Chapter 3: Ending Up in His Hands

"Her father saved your grandfather, so we can't go too far. Just ignore her," Jazmin said.

Carmen replied, "But there are several rich kids in our school who like her. What if she hooks up with a young Mr. Hector from a prominent family?"

"That's just wishful thinking! With her background, being someone's plaything for a few days is already an overestimation," Jazmin said disdainfully.

Carmen pursed her lips and didn't say anything more, but she was still unhappy. She was determined to make that despicable woman leave Faypine sooner or later!

In the VIP room,

Joaquin leaned against the sofa, his face as cold and stern as always. He stared at something blankly, lost in thought.

He completely ignored the two men conversing on the opposite sofa.

Just then, Gary walked in, looking somewhat troubled. He approached Joaquin and whispered, "Mr. Beckham, we didn't catch her. She escaped."

Joaquin's face darkened slightly as he glanced sideways. "What did you say?"

Gary's expression tightened. "It's my fault for not handling it properly!" He paused for a moment before continuing, "The people we sent said that woman was extremely fast and disappeared in an instant. She managed to slip away from two well-trained bodyguards. It seems she has some skills."

"Is it her skill or your incompetence that led to this?" Joaquin asked coldly.

Gary was momentarily speechless. Those two men were bodyguards with a mercenary background, yet they couldn't catch a young girl. It was indeed unexpected.

"Did you check the nearby surveillance cameras?" Joaquin asked again.

"We did, but there was no footage of her. She deliberately avoided the cameras," Gary replied.

She was capable of evading the bodyguards and avoiding surveillance cameras?

Joaquin's eyes darkened slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. It was no wonder she was a talented computer science student at the University of Faypine. She had some skills indeed.

Aylin followed the manager to a room, and then he pushed open the door. The manager said, "Please come in."

"Thank you." Aylin stepped inside.

The manager followed behind and said, "Mr.Wegg, Miss Lovelace is here."

On the sofa, Rodrigo Wegg immediately looked over and stood up. "Aylin, you're here."

Vintage was owned by the Wegg family. Although Rodrigo was the young Mr. Hector of the Wegg family, he hadn't taken over the family business yet. Instead, he ran a technology company.

He was efficient at work and gentlemanly in daily life.

The two of them had met through Antwan Yarrow, Aylin's tutor at the University of Faypine. Rodrigo admired Aylin's abilities, so he invited her to join his company.

With flexible working hours, Aylin was quite satisfied with the offer, but she hadn't officially started work yet.

At the same time, the other three people also looked over.

Under the crystal chandelier, a slender figure approached. Her long hair flowed like silk, her skin was fair, and her bright eyes shone under the lights. She was incredibly beautiful.

"Mr. Wegg," Aylin smiled slightly and inadvertently met Joaquin's gaze. Her smile froze for a moment.

He was the man from last night!

How could he be here? How could he be with Rodrigo?

Gary was surprised for a moment before whispering, "Mr. Beckham, it's her!"

Joaquin certainly recognized her too. His deep gaze fixed on her without showing any emotion.

Aylin remained calm as she walked towards Rodrigo and handed him a USB drive. "I've repaired all the data. Take a look."

Rodrigo took the USB drive with gratitude. "Thank you for your hard work."

"You're welcome, Mr. Wegg."

Frederick lazily leaned against the sofa, looking mischievous as he asked, "Mr. Wegg, who is this beautiful lady?"

"She is a student in the computer science department at the University of Faypine and my future engineer at the company, Aylin Lovelace," Rodrigo answered before introducing further, "Aylin, this is Frederick Kew, also known as the second young Mr. Hector of the Kew family. The BlissGem is owned by the Kew family. And this is the president of the ZenZest, Joaquin Beckham."

Joaquin and Frederick were both famous wealthy men in Faypine.

Aylin felt stunned.

He was Joaquin!

The man she slept with last night and who was given a check was Joaquin!

So those two people who tried to capture her earlier were Joaquin's men?

It was such a coincidence that she met him here now.

Meeting Joaquin's gaze again, Aylin felt slightly guilty under his scrutiny but maintained her composure as she calmly said to Frederick, "Hello, Mr. Kew, Mr. Beckham."

Frederick smiled in response.

After a brief silence, Joaquin suddenly spoke up, "Miss Lovelace, we meet again."

The word 'again' carried a significant meaning.

Rodrigo looked slightly surprised at his words and asked Aylin, "Do you know Mr. Beckham?"

Before Joaquin could respond, Aylin immediately replied, "No, I don't know him personally. We just had a chance encounter before. I didn't know it was Mr. Beckham."

Rodrigo understood and said, "I see."

Joaquin didn't say anything more while Aylin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Frederick looked suspiciously at both of them. He had a feeling that there was more to it than that. It was his first time seeing Joaquin initiate a conversation with a strange woman.

It was quite surprising.

With an amused smile on his face, Frederick asked playfully, "Miss Lovelace, would you like to have a drink?"

Aylin forced a smile and replied, "I'm sorry. I don't drink alcohol."

She never wanted to drink alcohol again.

"Don't drink alcohol?" Joaquin spoke coolly.

Last night, she had reeked of alcohol when she barged into his room! Now she claimed she didn't drink alcohol?

Aylin maintained her composure and said calmly, "I'm allergic to alcohol."

"Aylin, you don't look well. Something's wrong?" Rodrigo suddenly asked with concern in his gentle voice.

Aylin cleared her throat lightly and replied, "No, maybe I walked too quickly just now."

Joaquin's cold gaze observed her closely. It was indeed hasty to escape from two well-trained bodyguards so quickly but eventually ended up in his hands again. There was no way she could escape this time.

"Then why don't you sit down instead of standing?" Rodrigo suggested.

"No need. I've delivered the USB drive. I should go back to school," Aylin declined politely.

"Alright then. After you return to school, send me a message. I need to confirm your safety," Rodrigo said.

"Okay."

Aylin glanced at Joaquin and Frederick once again before nodding slightly as a farewell gesture and then turned around to leave.

Frederick smirked and teasingly asked Rodrigo, "Mr. Wegg, do you care about all your subordinates like this? Or is it only for this beautiful lady?"

Rodrigo smiled warmly and replied, "I treat all my partners equally and care about them all."

His words indicated that he didn't consider Aylin as just another subordinate.

Joaquin suddenly stood up without waiting for their response and walked out quickly.

Gary hurriedly followed him.

Frederick had grown accustomed to his demeanor. However, Rodrigo and Joaquin were not familiar with each other, and Rodrigo thought he might have offended Joaquin. Sensing his concern, Frederick said, "Don't worry. He's always like this. Let's continue. I'd like to toast to you." With that, he raised his glass.

Rodrigo shifted his gaze away from Joaquin's departure, picked up his own glass, and toasted him.

Aylin left the room but only walked a few meters before realizing footsteps behind her.

"Miss Lovelace, please wait," Gary called out to her.

Aylin stopped in her tracks and turned around. Two tall figures were approaching her.

From the moment she learned of Joaquin's identity, she knew that last night's affair was far from over.