"Bang!"
"Boom!"
Lake caught Seifer directly after she appeared in a flash of light. He sank slightly under the impact, dispersing the momentum Seifer had brought with her, then said helplessly, "Even if you're immortal, seriously? Aren't you afraid I might not catch you?"
"Would you?"
Seifer climbed out of Lake's arms, kissed him on the cheek, and smiled. "I have complete faith in you, my love. I knew you'd be watching me the whole time. Does that count as peeping?"
Lake shook his head and snatched the wineglass from Seifer's hand. "All right, you've had your fun. That's enough. Can you settle down now?"
Seifer shook her head. "No."
There was still one of the most exciting scenes she hadn't seen yet. How could she possibly settle down now?
The best always came last.
A few days later.
When Dominic received a call from their eldest sister, Rachel, he initially did not really want to go over. After all, he and Rachel had nothing in common to talk about.
More importantly, Dominic knew perfectly well why the CIA had turned them into partners instead of Langley informants all these years.
As the saying went, if Rachel did not have Lake Edwin standing behind her, that mysterious man would probably never have treated them so politely. Dream on.
In Langley's eyes, there had always been only two kinds of people: those who could be offended and used, and those who could not be offended but could still be exploited somehow.
There was no third kind.
However, Letty told Dominic that he should go over. As for the reason, it was naturally because he could return to their home in Los Angeles together with Mia and Brian, who had already arrived in New York.
But...
The instant Dominic pressed the doorbell