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.
have fun over there. Don’t forget to send me lots
worse as I go up the mountain, so I won’t be
had casual conversations like these. “That’s fine; just send them anyway. I’ll receive
man. “All right, then. Make sure to take good care of yourself. The signal is ridiculously poor over here.
You stay
it. Take
“Bye…” Xavier said reluctantly.
phone for a few seconds
the word “Darling”
attractive? You seem to love her really deeply!” Nate exclaimed in
can’t live without her,” Xavier replied
I’ll be sure to apologize to her when she gets
We’ll discuss this after she gets
the point of all that idle chit-chat? I know you have lots of questions for her,
chit-chat. I can take care of all those other problems, so
a fair point.” Josiah gave him a pat on the shoulder. “Remember to
I’ve already had Louis cancel two of my meetings just to make time for that,” Xavier said while
next day, Xavier went over to
really long time in the neurology clinic, Josiah decided to have a chat with the nurses while waiting for
the hospital, so the nurses would gather around for a chat during
exciting conversation when Josiah
happened last week? Apparently, a female celebrity was accused of tax evasion worth up to hundreds of millions! As if that wasn’t bad enough, a young actor got arrested
what I make in ten years! Why can’t they just be content with what they have? They say that the actor used to trick his fangirls
The relevant authorities have already taken action against them,
What happened
well. Tell us what happened!” It was
gossiping that
and said, “You know Winnie Garland, right? She’s a friend of
being from a noble family or something. She seems
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 pretty impressive. After all, you
What’s so special about that? It’s common for prominent families to
that Winnie has yet to divorce her husband! I know she’s from a really powerful
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
even pictures of them
pictures only show their backs and the side of
lots of time around her.
deeply as he glanced at the nurse’s
The nurse froze when she realized who she
The nurses
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