The voice in his headset issued an order in Talnamese too. "Follow her, and find out where she got that ruby."

"Yes, sir," the man replied as he got up, impassive as he followed Cindy, who was still reveling in delight. -

Later that night, Janet said her goodbyes with her colleagues at Flora Hall, turned off the lights, and was ready to head home.

Just as she picked up her bag, she noticed a slender figure collapsed by the shadows of the wall.

"What?" Janet moved closer to find a woman covered in injuries.

Scabs had built up over her wounds—new and old, while her clothes were in pieces.

"Hello? Hey!" Janet walked up, gently patting her on the cheek.

"Frank... Frank Lawrence..." the woman suddenly murmured.

in shock and leaned in to listen to the woman's feeble

there was no mistaking

promptly went to work, calling in her colleagues who had not let her

saw the true extent of the woman's injuries—there was not one inch of her skin

in her clothes to her injuries, while pus was growing almost

other bones were broken, and her left thigh was bent in a horrific

miracle at all that the woman

herbs and tend to

of inheriting her grandfather's legacy—even though it was obvious that the woman did

woman said a name Janet was

stabilized

Frank asked, his tone clearly sharp,

at her busy colleagues as she said, "Hello, Frank. We just brought in this woman who's thoroughly hurt and had collapsed outside Flora Hall, on the verge of death. I don't know her, but she was calling your name when we picked her up...Do you want to come

call, but being told about a maimed woman

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