Winnie gave a terse reply, speaking less than three sentences throughout the conversation.

Xavier and Josiah only heard her uttering “yes” and “okay,” in a foreign language.

Although they did not know the content of the discussion during that phone call, both of them noticed her facial expression had turned more solemn than before.

Xavier was worried about her. “What’s the matter? Did something happen?”

Winnie gazed at him and slightly furrowed her brows.

Although they promised to trust and not lie to one another, she had yet to be able to confide in him entirely.

She scratched her forehead and said, “It’s nothing. I’m just feeling a little anxious because we are about to cross the border.”

“Don’t worry.” Xavier lifted his hand to rearrange Winnie’s stray hair strands and smiled faintly at her. “Even if the sky collapses, the taller people will be there to hold it up, and you will always have my support no matter what.”

“Don’t forget about me!” Josiah made a gesture of comparing their heights and chirped at Winnie, “See? I’m taller than you too.”

She glanced at them and nodded. “Let’s go.”

Soon, they entered a small village in northern Manchernius.

Winnie followed the coordinates provided to her by Lucas and arrived at a local inn.

As that village was near the border of Chanaea, most locals there were fluent in Chanaea. Hence, communication was not an issue there.

Winnie talked to the inn’s owner and confirmed the booking of the room Lucas had placed in advance. Josiah saw that only one room was reserved, so he secured the room next to Winnie’s.

Subsequently, the party moved to the second floor.

They chatted while walking upstairs.

Xavier asked Winnie in an undertone, “Where is the person your friend helped you to find? When will we meet up with them?”

She looked down at her wristwatch. “Soon. They should be here looking for me in approximately half an hour.”

“Half an hour, you say? That’s perfect. I shall go in and take a shower first.” Josiah tugged at the front of his shirt and could not help but grumble, “This place is too hot. I really cannot stand the temperature here. You two can take a stroll here. I want to go back to the room first.”

With that, he jogged ahead.

A few moments later, Winnie and Xavier heard the sound of Josiah unlocking the door.

However, in lesser than three seconds after he pushed the door open and entered the room, Josiah was seen to be gradually stepping back out with his hands raised.

Winnie and Xavier exchanged glances and knitted their brows instantaneously.

The few mercenaries who were dressed like locals beside them swiftly placed their hands around the back of their waists. All of them seemed ready to spring into action at any moment.

Winnie also immediately retrieved a small silver handgun from her boot shaft and hid it in her pocket.

Sensing her intention to move forward, Xavier grabbed her arm at once and pulled her to one side. “You should stay back for now. Let them check out what’s going on first.”

Winnie frowned. “But Josiah is there. I’m a woman, so I’ll appear more approachable. I will check out the circumstances first, and if things turn south, we’ll let the mercenaries handle the situation. We should minimize being caught up in a conflict with others at a place like this.”

She spoke adamantly, and with that, she pushed Xavier’s hand aside and strode forward.

Upon arriving at the doorway, she saw someone pointing a gun at Josiah’s head while the latter was so nervous he did not dare to make a sound.

after seeing the gunman’s face, she swiftly let out a

before. He was the team leader of the mercenaries Lucas had helped her

Mason, and I believe you

I’ve seen a photo of you. You’re my boss, Ms. Garland.” said the man,

Josiah while flashing a grin. “This is a friend of mine who is accompanying

Seemingly to explain, he said, “I received news that you’ll be coming alone, and when I arrive, this room next to yours was

few more companions prior to my departure. Where is the rest of your team? Should I book another

you. You don’t have to bother yourself with anything else except to transfer the remaining payment to us after the job

same time, he also summoned his other teammate inside

our faces for the time being. My other teammates are

we should meet up half an hour later, but since

taciturn man. He nodded and uttered curtly, “Follow

before turning

she entered the room, she saw removed a black handbag from

the table and said to Winnie, “Mr. Marsh told me to give this to you. Please take a

responded and proceeded to pull

two custom-made phones, a few guns, and a sufficient amount of magazines.

“Cool, everything is here. I’ll

my contact details in the two phones, and my men will be protecting

with his teammate

shut the

phones from inside the bag. “These phones come with two systems, one is basic and the other with encrypted mode. The encrypted mode allows us to use the device without being

use my own phone.” Josiah fathomed

After all, that wasn’t the time for them to be indecisive, so Winnie handed the other device to Xavier at once and taught him the method and password

the guns after both of

saw how skilled Winnie was in assembling, aiming, and pulling the trigger

not help but turn

Is it that weird for me to be good with guns? Don’t forget that I stayed in Yartran for a long time, and it is

his glasses. “Anyway, it’s because your

“I shall take that as a compliment, then.

never lost in playing shooting games,” Josiah

you have the time to play

gun in his hand. “There is always time as long as you

had to take over the family’s hospital, perhaps he would’ve become an Olympics gold

and gave Josiah a thumbs-up. Then, she asked Xavier, “What about

Let’s put it

across Winnie’s eyes when she reshifted her

more humble response than Josiah. “But I’ve only practiced

practice. In real life, there will be a lot of uncertainties, so a person’s state of mind will be highly tested during these circumstances. Nevertheless, one will get used to it after experiencing it a

he

had countless things on his mind that he wanted to say to her, but he

Xavier suddenly grasped her hand and dragged her out of

resist as she feared she might injure the wound on his

merely kept her gun and followed him back to her

before she could place the

finish the rest of her sentence, Winnie felt Xavier’s lips pressed against

a domineering kiss overwhelmed

large hands, prompting them

her yearnings, and she would

the injury on his arm, she ripped apart

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