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
even worse as I go up the mountain, so I won’t be able to
had casual conversations like these. “That’s fine; just send them anyway.
didn’t like taking pictures, but she was willing to make an exception for her man. “All right, then. Make sure to take good care of yourself.
will. You stay safe
Take
“Bye…” Xavier said reluctantly.
at the screen of his phone for a few
Xavier caressed the word “Darling” on the contact information before putting
really that attractive? You seem to love her really deeply!”
live without her,” Xavier replied
case, I’ll be sure to apologize
discuss this after she gets
idle chit-chat?
wasn’t idle chit-chat. I can take care of all those other problems, so I figured
him a pat on the shoulder. “Remember to drop by the hospital tomorrow,
meetings just to
day, Xavier went over to the hospital as
would spend a really long time in the neurology clinic, Josiah decided to have a chat with the nurses while waiting
neurology clinic wasn’t as busy compared to the other clinics in the hospital, so the
a really exciting conversation
worth up to hundreds of millions! As if that wasn’t bad enough, a young actor got arrested for raping one of his fangirls earlier this
just be content with what they have? They
relevant authorities have already taken action against them, so they’re pretty much done for. Let’s talk
gossip? What happened
us what happened!” It was human nature to be curious about gossip, and Josiah was
gossiping
of the nurses pulled out her phone and said, “You know Winnie Garland, right? She’s a friend of
her being from a noble family or something. She
the journalists there revealed some shocking news about 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
about that? It’s common for prominent families to establish alliances through
true that arranged marriages are common practice for prominent families, but you need to keep in mind that Winnie has yet to divorce her husband!
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, for goodness’ sake! All
even pictures of them
side of their faces, so you can’t
long hours here, so I’ve spent lots of time around her. You girls may not be able to recognize her, but I can.
Josiah frowned deeply as he glanced at the nurse’s phone. “Mind if I
thing. Here you—” The nurse froze when she realized who
Josiah being close friends with Winnie and Xavier. The nurses felt really awkward when they saw him, as they reckoned he
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