Chapter 390

“Young lady, I came to your rescue.” He looked at me with his harmless appearance. If I did not know he was the one who sent me there, I would have believed him! I was upset. “I don’t trust you.” Outside the window was an endless world of ice and snow; a brilliant ray shone into the room dazzlingly. In the garden, a few cats basked under the sun comfortably. Meanwhile, Jean was gazing upwards at me with a big smile. Perhaps he realized I was defensive and on high alert. Jean analyzed and revealed to me, “This is my line of work. Since they wanted you, I had to catch you, but I can save you secretly while they’re not watching!” I caught his meaning. “They aren’t here?” He grinned, “They’re not in the backyard.” He only had thin clothing on him since he gave me his jacket. It was only then that I realized he was wearing earphones the whole time. It was the kind of earphones worn by stars during concerts. His cool pair of rose pink crystal-studded earphones simply enhanced his cha