Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 1379

Before Edgar could figure out what was going on, he heard chaotic footsteps coming up behind him. Strange men came running across the snow, making a harsh tearing noise. "I'll contact you later," he said, hung up the phone and moved back into the crowd.

The trackers behind him were stunned. Someone yelled, "Let's split up and chase after him!" Then the street suddenly became a bustling mass of people running as the men gave chase.

But they had underestimated Edgar. Over the years, whether he had been in the army, or he was the mayor of A City, he had always been a solitary figure. Ordinary people couldn't catch him. They just didn't have the skills to catch him as he swiftly ghosted among the masses of people on the busy street.

Edgar chose to run into the crowd. For now, he still couldn't figure out whose men were chasing him. Or did they belong to multiple forces? Cain was not the only one who wanted to catch him now. Or maybe Cain had never even wanted to catch him at all. Perhaps Cain just wanted him to experience his father's suffering of that year.

Edgar hid not far from the trackers to watch them trailing in his wake. He sneered, turned around and jumped out through the back window of a clothing store he was hiding in. Before he vanished, he even had the cheek to smile at the shop assistant who stared at him slack-jawed and speechless.

The girl swallowed at the nervous lump in her throat. She felt like she was in a cops-and-robbers movie. She was stunned and almost expected that some men would come and ask her whether she had seen a handsome man in a black padded jacket come through there.

"Oh, I must have watched too many TV shows..." she murmured and shook her head. But before she had walked more than two steps, two men ran into the store.

The reason why Edgar hadn't asked the girl to hide his whereabouts was just to protect her. Plus this window was facing the street, so even if the shop assistant told others that he jumped out of the back window, they still wouldn't find him.

"Mr. Nan, I'm sorry. We still haven't caught Edgar," one of the men reported to Cain over his cell phone.

On the other end of the call, Cain's expression remained fixed. He nodded to Hana and then left the room. "So?"

His voice always remained calm, but even so, it would make others feeling an invisible pressure. The man remained silent for a while and then promised, "We will find him as soon as possible."

Cain didn't say anything. But his eyes darkened. He knew Edgar very well. If he didn't want others to find him, then he wouldn't be found. At least, not by ordinary people. Finding him would require special skills. But a long delay might give rise to many a hitch.

"You can all withdraw," Cain instructed. Cain didn't worry anymore. Richard must be even more worried than him.

Hanging up the phone, Cain then went back into the room. "Aunt Hana, I still have some business to attend to. I must be going now."

Hana nodded and smiled. "Go to tend to your business first. You can spend New Year's Eve with us tonight, if you want."

"Well, okay." Cain smiled. "Thank you, Aunt Hana."

"Let me walk you out." Maggie got up and saw Cain out.