From behind a closed door, Jaden’s low, chilling voice could be heard.

“Up until now, he hasn’t shown up. Looks like our little trap tonight was a failure.”

Valerie smiled lazily. “Then let it fail. You know how dangerous he is. If we lose patience, we’ll be the ones who die.”

Jaden went quiet for a moment before asking, “Ms. Reyes, I really don’t understand why you offered to help me.”

Valerie snorted coldly. “I’m not helping you. I just hate that person with every fiber of my being. If he dies, I’ll be thrilled, and I’m even willing to lend a hand to make it happen.”

Jaden laughed with amusement. “You hate Andrew that much?”

Valerie ground her teeth. “That man has no reason to keep living. If he hadn’t come after me, I wouldn’t have bothered with him. But he had the audacity to set his sights on me, so he can’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Jaden asked with interest, “May I ask what happened? What exactly did Andrew do to you, Ms. Reyes?”

Valerie said coolly, “That’s none of your concern.”

Jaden laughed heartily and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, Valerie also stayed quiet.

Andrew stood in the darkness, smirking. So, Valerie and Jaden had also been waiting for him to walk into their trap tonight.

They just did not realize his patience and stealth far outmatched theirs. Now that they thought he was not coming, they had let their guard down.

Looking at it this way, the villa’s loose security tonight might not have been lax at all. It was quite possible they had deliberately made it easy for him to get in.

Regardless of what Jaden was thinking, Andrew was already inside. So, even if what awaited him ahead were trap after trap, he had no intention of turning back.

The hunter and the prey often traded places in an instant, and those who played with fire usually ended up burning themselves.

Jaden had set a trap to lure him in, so Andrew would turn that trap right back on him.

…

After another half hour had passed, Valerie’s patience completely ran out.

“This is pointless. I’m going home. Looks like that guy really has turned into a coward.”

Immediately after, the sound of high heels clicked across the floor.

However, another set of footsteps moved to the door first, apparently blocking the exit.

Valerie’s voice rang out with displeasure. “Mr. Horton, what’s the meaning of this?”

Jaden gave a sleazy laugh. “Ms. Valerie, since you’re already here and it’s late at night, why don’t we have a drink together and get to know each other better?”

Valerie let out a cold laugh, her voice icy. “You want to sleep with me?”

From Jaden’s end came a moment of stunned silence. He clearly had not expected Valerie to be so blunt.

Andrew was also somewhat taken aback.

It seemed that Valerie’s earlier intimacy with Jaden had been pure pretense. On the contrary, she had a vicious, fiery personality and cut straight to the heart of matters.

If Jaden wanted to get close to her, his chances were slim to none.

Jaden spoke again. “Ms. Reyes, I’ve always admired you. If you become my woman, then I will serve you loyally from now on.”

Valerie scoffed. “Mr. Horton, how old are you? 50? That aside, for a man, as long as he has enough charisma, age isn’t an issue, like Mr. Vazquez, for example. But what are you compared to him?

“Next to him, you’re nothing. So get out of my way, I don’t need you serving me loyally. What I need is for you to stay as far away from me as possible.”