Kevin thought he heard wrong and looked at him unexpectedly, “What?”
Enrico leaned against the wall, lowered his eyes, flicked the cigarette on his fingertips, and said word by word, “I’ll pay you back for her three years of favors at the border.”
He’d been willing to send Paige to this place back then because he’d seen to it that the plutocrats wouldn’t feel free to step on this part of the border.
But this was Kevin’s place after all, and it wasn’t fair to say that Paige had gotten out all on her own.
At those words, Kevin let out a somewhat bitter laugh.
Paige to the border, he is very satisfied, today even became a favor.
But he couldn’t refuse.
“Good.” Kevin answered.
“I’ll pull the core of the intelligence organization out of the border, without that, you’ll have time to deal with the people in the family, but at the same time, they can deal with you with impunity.” Enrico said coldly.
“I fought once in THE Lautners family a few years ago, and this time, I’ll win as well.”
Kevin laughed, “It’s a very shocking thing for an organization to change heads, gotta get Paige out there more, those guys recognize her.”
Hearing that, Enrico’s face changed again and Kevin was busy saying, “She was working for the organization because of you, she was trying to save you at the time.”
Enrico looked at him with a cold gaze, “I helped this time, two clearances between you and her, next time, when I should pour gasoline, I will definitely not be soft.”
Two clear …
Kevin realized for the first time that the word hurt so much, he leaned aside and said, “Paige and I are friends, that’s all, if you don’t trust me, you should trust her.”
“It’s one thing for me to believe her, it’s another to pour gasoline on you.”
Enrico made the distinction clear and unambiguous.
“…”
Kevin was speechless.
Enrico turns and walks away, the fireworks lighting up the night once more.
Kevin stood still and sighed a little heavily, it’s no fun to have these things go back and forth, fight after fight, in the big families.
The fireworks are over.
It’s time to go back.
Kevin walks them all the way to the front door, Paige is being held by Enrico’s hand, she looks over to Kevin’s occasionally furrowed brow, and after a long moment of thought still says, “Why don’t you just tie the knot?”
“…”
Kevin lifted his eyelids and looked at her in silence.
Enrico looked cold.
“You’re too tired to be … alone.”
Paige said.
Being the leader of THE Lautners family, in which the troubles were doubled, the loved ones around him could be on his side for the benefit yesterday, and today they could fall on their sword, and he was too tired to be alone.
Kevin looked at her clear brow, suddenly remembered that she had been bone thin for a period of time, perhaps, love is really sustenance.
He smiled, “Okay, I’ll give it a try when I’m over this hurdle.”
Naturally, it’s not good to talk much about this kind of thing.
Paige also did not say much, she looked at him and sincerely said, “Kevin, cheer up, I … am at The Capital.”
The words fell, a hand wrapped around her shoulders, embraced her and left, not letting her talk more.
Kevin looked at their backs, “If I lose the fight, I’ll come to The Capital to join you.”
“You call when you’re short of staff and money.” Enrico uttered with bravado.
“…”
Kevin was silent.
Paige couldn’t help herself and walked out a good distance before saying, “So concerned about Kevin, huh?”
At that, Enrico took her even deeper into his arms, lowered his head to her ear, and said coolly, word for word, “I wouldn’t have wasted a single bill if you’d allowed me to, say, assassinate him a second before he entered The Capital.”
“…”
He really is …
Paige couldn’t find the adjective to describe him.
Gabriel followed them and jumped at the sight, “What are you talking about? What are you whispering? Gabriel wants to hear it too! Gabriel wants to hear it too!”
“You don’t have to listen.”
Enrico unilaterally decided for Gabriel, picking him up and throwing him into the car.
Paige followed to get in the car, and Enrico shut the door as soon as he could, shutting Gabriel in.
“…”
Gabriel pressed his little face into the car window with a confused look on his face, so much so that his nose was deformed and his eyes were wide open.
What for what for what?
What were they going to do again?
Paige looked to Enrico quizzically, “Doing what?”
Enrico lowered his head to force his way closer to her face, his eyes deep, his voice low and magnetic, “You’ve been standing on the observation deck, why?”
Paige was stunned, realizing it was Kevin who had said that, and she turned her head to look in the direction of THE Lautners family.
That observation deck was high enough to be seen at a glance, and when she didn’t have anything to do, she stayed up there, all the time.
“At that time, I knew on the one hand that you might have had an attack, and on the other hand, I thought that you would be coming to get me at any moment, so I stood up there, and I was afraid that when you came, you wouldn’t be able to find me.”
She said, smiling somewhat self-deprecatingly, meeting his deep-colored eyes, “Isn’t it a bit silly?”
But at that moment, she really hoped for a miracle.
Hoping that this unstoppable man was truly omnipotent and then swept everything away to appear before her eyes.
Enrico stared at her closely, and Paige, her long eyelashes quivering at his look, said, “Well, it’s all in the past, don’t mention … well.”
Enrico reached up and took hold of the back of her neck, and lowered his head and kissed her, hard and fuming, itching to kiss out all the memories of her past and then erase them with his own hands.
“…”
Gabriel, who was pasted on the car glass, saw this scene and glared even more, her little hand slapping the car window, “Daddy, Mommy! Why did you guys lock me in for a kiss?”
Can’t he just come out and watch?
The next second, Enrico’s big palm covered his little face through the car window, Gabriel could not see anything.
Why couldn’t he see?
He’d kissed Mommy and Daddy, too!
What can’t he see?
The red ribbon on the man’s wrist fluttered in the night breeze, bringing the trip to the border to a close.
…
The trip back to The Capital dragged on for another half a month or so, during which time Paige and Enrico made a personal trip to the organization to thunderously shift the core base.
After a thousand calls from the crowd at The Capital, Enrico and Paige officially returned to The Capital with Gabriel, back at the Rose Estate.
Just as she entered the courtyard, Paige smelled the aroma of a meal, a reassuringly good smell mixed with the scent of the rosebuds that filled the yard.
She walked into the dining room, and when she looked up, she saw Blanca, Alonso, Brangelina, and Olivia all crowded into the kitchen.
This time, another Mitchell had been added.
He was dressed smartly, but had an apron tied around his waist, and was hard at work sauteing a dish, his face as serious as if he were dealing with a family matter.
As she watched the smoke wafting out of the kitchen, Paige suddenly felt that it would be a disservice to the fireworks for her and Enrico to go into seclusion. …
No, no, no.
Couldn’t think about it, if she dared change her mind at this point, Enrico could eat her alive.
“Paige is back?”
Alonso was the first to spot Paige and rushed out, a pair of dark eyes, looking her up and down, “Tired of flying? Are you hungry? Why are you still carrying a bag, here, give it to me.”
Alonso reached over and removed the bag from her shoulder.
Gabriel bounced in, “Hello, Gabriel back to … well.”
Alonso shoved the bag into his arms, “Put it inside for your mommy.”