Chapter 482
“Ouch p>
The moment Blossom finished speaking, she suddenly felt a strong pull on her wrist. She got up, stumbled, and her body described a perfect arc in the air… from sitting on the ground to lying flat, making a close acquaintance with the earth. Blossom ended up with a mouthful of snow, her head buzzing.
After what felt like an eternity, when she finally managed to get up, Axel was nowhere to be seen. Blossom was utterly confused p>
In the corner, Axel was scrolling through Blossom’s phone, which he had smoothly taken earlier. After a while, he dialed Tarquin, “It’s not her.” Tarquin had just served dinner, and Elysia was calling the kids to wash up. He took the call into his study, “You tested her p>
“Yeah, no suspicious info in her phone, and she can’t fight p>
Muscle memory is tough to fake. If Blossom knew how to fight, she would’ve instinctively jumped to avoid danger the moment that car came barreling towards her. Even if she was good at hiding, her pulse wouldn’t lie. When he had pulled her up earlier, he had deliberately checked her pulse, and indeed, she had no martial arts training. So, Blossom couldn’t be the mysterious figure.
Tarquin squinted, lighting a cigarette. He wasn’t too surprised by this outcome. He had suspected all along Blossom wasn’t their mysterious figure. Taking a drag from his cigarette, Tarquin mused, “If she’s not the one, then she’s probably being used by them. There’s definitely a connection between her and the mysterious figure p>
Otherwise, the dead cat the figure had killed wouldn’t have ended up in her trash.
Axel added, “Checked her close circle, nothing suspicious. She keeps to a simple crowd p>
“Then widen the search. Look into everyone she could possibly come into contact with, not just friends and colleagues p>
“Got it. And the message p>
Since Blossom was cleared, the message Tarquin received was questionable. Axel had been tracking Blossom; why would the mysterious figure suddenly want him to back off?
“Is she meeting the mysterious figure tonight?” They both pondered the possibility simultaneously. If Blossom was indeed planning to meet the mysterious figure, Axel following her could indeed pose a threat to their plans. This would explain the message.
Tarquin flicked ash from his cigarette, pondering, “The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. While you were watching Blossom, could you have been watched too? Noticed any tails p>
“None.” He was confident in his skills; had someone been following him, he’d have noticed. He was 100% sure no one was tailing him. Tarquin’s eyes narrowed in thought, p>
After a moment, Axel spoke, “I’ll keep tailing Blossom, see who she’s meeting tonight p>
“Be careful p>
“Will do p>
After hanging up, Axel pulled his hat down further and merged with the crowd. Blossom was still frantically looking for her phone when Axel discreetly dropped it among the bystanders. It didn’t take long for someone to notice,
“Here it is, probably fell out of your pocket when you dashed into the street. See if it’s broken p>
Blossom quickly took it, checked, “It’s fine, thank you so much p>
“Don’t mention it, young lady. You’re quite lucky, that car had a sudden blowout, or it could’ve been much worse p>
“Tell me about it, scared me half to death p>
The incident quickly passed, and the crowd dispersed. Blossom crossed the street and continued on, dialing as she walked. Axel followed closely behind.