There was no traffic at night, so it only took Winnie an hour to drive from the city to the mountain.

Alas, it was difficult to climb a mountain at night. By the time she had hiked up while panting away, another hour had passed.

Nonetheless, all her exhaustion vanished the moment she glimpsed the helicopter.

No sooner had she appeared than a man jumped out of the helicopter.

When the man spotted her, he sprinted over to her and asked enthusiastically, “Are you Ms. Garland? Mr. Marsh told me to come over and pick you up.”

Winnie looked the man up and down before she nodded. “Yes. Let’s go.”

“Sure. After you, Ms. Garland. It’s dark, so I’ll help to illuminate the way for you from the back.”

To that moment, there hadn’t been anything unusual about the pilot’s actions. For that reason, she didn’t notice anything off.

It wasn’t until she had boarded the helicopter that she noticed something amiss.

A man was tied to the cockpit, and he was also dressed in a pilot’s uniform.

Cursing inwardly, Winnie braced herself to leap down with her luggage in hand.

But at that precise moment, a bandaged hand shot out before her without warning.

As Winnie scrutinized the reddish blood stain on the snow-white bandage, she suddenly found that injured arm particularly familiar.

She slowly turned her head and looked at the man behind her.

“Xavier? Why are you here?” Winnie’s eyes went wide in surprise.

Xavier snorted coldly, his handsome face emerging from the darkness slowly, devoid of expression.

“Before I answer your question, shouldn’t you explain why you’re here in such a place in the middle of the night?”

At that, Winnie frowned. “So, you’ve been monitoring my phone and whereabouts?”

Xavier pinned his eyes on her, not bothering to deny that.

“You broke our agreement first. You promised to never keep any secrets from me henceforth and even swore an oath. But what’s this? If I hadn’t taken any precautions, you would’ve long since flown off. And by the time I woke up, I wouldn’t even know where to go to collect your body!”

A frown marred Winnie’s countenance. “Collect my body? Are you that eager for me to die? Can’t you say something nice instead?”

In response, Xavier sneered, “I wouldn’t have rushed over if I were eager for you to die. Are you heartless, Winnie? You promised to never keep me in the dark again.”

“Well, that’s…” In the face of his justified accusations, Winnie ultimately chose to twist logic.

She asserted, “I left a note for you! I never thought of keeping you in the dark. I only left while you were sleeping, so there was only a time difference between us.”

Xavier’s brows creased deeply to the point that they might leave permanent marks. “Why don’t I record everything you’re saying so that you can listen to it for yourself?”

Why are

that’s enough. Can you both stop bickering in the middle of the night?” Just when things were about to escalate

having expected him to be there as well,

last afternoon? It turned out that you were

the face of her interrogation, Xavier’s disgruntled

him for breaking his

left with no retort, Winnie could

apologized to her. “I’m sorry for lying to you. There won’t be a second

you can

the helicopter door

well. I told you this long ago, and you

shot him a glare. “I’m not going there for fun. Stop

hand, Xavier gritted his teeth furiously as he hissed,

now? I told you to get out, yet you shut the door? Hurry up and let go of

me bleeding profusely, just

“Are you threatening me?”

threatening you with myself! I can’t do anything either if you don’t care

like you, no?” Winnie clenched her jaw hard, but she could already scent the coppery smell

she roared,

to that action of hers, Xavier relaxed completely. His eyes glowed brightly

options now. One

the second option!” Winnie cut him off

his unfinished statement, saying, “We’ll use my pilot,

rolling her eyes at him. “Am I to watch helplessly as your pilot brings the

then. We’ll use the initial

“That’s more like it.”

deal? We’re setting off together?” Josiah made the

unmoved as you both use your lives to threaten me? I’ve already made up my mind now. At worse, we’ll die together. Then, I can have two people

his hand and clapped it over her

yanked his hand off. “That’s my line! Hurry up and untie the

the helicopter

them put on headphones. Winnie didn’t want to speak for the

Xavier furtively hooked his finger around hers, but she smacked it

me, but how did you two get

and stroked her head. “It was because

are cable cars here? Who operated it

laughter. “Haha, that was nothing. Didn’t you

it? If you

rich people!” Winnie cursed

really a ruthless woman that you even loathe yourself,”

loathsome!”

Compared to you two, I’m not rich

didn’t bother entertaining him further. Frowning, she asked Xavier, “Does Grandpa Rufus know you’re going with

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