Chapter 716
Eloise gave a little shiver but mustered her courage. “No objections from me.”
The three guys shook their heads.
With everyone settled on the plan, they began moving forward.
Christina slowed her pace, sidled up to Dylan, and whispered, “Was it you who handled the Reed and Delgado families?”
When Christina asked her question, Dylan frowned for a moment, looking confused. Based on what he had been told, Christina was the one who had made the Reed Group’s stock prices crash.
“Wasn’t it your doing?” Dylan asked, clearly puzzled about the whole situation.
Christina spoke quietly. “Yes. I’m the one who made the Reed Group’s stock prices fall. But I had absolutely nothing to do with Thea and the Delgado siblings going missing.”
“I didn’t do it either,” Dylan responded.
“I thought it was you,” Christina said, wrinkling her forehead as an image of a mischievous smile flashed through her mind. Terrence. Could he be the one who did this? From her brief interactions with Terrence, she could tell he was exactly the type of person who would pull off something this bold and crazy.
All at once, Christina remembered that Terrence had tried to call her earlier. Was he trying to tell her about this whole kidnapping situation, but she had hung up on him before he could explain anything, so he never got the chance to fill her in?
“What’s going through your head?” Dylan asked when he saw her spacing out, and he started to feel worried and uncomfortable.
Christina came back to the present moment and shook her head while forcing a smile. “It’s nothing important.”
“You went to the underground boxing arena.” Dylan couldn’t hold back any longer and blurted it out.
He had really wanted Christina to tell him about it on her own, but her wins against both the Boxing King and the retired Super Champion were already all over the internet. Her social media account, which she hardly ever used, had gotten thousands of new followers overnight.
Yet even with all this attention, Christina had no plans to mention any of it to him, which made him feel pretty hurt and left out. How could he make her fall in love with him? This question had been eating at him for months, and he still had no clue what the answer was.
“Yeah, I did,” Christina answered simply.
When she noticed that Dylan seemed upset, she felt compelled to add, “I didn’t mention it because I didn’t want you to stress out about it.”
Her explanation immediately made Dylan feel so much better. He worked hard to hide the huge grin that was trying to spread across his face.
“Did Elliott go with you?” Dylan asked, trying to sound casual even though he knew the answer—and still minded it.
“Yeah, he did. Eloise really wanted to come along. I knew the underground boxing arena was a dangerous place, and I wouldn’t be able to protect her once I got in the ring to fight, so I asked her brother to keep an eye on her,” Christina explained.
Dylan gave a small nod, taking in the words with quiet understanding. So, Elliott was only there to keep Eloise safe. Nothing more. This time, he couldn’t stop it; a faint smile lingered on his lips. Warmth bubbled in his chest, and his eyes sparkled with quiet amusement. Christina froze for a moment, caught off guard by how soft and genuine Dylan’s smile was. Even though it was barely there, that smile of his was strangely captivating.