Xavier frowned the moment he saw that message.
D*mn it! Why didn’t I see this sooner?
Seeing him gripping his phone so tightly that his knuckles turned white, Josiah asked worriedly, “What is it, Xavier? Did something happen?”
“No.” After everything that had happened throughout their few days of separation, Xavier had a feeling Winnie wouldn’t answer the phone even if he called.
However, he still tried calling her anyway, and the result was exactly as he had expected.
Annoyed and frustrated, Xavier slammed his phone on his desk.
He even ripped his necktie off in an attempt to relieve the suffocating sensation.
Nate knew Xavier was trying to call Winnie when he saw the word “Darling” on the screen of his phone. It was obvious that Winnie didn’t answer his call, given his response.
He looked at Xavier and asked hesitantly with a frown, “Did you and Winnie get into a fight over that dead policeman?”
As Xavier was reaching for his phone then, he didn’t answer that question in time.
Josiah walked up to Nate and whispered, “Why would you bring that up? Winnie went back to Yartran because of that!”
Nate furrowed his brows when he heard that. “What’s that supposed to mean? Is she still coming back?”
“She is, but she didn’t specify when. I’d refrain from bringing this up in front of Xavier if I were you.”
Nate clenched his fists tightly. “This is all my fault. None of this would’ve happened if it weren’t for me helping Yulissa. Those people wouldn’t have died, and Xavier and Winnie wouldn’t have gotten into a fight.”
He then turned toward Xavier and continued, “Xavier, how about I apologize to Winnie? It was my mistake that led to—”
“Shh…” Xavier cut him off, as Winnie’s call came in all of a sudden.
He immediately answered the phone and heard Winnie saying, “I’m in the mountains right now. The signal here is really terrible.”
Xavier noticed that her voice kept breaking up.
He wanted to ask Winnie if she had erased all of her data on the Chanaean network. On top of that, he also wanted to warn her that Harold might come seeking revenge on her in Chanaea.
Most importantly, he wanted to tell her that he missed her dearly.
However, he changed his mind after he heard her say, “This place is beautiful! The air is really fresh over here!”
She’s supposed to be on a relaxing vacation. I shouldn’t ruin her mood by mentioning such depressing stuff.
fun over there. Don’t
I go up the mountain, so I won’t be
conversations like these. “That’s fine; just send them anyway. I’ll receive them the moment your phone has a
Make sure to take good care of yourself. The signal is ridiculously poor over here. I
will. You stay safe out
Take
“Bye…” Xavier said reluctantly.
staring at the screen of his phone for a few seconds
the word “Darling” on the contact information
that attractive? You seem to love her really deeply!” Nate exclaimed in
without her,”
that case, I’ll be sure to apologize to her when she
this after she gets
up to Xavier and asked, “What was the point of all that idle chit-chat? I know you have lots of questions for her, so
stern glare. “That wasn’t idle chit-chat. I can take care of all those other problems, so I figured I’d let
You make a fair point.” Josiah gave him a pat on the shoulder. “Remember to drop by the hospital tomorrow, okay? Don’t
will. I’ve already had Louis cancel two of my meetings just to make time for that,” Xavier said while rubbing his
over to the hospital
in the neurology clinic, Josiah decided
the hospital, so the nurses would
were having a really exciting conversation when Josiah walked
a female celebrity was accused of tax evasion worth up to hundreds of millions! As if that wasn’t bad enough,
they make in a day is what I make in ten years! Why can’t they just be content with what they have? They say
The relevant authorities have already taken action against them, so they’re pretty much done for. Let’s talk
What
curious about that as well. Tell us what happened!” It was human nature to be curious about gossip, and Josiah
were so absorbed in their gossiping that they didn’t
phone and said, “You know Winnie Garland, right? She’s a friend
article about her being from a noble family or something. She seems to have a really
an earl! They’re both powerful families, but Winnie’s slightly superior.
about that? It’s common for prominent families to establish alliances through marriage. We see that all the time in movies
common practice for prominent families, but you need to keep in mind that Winnie has yet to divorce her husband! I know she’s from a really powerful family and all but the Fairchild family is no pushover either. I can’t believe she’d openly
she think the people in Chanaea wouldn’t know about her actions in Yartran? We’re living in the modern age,
even pictures
show their backs and the side of their faces, so you can’t
to work really long hours here, so I’ve spent lots of time around her. You girls may not be able to
he glanced at the nurse’s phone. “Mind if I have a
she realized who she was talking to.
Xavier. The nurses felt really awkward when they saw him, as they reckoned he had caught them badmouthing
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