“Can you at least tell me about your plan?” Xavier asked.

The plan was pretty dangerous, so Winnie didn’t want to let Xavier know about it for the time being. She thought about it and said, “It’s not going to be easy. Harold’s a paranoid man. I can only approach him if I have a middle-man vouching for me.”

He understood what she meant. “You mean Christopher?”

“Yes.” With an affirmative nod, she continued, “I can’t think of anyone else who can introduce me to Harold in a short amount of time.”

“Indeed.” The stakes were clear to Xavier. “However, you must understand something, Winnie. He’s an undercover agent. If his identity is exposed, the people in his life will suffer too.”

“I know that. Right now, I’m certain his identity hasn’t been exposed yet. Otherwise, he’d be a corpse by now. I need to go to Lightspring and discuss the details of the plan with him.”

Nodding, Xavier replied, “Okay. I’ll go with you.”

Winnie opened her mouth, but no words left her lips.

“What’s the matter?” When he saw her expression, his eyebrows furrowed. “Are you not going to take me with you? Do you think I’ll ruin your plan if I do?”

She instantly denied it, “No, you’re just overthinking it. That’s not what I meant.”

“That’s good!” As he spoke, he pulled the blanket on him away and prepared to stand. “We should head out as soon as possible. Do you want to visit Granny again and let her know our plan?”

“Hmm, yes, I do. She hasn’t completely forgiven me yet. I bet she’ll feel really sad if I leave without saying goodbye. You should stay here and rest a little longer. I’ll be back soon.”

“That works for me.” Xavier’s lips curved upward somewhat self-deprecatingly. “It’s likely that Granny will be unhappy to see me. It’s for the best if I don’t join you so I won’t upset her further.”

Winnie was aware that what he said was true, and she felt apologetic about it. “I’m sorry you have to go through this, Darling. I appreciate you being understanding of her.”

“Not at all.” The light in his eyes grew brighter. “It’s worth it to hear you call me Darling.”

A chuckle slipped out of her mouth. “Are you that easily satisfied? You’ve certainly changed.”

“Oh? What kind of person do you think I’ve become?”

Winnie laughed. “How do I describe it? It’s like you’ve become someone devoid of desires.”

Xavier intentionally frowned. “You’re such a bad woman. Look at how you’re teasing me again. I suggest you leave quickly. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being audacious.”

Raising her eyebrow, she retorted, “Audacious, is it? I’ll remember that. Just you wait till I’ve taken care of matters here.”

With a smile, she touched his cheek and went on, “I should head to the hospital now. Rest well and wait for me here.”

“Don’t worry.” Xavier pulled Winnie’s hand to his lips and kissed it. “Do you think I’m you? I don’t run around recklessly. I plan to drink a cup of coffee in the courtyard while leisurely awaiting your return.”

“Wow! You sure do know how to enjoy yourself.”

He flashed her a silent grin before handing her the silver gun on the bedside table.

Not long after Winnie left, Xavier knocked on the door of the neighboring room.

The person who opened the door was Greta. “What’s the matter, Mr. Fairchild?”

two for a cup of coffee.

had a dominating presence and was Greta’s boss, which was why Greta would

she understood he wasn’t an ordinary

bandaged, his presence and aura were so outstanding that it really would be an

arrived at the

Jacinta’s ward saw her, he stood from a nearby chair.

a visit.” She lowered her voice, “Is my Granny doing all right? Did she throw any

said she might feel sleepy after the injection. I don’t know if she’s asleep or

nodded. “I’ll go in and check on

promptly opened the door for

stepped into the room, the bodyguard sent a text message to

Xavier was drinking coffee with Mason

about with Winnie during the morning, but they wouldn’t

they wouldn’t reveal any information they

the situation rather

weren’t going that well

the younger woman was leaving for a while, she became upset. “Shouldn’t we be waiting here for Rach to get better? You keep saying this place is dangerous, yet you seem to have endless

you know, Captain Bennett is there. There’s something I need his

concerned about Winnie’s safety. “He’s dealing with narcotics in Avenport. Since his job is a dangerous one, doesn’t this mean it’s dangerous for you to be involved with

matter I need his help with. If you don’t believe me, I can call

him in

problem.” With a faint grin, Winnie pulled

quickly. Based on the noise she heard from his end,

spoke in a coquettish manner. “You’re so awful, Chris. You said you were going to come find me, yet you haven’t even called me in

she said that, she tapped the

it was a good time

busy these past few days. Don’t you know to call me if I

a man next to him piped up, “That’s right! Chris

before the

her through Morse code:

message and continued to talk to him through Morse code while chatting about an unrelated topic to fool

she had something important to discuss with him, he promptly made the decision to

the end, they agreed to meet

thing you mentioned on the phone really that important? So

fake conversation with Christopher earlier was about her wanting

Morse code, so that was all she heard. Naturally, she believed that was the reason Winnie wanted to meet

very important to him, so I need to

lips, though it also expressed

Lightspring? Will he

The bodyguard will watch over you and Rach for the time being while the caretakers inside the hospital will tend to your daily

to go to Lightspring.” Then, Jacinta took Winnie’s hand into her palm. “I just want my children

was about to reply, Xavier suddenly sent her a text message: When are

same time, Greta also secretly sent a text message to Winnie: Your husband asked us what we told you during the morning, Ms. Garland. Don’t worry; we didn’t say

Greta: Very good.

I’m not going back yet. Dinner’s right around the corner, so I’m going to keep Granny company for that. Have dinner yourself. There’s no need to wait for me. Oh, also, Greta said you invited them for coffee. You should let them go after you finish drinking your coffee. I’ll let you know what you want to know when I return after my dinner with Granny

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