Chapter 89 - Knight and Teddy Bear

The saving idea came this morning. She was just about to wake Adrien when her eyes fell on him. She couldn't help smiling. After all, she thought for a moment she was Einstein.

A man-sized stuffed elephant was their only option. Untouched it was sitting next to the numerous other stuffed animals. She hoped the documents were safe there. After all, it would be her safe from now on. She'd have to slit the soft toy's back to remove the stuffing so that the documents would fit inside. Then she had dressed the Elephant in an overall so that her secret would remain hidden. It made her feel like some criminal. But what choice did she have? She really needed to talk to Nelli about this.

Absentmindedly she chewed on the egg mixture in her mouth. She couldn't taste anything. As she pondered the events of the past few weeks. Everything was going too smooth!

Only now did she realize how stupid she was. If only she had been a bit more structured! Just for a moment, she should have considered the possibilities. But panic reigned her mind as she learned of the death of her friends that day. Too much weight suddenly fell on her shoulders. All she could think about was... run!

Like a headless chicken, she had run away.

The looming danger and lack of time had settled like snares around her neck. So she ran.

Too bad that she had overlooked the most important thing. Fabien must have had a plan for this case. All she had to do was getting near the safe-deposit box. Everything could have been completely different! Damn it!

But why hadn't the lawyer pointed it out?

That's so strange!

Only later did she realize what kind of mistake she had made. As she sat in the middle of Alexandre's claws. Everything could have been different if only she hadn't been so naive. But she still had the chance to go two-track. All she had to do was get the contents of the safe deposit box without Alexandre knowing.

Lost in thought, she was feeding Adrien when suddenly the door opened and the butler stepped in. His face was expressionless as always, as he leaned over to Alexandre to whisper something in his ear.

"Bring them in." Alexandre ordered and continued his conversation with Claudio in an easygoing manner. When the door opened a second time and the old butler came in, he was followed by two strangers.

"Lily," Alexandre leaned over to her. "This is Monsieur Bassir and Mademoiselle Portner. They will accompany you on all your walks outside the house as your bodyguards. We had talked about it."

Lily bit her lip at the sight of Alexandre's spy brigade. Both wore casual clothes. The man was wearing jeans and a white shirt.

Lily had to rack her head to look him in the eyes. He was gigantic. At least 2.20 meters. In contrast, she was a proper dwarf with her height of 1.63 meters. Even next to Alexandre she seemed relatively small, but next to this man she was definitely a midget. And he was muscular! Although the shirt was rather loose, it tightened enormously around his upper arms. He was clearly of the sexy, dashing surfer type. With the long brown hair that he had tied in a knot at the back of his neck, the sun-kissed skin and his shimmering like liquid gold. He was hot!

Lily suppressed a moan. Beautiful men were a dime a dozen in this world! Definitely! That damn writer!

Even the woman was quite something, although she had braided her white blond hair into a strict braid at the back of her neck, which made her look rather strict. She was still handsome! Yeah! She was handsome, not beautiful, but handsome. With her straight eagle-like features, her upright posture, she reminded Lily more of a Knight in shining armor. Impressive. Dazzling. Too bad she was a woman. But she was stunning!

Lily smiled at Alexandre's spies. "I'm going to put my life in your hands."

"Don't worry, Madame! Your life is safe in our hands." Spy Sexy grinned conspiratorially at her, tiny laughter lines forming around his eyes. His grin was bold and easy, yet so sincere. Although he was big and sturdy, he looked more like a giant teddy bear with a long scar that split his right eyebrow.

Lily looked over at the handsome woman standing quietly beside the giant. Too bad she was missing this feminine softness. Her face was firm and sharp-edged as she stood there frozen. Stiff as if she was awaiting the next order.

"Madame, your safety is our most precious virtue." However, her voice was soft and melodic, conveying security with every syllable. But something flashed in her brown eyes. Only for a moment. Vanishing too fast. Lily couldn't see what was behind.