Mysterious Woman is So Gentle by Mila Chan
Mysterious Woman Is So Gentle By Mila Chan Chapter 18

Chapter 18

She shot onto her feet and shrilled, “Arielle, what's the meaning of this?Can't you suck it up

this once instead of vying against me for the first-class seat? Need Iremind you the reason we're

on this flight? It's because we're going to my awards ceremony! Mine!”Arielle spat coldly, “Relax. I'm not here for your precious first-classseat.”

Shandie knitted her brows before interrogating loudly, “Then why areyou here?”

Right then, Henrick had overheard the commotion and joined in with athunderous voice.

“What do you think you're doing, Arielle? And here I thought you werea sweet and obedient

girl. Was that all just a facade?”

Arielle was about to respond, but the man beat her to it. He interjectedwith a sharp gaze,

“I'm afraid you're all mistaken. Ms. Moore is not here for the first-classcabin. Rather, I'm

escorting her to that private jet, the one next to this aircraft.”

“What!” Shandie bellowed as her eyes shot over to the window indisbelief.

What she saw next clouded her thoughts with resentment. It was aluxurious private jet

with an extremely sleek and polished exterior. Across the jet's body wasan elegantly written

word with fine penmanship-Nightshire.

That's the Nightshire family’s private jet! Shandie whipped around tostare daggers at Arielle, jealousy flitting across her dark eyes. EvenCindy, who had been silently observing, balled her fists after seeing theNightshires’ jet.

Henrick soon snapped back to his senses and quickly asked the man,"Sir. I'm Sannie's

father, and our family is traveling together on this flight. If it's alright,can the rest of us go as

well?”

The man maintained a neutral expression as he pointed out,“Apologies, Mr. Nightshire has

only extended his invitation to Ms. Moore alone. Not to mention, thethree of you got a cabin

upgrade but chose to abandon Ms. Moore in economy—class by herself.Is that how a family

should be with one another?”

Regret festered in Henrick like a tumor.

Damn it! I should have upgraded Arielle’s seat to first-class too. If I haddone that, then

maybe I would be lounging in Vinson's private jet at this very moment...The man couldn't care less about what Henrick thought. He swiftlyturned on his heel and

bowed respectfully to Arielle. “This way, Ms. Moore.”

Arielle nodded, then cast an icy stare at Henrick. “I'll meet you guys atthe airport.”

With that, Arielle held her head high like royalty and disregardedShandie completely. She followed closely behind the man as theyexited the airplane.

Shandie’s and Cindy's faces twisted with jealousy at the luxuriousprivate jet that parked

beside them.

Shortly after, Arielle boarded the jet. The first thing she saw was Vinson,whose head was

lowered to focus on reading a contract.

The assistant spoke up, “Mr. Nightshire. I've brought Ms. Moore over.”Vinson hummed a simple Mm-hmm in reply without even looking up.Arielle felt uneasy. Not knowing how to respond or what to do, shetensed with her feet planted on the ground.

Thankfully, the assistant came to her rescue. He advised, “Mr.Nightshire is currently busy. You may make yourself comfortable in thecabin that's inside.”

“Okay.” Arielle nodded. She then cautiously walked past Vinson andentered the cabin. Once inside, Arielle’s jaw dropped in shock. Sheexclaimed, “Rain?” The blonde man lifted his gaze and gawked, equallyas surprised. “San? I never thought I'd

see you here. Have you returned to this country?”

“Mm-hmm, I just got back some time ago.”

Rain cheerily patted at the seat beside his, beckoning her over. “Comesit with me.”

Arielle obliged. Once she sat down, questions about her current lifecame out of Rain's

mouth with burgeoning excitement. He also invited, “I'm heading toNorham for the academy's award ceremony. If there’s nothing on yourschedule, would you like to attend as well since you are one of ouracademy's founders?”

Rain was the principal of the Crown Coffee Academy and a world—renowned coffee

sommelier.

Back then, Arielle and Rain were the ones who came up with as well asestablished the

Crown Coffee Academy.

They wanted to create a place where coffee enthusiasts could expandtheir knowledge on

coffee-making.

What they never expected was for the academy to develop into a well-known spot for socialites. Hence, Rain created a restriction wherebyonly ten students may receive the expert level barista certificate. Thisway, only the elite, talented, and worthy coffee connoisseurs couldreceive these certificates.

Arielle’s lips curled into a devious smile when she heard that Rain wason his way to

Shandie’s award ceremony. She stated, “What a coincidence. I'mheading there myself...”

Rain beamed at once. “That's wonderful! The students will be ecstatic tomeet the academy's

founders. They'll be over the moon!”

“No.” Arielle shook her head and requested, “I was hoping that you'llkeep my identity

confidential.”

Rain’s vibrant smile fell glum in an instant. He then inquired, “Why?”

“I have some personal reasons.” “Alright then, I'll be more than pleasedas long as you attend the event.” Arielle flashed a faint smile but didn’tsay anymore.

Two hours of flight later, the jet gradually made its descent intoNorham airport.

Vinson had already left by the time Arielle disembarked from the jet.Unbothered, she exchanged goodbyes with Rain and went to look forthe other three

Southalls.

That's strange. Didn“t we agree to meet up after getting off our flights?So why aren’t

Henrick and the others here at the arrival hall as promised?

Airelle held her ground in silence. She knew that Henrick wouldn'tabandon her because

she was still of value to him. So she waited.

Right then and there, a bodyguard dressed in a coal-black suit strodetowards Arielle’s

direction. Beside him was a man that she would recognize anywhere—Vinson

Despite standing next to a tall bodyguard, Vinson still towered with hissuperior stature.

Some passersby curiously paid attention to Vinson. Their faces eitherturned a bashful

shade of red or gawked as they vividly babbled about Vinson’sappearance.

“That guy's incredibly handsome! Do you think he's a celebrity?”

“No way. If he is, then he should have blown up all over the internet bynow. Even those

influencers can't compare to his good looks.”

Compared to the eagerly buzzing crowd, Arielle’s skewed frown was anunderwhelming

reaction.

She glanced briefly at him before focusing on her phone and dialingHenrick’s number.

The call went through, yet Henrick had instantly rejected. Arielle knewthat this must have

been Shandie’s doing.

Although Cindy is a wicked woman, she wouldn't be so stupid to usesuch sloppy tactics

against me.

It seems like Shandie is trying to get on my nerves by keeping me inthe dark about their

whereabouts. Game on, then. I'll patiently wait here for them.

Noticing a lounge nearby, Arielle headed over for some refreshments.What she hadn't realized was that she walked right into the lion's den;just as she entered, the lounge door flung shut behind her.

Arielle instinctively turned around but was shoved to the wall by atowering man. His

powerfully built body pressed against hers, trapping her.