ARCANUM

CHAPTER 34

JANE KIM (RUBY) POV

My brows furrowed as I listened to Manoban's words, and I unconsciously stopped.

"Why stop, missy. Come on, keep moving," Valdo's voice and the movement of his hips took me by surprise, and I felt his hardened members press me a little. I automatically lifted my hips slightly to move away from him. "Oh come on. Don't tease me!" Valdo shouted and again jerked his hand, causing the sound of wood crackling once more.

'The pole might break,' I thought. So once again, I was forced to move my hips as minimally and lightly as possible without putting more pressure on them.

"2nd-floor hallway clear?" asked Manoban.

"Clear," Rosie answered, slightly confused.

"Good. I'm going to Valdo's room," said Manoban.

"What?" Rosie was surprised. I was surprised too. Once again, my brows furrowed but this time I didn't stop moving for fear that Valdo would pull his hand again and the pole fall off. Even though I could knock him out, but not now. Not when Manoban was still there. No. We don't intend to be chased by Valdo Bykov. After this, we will go. As much as possible, go unsuspected by criminal gangs. We have to get off every scene cleanly.

"Ugh... Press it more," Valdo groaned beneath me. He tried to increase the pressure by moving his hips up. Sometimes the pressure is felt.

Manoban didn't answer, but it sounded like he was moving fast. Valdo's office door was opened and locked again. And then he moved until there was the sound of a lock followed by the door opening and closing and the lock clicking again.

"What are you planning, Peter? Why did you break into that safe?" Rosie asked.

"Something," Manoban answered briefly, and there was the sound of something being shifted and followed by Manoban's muttering, "Good,"

We knew there was another safe in Valdo's room, but didn't care because it wasn't there where he kept the file. The tracking device tells where the file is. So why is Manoban now bothering to break into that insignificant safe?

"Ugh... Yes," once again, Valdo growled as he raised his hips and added a bit of pressure. Unlucky. I furrowed my brows and tried to concentrate on Valdo's movements again to escape the unnecessary pressure. A pressure that would only please him when I wanted to knock him unconscious.

A beep sound indicates the code entered is correct. So the safe in Valdo's room is a safe with a digital lock. That's why Manoban muttered 'good'. But again, why did he open the safe?

"Why did you open it, Peter?" Rosie voiced my question.

"Souvenir, Rosie," Manoban said sarcastically. What does it mean? Why did he bother doing that? He's got the file he's looking for, he should be out of there immediately.