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.
to have fun over
even worse as I go up the mountain, so
grow gentle whenever they had casual conversations like these. “That’s fine; just send them anyway. I’ll
willing to make an exception for her man. “All right, then. Make sure to take good care of yourself. The signal is ridiculously
You stay safe out
it. Take care now!
“Bye…” Xavier said reluctantly.
his phone for a few
and Josiah watched as Xavier caressed the word “Darling” on the contact
is Winnie really that attractive? You seem to
without her,” Xavier
be sure to apologize to her when
this
point of all that idle chit-chat? I know you have lots of questions for her, so why didn’t you bring any of
“That wasn’t idle chit-chat. I can take care of all those other problems,
a pat on the shoulder. “Remember to drop by
of my meetings just to make time for
next day, Xavier went over
long time in the neurology clinic, Josiah decided
the other clinics in the hospital, so the nurses would gather around for a chat during their free
having a really exciting conversation when Josiah walked
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 for raping one of his fangirls
be content with what they
already taken action against them, so they’re pretty much
What happened this
It was human nature to be curious about gossip, and Josiah was
in their gossiping that they didn’t even notice
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
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 can only
special about that? It’s common for prominent families to establish alliances through marriage. We see that all
arranged marriages are 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
about her actions in Yartran? We’re living in the modern age, for goodness’ sake! All it takes is a few
even pictures of
their backs and the side of
so I’ve spent lots of time around her. You girls may not be
the nurse’s phone. “Mind if I have a look at
nurse froze when she realized who she was talking to. “Dr. Houghton? W-When did you get
close friends with Winnie and Xavier. The nurses felt really awkward when they saw him, as they reckoned
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