Chapter 427

If possible, I’d stay very far away from Felix. Whenever I saw him, I’d be reminded of whatever happened earlier on. Colin’s safety was my priority now. I did not want to be distracted by him.

Felix wasn’t deterred by my coldness. He asked if I wanted a throat lozenge as he had some.

I did not want anything from him, be it a throat lozenge or a miracle pill. The damages he had done were irreparable. Not wanting to entertain him, I asked Winston to keep up with me.

Winston heard me loud and clear and closed the distance. He inserted himself seamlessly between Felix and me, blocking Felix.

Felix’s expression froze. He understood that I did not want to see him. He didn’t want to force me to change my mind, so he followed behind me silently.

“Are you not fond of Felix? I know many girls have a big, fat crush on him.” Even guys loved to gossip.

I pouted. “Well, they must be blind.”

Winston covered his mouth and chuckled. He said that I had a sense of humor.

heard what I had said just now because

Winston. He most certainly said that just to make me insult Felix.

would normally take less than an hour to reach took us six and a half hours. When we arrived, the sky was completely dark. There was a drizzle

and a one–time–use raincoat. John then told us that the school was right in front. He instructed us to pick a dry, vantage point

rest. Some ate their food; some checked their equipment.

to ask John to begin the rescue mission several times, but Professor King stopped me. He told me that visibility was low at night. And since we did not have any prior experience, we had to refrain from acting alone and listen to the organizer.

King became the only pillar I could rely

us, I heard human voices. The moving lights

team, not

appeared

did I have to sit here and do nothing when Colin’s life was a stake? Did they not know every minute counted in a rescue mission?

the hero. We don’t have a lot of manpower here, so we can only act

he said made sense. But Colin’s life was at stake. How could I not be worried?

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