CHAPTER 753. PRINCESS BY DAY. A Different ManIt might have seemed like a trick question, but it wasn’t. So Cameron just shrugged and answered honestly.“Look, I completely understand why your previous bodyguards burned rubber getting out of here…”“And who exactly told you that?” Dandara challenged, narrowing her eyes.“The sheer desperation of your father to find someone ‘different’ to protect you,” Cameron replied, extending a hand to help her down from the trunk before closing it. “Obviously, he has no clue that you don’t exactly need protection. But if believing you’re an angel sent from above makes him happy and you let him think that, who am I to burst his bubble?”Dandara raised an eyebrow, a little incredulous, and followed him inside the small house, where Cameron switched off the TV he had left on as a decoy. He walked to the fridge, grabbed two cold beers, and handed her one.“So, you’re not going to run off like the rest of my bodyguards?” she asked.“No, thanks,” Cameron
CHAPTER 754. PRINCESS BY DAY. Are You Innocent?Dandara wasn’t someone who got anxious easily, but the tone of her father’s voice made her skin prickle. Of all days, today had to be the one where the ex-CIA agent couldn’t sleep!But the moment his question thundered through the small house, Cameron swung the door wide open, revealing Dandara standing in a corner behind the kitchen island.“Nothing to worry about, Mr. Hopkins. Your daughter has been here all night,” he said as calmly as ever, motioning for him to come in. For a second, Dandara thought her father’s eyes would pop out of his head when he saw her there.“But… what do you mean all night? Why…?”“I’m helping her with a project for the kids,” Cameron replied smoothly, crossing his arms with an easy smile.“A project?” John clearly wasn’t following. “And what the hell does a project have to do with my daughter being dressed… like that?”“At this point, he should be grateful she’s still dressed,” Cameron thought. But what he a
CHAPTER 755. PRINCESS BY DAY. A Different Man and a Different Woman.Dandara couldn’t quite explain what it was. Her mother’s position and prestige had surrounded her with all kinds of people from an early age. Later, the lifestyle she had chosen had exposed her to even more—both good and bad. But no one had ever sparked her curiosity quite like Cameron Lake.He didn’t try to show people the best version of himself. He spoke about his past as if it were just another experience, as if he genuinely felt no shame for having spent more than a third of his life behind bars. He was blunt, honest, and far from the prim-and-proper attitude of the new generation of bodyguards—those who just wanted to wrap their clients in a fortress and preferably never let them leave.So, if she was honest, he intrigued her. A lot.Dandara didn’t say another word as he drove her through the city to the school where she taught. That, she truly did for love. She adored children, and while the few people who kne
CHAPTER 756. PRINCESS BY DAY. An Unexpected AttackCameron was expecting a quiet day. Luckily, Dandara had set aside her imminent need to make him move chairs and tables, though that didn’t exactly mean she wouldn’t use him now and then to entertain the children.It was obvious that he didn’t mind at all playing train, airplane, boat, or horse for any of those kids, so it was fair to say that he wasn’t having a bad time at all.However, just because the young woman was taking things easier didn’t mean they didn’t have activities that required an excess of energy from both of them. Anyone who thought taking the children to the History Museum was effortless was completely mistaken.The halls weren’t too crowded, except for one in particular that featured a new exhibition of antiques, recovered from some unknown block of ice in an old barge. The truth was, the excursion suddenly changed when Cameron had the brilliant idea to tell the children they had found pirate treasure. Needless to s
CHAPTER 757. PRINCESS BY DAY. A SuperheroineCameron had never seen such fierceness in a woman’s eyes before—especially not in someone as sweet as Dandara. Because let’s face it: the fact that she was a little crazy and not as innocent as her father believed didn’t change the fact that she was a genuinely caring person… deep down… very deep down… way down…And that thought was abruptly interrupted when she pointed at the wall behind them, where there was a small, smoked-glass window."This is at ground level, which means there’s a room underneath," she stated, having already scanned the area and realizing this was their only possible escape—or at least a place to hide the children. "Can you open it without breaking it?"Cameron nodded as he approached and carefully tried to pry open the small window without making too much noise, knowing that shattering the glass would only draw attention to their location.Fifteen endless seconds passed before he finally managed to open it. He peeked
CHAPTER 758. PRINCESS BY DAY. Don’t Let the Tiara Fool YouAnd of course, that damn woman couldn’t be like the rest of normal, ordinary, drama-free women. She simply turned to him and gave him a small kiss on the cheek, like he was a good little puppy or a decent politician."I’ll do something better than that—I’ll take you out for a drink," she promised with a wink. Then she stood up, assuming a defensive stance that told Cameron that her princess dress was the most deceptive princess dress in history.Dandara Hopkins was more trained than a medieval knight, but even so, Cameron was still keenly aware of his job—and that job was to shield her at all costs. So, the moment he saw her make an eager move to check where the attackers were, he grabbed her by the forearm, positioned her behind him, and motioned for her to follow his lead.They moved around the hedges and entered through one of the side hallways, where the frustration of those who had attacked the museum could still be heard
CHAPTER 759. PRINCESS BY DAY. Excellent MarksmanshipDandara pressed her lips together, though it wasn’t exactly out of anger. Even in the middle of such a difficult situation, the fact that Cameron had just told a guy who had assaulted a museum that she would leave him as "a little lady" was definitely something not everyone would come up with.The man in front of them looked more than pained—Dandara was completely convinced she had broken his knee. But next to her, Cameron didn’t even flinch, as if he had complete confidence that he would get the information out of him."If I have to repeat the question, I’ll give you another hole to breathe directly into your lungs. Got it?" she growled, staring the guy down. "Tell me who the hell sent you and which one of my kids you're after. Now!"The man seemed to hesitate, but at the first furious gesture from the young woman, he raised his hands."Okay, okay, damn lunatic! We came for one of the kids—the government advisor’s kid!""Schneider
CHAPTER 760. PRINCESS BY DAY. Not a Single WordHe already knew the protocol. They lifted him up despite all his groaning and shoved him into the back of a police patrol car to take him to the nearest station.One of the officers turned to Dandara, and before he could even attempt to start questioning her, the young woman raised a warning finger in his direction."I have fifteen children hidden in a storage room, in closets and cabinets, waiting for all of this to be over. They are my kids. I’m their teacher, so I suggest you help me get them out of there right now," she stated with such firmness that the man didn’t dare contradict her.He called over a few other officers who immediately followed her to the garden, helping her climb down through the small window.All it took was a couple of calls from her, and the children quickly came out of their hiding spots. The police officers circled the building to access the main entrance of the storage room once she moved the furniture blocki