The Heart I Gave The Love I Lost

Chapter 33

There was no one around, the streets were empty, and the pharmacy was still some

distance away…

Maggie was calculating in her mind when she noticed the strong smell of blood in the car

She paused, started the engine, and asked, “Where to?”

“Straight ahead, to Santa Pier.” He added, “I’ll tell you how to get there.”

“No need, I know the way.”

Maggie replied and started driving.

She concentrated on driving, and the man didn’t speak again, so the car became quiet.

Santa Pier was about half an hour away. Along the way, Maggie’s expression remained calm, and her driving was steady and precise. She didn’t make a single wrong turn.

The man, holding the gun, gradually changed the way he looked at her.

But Maggie didn’t notice.

A little while later, the man said, “Park under the banyan tree ahead.”

Maggie, “Okay.”

The car stopped smoothly by the side of the road, and the man still kept the gun aimed at her. As he got out of the car, she took her bag back and calmly started rifling through it. “I have some first aid supplies here.”

In the half–hour drive, the smell of blood in the car grew stronger. She knew the man was

probably injured.

The man paused but didn’t respond, instead getting out of the car and disappearing quickly

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into the darkness.

had refused her offer, Maggie didn’t insist. She turned the wheel and

a boat that was waiting for him, and he

and mask.

rang, and as he had someone tend to his injuries, he answered the

hurriedly asked, “Harry,

up. Where are

was an accident. I’m already at

How did this happen? You scared me

at the tall tree in the distance, lost in

returned to Jessica’s place half an

some porridge. She was feeling

her brows. “Why do I smell blood? Mag, are

“No.”

her phone and bag, his

back, but it seemed she

day, after Jessica had fully recovered from her

still hadn’t prepared the gown for the banquet

the afternoon, Maggie went out

where the manager and several salespeople were adjusting a

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just have a look,” Maggie replied.

“Of course.”

married into the Wilson family, Maggie hadn’t attended many banquets over the years. After all, even when Franklin and the others had formal events

she had stepped back from the spotlight long

for such occasions.

fashion, but since Jessica worked in luxury apparel, she