Chapter 549: It Was Me Who Made That Call Back Then
As the conversation reached this point, the topic naturally could not be taken lightly.
"Chief Linden, no need to beat around the bush," Tina said as she bit into the flesh of a strawberry, which was indeed top-notch, its flavor delightfully fresh and sweet.
Linden sipped his wine, his gaze sweeping between Tina and Jared a few times.
"Tina, how much do you know about my deputy here?" he asked.
Tina turned to look at Jared, sizing him up, "Inside and out."
Jared almost choked on the white wine in his glass.
Why on earth had she jumped into this all of a sudden?
Wasn't this supposed to be a formal discussion?
Linden was clearly taken aback, having not expected such a response from Tina.
Tina hadn't expected it either; it was just that seeing Jared's serious and abstinent demeanor, she couldn't help herself.
The world of faces, outsiders wouldn't understand.
the case, you surely understand his work. I wonder if you'd
times, looking up
trying to recruit Tina into
into her mouth, the juice enveloping her taste buds, quite satisfying. "Chief Linden, are you sure
a smile and looked at her, "Perhaps,
am?" Tina leaned back against the sofa, her face
by word he said, "Spectre, that's an identity the higher-ups are interested in, but I'm only interested in
"Natalie's daughter."
name, a fierce glint flashed through Tina's eyes, and the nonchalance on her face vanished, replaced by an inscrutable
are not exactly acquaintances,"
her mother's best partner
to befriend others,
her mother's stories, Tina had never heard any other
apprentice, Tina had only met him briefly in her childhood and hardly
mother's name to try
What a delusional thought.
to Tina, "Indeed, I can't say I was close to Everett; on
sincerity, actually made Tina
enjoyment. The next chapter is just a click away,
as am I. We often had disputes over various issues, the fiercest during
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