Chapter 304

Nestled at the foot of the cemetery hill, amidst a grove of pine trees, Julien doffed her hat and walked deeper into the woodland.

The one-armed man, Gentry, was sharing a smoke with a slightly shorter companion, Lacy, perched on a fallen log that blocked the path. Lacy was in the midst of lighting Gentry’s cigarette when Julien appeared. Gentry, quick as a flash, dropped his freshly lit smoke to the ground, grinding it into the dirt with the heel of his boot. With a sideways glance at Lacy, who hurriedly pocketed the lighter, they both knew of Julien’s reputed acts of valor. Upon seeing Julien, Lacy couldn’t help but exclaim, “Hello, dear Canary!”

Gentry gave Lacy a swift kick. “Show some class, you’re embarrassing yourself,” he scoffed.

With a grin, Gentry addressed Julien, “Canary, what brings you to us today? Something up?”

“Mr. Gentry, you remember owing me a favor?” Julien inquired.

“Of course!” Gentry was well aware that Julien referred to an incident on a cruise ship when Julien, instead of causing trouble for them, had tipped them off about the cops, allowing them a smooth getaway and sparing them a heap of trouble.

“Canary, what do you need? I ain’t much for skills, but I can run errands and handle odd jobs like my own business. Whatever you need, just name it,” Gentry said, thumping his chest in assurance.

Julien nodded, “Actually, I do need a small favor from you, Mr. Gentry.”

“Spill it.”

“I want to know who you were chasing in Sycamore Village last time,” Julien said, her black military boots planted on the log where Gentry and Lacy had been sitting, her

tone even.

Gentry’s previously bold assurance evaporated instantly.

“Well…” Gentry hesitated, looking uncomfortable. “Canary, you know how it is with our way of life. I’m a paid man, and not to mention I didn’t even get the money, but if I tell you, I lose out twice. No money, no job done, and my rep goes down the drain..”

“I want to know who you were chasing in Sycamore Village. I’m not interested in how well you fare in our circles, Julien cut him off abruptly.

Gentry hadn’t expected Canary to be so assertive, and he was taken aback. “I remember you didn’t insist on knowing last time. Why the sudden hardball today?” “I have my reasons now.”

Gentry shook his head, firm in his stance, “I truly can’t tell you.”

tell, or you don’t know? You don’t know the identity of the man

blue-eyed kid at his side. If it weren’t for the fact that their target was already injured, they wouldn’t have caught a glimpse, let alone given him a taste of their wrath. Their expressions were all Julien needed to

at a recent banquet. “The man you were chasing, was it this

by surprise. The man in the photo was indeed their mission, and right beside him was the very blond, blue-eyed

have skipped this

waiting to see what Canary would

tell me who sent you after him and what the purpose was,” Julien said, pointing at Simon in the photo. Gentry and Lacy stared at the photo in silence. They have suspected the man has a secret identity, yet unaware of his true identity. Julien spared Lacy the effort of guessing, as

is the first in line to inherit the Fitzgerald estate, Simon.

in shock and glared at Lacy, “I told you we shouldn’t have taken this job so lightly, but you were

lesson. I did my homework before taking the job, found nothing, thought he was an easy

nothing, so he had no background? It’s the ones with no trace that have the real clout. Think about it, why would they need you if a simple

glared at the pair, “I’m not here to watch you two

Lacy promptly shut

has no idea who ambushed him that day, but I happen to know. In our world, we value loyalty, but we

never doubted the woman’s capabilities; after all, Simon was not someone they could afford to mess with. Weighing his options, he finally ceded, “Canary, since you put it that way, I’ll spill everything I know. But if anything happens to me down the line, you gotta have

“Mm.”

sigh, “Lacy, tell her everything you know!”

and made her way back to the car,

as she returned, her forehead was bare. Droplets clung to her long hair

a towel to

Julie replied, “Left it up there.”

right?” Julien asked.

like meeting an old friend after

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to her mind, the woman who had died consumed

spoke up,

woman seemed to had some sort

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