Chapter 1339
Elijah walked Elliot out to the parking lot outside. One of the bodyguards opened the door for Elliot and he slid in
before saying to Elijah courteously, “Thank you for seeing me out, Mr. Jackman.”
“You’re most welcome. Goodbye, Mr. Presgrave,” Elijah replied and watched as the procession of bulletproof cars
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Then, Elijah returned to the office and brought the pile of documents to Ren, who was standing in front of the
French window with a cup of coffee. He seemed to be in deep thought.
“Did everything go smoothly, Sir?” Elijah asked in concern.
“Yes. Very smoothly.” Ren nodded.
“Miss Singed has arrived safely at her parents‘ new villa. The Singeds won’t be leaving their house for the next few
days. They will be under our protection at all times,” Elijah reported.
Ren narrowed his eyes. He could not help but think that Ruka would be bored out of her mind if she stayed cooped
up inside the house for too long. If it hadn’t been for him, she wouldn’t have had to go through all of this.
Just then, Ren’s phone rang, and he picked it up. “Yes, Scarlet?”
“Ren, did you send Ruka back to her parents? It’s Christmas Eve today. Do you think it’d be alright if we invited
them to join us for a celebration?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“I’m a little swamped today, Scarlet. I’ll let Elijah handle the arrangements.”
“Alright. Come home for dinner once you’re done with work. Mom and Dad are here too.”
Ren’s heart tightened. “Scarlet, make sure Dad doesn’t find out about my relationship with Ruka.”
“Relax. Everyone’s on high alert right now. No one will inform Dad about it before the elections. We know what his
temper’s like,” Scarlet assured him before adding a reminder. “Don’t work too late. You need to take care of your
health too.”