“You misheard that.” Elspeth tried to gloss it over.

“If you don’t wanna tell me, fine. I will stop here.” Edmund was unusually agreeable today, which she found relief.

“Do you think that we’re gonna die here?”

His assumption irritated her. “Why would that happen when I’m here?”

“So, you mean that you’re gonna protect me?” A triumphant smile appeared across his lips.

“Cut it out.” Elspeth could punch him at any time.

While they were in a middle of a small dispute, someone kept watching them in silence. Elspeth, who sensed the scorching gaze, turned her head to see Isabel.

Isabel stared at Elspeth in disbelief. “Y-You’re alive?”

That put Elspeth in a slightly awkward position. She did not tell anyone about her faked death, so she did not know what to say when someone recognized her. “Yup. I’m still alive, but—”

Isabel soon wrapped her head around it. “So, Miss Joneson is with you, right?”

Elspeth nodded under Isabel’s confused gaze. “Yes, she is.”

Isabel let out a bitter smile. “I was worried that her condition got worse when Dr. Winthrop said she will be leaving the country for treatment. It’s a relief to know that she’s with you.”

to go together with them, but Arthur had no plans of bringing her along. Despite the disappointment, she had no choice but to accept reality.

expression. “Are you

hear her clearly. When Isabel took a few steps closer to

was a massive burning wood threatening to fall upon Elspeth. It happened so quickly that

fate of demise, someone shoved her away. Panicked, she raised her head to see Isabel stuck beneath the wood upon

with clothes to move the wood away

an inch. While the fire was devouring the girl, Edmund and

in time and so the fire did not burn her neck and face. Even so, her clothes were slightly smoldered, and her skin suffered some

you hurt anywhere?” Elspeth became anxious, for she had not expected someone who was not close to her to save her from

cheek hurt when she tried to put on a smile. “Elspeth,

comforted Isabel, “Don’t worry. I’ll take you to the hospital. I’ll make sure that it won’t leave a

floor due to her wobbly legs. Soon, members

Isabel to the hospital right

carried Isabel and bulldozed through the

water gun or fire extinguisher to make way. If you don’t wanna die here, follow me.”

to escape the fire. Aside from a few people who suffered from small

ending for such

ordered the sect members to

next?” Edmund threw the women’s

mess because Isabel’s act kept replaying in her head. Her voice sounded

nodded as he already put his request at the

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