By the time Xavier and Winnie arrived at the police station in Yaleview, night had already fallen.

Josiah—having had nothing to eat since noon—was utterly famished.

Hence, he was especially warmed by the sight of Xavier and Winnie’s arrival.

The moment they stepped out of the police station, Josiah leaned against Xavier.

“I’m so hungry that I’m going to faint. Also, the bench inside was so hard that my legs became numb after sitting on it.”

Faced with Josiah, who had his ID stolen by a monkey, Xavier harbored no sympathy at all.

“You’re oozing bad luck out of your ears, so please stay away from me.”

“F*ck!” Josiah’s eyes widened. “For whom did I come here in the first place? How shameless can you be?”

Xavier shoved him aside mercilessly. “Don’t make it sound like you’re doing it for free.”

“D*mn you!” Josiah was on the brink of spitting at Xavier’s face. “I did it because I treat you as my friend. Also, our families have known each other and collaborated for generations. What sort of person are you for behaving like this?”

“That’s enough,” Winnie interrupted Josiah. “It’s not like you’re not aware of the condition he’s currently in.”

“Fine, fine.” Josiah raised both his arms as a sign of surrender. “Both of you are united as a couple. At the end of the day, I’ll always end up at your mercy.”

“Cut the nonsense!” Winnie took two big steps forward and gently supported one of Josiah’s arms.

The moment Josiah felt her touch, his body stiffened.

“I… actually, I…” He wanted to state that he could still walk perfectly by himself even though his knees were wobbly from the numbness.

Nonetheless, Winnie spoke over him.

“Listen to me; there’s a cop behind us who’s behaving strangely. Ever since we left the police station, he has been keeping an eye on us. I noticed him working in front of his computer when we first arrived, but when he saw Xavier and I walk in, he dropped whatever he was doing and monitored us closely the entire time we were there.”

who did not notice anything amiss,

Therefore, both of them must know each other, and I’m sure he will report everything about us to her. All this while, I was wondering why the police had managed to arrive in such a short time. So it

strong we are in Avenport, it doesn’t pay to go against the local big shots here in Yaleview.

here are

Josiah could finish, he lost

was standing on his left, was

you doing?” Josiah was puzzled. “Since when did I get on your nerves

eye. “Weren’t your

once, Josiah understood the underlying

he must be jealous to

roll his eyes at Xavier. “Didn’t you accuse me

Even if you pass your bad luck to me, it will not affect me

yea, you’re the greatest. Nevertheless, you’d better cure that cursed sickness of yours

Opening the car door with one hand, he shoved the latter into the car with the

laugh in amusement when she saw

love one another. To have

Winnie looked in the

the officer who had been surveilling them the whole time was making a call. However, the second

the sight of his reaction,

time Winnie woke up, Xavier was leaning against the headboard. He had been observing her for a long

could not resist having a flashback

was the one who was meant to suffer, but the burden of the torment was now borne

Winnie could feel a stinging sensation

sat up and gave Xavier a hug. “Did you

was only obtained after she gave him a jab of sedative, which was not meant to

stroked Winnie’s head. “Why are you snuggling up to me so early in the morning? Are you craving

not answer. Instead, all she did

later, she remarked, “You’ll definitely recover. I’m sure of it. Just like you said, your fate is in your hands. You won’t allow the matter to deteriorate any further, will you? I, too,

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