qJust when Francesca was in deep thought while relaxing in her recliner, her phone vibrated once more. It was Layla trying to reach her. In a haste, she answered the call. “Ms. Layla!”

“Are you back in H City already, Francesca?” When Layla was speaking, Anthony's voice could also be heard rather faintly on the other end of the line. “Let me talk to her. Give me the phone—”

Layla bellowed right away, “Zip it.”

“Yes, I just reached,” replied Francesca with a grin. “I'm at the beach. It's so beautiful here...”

“Have you contacted your master? When's your surgery?”

As always, Layla cut straight to the subject.

“Gordon will sort that out for me. I told him the clues, so I suppose he'd find out soon enough.”

done at once.” Anxious, Layla added, “I've got wind

a one-eighty at the news. “Wasn't he sentenced to life imprisonment? How did

power, after all,” said Layla in a deep voice. “That person's a highly dangerous lunatic. He'll definitely seek you out to have his revenge. You'd better

was stumped for words upon hearing

listening to me?” questioned Layla ever so

to dismiss any thought of escaping again. Don't fret. Continue your daily activities under

understand.” Francesca heaved a sigh. “Even so, I'm the

way. It was an

no... Technically, it wasn't your mistake anyway. You told him before that the surgery's rate of success was eighty percent. That means there's still a twenty percent probability of failure. You're

forehead. A stinging

was all my fault that she got hurt in the first place. I've given her my word to cure her wound, yet I failed in the end. All I could do was watch her breathe her last in front of me. I... That child's so young and adorable. Her smile's so sweet and innocent. I'm

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