The man’s wife explained, laughing, “Sorry! I was worried that if I came in early, I would miss important evidence.”
“This guy is insane! You deserve better, madame.” He then took his lipstick and mirror from his bag and started putting on more makeup. He was so gorgeous and delicate in appearance that he made the woman envious.
The woman nodded and said gratefully, “This idiot gave my money to so many of his mistresses, but I had no proof before. I’m going to divorce him soon. Thank you! I will let my secretary transfer the final payment to your account later.”
In the mirror, the man applied rose-red lipstick to himself, then smiled and said, “Thank you.”
The woman gazed at the gorgeous man in the mirror and felt envious of his beauty. She immediately responded, “You are most welcome. I must go now, bye.”
After putting on makeup, the man went toward the restroom door with his bag. At that precise moment, Ryan went in and stood in front of him. With one hand on his waist and the other on the door frame, Ryan looked at him teasingly.
“You were eavesdropping on us?” grunted the man in a feminine tone.
“Of course! Everyone noticed you because it was such a loud voice. Which man are you causing trouble for again?” Ryan laughed, looking in the direction the men had just left.
Not realizing Ryan was mocking him, the “woman” stroked his blond wig sensuously, and asked, “What exactly do you mean? He enticed me first. I didn’t intend to cause him any trouble.”
“I had no idea you’d enjoy doing this in the bathroom so much,” Ryan said. He still had a thick gauze wrapped around his head, and thinking about what happened in the bathroom last night gave him a headache.
The man snorted and gazed at Ryan. In a sweet voice, he said shyly, “I apologize for what happened yesterday. I was drunk, so I accidentally hit on you.”
Ryan looked at him quietly and said nothing.
“Don’t look at me that way! I’ve apologized to you. How much does the medical bill cost? I’ll pay for it for you.” With that, he opened his handbag and looked inside. He then took out two twenty-dollar bills and placed them in Ryan’s hand.
Ryan was speechless as he held the two bills in his hands. He leaned against the door frame, rubbing his chin as he examined this “woman.”
“You’re skilled at this trick, and I even thought you were a woman. You’ve bewitched a lot of men, haven’t you? But, Ethan Murray, would they tear you apart if they knew who you really were?” Ryan said, directly calling out his name.
Ethan stopped acting when he realized Ryan had recognized him. He stood up straight and said, “I underestimated you,” in his real voice.
Then Ryan shook his head, grabbed Ethan’s collar and dragged him downstairs before he could react. Ethan was tall and wore high heels, so he had to bend down. He walked with a strange posture and exclaimed, “Ouch!” along the way.
A few minutes later, Ryan led him straight to the underground garage, and someone opened a car door as they approached. Ryan then shoved Ethan into the car.
After he got into the car, Ethan realized he was surrounded by three police officers. Plus, they were all staring at him as if he were a wanted criminal.
“What do you want? I didn’t do anything!” Ethan shrank back, his hand clutching the bag.
Ryan got into the car as well and slammed the door shut. He sat straight and asked, “Why do you work for Ada?”
“I’m sorry. What did you say?” Ethan asked, frowning.
Ryan became enraged and grabbed him by the collar, yelling, “Don’t play dumb! You put the bug in Julia’s bag yesterday, didn’t you? You followed her and stole my flash drive. I knew it was you! You gave Ada that empty flash drive, didn’t you? I bet that you didn’t get anything from her as the flash drive has nothing in it!”
as he thought of what had happened last night, Ethan was furious. He clenched his fist and asked, “You fooled me?!”
Ryan gave him a cold look and said, “Don’t think you’re a professional spy just because you studied detection in college for a few years. I don’t care if you work part-time, but how dare you do something so indecent and horrific?! You ruined our Military Academy’s reputation!”
Ethan was not surprised that Ryan recognized him, but he appeared irritated at being accused. He screamed, “I didn’t mean to hurt anyone! I’ve never heard of that Ada you mentioned. I’ve taken these missions from others and only communicated with the middleman. All I have to do this time is to eavesdrop and get some information. Is that going to hurt anyone?”
“Middleman?” Ryan asked skeptically, but he almost believed Ethan’s words. He appeared to be interested in this middleman.
“I’m being completely honest with you. That’s enough! I admit defeat to you! I’m not going to take any more nonsense assignments from him. Stop bothering me! Goodbye!” Ethan opened the car door and was about to leave after saying that. Then Ryan slapped him on the back and stopped him.
“What the hell do you want to do?!” screamed Ethan angrily.
“You’re cute, so we’re not letting you go,” Ryan joked, lifting one finger and hooking Ethan’s chin.
Ethan had been molested by men before, but this was the first time he had been treated like this as a man. He was so taken aback that he covered his chest with his hand and asked, “Damn! What do you want from me?”
At the same time, the four men in the car approached Ethan. He was wearing a sexy party dress and had delicate makeup on his face, which made him appear very attractive.
As they looked at Ethan, the four men smiled as if they wanted to do something to him. Ethan was so terrified and desperate that he patted the car door heavily.
Ryan did this just to frighten him. Then, he became more serious and pulled out a folder, saying, “We are currently working on a critical case related to the mission you were on yesterday. We want you to work with us and help us catch the suspect.”
“Sure! But you must pay me.” Ethan’s eyes glowed, and he extended four fingers and replied.
“We’re not going to pay you,” Ryan said as he punched Ethan on the shoulder.
Instantly, Ethan’s eyes widened with surprise, and he exclaimed, “I don’t work for free, dude. You’d better find someone else to do this favor for you.”
Ryan didn’t seem to care and just raised an eyebrow slightly. He pointed to the file he had just held out and said, “Ethan Murray, a junior in the Detective Department at Birmingham Military Academy. I also graduated from that school and am familiar with its policies. Students who engage in illegal part-time work may be expelled. I heard you’re trying to get into a master’s program, so if the school is aware of this…”
“I’m in!” Ethan covered his mouth before Ryan could finish his sentence.
“I’ll tell you exactly what you should do later,” Ryan said, smiling and patting his shoulder.
After that, Ryan leaned over and took the phone from Ethan’s bag. He yanked Ethan’s hand and unlocked the lock screen with his index finger. Ryan then dialed his own phone number.
Frowning in annoyance, Ethan snatched his phone away from him and stormed out of the car. He was about to shut the car door when he heard Ryan say again, “If we can work it out, I’ll give you the opportunity to get a master’s degree at our school.”
Hearing that, Ethan immediately burst out laughing. He blew Ryan a kiss and said softly in a coquettish voice, “Don’t worry, handsome. Leave this to me.”
“Can we rely on this guy?” Someone asked Ryan when Ethan shut the door.
“Maybe; maybe not,” Ryan answered.
***
When Joanna returned to the hospital last night, she started to have a fever. Her attending doctor blamed both her and Irene the next morning.
“I was the one who wanted to go out. It had nothing to do with Irene,” Joanna said to the doctor with a smile.
The doctor said nothing except that they couldn’t have the surgery until she felt better.
Then Joanna shook her head, smiled, and said to the doctor, “It means I’ll be able to stay here for a little longer. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, is it?”
“You’re in a hospital, not a hotel,” the doctor said with a frown.
After chatting with her for a while, the doctor left. Irene arrived a little later with an instrument to take Joanna’s temperature. She’d just handed Johanna the thermometer when she couldn’t help but glare at her and say, “Why didn’t you listen when I told you not to go out? We’ll have to wait a while to operate on you.”
“Actually, I haven’t thought about whether I will have the surgery or not,” she admitted after some thought.
Irene’s eyes widened as she asked, “Are you serious?! Given your condition, how long do you think you can hold out? Stop changing your mind! Please!”
Irene was worried and upset for Johanna, as she knew she was saying this because Bill’s death had hit her so hard. “Bill would have wanted you to live well, too,” Irene added gently.
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