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At this moment, a car suddenly drove by the roadside and stopped beside her car. After the window was opened, the person in the driver’s seat said, “Customer 9815, right? We’re your bodyguards.”
Queenie nodded at him.
This was the most influential mercenary organization in the world. She had paid a high price to hire such a team to protect her. After all, the way to the mysterious organization from here would not be smooth.
At the thought of this, Queenie said, “Come over. Drive for me.”
With that, she got out of the car and walked to the front passenger seat.
As soon as she sat down, the back door of the car beside her was pushed open. Immediately, a masked person in a camouflage outfit got into the driver’s seat.
Queenie said, “Let’s go.”
However, even after a while, the person in the driver’s seat did not start the car.
She turned around in confusion and saw the person taking off the black cat mask.
Nora looked at her with a complicated gaze and asked slowly, “Queenie, where are you going?”
Nora’s hair was tied neatly at the back of her head.
Her face was covered in gray camouflage paint, and the camouflage-print outfit she wore looked smart and well-fitted. Together with her army boots, she was a smart and dashing sight.
At the sight of Nora, Queenie’s pupils shrank. Stunned, she asked, “You… Why are you here?”
Nora cast her eyes down. “You may have underestimated Black Cat’s status in the industry.”
Black Cat was the top assassin in the world. Every organization, no matter which, would show her respect. When Nora realized that Queenie had left by herself, she was absolutely confident that she would hire security services for sure.
Bodyguards hired at the last minute were unprofessional and unreliable. Their combat skills weren’t as reliable as that of professional hitmen and mercenaries. Moreover, mercenaries only did what they were paid to do and would never betray their employers.
Thus, Nora had used Black Cat’s identity to immediately contact all the organizations.
In the end, Queenie chose a mercenary group affiliated with the Hitman League.
The Hitman League and the Assassin Alliance were rivals and competitors. Queenie might have chosen them because of this, in order to prevent Nora from getting a hold of her location through the Assassin Alliance.
But unexpectedly…
The Hitman League showed Black Cat that much respect?
Queenie frowned. “Isn’t the Hitman League on hostile terms with you guys?”.
“We’re not on hostile terms; we’re just competitors. Also, I did them a small favor in the past.”
Nora answered impassively and then looked straight ahead. Many years ago, the Hitman League had received a difficult job. They dispatched several assassins for the job, but they all came back unsuccessful. Had the news spread, the Hitman League would have ended up utterly embarrassed.
Their old boss then got a brainwave and decided to engage the services of Black Cat, who was from the Assassin Alliance, for the job.
To be honest, he had just been making a last-ditch effort. He never imagined that Black Cat would actually take it up.
At that time, they thought that Black Cat just wanted money and hadn’t recognized them. But when Black Cat took only two hours to complete the job that they had failed to complete even after two weeks, and also successfully found their identity, their old boss decided to offer extra money so that Black Cat wouldn’t reveal the truth about the job to others.
At that time, competition between the two organizations was fierce, and every time either of them received a difficult job, they would secretly show off within the industry.
But unexpectedly, Black Cat refused the extra money.
She even said that the job was only worth the price initially agreed upon.
Thinking that this was the Assassin Alliance’s conspiracy, the old boss was convinced at that time that they were done for. With Black Cat easily resolving the problem that they couldn’t, she had pretty much become a walking advertisement!
Unexpectedly, though, the outcome he was worried about did not come to pass.
Black Cat never told anyone that she had taken on such a job.
Because of this, everyone in the Hitman League
– including Abbott, who had carried out the mission with Nora the other time—had a lot of respect for Black Cat, even though they disliked Nora.
Therefore, when Nora used Black Cat’s account to ask them for help, the members of the Hitman League immediately reported to her the moment Queenie approached them.
Abbott even sent several messages to Nora:
‘Hey Black Cat, do you know that the Assassin Alliance took advantage of your fame and found someone to impersonate you and act as a bodyguard for the Queen for three days?! They are too much! The Hitman League’s doors are always open for you.’
Nora: “…”
She ignored Abbott completely. In fact, she didn’t even look at the text messages he sent after that. Instead, she immediately rushed over after receiving the news about Queenie.
After hearing Nora’s reply, Queenie fell silent for a while. In the end, she hung her head and asked, “Are you here to catch me and take me back?”
“No,”
Nora looked straight ahead of her. Suddenly, her eyes reddened and she said, “I’m just… here to accompany you on this journey.”
This journey that might possibly be her last.
Queenie was stunned. Then, she sighed and asked, “You’ve found out?”
“Yeah.”
Nora’s voice was still low, but her voice was firm. She said, “Aunt Queenie, I trust you. You must have your reasons for doing this. Now, I’d like to hear your explanation.”
Her explanation?
Queenie fell silent for a while.
She suddenly turned her head and looked out the window. “You know what? I’ve actually long forgotten what my name really is. Ever since my teens when people started calling me Queenie Schmidt, I thought that I had become the real Queenie.”
She lowered her head, a self-mocking smile on her lips.
“Ivy Lyons. That’s my real name.”
After speaking, she took a sip of red wine and said, “For so many years, the mysterious organization never contacted me, and I naively thought that I had really broken free from them. But unexpectedly, right after you obtained the V16, I received their summons. And now, I must hand over the V16 to them.”
“Why?” Nora looked at her intently.
Why would a woman who was close to death go against her own will and let herself suffer coercion from others?
“Because of my family.”
Queenie… Nora still preferred to call her Queenie, whether because the name was her mother’s pseudonym or any other reason. To her, her aunt was Queenie Schmidt, and in the same way, Queenie Schmidt was her aunt.
“Because my family has always been under their control.”
Queenie spoke indifferently as if the matter had nothing to do with her.
Nora fell silent.
Queenie looked at her. “If they threatened Cherry or Justin’s life and demanded that you hand over the V16, would you do it?”
Yes.
Almost without thinking, Nora came to an answer.
She sighed silently and stared at the steering wheel in front of her.
So, Aunt Queenie had no other choice either, right?
She turned her head to look at Queenie again, her gaze falling on her.
Queenie had always dressed sexily. Even when she was home, she wore a red silk nightgown most of the time. She had a good figure. But Queenie was wearing a large, baggy black coat now instead.
There was sorrow in her eyes. Seemingly from her betrayal of someone whom she once saw as her sister, yet also carrying some other meaning. It was hard to tell what it really was.
Queenie looked at her again. “So, do you hate me?”
“Most likely not.”
Nora answered slowly. She took a while to word what she wanted to say, so that she could express her feelings more clearly. She said, “I was really sad when I found out that you took the V16. But now that I know you had no other choice, I suddenly find myself forgiving you.”
Queenie was taken aback.
Suddenly, she smiled wryly and said, “After so many years, I have ultimately still let Yvette down.”
However, Nora shook her head. “I think Mom expected this to happen. That’s why she chose to trust you unconditionally and gave you warmth, despite knowing full well that she didn’t know anything about your identity or background.”
Queenie laughed when she heard her. “What are your plans now?”
“Nothing much.” Nora slowly replied, “I told you, I’m only here to accompany you on your last journey.”
Queenie was surprised.
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