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He took one look at Winnie and felt that he had to come clean.
In the past, he was not aware of the relationship between Winnie and Xavier, so he kept
his feelings to himself.
However, she was no longer with Xavier.
There was no need for him to hide his feelings anymore.
Christopher sat upright and said in a serious manner, “To be honest, I have known Winnie
since five years ago.”
“Five years ago?” exclaimed Jacinta when she heard his answer.
Even Winnie, who was feeling depressed, could not help but frown.
She eyed Christopher in confusion.
A gentleness took over the iciness in Christopher’s eyes as he recalled the past.
In an instant, Winnie could not accept that sort of expression coming from someone who
was not close to her.
She unconsciously frowned and even put down her cutlery.
“You knew me? Or perhaps, you have seen me before? I don’t recall us meeting five years
ago.”
“We spoke before.” Christopher pursed his lips and blushed. “Five years ago, we met in a
bank. Back then, there was an armed robbery there. One of the robbers had a bomb on
him. I was in charge of the sniper team. You were very brave and quick-thinking. Before
we got into our positions, I saw from the surveillance camera how you saved the others.
Later on, a pregnant woman was taken hostage by the robbers. You volunteered to swap
places with the lady. I had a new colleague back then, and he was quite young. It was his
first mission. I still remember what you told him back then.”
Before Christopher could speak out, Winnie said what she said five years ago, “Keep up
the hard work, officer! You drive the criminals back every time you take a step forward!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe could not hold back her laughter. “Now, I remember. You were the SWAT officer from
five years ago. You are an excellent sniper.”
Winnie reached out to cover the lower half of Christopher’s face. “No wonder! No wonder I
feel that I have seen you somewhere. Back then, you had a mask on. All I saw was your
eyes.”
“That’s right. It’s me,” said Christopher with a smile. “You still remember me.”
“Yes, my memory is quite good. By the way, when did you realize it was me?” asked
Winnie.
Christopher said without any hesitation because he could remember very clearly, “When I
first saw the missing person case of Mrs. Fairchild of the Fairchild family. But I wasn’t sure
back then because the file shows that the missing person is a mentally challenged person.
Until you pretended to be Paulina and handed me a sample of Yulissa’s blood sample and
told me—Being a police officer is a dangerous job, but as a police officer, you stand
between light and darkness. Every time you take a step forward, darkness will have to
take a step back.”
Winnie sighed and smiled, “Haha! It’s truly spoken by the same person. There isn’t much
difference from what I said five years ago.”
Winnie and Christopher were enjoying their conversation. Jacinta, on the other hand,
trembled in fear when she heard what they said.
“Winnie, you were caught in a bank robbery five years ago? Why didn’t I know about all
these? Chris, I didn’t know you have such a dangerous job.”
With a sigh, Jacinta continued, “Then again, both of you are fated to meet each other. You
can consider seeing each other more often in the future. I can tell Chris is a nice man. He
is good-looking and has a good character. I have also spoken with Chris and found out that
his family isn’t as complicated as the Fairchild family.”
Winnie was rendered speechless.
After dinner, Winnie sent Christopher downstairs.
After hesitating for a long while, Christopher decided to speak up.
“Can you consider Mdm. Sumner’s suggestion? To be honest with you, I haven’t been
dating anyone for the past five years.”
It took Winnie a second before she realized what he was talking about.
She frowned slightly. The moment she knew he was that SWAT officer five years ago, she
did feel closer to him. However, it did not mean she wanted to date him right now.
“Christopher, honestly, I have been very busy for the past few years and never had the
time to indulge in a romantic relationship. After returning home, I got into the marriage
with Xavier because of a twist of events. During our time together, I find him to be a nice
person. Initially, I thought if we liked each other and could get along, that would be
enough. But love isn’t as simple as I thought it to be. Both parties have to be on the same
page. Because of my relationship with Xavier, I’m utterly perplexed about relationships.
Furthermore, I have been busy with lots of stuff since I came to Avenport. So, I’m sorry. I
don’t plan to date anyone at this moment.”
“Okay, I understand.” Christopher had expected her to reject him anyway. “Then, let’s be
friends for now.”
He knew very well that there was no way she would accept him so soon after parting ways
with Xavier. However, he could not help himself but express his feelings for her.
There were some other things that he was hiding from her. She might not believe him if he
revealed the truth. In all honesty, he had been in love with her for the past five years.
He did not mind waiting for her for another year or two.
After all, she was in his life at the present moment.
By the time Winnie and Jacinta got back to the Garland residence, it was already past
eight o’clock.
Hamish was not back yet.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSince the patriarch of the household was not around, the housekeepers started to
misbehave.
The moment Winnie and Jacinta got back, the housekeepers began to gossip about them.
“This old one is so shameless. It’s bad enough that she stays and eats for free. She even
lacks manners. She just goes in and out anytime she likes.”
“That’s right. She doesn’t even take a good look at herself. Who does she think she is?
Even Mrs. Garland’s family doesn’t behave like this when they are here.”
“Nancy, what do you expect from a shameless old lady and a dumbass? They are
nothing!”
“Old lady! I beg of you. Mrs. Garland is coming back from the hospital tonight. Why don’t
you take your dumbass granddaughter out of here so that you don’t create trouble for
Mrs. Garland?”
The three housekeepers’ harsh insults made Jacinta very furious.
She was eyeing the duster that was nearby and tempted to pick it up.
However, Winnie was trying to stop her in secret.
Winnie shielded Jacinta behind her before walking toward the housekeepers with a silly
expression.
All of a sudden, her expression changed, and so did her aura. She no longer appeared silly.
Instead, there was something sinister about her.
The few housekeepers had no idea what Winnie was up to until she gave each one of them
a tight slap on their faces.
Slap! Slap! The housekeepers only came to their senses after that.
Just when they were about to react, Winnie popped her eyes wide open and yelled,
“Remember! My name is Lorelei. Tell that shameless couple I’m back for revenge!”
What!
The three housekeepers freaked out. One of them had been with Yara for many years and
even helped Yara to harm Lorelei.
She screamed in fright, “She’s possessed! She’s being possessed!”
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