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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.

refused her offer, Maggie didn’t insist. She turned

boat that was waiting for him, and

and mask.

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

“Harry, are

you up.

an accident. I’m already

happen? You scared me half to death!”

at the

to Jessica’s place half an hour later.

some porridge. She was feeling a little

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

“No.”

was injured. When he took her phone and bag, his blood

wiped them when she got back, but it seemed she hadn’t

day, after Jessica had fully recovered from her fever, Maggie

still hadn’t prepared the gown for the banquet the following evening.

afternoon, Maggie went out for

boutique where the manager and several salespeople were adjusting a

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help you?” the manager asked

have a look,”

“Of course.”

many banquets over the years. After all, even when Franklin and the others

for Old Madam Wilson, she had stepped back from the spotlight long ago and no longer

such occasions.

have much experience with high–end fashion, but since Jessica worked in luxury apparel, she