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.
“Make sure to have fun over there. Don’t forget to
will get even worse as I go up the mountain, so I won’t be able to send
casual conversations like these. “That’s fine;
her man. “All right, then. Make sure to take good care of yourself. The signal is ridiculously poor over here. I won’t be able to
stay
it. Take care
“Bye…” Xavier said reluctantly.
at the screen of his phone for a few seconds after Winnie hung
caressed the word “Darling” on the contact information before putting
seem to love her
without her,” Xavier replied
“In that case, I’ll be sure to apologize to her when she gets
discuss this after
“What was the point of all that idle chit-chat? I know you
all those other problems, so I figured
fair point.” Josiah gave him a pat on the shoulder. “Remember to drop by the hospital
will. I’ve already had Louis cancel two of my meetings just to make time for that,” Xavier said while rubbing
day, Xavier went over to the
would spend a really long time in the neurology clinic, Josiah decided to have a
clinics in the hospital, so the nurses would gather around for
really exciting conversation when Josiah walked up
hundreds of millions! As if that wasn’t bad enough, a
know, right? What 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 that the actor
on about those two? The relevant authorities have already taken action against them, so they’re pretty much done for. Let’s talk
latest gossip? What
as well. Tell us what happened!” It was human nature to be curious about
so absorbed in their gossiping that they didn’t even notice Josiah
and said, “You know Winnie Garland, right? She’s a friend of Dr. Houghton and the wife of the CEO
her? I saw a news article about her being from a noble family or something. She seems to have
her lately! Apparently, she’s engaged to the son of an earl! They’re both powerful families, but Winnie’s slightly superior. I mean, her grandpa is a freaking duke! Of course, the earl is still
prominent families to establish
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
You’re right! I can’t believe I forgot about that! Man, this is some really crazy stuff! Does she think the people in Chanaea wouldn’t know about her actions in Yartran? We’re living in the modern age,
are even pictures of them
show their backs and the side of their faces, so you can’t see
really long hours here, so I’ve spent lots of time around her. You girls may not
he glanced at the nurse’s phone. “Mind if I have a
froze when she realized who
Xavier. The nurses felt really awkward when they saw him, as they reckoned he had
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