Chapter 528: Chapter 528: Engagement Ring
Before long, the subordinate who was sent out returned swiftly and handed the camera to the head of the high ranks. "Someone was secretly filming us. To escape, he threw the camera at us. The technique was clumsy, not like what those people would do."
Although the Yanmen had many enemies, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry would have the guts to monitor every move of the Yanmen. As for those who had the skill and courage...
Take their arch-enemies, the Hawthorne family, for example—they would disdain to use such methods.
But what if the person secretly filming wasn’t targeting the Yanmen?
The possible scenarios that the subordinates could think of, the higher ranks naturally thought of too. After reviewing the photos taken by the camera, the leader was silent for a while before turning around and handing the camera to Ann Vaughn.
"Miss Vaughn, take a look at this."
Ann Vaughn initially thought something had happened, but who would have thought it was someone secretly filming in the shadows, and the target...
It was her!
"How could this be..." Ann Vaughn stared at the photos in the camera in shock. Since returning to The Imperial Capital from Marinia, she had been under surveillance and hadn’t even noticed!
Even though the camera didn’t capture any personal private moments, it only recorded her daily routine.
But this feeling of having every move monitored by someone from behind the scenes, not knowing what they wanted to do or what they might do—
It was truly terrifying.
Ann Vaughn’s face turned slightly pale, but her mind was racing quickly.
The person monitoring her must find something profitable about her, or they have a purpose to achieve.
Judging by the fact that the photos were taken since she returned to The Imperial Capital, Ansel Pharma, and the Sheridan Family were the biggest suspects.
The former loathed her to the core, while the latter was guarded and exclusive toward her. They were both possible...
As Ann Vaughn lowered her gaze in deep thought, a group of people had already escorted the still unconscious Sutton Jennings to the Intensive Care Unit and had tightly secured the area inside and out.
Seeing Ann Vaughn’s poor complexion, the high rank reassured her, "Miss Vaughn, don’t worry, we’ve already sent someone to investigate, and we’ll inform you immediately if there’s any news."
"Thank you all." Ann Vaughn smiled faintly, "It’s already late, I should get going. Brother Shane is completely out of danger now, as long as he takes good care of his injuries, he’ll recover soon."
The leaders looked puzzled: "Aren’t you staying until Lord Shane wakes up?"
Ann Vaughn’s expression changed slightly, suddenly remembering the item that Sutton Jennings had forcibly pressed into her palm in the operating room earlier.
"Right, when Brother Shane wakes up, please help return this to him for me."
Saying that, Ann Vaughn opened her palm, revealing a dazzlingly beautiful diamond ring lying there. Just the purple diamond in the center was worth over ten million.
The leaders of the Yanmen were gradually breathless at the sight.
Not because of the price of the diamond ring, but—
How could Lord Shane propose to Ann Vaughn in such an unromantic and lackluster way on the operating table!
"Before he completely lost consciousness, he briefly woke up and probably mistook me for someone else, stuffing the ring meant for his beloved into my hand." Ann Vaughn felt a mix of amusement and frustration as she said this, "I temporarily kept it for him, so when he wakes up, remember to give it back."
In a life-or-death situation, for Sutton Jennings to still remember proposing to his beloved showed how much he valued her.
Such an important item naturally should be in the hands of the right person.
The leaders: !!!
Thank the heavens that Lord Shane was still in a coma, or else—they would be rescuing him only to immediately anger him into unconsciousness again??
Even they felt a stabbing pain in their hearts after hearing Miss Vaughn’s words.
This had to be a sign of how little interest she had in their lord...
"Miss Vaughn, maybe this ring was really intended for you?" The leaders, unwilling to give up, still wanted to strive for their lord.
"How could that be possible?" Ann Vaughn instantly denied their guess without hesitation, "Brother Shane isn’t that kind of person."
She had almost misunderstood Sutton Jennings once, but once it was explained clearly, she didn’t delude herself into thinking she was like currency that everyone loved.
Leaders: ???
No, Lord Shane really is that kind of person!
They didn’t have the courage to accept the ring for Miss Vaughn from Lord Shane either!
The leaders exchanged glances and, in the next second, unanimously vanished like birds scattered.
"Miss Vaughn, we just remembered there’s something urgent we need to attend to!"
"We’ll definitely thank you properly when we have the chance!"
"We’ll be off now!"
Before Ann Vaughn could stop them, the corridor in front of her was instantly empty, not a shadow of the Yanmen people in sight.
Ann Vaughn looked at the scorching hot potato still in her hand and felt a headache.
What was with these people? It’s understandable to kneel in excitement over Brother Shane’s successful surgery, but they didn’t dare to hand over his belongings either...
Could Brother Shane’s image be quite frightening in front of them?
Helplessly, Ann Vaughn could only temporarily keep the hot potato until Sutton Jennings woke up, and return it to him personally.
As she left the hospital, the piercingly cold night wind blew against her, making Ann Vaughn shrink her shoulders from the cold and quickly walked towards her car.
The closer she got to her car, the more her steps seemed to slow down, eventually coming to a stop.
"What are you doing here?" Ann Vaughn looked at Levi Lowell and Leo Lowell standing by her car, as well as the man in the black hoodie restrained by them, and her eyes revealed confusion.
Levi Lowell let out a cold sneer and was about to make a sarcastic remark before Leo Lowell stopped him.
"He is the one who was secretly filming you. We’ve already gotten him to reveal who the mastermind behind him is and where he hid the backup memory card." Leo Lowell explained before handing the memory card to Ann Vaughn.
Slightly astonished, Ann Vaughn accepted the memory card and looked at the man, asking, "Who instructed this person?"
"Brooke Ryan."
It was her?!
Suppressing her inner confusion, Ann Vaughn frowned as she approached the man and spoke in a clear, cold voice, "After you go back, tell Brooke Ryan to stop targeting me. Let this be the last time."
"If I tell her, will you let me go?" the man asked, looking defeated.
If he’d known the mission target would be this difficult to deal with, he should’ve negotiated a million with his employer!
As it stands, even the fifty thousand may not be enough for his medical bills...
"Naturally." Ann Vaughn nodded, signaling for Leo Lowell to let him go.
Levi Lowell was visibly unwilling and wanted to say something to Ann Vaughn, but was stopped by Leo Lowell again, who let the man go as Ann Vaughn had instructed.
Ann Vaughn found the two brothers quite agreeable at this moment and, before getting into her car, offered, "Want a ride?"
This time, Leo Lowell spoke before Levi Lowell could respond gruffly, courteously and politely refusing her, "No, thank you for the offer."