Araceli POV
I left Royal Pack's villa and went to pick up my kids from Brizela Daycare.
We went to the supermarket to buy some things. I held their hands, carried the shopping bags and walked towards my car. Suddenly, Krish whispered to me, "Mommy, someone has been following us."
I turned my head slightly and saw the face of a man with a mask and hat reflected in the glass of the window beside me, and my heart suddenly jumped.
Someone was really following us.
Who was this man?
I picked up Valeria, took Krish by hand, and walked quickly outside.
I remembered that there was an alley not far ahead of here. If I could just turn around quickly and walk into the alley, I could lose this man.
"Krish, don't look back. Follow me."
I whispered, picking up my pace and walking forward.
The man kept following us. I could even hear his footsteps getting closer.
Krish whispered, "Mommy, there's a restaurant ahead. Why don't we go into the restaurant first..."
I frowned slightly. That was a good idea. It was too dangerous for me to go into the alley with the kids. It would be easier if I was alone.
I nodded and was about to head for the door of the restaurant. Suddenly, there was a loud noise behind me.
I frowned and glanced sideways to see. The man was accidentally knocked down by a shopping cart pushed by a stranger.
He was lying on the ground, wailing.
That stranger pushing the shopping cart turned his head and ran away.
Wait...
The voice was familiar...
When I was shocked, I saw the man take off his mask...
It was him!
His name was Reynaldo Emerson, the son of a rich family I knew back in France.
He raised his eyes, saw me, and signed. He got up from the floor and walked over to me.
His eyes were light brown and glowed faintly golden in the light. I felt a sense of oppression.
He walked up to me and said, "Araceli, we haven't seen each other in a long time."
I sneered, "Reynaldo, why are you here?"
When I was in France, he pursued me for a long time, but I didn't say yes. After I rejected him many times, he finally gave up, but still came to see me often.
Valeria didn't reject him, so I gradually became friends with him.
I had dinner with him as a farewell before I returned to the US. I didn't expect to see him here again.
"Reynaldo, what are you doing here?" Krish came over, cocked his head, and asked.
"Krish, you should call me Uncle Rey. We need to look closer, so your mother will like me more." Reynaldo rubbed Krish's head.
Krish slapped his hand away and pursed his lips. "No."
Reynaldo rolled his eyes.
He looked over at Valeria. "Valeria, my good girl. Come here, let me hug you."
He squatted down and took Valeria in his arms.
Valeria didn't reject Reynaldo's touching her hair at all.
I smiled and shook my head.
Valeria rarely let anyone get this close to her, and Reynaldo was one of the exceptions.
I walked towards the car, opened the trunk and put everything inside. After that, I got in the driver's seat.
Reynaldo sat in the passenger seat. The children sat in the back seat.
As I drove, I asked, "How long are you going to stay in New York this time?"
"Until you kick me out." Reynaldo laughed and said, "Araceli, I haven't eaten your food in a long time. Je pense beaucoup à toi. What are you making today?"
I listened to his English with a strong French accent and glared at him. "After dinner, you go back to France immediately."
Reynaldo bristled, not daring to speak again.
Soon, we were home.
Reynaldo hugged Valeria and got out of the car, exclaiming, "Mon dieu! This villa of yours is so beautiful! Where did you get the money to buy such a nice villa?"
I walked towards the door, saying, "My grandmother arranged for me to stay here temporarily."
"Your grandmother is really nice to you." Reynaldo said, "Unfortunately, this house is not in your name. How about this? You marry me, and I'll give you a manor. I promise to put it in your name."
I kicked him. "Reynaldo, if you talk like that again, I will get rid of you immediately."
"Araceli, that hurts!" Reynaldo ran forward with Valeria in his arms. "Je suis désolé! I'm just kidding!"
I opened the door. He immediately entered the house.
I shook my head, smiled, and closed the door.
Reynaldo sat on the living room floor, playing with Valeria on the stacking blocks.
I went to the kitchen and started to clean the ingredients.
Suddenly, Krish came over and patted me on the leg.
I looked down at him.
There was a cold look in his eyes.
I knew something bad had happened.
He picked up his mini laptop. I looked at the screen and instantly knew everything.
The encrypted surveillance video was being cracked.
Those passwords were on the verge of being cracked all over.
I frowned slightly and looked at Krish. He and I both knew that this person who was cracking the passwords must be an expert.
"Krish, what are you doing?"
Reynaldo walked over.
When he saw the screen, he suddenly exclaimed, "Holy crap! There's a hacker in this world who's on par with Krish. Interesting..."
Krish had shown extreme hacking talent when he was three years old. Now he had just turned four and had become one of the world's top hacker masters.
This time, Krish seemed to have met a formidable enemy.
Reynaldo stared at the screen for a while, brought his laptop over, and clicked on the programming page.
Krish and Reynaldo put their laptops on the table and tapped the keyboards quickly right next to me.
I shrugged my shoulders, shook my head and continued making food.