First Loves Return Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 411

Chapter 411 

Hailie had just landed in New York, and Mariela was driving to pick her up. 

In the afternoon, when Hailie sent her flight details, Mariela had already told her she would pick her up at the airport. 

Hailie said it was unnecessary and that she could just take a taxi to the hotel. 

But since Hailie was new to the city with no family or friends here, Mariela insisted on picking her up and helping her settle in. 

The airport was in a remote suburb, about a forty–minute drive from downtown New York. 

Feeling a bit stuffy in the car, Mariela rolled the window down slightly, letting the outside airflow in. 

It was late March, and the temperature in New York was starting to warm up. 

The wind had lost its winter chill, now carrying a crisp coolness instead. 

The fresh air swept away the stuffiness in the car. As Mariela thought about everything that had happened recently, she felt a sense of 

contentment. 

Meng 

The firm had opened smoothly. The partners and new colleagues seemed easy to get along with. Several well–known and capable lawyers had already joined. And now, her former assistant, Hailie, was coming to work with her again. 

Everything was falling into place. 

Her career was like the rising sun, full of energy and momentum. 

She was one step closer to her dream. 

The white Rolls–Royce weaved through the traffic, leaving the bustling downtown behind and entering the suburban roads. 

It was past ten at night, and this remote stretch of road was eerily quiet. 

After driving for about ten minutes, Mariela suddenly noticed a black car trailing her. 

This road did not lead solely to the airport. There were intersections ahead leading to other destinations. Even if it did only lead to the airport, having another car behind her would not be unusual. The other driver could simply be heading in the same direction. 

But something flashed through her mind when she caught sight of that black car in her rearview mirror. 

She had seen this car before, back in the city at a red light. 

It had been parked diagonally behind her car. 

That meant this car had been following her all the way from the city to the suburbs. 

A chill ran down Mariela’s spine, making her shudder. 

She slowed down slightly, and the car behind her slowed as well, showing no intention of overtaking her. 

She sped up, and so did they. 

That confirmed her suspicion. 

She was being followed. 

Mariela picked up her phone, ready to make a call.