"He'll be fine." Felipe looked at her as if there was nothing to worry about. "He got backup."
Stunned, Ariah asked, "Who?"
"I think they're his best friends. They're soldiers." Felipe looked envious. "Those people are awesome. They came here with a heavily armored car. They even have cannons, and they blew up the villa's roof just now."
Felipe described every detail to her. "The two loud bangs you heard earlier were the sounds of cannons. Jimmy is well prepared. He will be fine."
It took Ariah some time to figure out that the person who Felipe mentioned was Jackson King.
Brother King was very well-regarded. Ariah had heard of him many times but hardly met him.
Tough and unyielding, Jackson had many outstanding military achievements. Even Mack treated him politely every time they meet each other.
With his help, Ariah could rest assured.
Ariah, who was no longer worried, followed after Felipe. A car was parked by the side of the road. Felipe motioned Ariah to get on so that they could leave.
Shaking her head, Ariah said, "Since I'm in safe hands now, I want to wait for him here."
"But Jimmy asked me to take you back to town!"
"I won't leave. You can go ahead if you want to."
"Hey, why are you so stubborn?!"
Ariah did not bother to argue with him. Leaning against the car, she stared in the direction of the villa.
Left with no choice, Felipe waited with her. She looked at him and said, "You're not leaving?"
"I can't leave if you're not leaving. Forget it. I'll wait here with you. It's safe here anyway. If someone comes, well know, and we can leave right away."
Ariah asked, "Were you with Jimmy for the past few days?"
As soon as Felipe heard the question, he blurted out, "How did you know that?"
Feeling Ariah's angry stare, Felipe quickly jumped away from her. "Wait, let's talk things through before you start hitting me. I have never intended to lie to you. Jimmy was the one who didn't allow me to tell you..."
Taking a deep breath, Ariah asked, "Why didn't he contact me first?" "Ahem, I'm not in the position to talk about this.
Why don't you ask him later?" Felipe scratched his head.
"Was he with Nicole the whole time?"
"Yes. Miss Hart didn't have a place to go, so she was with us the whole time."
In fact, Felipe still felt a little guilty. When Ariah called him a few days ago, he was in the same room with Jimmy. However, Ricco ordered him to keep his mouth shut, so he had to lie to her.
Seeing her suddenly bringing this topic up, she must have noticed something wrong.
Felipe was on tenterhooks, but Ariah kept silent for quite some time. He looked at her and realized that she was spacing out. It seemed like she was in deep thoughts.
Suddenly, the sound of the car's engine rang out. It was then that Ariah snapped back to her senses.
Turning around at the same time, Felipe and Ariah saw a woman getting out of the car behind them.
The woman was beautiful. She had big and bright eyes, but she was achingly thin. It seemed like she was ill.
Intuition told Ariah that the girl was Nicole, so she asked Felipe, "Is that Nicole Hart? The girl who had been staying with you guys for the past few days?"
Once again, Felipe was surprised. "Besides hypnotizing, you can also read minds, right?"
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