恶霸鲁尼 奖学金

Axel panicked at that thought. He was going to pull Jane away from their Supreme Leader but he stopped the moment he saw Nathan raise his hands as if he was going to hold her.

Axel blinked in puzzlement. \'Is he kissing her back?\'

Just when he thought he misunderstood his Boss, Nathan recovered from his trance. He captured Jane\'s wrists, gripping them tightly. Then in one swift motion, he pushed her away from his body while turning her around.

Nathan twisted her arm and pulled her close, her back pressed against his body. To other people, their current position looked like he was hugging her from behind, but in reality, he restrained her with a strong grip. His gun was aimed directly at her head.

"What do you think you are doing, Phantomflake?" He asked through gritted teeth. He used the back of his palm to wipe his lips.

"Someone! Get us a bottle of water." Axel suddenly shouted. He hastily turned to face Nathan. "Sir, do you feel sick? Dizzy? Did she feed you with something?" Axel\'s face was painted with worries and concerns, assuming Nathan got poisoned by her.

Jane squinted her eyes on Axel. "I just kissed him. I didn\'t feed him with some weird things." She paused for a moment, smiling playfully. Then she added, "Well… except for my saliva."

"Cough! Cough!" Axel choked at Phantomflake\'s last remarks.

Nathan\'s ears turned red from both anger and embarrassment. He didn\'t expect that Phantomflake would act shamelessly like this. She was not taking her situation seriously as if she was just playing around with them.

"Leave us alone!" Nathan ordered his men. His authoritative voice gave Jane a chill.

\'Just like before… he commanded his men the same thing. He wants to deal with me alone.\' Jane recalled her confrontation with Nathan in her previous life.

Axel looked at him worriedly. He was reluctant to leave them. But Nathan\'s dark gaze intimidated him. He had no choice but to obey his command.

They left after securing the area, taking full control of the entire hideout. Phantomflake had no way to escape. If she tried, they would shoot to kill.

"Who called the hit? Tell me?" Nathan spoke sternly, demanding an answer. He was still holding her in place, gripping her arms tightly while his gun still pointing at her head.

Jane didn\'t answer him. She could feel his anger radiating from his body.

Nathan had the urge to pull the trigger but he couldn.t. \'I have to know who is the mastermind behind Monica\'s death.\'

"I\'m giving you the chance to have an easy death. Or perhaps, you want to die the hard way?"

Jane had already heard those words before. His threat was useless against her. Jane wasn\'t afraid of Nathan, especially now.

"Don\'t let me repeat my question. I\'m impatient. Talk now, otherwise, I will give you the most horrible death that a person could ever have!"

Jane smiled faintly as she reminisced the past. She was truly grateful for this second chance. At least, she could change her fate. She was so naive for choosing death before.

"I\'ll tell you everything I know. I promise." Jane reassured him.

Nathan was taken aback for a moment. He expected her to resist and act stubbornly because of her pride as a legendary assassin.

\'Is she really Phantomflake? What if she is just an impostor? She might be Phantomflake\'s double.\' He thought to himself as he speculated about Jane\'s fake identity.

"Where is the real Phantomflake? Who are you?" Nathan started to doubt her identity. His face darkened further, thinking that the real Phantomflake had already escaped.

This time Jane made a move, elbowing Nathan. She didn\'t hurt him hard yet her force was enough to make him loosen his grip on her body. Using her strength and agility, she twisted her body, turning around to face Nathan. She hit his wrist, making him drop the gun. Before the gun landed on the floor, Jane bent down to catch it.

It happened so fast. Nathan couldn\'t react when Jane pointed the gun at him. He just stood there, waiting for her to pull the trigger. But it didn\'t happen. He frowned when Jane put down her gun.

"Don\'t worry, I won\'t hurt you, Nate. I did that so that I could prove to you that I\'m Phantomflake. You can\'t kill me easily. And I\'m here to talk to you." Jane wanted to calm him down.

"Listen to me first. Set aside your hatred and anger. There are lots of things I want to tell you right now. I am running out of time. So please… hear me out." Jane requested him with her pleading eyes.

"Stop. Calling. Me. By. My. Name." Nathan couldn\'t understand why Phantomflake was calling him affectionately. He didn\'t know her at all.

"I don\'t care about any of that! All I want to know is, why did you kill Monica?! Why? If I was your target, you should\'ve killed me instead—not her!" Nathan burst out! His body trembled in anger. He just lost his woman he loved.

Jane\'s expression had become serious. She hated seeing Nathan act like this over Monica. Deep down, she was jealous… insanely jealous. He cared about the wrong woman.

"Don\'t be a fool, Nathan Sparks! Don\'t be blinded by your anger! I didn\'t kill Monica. Or should I say, I haven\'t killed her yet!"

Nathan clenched his jaw as he watched her in confusion. "Stop playing mind games with me. You shot her right in front of me… You killed her. Monica is dead!"

"She\'s not Monica! And I can prove it to you. Go and check her DNA if it matches Veronica\'s DNA. Monica and Veronica are sisters. That woman is not Monica. I am hundred percent certain!" Jane revealed the first deception of Monica.

Nathan was rendered speechless again. It looked like Phantomflake knew a lot about Monica, including Veronica.

"The real Monica is still alive. You can even compare if the dead woman\'s DNA matches your son\'s DNA. I can assure you. That woman is not Ethan\'s biological mother. Not even the real Monica…"

Jane paused for a moment, staring intently into his eyes. "I\'m Ethan\'s biological mother!" She revealed the most important truth.

However, Nathan couldn\'t discern if she was telling the truth or a lie. Her words didn\'t make sense at all. And Jane understood if Nathan wouldn\'t believe her words easily. It was natural for Nathan to doubt her.

Nathan remained silent as he tried to absorb all the information she just disclosed to him.

"I\'ll give you time to confirm my words. I\'m coming with you. I won\'t run away from you. If you find out that I\'ve lied, you can kill me anytime."

After saying that, Jane grabbed Nathan\'s hand, intertwining her fingers with his. "Let\'s go. You can take me home tonight. I won\'t resist. I will stick with you until you believe my words!"

Nathan: "..."