Something of My Own Has Been Taken Away

"Come with me." Evan Xiao turned and walked away.

Grace Lawrence told the others to head back to the shop first, then hurried after him.

Once they reached a nearby alley, Grace asked, "What's wrong? You look kinda upset."

"Just now, you were less than a foot away from David Yuan," Evan said, expressionless.

Grace: "Huh?"

"You must stay at least three feet away from other men."

"What?"

"And don't smile at other men like you just did."

Grace: "..."

Outside the government office, Minister Zhuo asked sternly, "Where is the eldest miss?"

Grace gave him a frosty look. "So if someone else smiles at me, I should just glare at them? Or if someone gets within three feet, I should run away? Wouldn't that make me look crazy?"

Evan was silent for a moment. "At least don't go looking for trouble. In that situation, you could've just bowed and said thank you."

She actually talked to him so intimately, and David Yuan even whispered to her.

He wanted to smack David Yuan to death.

Grace protested, "Big Dave is like a brother to me!"

"Big Dave?" Evan's aura grew even colder.

"Don't be so jealous!" Grace grabbed his hand and said, "In my heart, there's only you! Even if the seas dry up and the mountains crumble, it'll always be you!"

Minister Zhuo noticed Chu Shi's odd expression. He stepped lightly over, and saw... Evan Xiao was holding his daughter, kissing her passionately, completely lost in the moment...

Grace giggled and asked, "So, what brings you here?"

If he wanted to win over Colin Gu, he had to get Evan Xiao on his side.

"Oh..."

"Why didn't you come to me?" Evan asked again.

"Come to you?"

"Prime Minister, should we move now?" David Yuan came over and asked.

The Prime Minister nodded. "Send the guards from the Prime Minister's residence. First, take control of Lucky Star..."

Evan gazed at her fair, pretty face and those rosy lips, and couldn't help but lean down and kiss her.

"Don't let anyone see..." Grace blushed and tried to dodge.

Evan held her head gently and kissed her, refusing to let go.

...

Outside the government office, Minister Zhuo asked sternly, "Where is the eldest miss?"

Then she headed to Lucky Star.

"Where did she go?"

"She..."

"Speak!"

Minister Zhuo patted her shoulder with a big smile. "Good girl, you did great this time! You made a huge contribution!"

Compared to the eldest miss, he was more afraid of the Prime Minister.

Sorry, Eldest Miss...

Minister Zhuo noticed Chu Shi's odd expression. He stepped lightly over, and saw... Evan Xiao was holding his daughter, kissing her passionately, completely lost in the moment...

He immediately turned away, his expression extremely complicated as he walked off.

If he wanted to win over Colin Gu, he had to get Evan Xiao on his side.

Seeing this scene now, he felt like he was one big step closer to winning Evan over.

But at the same time, why did his heart feel so sour?

It was like something that belonged to him had been snatched away.

"Prime Minister, should we move now?" David Yuan came over and asked.

The Prime Minister nodded. "Send the guards from the Prime Minister's residence. First, take control of Lucky Star..."

...

After a bit of cuddling, Grace tried to pull away.

There were still a bunch of people waiting for her at Lucky Star!

Evan told her to go to the General's Mansion tomorrow—he needed her help with something.

She didn't think much of it, just sweetly agreed.

Then she headed to Lucky Star.

But when she got there, she found the place surrounded by guards from the Prime Minister's residence, and her dad was standing there, commanding the arrests like a boss.

All the blacksmiths and workers inside had been taken away.

"Dad? What are you doing?" Grace asked, puzzled. "Why did you take everyone from the shop?"

Minghan Zhu patted her shoulder with a big smile. "Good girl, you did great this time! You made a huge contribution!"

"What huge contribution?" Grace was totally confused.