“Good thing you realize that now,” Ivor said as he checked the time, “It’s getting late. We should clear the air with the Nidhoggs’ leader as soon as possible.”
Floyd nodded. “You got it, Mr. Ivor.”
Yasmine overheard everything. She pursed her lips and muttered, “So, Mr. Ivor thinks I’m nothing but a troublemaker. I might’ve yelled loudly on purpose earlier, but he didn’t have to say all that about me.
“Hmph, does he honestly think I’m helpless just because he refused to bring me along? That doesn’t matter because I can always go by myself.”
She took her phone and secretly called for a cab. Then, she told the driver to follow Ivor’s car.
Meanwhile, Ivor looked at the rearview mirror and noticed the cab following them. He frowned and asked, “Floyd, is that cab tailing us?”
Floyd frowned and saw the cab before saying, “That car is a common cab in Yale, Mr. Ivor. It’s probably just using the same streets as us to get to its location. I don’t think it’s following us.”
Still, Ivor could not help but think something was amiss. “Keep your eyes on it. If something doesn’t seem right, shake it off immediately.”
Floyd nodded. “Understood, Mr. Ivor.”
Meanwhile, Yasmine hid in the backseat and peered at Ivor with a binocular. When Ivor turned to look back, she knew he had discovered her. So, she quickly devised a plan, saying, “Hey, mister, I need you to take the back road now.”
“You got it, ma’am.” The driver did not question Yasmine’s intentions and did as she asked.
Several minutes later, Ivor looked at the rearview mirror again. “It looks like you were right about the cab. It was just a coincidence, after all.”
Floyd glanced behind and said, “Great, now we won’t have to take a detour. Is it okay to go to the Nidhoggs’ leader’s hotel now?”
Although he had already planned his next move, he still asked for Ivor’s opinion. Floyd would not do anything without his boss’s permission.
Ivor agreed, “Okay, take us to the hotel.”
“Right away, sir.” Floyd stepped on it.
Simultaneously, Yasmine had already hopped into another car and continued to trail the duo.
Ivor was sharp and perceptive. If anyone else had tried to pull that stunt, he would have immediately caught them. Even so, Yasmine knew him too well and was knowledgeable about how his mind worked. That was why she successfully tailed him while remaining undetected.
About ten minutes later, Floyd pulled over at the hotel entrance.
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