Chapter 133

The rest of the flight passed without any major incident, fortunately.

After their conversation, Nyx returned to reading her business magazine while Alex occupied himself with food, occasional naps, and sometimes trying not to think too hard about the fact that the beautiful woman sitting across from him had somehow managed to uncover something important through only something as simple as observation alone.

It looks like later he had to learn how to control his facial expression and outward emotions, especially around someone like her.

After a long grueling couple of hours later, the luxurious private jet finally began its descent downward. Alex glanced out of the window and saw the sprawling city below growing larger and larger.

Sigh. South Korea was finally behind them.

The wheels touched the runway with a smooth thud. Then the aircraft rolled forward before eventually coming to a stop inside a private section of the airport where only a handful of luxury jets were parked.

Nyx calmly closed her magazine and said while looking outside the window.

"Hmm. Looks like we are finally here."

Alex yawned while stretching lazily before standing up.

"Yeah, it’s finally about time. I was already beginning to grow tired of being cooped up here for so long."

"Same."

The cabin door opened shortly afterward, and Alex followed closely behind Nyx as they stepped outside.

The familiar cool air greeted them almost immediately, causing Alex to smile. There was no better feeling than finally returning back to the safety of your country after almost being killed on foreign soil.

...Waiting not too far away was a black car which was the latest edition of Rolls Royce. But that wasn’t what caught Alex’s attention.

Instead, his eyes landed on a familiar blonde haired girl with delicate baby face features that was supposed to look really cute if she weren’t currently looking so cold and emotionally detached.

Today, She was wearing a black jacket over a simple shirt and denim jeans that made the curves of her hips and her well proportioned slender legs pop out. Her short blonde hair swayed lightly with the wind as she leaned against the body of the Rolls Royce.

However, the moment she spotted Nyx the cold demeanor on Doris’s baby face froze away as a genuine, incredibly bright smile broke across her lips, and she practically bounced forward, throwing her arms around Nyx’s waist in a warm greeting.

"Miss Nyx, welcome back."

Nyx didn’t even flinch or pull away. Instead, her shoulders softened, and she gently wrapped an arm around Doris’s back, lightly patting her hair with a quiet fondness that she rarely showed to people. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Hmm."

Standing a few steps behind them, Alex watched the heartwarming reunion play out with a small smile.

But the moment Doris finally broke out from the embrace and shifted her gaze toward him, her face instantly snapped back into its indifferent expression as if he were some kind of stranger, before she instantly shifted her gaze away.

Alex sighed internally while scratching the back of his neck as he felt a small sting inside his chest. It wasn’t anger or disappointment. He just couldn’t put it into words.

Alex already knew exactly why she was behaving this way around him.

It all stemmed directly from the intimate night they had shared before he and Nyx had departed for South Korea.

But still, even though he knew why she was like this and had already prepared for it, that still didn’t stop it from bothering him a little.

Especially after the wonderful time he had enjoyed with her when they were watching and playfully arguing about their favourite anime character.

All of a sudden, his annoying system chose that exact moment to whisper inside his head.

[Ouch]

Alex ignored her, but she didn’t give up and continued.

[That one definitely hurt]

’Would you please be quiet?’

The chibi immediately zipped her mouth shut.

Trying to break the awkward silence and make himself at least look useful, Alex turned his attention toward the side of the cabin where their valuable captive was currently situated.

The crazy thing was that Annie had actually managed to wake up halfway through the flight.

However before the dangerous woman could even fully process her surroundings or attempt a desperate attack inside the enclosed airspace, Nyx and him had quickly administered several shots of specialized, military grade tranquilizer directly into her jugular.

Alex at that moment didn’t know why she had them around, but he sure as hell was glad that they were around. The massive dose of tranquilizer, enough to knock out an elephant, knocked the dangerous woman out cold in a flash.

As Alex stepped forward, bending his knees to lift the unconscious woman over his shoulder to carry her down, Nyx’s calm voice suddenly rang out, stopping him dead in his tracks.

"Let Doris do it."

Alex blinked in surprise with his hands hovering just inches above Annie’s shoulders. Even Doris also looked slightly surprised.

For some reason, even Nyx herself didn’t fully understand why those words had come out.

It was simply instinctive. Just a random word and nothing more. At least that’s what she told herself.

Realizing it wasn’t a battle worth fighting. Alex simply nodded, stepping back to give them space.

"Alright, if you say so," he agreed easily.

Despite her delicate, diminutive appearance, Doris didn’t hesitate for a single second. She approached the limp body of the elite Dark Lotus assassin, bent down, and effortlessly hoisted Annie over her shoulder in one single, fluid motion.

With the dangerous captive now secured like a harmless sack of grain, Doris turned around and marched back down the steps, with an indifferent face.

The trio, along with their heavily sedated hostage, walked out onto the area where the expensive black Rolls-Royce was already waiting for them.

Doris casually tossed the unconscious Annie into the spacious trunk of the vehicle, securing the latches with a heavy, metallic click before stepping into the driver’s seat.

Just as Alex was about to head to the passenger seat, Nyx claimed it and told him to sit at the back. Left with no other choice Alex automatically slid into the back of the car.

Within seconds, the luxury car roared to life, and exited the airport gates smoothly. As skyscrapers and different buildings of all sizes passed by outside the windows, silence filled the interior.

Eventually, driven by curiosity, Doris broke it, while keeping her eyes firmly on the road ahead.

"Miss Nyx, if I may ask.. why did the two of you return back from south Korea so early? I thought the business meeting was going to be way longer?"

Nyx leaned her head back against the plush leather seat, looking out at the passing street with a cold look in her beautiful eyes, as she explained the full extent of the deception they had encountered.

She revealed how the entire business proposal had been nothing more than a carefully laid out scheme orchestrated by the leader of Heukryeon, also known as Dark Lotus, an organization Doris knew well enough from her constant proximity to Nyx and the intelligence reports they had reviewed together over the years about various powerful organization around the world.

She continued about how the crazy man, Lee Joon woo, had gone to great lengths to lure her to South Korea for his own obsessive purposes, turning what should have been a straightforward trip into a carefully laid trap that would have almost gotten her caught if not for Alex over here.

The moment the explanation left Nyx’s mouth, Doris’ delicate hands instantly tightened against the steering wheel with such force that it began to crush under her palm. Her eyes widened in shock and her jaws clenched tightly as a wave of fury washed over her baby face.

"They... they dared to try and touch you?" Doris stammered in a voice filled with protective anger that caused her cheeks to puff out slightly.

To Alex who was watching her reactions from the front mirror, her furious expression looked kind of cute and completely non-threatening, which absolutely had everything to do with her inherently soft, and baby-faced facial features.

"That looney scumbag! If I were there, I-I would have made him regret ever doing any of that, even if I have to once more make a river of blood."

"Calm down, Doris. I’m fine," Nyx said softly, though a faint appreciative glint flickered within her amber eyes at the girls’s genuine display of protectiveness and loyalty.

"The immediate threat has already been neutralized for now, all thanks to Alex. For successfully eliminating their Grade B fighter, and subduing the Grade A woman currently riding in our trunk. I plan to use her later as a viable leverage to prevent any sort of secret attacks from Heukryeon, since she is undoubtedly very important to them."

Doris let out a small huff through her nose, and slowly began loosening her crushing grip on the steering wheel, though her ample chest continued to heave with indignation on behalf of her boss.

Before long the car glided through the gates of the familiar massive property that certainly looked less like a mansion and more like the private residence of royalty. Even after seeing it before, the sight still remained as ridiculous as ever.

Ah, Nyx was truly the richest person in his heart, and the best part was, she was his woman. Hehe.