NovelBookChapter 397
The hostess led Tricia to the private room next door. Standing at the threshold, she took a moment to smooth her
hair and touch up her lipstick, confidence radiating from her every move as she pushed open the door.
Her gaze fell on the blurred figure behind the folding screen-tall, broad-shouldered, unmistakably young. She
tucked her hair behind her ear and stepped out from behind the screen, her smile charming and practiced. “You
must be Mr. Selwyn?”
The man didn’t turn around. He picked up his glass, his tone cold and amused. “It's been years, and you haven't
changed a bit. Looks like failing to becMrs. Howard hasn’t dulled your skill at chasing men.”
Tricia’s smile faltered.
That voice-
The man turned. The moment she saw his face, she stumbled backward, nearly losing her balance. “Finnick
Vinterberg? You... How is it you?”
“What's wrong? After you climbed aboard Zoe's ship, did she not tell you | was back in the country?”
Tricia’s face drained of color, her body recoiling instinctively.
To her, Finnick Vinterberg was the devil in disguise. She'd been fooled by his appearance once before, and the
torment-physical and emotional-he’d inflicted on her was something she’d never forget.
Finnick strode toward her, and the closer he got, the harder she trembled.
He stopped just in front of her.
Tricia’s knees buckled; she collapsed to the floor, pleading, “Don’t—"
“You're still just as terrified of me,” Finnick remarked, a note of boredom flickering across his face. He didn’t
spare her another glance. “Don’t flatter yourself. I'm not interested in used-up women. | have conditions for my
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Tricia clenched her fists, biting her lip. “What do you wantto do this time...?”
Finnick sat down on the sofa, crossing his long legs. “I want the nanomedicine technology.”
Tricia froze. “You... you're insane. You wantto-"
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“What, is there actually something you're afraid to do?” Finnick nudged her chin up with the toe of his shoe. “Do
you needto remind you of what you are?”
Tricia’s face went from pale to ghostly white. “I'll do my best.”
“Don’t makewait too long.” He uncrossed his legs. “Get out.”
Tricia scrambled to her feet and hurried out of the room, forcing herself not to look
back.
Once outside the club, she collapsed into the driver's seat of her car, pounding the steering wheel in frustration.
That lunatic Finnick-he’d barely returned to the country and already wanted her to steal nanomedicine
technology. She'd finally earned Professor Aldridge’s trust-was she really supposed to throw it all away for him?
She pressed both hands to her forehead, her nerves raw and frayed.
Suddenly, a plan flickered to life in her mind.
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Meanwhile-
Charlotte was working late again. Before she knew it, it was already nine o'clock.
The research lab was almost empty by then. She tidied her workspace, switched off the lights, and headed out.
At a dimly lit corner, a sudden figure startled her so badly she let out a yelp.
“Am | really that scary?”
The familiar voice calmed her nerves. She looked closer-it was Judd Carstairs.
“What are you still doing at the lab?” he asked.
“Working late...” Charlotte steadied her breath. “You too? Didn't go hyet?”
“Forgot something. Cback for it.”
She couldn't help but laugh. “Even Professor Carstairs forgets things sometimes?”
Judd raised an eyebrow. “Why, am | not allowed to lose track of things?”
“Doesn’t seem like you.”
“What do | seem like, then?”
They walked side by side down the corridor. “Sharp, calm, and rational.”
Judd’s eyes dropped. Rational, huh...
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too rational.
“I'll drive you back,” he said.
“But didn’t you need to pick something up?”
“It can wait.”
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