“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?”

you two for a cup of coffee. Would you care to

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

at that moment she understood he wasn’t an ordinary person

still bandaged, his presence and aura were so outstanding that it really would be an honor for her to enjoy a cup of coffee

had arrived

saw her, he stood from a nearby chair. “Why are

She lowered her voice, “Is my Granny

time for her injections and medicines. The nurse said she might feel sleepy after the injection.

in

opened the door

the bodyguard sent a text message to

Xavier was drinking coffee with Mason and

to ask them what they talked about with Winnie during the morning,

only thing they told him was that they wouldn’t reveal any information they obtained to anyone privately without getting Winnie’s permission

made the situation

things weren’t going that well

better? You keep saying this place is dangerous, yet

knitted eyebrows, “As you know, Captain Bennett is there. There’s something I need

voice. She was genuinely concerned about Winnie’s safety. “He’s dealing with narcotics in Avenport. Since his job is a dangerous

while I’m not. There’s a private matter I need his help with. If you don’t believe me, I can call him in front of

Call him in front

Winnie pulled out her

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

coquettish manner. “You’re so awful, Chris. You said you were going to come find me, yet you

said that, she tapped the back

a good

days. Don’t you know to call me

instant his sentence ended, a man next to him piped up, “That’s right! Chris has no shortage

the person

was saying, he also sent a message to her through Morse code: Not available to talk

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

that she had something important to discuss with him, he promptly

agreed to meet

call, Jacinta immediately asked, “Was the thing you mentioned on the phone really that important? So

fake conversation with Christopher earlier was about her wanting to hand an

was all she heard. Naturally, she believed that was the

very important to him, so

Jacinta’s lips, though it

to Lightspring? Will he go

will watch over you and Rach for the time being while the caretakers

by your side if you want to go to Lightspring.” Then, Jacinta took Winnie’s hand into her palm. “I

sent her a text

Your husband asked

first replied to Greta: Very good. You get a

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

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