feigned ignorance and said, “How did we breach our agreement? Who would do that?”
“Hmph!” Bonnie sneered and hung up the phone before blocking his number. After all, Ivor could not honor his word or their agreement. Since that was the case, she no longer wanted to talk to him.
On the other hand, Ivor only heard beeping from the other end of the line. He tried calling her again but received a voice telling him the line was unavailable. He frowned in puzzlement as he muttered, “What just happened?”
Floyd explained timidly, “I think he blocked your number, Mr. Ivor.”
“Is he honestly taking it this seriously?” Ivor did not expect things to be so dire just because he feigned ignorance.
‘My organization is pretty capable, so it’s not like the Nidhoggs are a challenge for us. Still, I breached our agreement. Also, I desperately need one of their chip’s functions to complete one of our projects. What will I do now that their leader is angry with me?’
Meanwhile, Floyd noticed the changes in his boss’s expression. The former could not help but ask gingerly, “What will you do now, Mr. Ivor? He no longer wants to work with us since he blocked you.”
After some thought, Ivor said, “We need to move now. Let’s go to the hotel where the Nidhoggs’ leader is. We must explain ourselves to him.”
“Understood, Mr. Ivor. I’ll prepare the car now,” Floyd said before leaving.
At that moment, Ivor heard Yasmine’s voice, “Are you going to see the Nidhoggs’ leader now? I want to go, too!”
Ivor turned and saw how she hobbled over with a crutch. His lips twitched as he said, “You should be resting. Why do you want to tag along instead?”
“I’m curious about what their leader looks like. I heard so many things about him but have never met him.” The more Yasmine talked about “Bonnie,” the more curious she became.
“Take me with you, boss,” she said while blinking at Ivor, “I promise to stand aside and behave while you talk. I won’t get you into any trouble.”
Considering how carefree and forthright Yasmine was, Ivor thought she was a wild card and rejected her, “That’s not happening. Rest and tend to your wound instead. You’re not coming with us.”
“Oh, come on, boss! Take me with you! I swear I won’t cause you any trouble.” Yasmine raised a hand as if making an oath.
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