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The distance from the stadium to the school infirmary was considerable, requiring about twenty minutes to walk.

Given their current condition, Beatrice and Leilani would be unable to make the trip. Therefore, the observer

called for a campus shuttle cart, the school’s transport service for students.

“Briar, could you please help me take them to the infirmary? Thank you so much,” the observer said gratefully

when Briar offered to help. He needed to be present at the sports event at all times, and he was concerned that his

partner might feel overwhelmed. Now that Briar was willing to assist, it was a tremendous relief.

“I’m happy to help! You can return to your work—I’ll take care of things here,” Briar said with a smile as she gently

encouraged the observer to leave. Then, with Beatrice and Leilani watching in fear, she climbed into the cart,

grinning.

Briar patted the shoulder of the driver up front. “Let’s go, lan.”

Leilani had no idea who lan was, but Beatrice, who had once explored the international dark web, knew a thing or

two about the world’s top mercenaries. She had seen lan’s name on the international mercenary rankings before;

he was an exceptional mercenary.

Beatrice’s entire body went stiff. When she finally caught a clear glimpse of lan, her face turned ghostly pale. “Briar,

do you

in her seat, arms crossed and grinning at Beatrice, who was trembling with fear. “What’s wrong? Don’t

take me out, remember?”

cart’s door handle, but it was locked tight- completely useless. “Please let me out! Briar, I

had taken the most deserted route to the infirmary–there wasn’t a single soul in sight. Beatrice’s

supposed to? A hitman? Who’s the target?‘ Leilani’s

hitman to kill

is Beatrice really this ruthless? Isn’t Briar her sister? Why would she want to harm her?‘

the fear of lan getting his hands on her–if that happened, she knew she would be doomed; she

If there had been enough space in the cart, she likely would have dropped to her knees right then

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are you so afraid of? I’m not some heartless maniac like you, treating other people’s lives as if they mean nothing.” Just then, they arrived at the infirmary. Briar smiled and gently patted Beatrice’s cheek. “Relax, I’m not

left behind as the shuttle sped off to who knows where. Briar turned to Leilani, who was trembling.

know a thing!” Leilani exclaimed, shaking her head frantically as her survival instincts kicked into high gear. She was so close

Leilani spilling any secrets; she had plenty of ways to ensure her silence. “Let’s go, I’ll take you to the infirmary,” Briar said, with her hands shoved in her pockets as

a sound. The infirmary was bustling today, filled with students who had sprained, fallen, or suffered bruises. When another patient arrived, those

toward the back, and stated

look up. Instead, he pointed behind him at the medicine cabinet and said, “Second shelf, third compartment–the disinfectant is

in front of him and then looked up. Upon seeing Briar, he froze for a moment, his expression briefly contorting before he composed himself and gave

next to Briar, whose knee was still bleeding. “Go sit over there; I’ll take care of your wound right away.” Leilani nodded vigorously and quickly, made her way to a chair, eager to distance herself

it were just another routine case. However, Briar’s

her mother had taken before she was admitted to the mental hospital. Not long ago, when Edgar returned

of Sawyer’s turn, Briar quickly took a photo of the row of medicine bottles with her phone, intending to check if the logos were

race? What are you doing in the infirmary?” A few of Briar’s fangirls in the infirmary

and explained, “We were in adjacent lanes. She got hurt, so I

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