“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.”

of bringing her along. Despite the disappointment, she had no choice

had a guess from Isabel’s weary expression. “Are you doing

crowd drowned Elspeth’s voice, so Isabel could not hear her clearly. When Isabel took a few steps closer

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

shoved her away. Panicked, she raised

her hands with clothes to

devouring the girl, Edmund and the others rolled up their sleeves to

reacted in time and so the fire did not burn her neck and face. Even so, her clothes were slightly

had not expected someone who was not close to her to save her from

her cheek hurt when she tried to put on a smile. “Elspeth, my face hurts so much. Am I

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

her wobbly legs. Soon, members of the Evil

right

He carried Isabel and

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

from a few people

ending for such a dangerous

members to leave the scene before someone sensed

next?” Edmund threw the women’s

was a mess because Isabel’s act kept replaying in

request at the back of his mind.

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