Winnie wouldn’t be too surprised if the mysterious Mr. Hall found it unchallenging and
rejected her proposal. However, she did not expect that he would demand a reason from
her. Taken aback, she narrowed her eyes and blurted out, “Isn’t it obvious? I’m after
money.” Xavier gave her a snort, his piercing bright eyes staring at her with disdain.
“Since Ms. Gator isn’t sincere about our collaboration, I shan’t waste my time. Goodbye!”
he said, then maneuvered his wheelchair to head out. Xavier was in a hurry to leave as he
had just received news from his assistant that Winnie had gone missing. He had left
Winnie in his office so that he could attend his meeting with Gator. However, he had not
expected she would go missing as a result. “Wait a moment!” Winnie was caught off guard
by his abruptness and tried to stop him from leaving. She gave him a smile and said,
“What if I tell you I’m after them for revenge?” “I’m sorry, but I’ve already given you a
chance earlier, and you blew it,” Xavier uttered coldly. With that, he pressed a button on
his motorized wheelchair and headed out. He did not even bother to turn his head to face
Winnie when he rejected her. After leaving the private room, he took out his phone and
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdialed Winnie’s number. Winnie was still standing dumbfounded in the private room,
deliberating if she should go after her potential partner. Suddenly, she saw something lit
up in her bag and knew it was her phone screen coming on. She had muted her phone and
left it in her bag before entering the bar. Fishing out the phone, she realized that it was
Xavier calling her. Winnie did not pick up his call but stared at the phone until the screen
dimmed. That was when Xavier, who was just outside the private room, hung up and kept
his phone. Both of them were in such close proximity but brushed past one another due to
their hidden identities and good disguise. Winnie wondered if Xavier called her because he
realized she had gone missing. However, she was also curious as to why he only called
once. Next, her imagination ran wild, and she started imagining him busy getting raunchy
with Kylie. Kylie was so smug and confident, so she must have given Xavier a high dose of
the drug. Where can they be? Are they in his luxurious and spacious office? Oh gosh! Snap
out of this, Winnie! What has that gotta do with you? Winnie was annoyed with herself
when she realized she seemed to care about Xavier. He never hid his disdain for you, his
“dumb” wife, and had plans to divorce you. So why do you care if he’s being manipulated?
Back at Fairchild Corporation, Xavier’s assistant, Louis, was already waiting for him in the
lobby when he rushed back. “Where is she? Have you found her?” Xavier asked. “No. The
surveillance footage showed Mrs. Fairchild heading to the toilet. Then she appeared to
have lost her way and wandered around the building mindlessly. She was last seen in the
underground car park. Unfortunately, there were some blind areas in the car park, so we
lost track of her after that,” Louis reported. “Get going and search for her! Search the
whole car park and every single car in it. She could be hiding in one of the cars, or maybe
even crawled under one of them and fell asleep there!” Xavier offered. “All the security
personnel are out there looking for her. Unfortunately, no success so far,” Louis said.
“What about those cars that left the car park during that period of time? Are you tracking
down those vehicles?” Xavier asked. “We’re already looking into that.” Louis said, then he
changed the subject and asked, “By the way, Mr. Xavier, we just found out something with
regard to another matter. Should I update you now?” Xavier pinched between his furrowed
brows and said, “Go ahead.” “It’s about the other night’s car accident. The driver involved
was found. He’s an underage teen who was high on alcohol and driving without a valid
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmpermit. The car was also a stolen one,” Louis shared. “Meticulously planned, just like the
previous plot. They weren’t satisfied that they only got me into a coma a year ago, so now
they’re back with another attempt! Keep up with the investigation!” Xavier ordered. His
mind was still on Winnie, so he brought the attention back to her case and said, “Show me
the surveillance footage.” “Sure, but…” Louis hesitated. “What is it now?” Xavier was
losing his patience and getting agitated. “Ms. Kylie is still waiting for you in your office,”
Louis said. “Kylie?” Xavier stopped in his track. “Why didn’t I think of her earlier? Let’s go
back!” He turned around and marched back to his office. The automatic doors to Xavier’s
office drew apart, and Kylie saw Xavier walk in. She stood up immediately and went up to
him with a flirtatious smile. “Oh, Xavier, you’re finally back from your meeting! I’ve been
waiting for you for such a long time. I brought you some juice that I personally prepared.
Try it! You must be thirsty after such a long meeting!” she cooed in a repulsively
pretentious voice. “Cut the crap. Where’s Winnie? Bring her back to me!’ Xavier glared at
her darkly and solemnly demanded.