Chapter 218

That scene kept swirling in Ruby Henderson’s mind. After that, she couldn’t really focus. It wasn’t until the car stopped at Ethan Kim’s team gathering point that she really snapped out of it. Ethan unbuckled his seatbelt, looked at her gently and said, “I’ll get going then. See you when I get back, don’t forget to call.” Ruby nodded, “Yeah, take care.” Ethan grabbed his luggage and walked toward the coach bus. Someone waiting for him joked around, Ethan gave a small laugh, then turned back and waved at her, signaling her to go. Ruby turned the wheel and slowly drove off. The car gradually faded into the rainy blur. Night had fully fallen, and the city neon couldn’t fight against the murky drizzle. The streetlights flickered faintly, like some kind of broken beauty barely holding on. By the time she got back to the apartment, it was around 7 p.m. Downstairs, a silver Rolls-Royce was parked. Daniel Richards’s car. He sat inside, shielded behind the tinted window. Still shrouded in darkn