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Chapter 68

Chapter 68

The conference room fell into an awkward silence

Curtis was taken aback for a moment before bursting into a hearty laugh “Don’t mind her folks She just speaks her mind.” he said, trying to lighten the mood.

The other high–ranking military officers exchanged glances, feeling it was more insulting than harmful.

Curtis knew Quinlyn hail a sharp tongue, so he quickly changed the topic. If they’re just arrogant, it’s easier to handle. Pall all our people back, and they might suface.”

But Quinlyn shook her head. “They’re not stupid. If no one’s following them anymore, they’ll just be more cautious”

Everyone listened as she analyzed the criminals‘ mindset with such certainty, giving them an indescribably strange feeling It was almost as if Quinlyn was one of them.

Curtis sensed the change in the atmosphere, a clever gleam in his eyes, and chuckled, “Oh well, it’s pointless to ask you about this. Let the crime investigation team handle it; it’s their expertise.”

The others were speechless and someone muttered inwardly, “She’s been involved this far. Hasn’t she specialized enough already?”

After the meeting, Curtis asked the security guard if there were any kid–friendly meals in the cafeteria for dinner. If not, we can just drive out for food,” he said.

“Curtis, Quinlyn suddenly called out to him, sitting on the chair and looking up with eyes full of innocence and clarity. T can find them.”

Theft of cultural relics was the most common smuggling case in the borderlands. At the very least, she could contact those who had wanted to adopt her before to get some information.

Curtis lowered his gaze, and his sharp eyes softened immediately. He gently placed his large hand on her head and sighed. “I know you’re smart and very capable, but sometimes standing out too much isn’t a good thing.

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“It was my fault before. I’m getting old. I was so happy when I first met you that I got a little carried away.”

for Quinlyn, he shouldn’t have pushed her

disappointed. It wasn’t that she wanted to grab attention, but rather she wanted to

Quinlyn back to the Wilson residence. After hearing about the incident at Frostlight Monastery, Elowyn was quite worried and gave Quinlyn several small crystals to soothe her nerves.

unexpected happens?” Elowyn asked, worried. Then she turned to Joseph and said, Joseph, why don’t you go to school tomorrow and ask for a leave for Quinlyn so she doesn’t have to join the

right, so he said, “Mom. Quinlyn has her own ideas.”

their parents‘ protection to avoid responsibilities, but Joseph knew Quinlyn wasn’t like them; her upbringing probably made her dislike being

surprisingly, Quinlyn didn’t object. “Okay, I’ll listen to you, Elowyn,” she

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in her hand, her eyes

unable to sleep, remembering how Stanley had told him to take good care of Quinlyn when he had left

after knocking for a while, he realized she wasn’t there. The room was empty, and there was no sign that the bed had

he exclaimed in surprise, instinctively thinking about calling the bodyguards nearby, but then his eye caught. rope dangling by

all his strength to climb to the mot, and sure enough, Chinlyn was sitting quietly on the roof’s

tired, his muscles aching from the tension, and as he sat down carefully, he said helplessly. “You’re really not afraid of falling halfway, huh? This

her waist over to him, showed him how to secure it to the roof, and then looked up at the sky, saying, “I wanted to see the stars, but I couldn’t from

sky with a few scattered twinkles of light. The city’s too

paused, and he suddenly thought of something. “Are you homesick?” he asked, thinking that would explain her unusual

“I don’t have a home in the borderlands. Instead, many people are like family to me

like the real Hailey, Curtis taught me everything

she had met one by one, but her expression was lonely and confused as she continued. “They’re so nice to

being obedient really enough? She didn’t

front of him was a blank slate, and

looking up words in a dictionary to learn

like that either. Joseph lowered his eyes and chuckled softly.

replied, puzzled, “But I

a little kid. You should