Prying the balcony french doors open as quietly as Seifuku could manage, the four spies all got in sequentially and immediately hid among the shadows in different corners of the room.

Lying on the bed, alone, is an actual sleeping beauty. The four-man team had never seen Lillie Bai in person. The photos of her that spread across the internet did display her unparalleled beauty, but it never did justice to enunciate it unlike what they're seeing at this moment.

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The two males in the team suddenly felt ashamed of themselves for creeping on the sleeping deity. They need to get a hold of themselves, this is not the right time to ogle—even if they might never get a chance like this again.

The ash-blonde deity is already engaged to an adonis. How dare they, two mortal men, imagine ever getting in between the heavenly couple?

Senso almost jumped in fright from his point when he saw the outrageously large, black beast sleeping at the side of the bed.

His fur was perfectly camouflaged with the darkness that it took Senso's eyes time to adjust before noticing him from the short distance.

What the actual f*ck? Intel told them this guy should be in his cave. Why the f*ck is he here?!

He signaled his comrades that there's a sudden complication and they should proceed with extreme caution.

[The literal f*cking guard dog is here! Almost scared the sh*t outta me!]

Wolves have a great sense of smell and hearing, but they should be good. Their scent should already be masked by the scent of familiar surroundings—the only good thing that resulted in the hours of futile searching in the couple's office. And it's a given that they're light on their feet.

[Don't panic, Senso, he'll smell your fear.] Kikin unhelpfully advised.

[Stop scaring him, Kikin. That's just a myth.] Seifuku chastised, before adding, [Or is it?]

A wolf of his size was already an anomaly. What more to say if he can be more and indeed smell fear?

[Quit dawdling and focus on the task! We can't afford to stay too long. Intel warned us that Lillie Bai is no ordinary either.] Shi angrily signed to his comrades.

No ordinary, indeed. The team failed to measure Lillie's capabilities. Because as soon as she heard the first rattle of the french doors, she was already wide awake.

Before they entered, she tapped Storm's head, prompting him to stay and wait for her command.

Lillie's eyes remained shut, so she hasn't yet identified who these intruders are, but can tell they're not after her life.

They haven't approached her with ill-intent, and it's pretty obvious for her that they're looking for something—if the discreet sound of someone rummaging through hers and Ethan's stuff was any indication.

One, two...there's four of them. Hm, these people are professionals. If Lillie was a different person who's more unskilled and inexperienced in these types of situation, she could say that these people are good.

Unfortunately, they gravely underestimated her and didn't take enough consideration of Storm's presence when they proceeded with their purpose.

A smart and careful spy would know when to retreat when the situation calls for it.

These people are neither.

Let's see, they seem to be familiar with the bedroom's layout and know where to start searching. Someone from the inside must've given them information.

Tsk. How annoying.

With even breaths that made her look as if she's deeply asleep, Lillie discreetly reached for the gun below her pillow while the intruders are busy.

She'll make them regret turning their backs against her.

***

Shi was close to losing his mind. He hadn't found anything interesting on his side. Not even a single piece of document.

Looks the couple doesn't like bringing any work-related things in their bedroom.

Sighing tiredly, he stood up. He gave a glance behind him to check if Lillie Bai and her wolf were still asleep.

Affirmative.

Since there's nothing to see in the drawers, he switches to another place to look for.

He's a feather, a soundless, light feather. Chanting this to himself, he cautiously walked at the side of the bed—the opposite one from where the wolf was lying—that held the sleeping deity.

Ah, she's so beautiful that his heart wanted to cry. Ethan Li, that lucky, lucky bastard.

Kneeling flatly on the ground, he swept the bed cover up to peer underneath it.

Bingo!

He felt his heart thump in anticipation as he grabbed a small chest. Hopefully, this contains the information they're searching for.

Tsk. Of course, it's locked.

Click.

Shi's breath hitched. His body froze as inexplicable fear devoured his nerves. Cold sweat trickled from his wide eyes.

"That's locked for a reason, you know." A bone-chilling voice spoke above him. If he wasn't scared to death or cornered in this situation, he would've found the husky voice incredibly sexy.

But how could he be aroused if his senses were overwhelmed with trepidation?

"If you're wondering what's inside, I'll tell you," She said. "Since it'll be the last one you'll know."

She's going to kill him!

How did she—he didn't hear her movement! Not even the slightest creak of the bed or ruffle of the sheets was produced. Just how light is this woman?

He miscalculated, horribly.

Where the heck are those punks when you need them? Can't they see he's being held at gunpoint?!

"Something must've caught their interest. Your friends are all inside the closet." Lillie Bai supplied.

Those fools! This was not a field trip!

"As for the content of that chest, they're love letters and poems written by my husband back when we were in high school."

He doesn't need to hear her f*cking love story!

***

"I can't believe it—oh, well, I can, she's Lillie f*cking Bai! It must be natural that she has the one and only Indicolite Ocean, the Rainbow Mist, and the f*cking Sky Empress jewelry sets!" Kikin whispered aggressively, greedily drinking the sight of countless, highly expensive accessories.

The walk-in closet was a treasure trove. Beautiful and extravagant pieces of jewelry, limited edition clothes, shoes, and bags that come only from high-end brands.

Most of them were from Château Éblouissant too! Lillie Bai might've even gotten them for free from her mother, Agathe Crevier.

Damn these rich people!

"Control yourself, Kikin. We're not here to steal those...no matter how tempting it sounds." Seifuku gulped.

"Why are you guys acting like you're poor? We're the Four Horsemen, one of the Uncrowned Leaders. Things like these shouldn't blind us anymore."

"Then why are you wearing those watches, Senso?"

"These are limited editions, alright! And this right here was on the auction I visited before." Senso muttered angrily as if he was bullied. "Although, I don't remember hearing Ethan Li being there. Why is this suddenly with him?"

"Must've been a gift? Or maybe he asked someone to buy it for him?"

"The latter's believable. Who would give that guy something so priceless?"

"Let's just be honest to ourselves and admit that these two are richer than us." Kikin shook her head, still staring at Lillie's stuff with envy. "There's nothing else to see here. Come on, let's regroup with Shi. And put those back, Senso."

"Aww..."

"That's odd. Shi should be wondering what's taking us long. Why hasn't he come looking for us yet?" Seifuku said to her comrades.

"Now that you mentioned it..."

"He's probably still busy on his part of the corner. I found nothing in Ethan Li's closet, and I've already cleared the bathroom—it was f*cking beautiful, by the way."

Skidding to a halt, they were greeted by a heart-stopping sight as they all got out of the walk-in closet.

"Nice of you to finally join us," Lillie Bai was sitting on the bed, facing them with a gun pointing at the kneeling Shi. "Did you enjoy your trip in my closet?"

A low growl resounded behind them coming from the large world. And suddenly, numerous figures all wearing servant's uniforms stepped out of the shadows carrying various sorts of weapons.

Well, sh*t.