Chapter 323

"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 liis 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."

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

guess from Isabel's weary expression. "Are you

Elspeth's voice, so Isabel could not hear her clearly. When Isabel took a

Elspeth. It happened so quickly that no

someone shoved her away. Panicked, she raised her head

with clotlies to move the wood away from

While the fire was devouring the girl, Edmund and the others rolled up their

managed to move the wood away in the end. Elspeth hurriedly pulled Isabel out. Fortunately, they reacted in time and so the fire did not bum her neck and face.

not expected someone who was not close to

their color as her cheek hurt when she tided to put on

"Don't wony. I'll take you to the hospital. I'll make sure that it won't leave a scar on your face. You will be as beautiful

her wobbly legs. Soon, members of the Evil Wind Sect rushed

the hospital right now."

Isabel and bulldozed through the

If you don't wanna die here, follow me."

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

a fortunate ending for such

Elspeth ordered the sect members to leave the scene before someone sensed

next?"

at the hospital." Elspeth's mind was a mess because

his request at the back of liis mind. "I'm coming with

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