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“Are you all right, Winnie?”
Christopher realized that the woman’s expression had changed when she saw Yulissa’s
address.
“Did something happen?” he asked out of curiosity.
“It’s nothing,” Winnie replied, snapping back to reality. “By the way, since Yulissa gave you
a lead, I suppose you don’t need the data on those logistics companies under Fairchild
Corporation anymore, right?”
Christopher frowned at her question. “Do you really know nothing about this?”
A frown deeper than Christopher’s stitched on Winnie’s forehead.
“What do you mean by that? Am I supposed to know something?” she asked.
“I thought you knew everything, but it turns out Xavier didn’t fill you in on all the details,”
Christopher answered. “He already passed me all the information yesterday. He’s the one
who put me through to Yulissa, and I wouldn’t have met her if it were not for him.”
“What?” Winnie was confused. “That’s not what Louis told me, though. Xavier didn’t
mention anything about this either. Besides, Yulissa and Zyon are in the same boat, so it
doesn’t make sense for Xavier to let Yulissa know he faked his death. Are you sure that’s
the case?”
“I’m certain,” Christopher confirmed. “Although I have no idea why he did that, I know
where he’s coming from.”
“Really? I doubt he has any good intentions for doing something like this, though.”
Winnie felt slightly disappointed. Xavier and her had always communicated openly about
Xavier’s apparent death and Fairchild Corporation’s drug involvement, so Winnie could not
help but wonder what he was trying to play at when she found out Xavier had been doing
so many things behind her back.
“What is he trying to achieve?” Winnie asked Christopher repeatedly with a frown.
“The whole thing is too dangerous, so Xavier doesn’t want you involved. That’s why he’s
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“Is that so?” Winnie doubted, squinting her eyes. “That would be an acceptable reason,
but I’m sure he didn’t lie to and hide things from me because of that.”
It was to Winnie’s distaste that someone would deceive her deliberately—especially when
she had gone out of her way to follow up on the investigation of those logistics companies.
Moreover, this is the second time Xavier has lied to me.
“Also, Winnie, I need to remind you of another matter.” Christopher’s voice interrupted her
train of thought.
As he spoke, Winnie’s brows relaxed as if she had come to terms with Xavier’s trickery.
He’s lied to me twice, and I won’t be surprised if he does it again.
“What is it?” she asked.
“It’s about Yulissa. From my conversation with her, it seems like she already knows about
you faking your mental illness. I’m not sure if she’ll blow this up and use this to your
disadvantage, so you’d better watch out.”
“It’s not a big deal. My plan is already coming to an end, so she can’t do anything to me
whether I’m sane or not. Nonetheless, I’m curious as to how she found out about it. After
all, I’m sure I didn’t do anything to give the game away in front of her. Did she tell you
who revealed the secret to her?”
Christopher recalled every detail of his conversation with Yulissa but shook his head in the
end. “I don’t think she mentioned anything related to that.”
“Did she say who she met up with yesterday night? Was it Xavier?” probed Winnie once
more.
Christopher was not an opportunistic person. He was a man marked by integrity, so he
told the truth.
“I didn’t ask, but Winnie, I can tell Xavier really cares about you. He genuinely does not
want to put you in danger. The only person who wishes for your downfall is Yulissa. There’s
no way Xavier will work with her.”
“Maybe,” Winnie replied with a faint smile and said no more.
Well, many men out there care for me and want me as well, but if any of them turns out to
be a liar or cheater, I’ll be deeply offended.
Meanwhile, Xavier had just reached the condominium in Aqua Moana.
On his way there, he tried calling Winnie several times, but the latter did not pick up.
Xavier called because he saw someone who looked like Winnie from the back, walking
side-by-side with a strapping man when he drove into the residential area, but the couple
had already vanished when he wound down his window.
At that moment, Xavier felt an impulse to check if the woman was Winnie, and when his
calls did not get through, he thought it was because the connection was terrible, so he
headed home immediately.
When he reached home, he smelled the scent of custard pudding wafting in the air before
he even opened the door leading to his room.
Hmm? I didn’t have custard pudding yesterday. Neither did I ask Molly to come over. Even
if she came today and ate something, she would never eat in my room—let alone leave
unfinished food inside. She would definitely get rid of the smell.
It was not until Xavier spotted the custard pudding in the bin that he understood what had
happened.
Isn’t this the custard pudding Dumbo snapped a photo of when she was having breakfast?
She even asked if I wanted some, and I said yes. Is that why she brought some over?
Right, she even asked me where I was three times, and I replied I was here. D*mn it! She
must have found out I lied to her. Is that why she didn’t pick up my calls?
Little did Xavier know, Winnie had toggled silent mode on her phone, so it did not matter
how many times he called. She was talking to Christopher and was not checking her
phone.
A thought budded in Xavier’s mind at the realization.
The woman I saw in the residential area must be Dumbo. Who is that man beside her, and
where are they now?
Xavier went over to the window near the balcony out of instinct.
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He wanted to see if he could still find the woman he had seen earlier who looked like
Winnie from the back.
Coincidentally, Winnie and Christopher were walking toward Xavier’s building after talking.
Since their discussion had ended, Winnie headed home, and it so happened that Xavier
was looking out of the window.
Although he was watching them from the thirty-second floor of the condominium and
could not clearly see the two people’s faces, he could still tell who they were from afar.
That’s Dumbo and Christopher! What is he doing here? I told that man not to contact her
anymore. I can’t believe he’s still keeping in touch with her!
Anger boiled in Xavier’s heart at the sight, but he breathed deeply in an attempt to calm
down and took out his phone to call Winnie again. Alas, his call was not answered.
Xavier could not help but feel suspicious. Did she block me? Fine! I admit it’s my fault for
lying to her, but I did it because I didn’t want to complicate things. Besides, I have no idea
at all that she was at Aqua Moana all this while! Whatever! I’m bringing her back. I can’t
let her be with that man!
Just as Xavier was maneuvering his wheelchair away from the balcony, a familiar voice
rang from downstairs.
It was Jacinta, and she was beckoning Winnie from the floor below.
“Winnie! Why didn’t you answer my phone call? Come on up! I made some soup. Ask the
police officer to come up too!”
This rendered Xavier dumbstruck.
I’m on the thirty-second floor, and Jacinta is calling for Dumbo from downstairs. That
means she’s on the thirty-first floor. Since Jacinta is preparing a meal downstairs, that can
only mean that either Jacinta or Dumbo owns a property downstairs. Dumbo knew all this
while that I’m staying here, so I’m the only one who doesn’t know she holds a place here
too.
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