NovelEnglish00 hung her head low, mulling over her thoughts before giving a slow shake.
"You saved my family's life, brought us years of peace, I'm here by my own choice."
A hint of restraint shimmered in her eyes. She had her regrets, chiefly that lan didn't love her.
She had changed her appearance to look like Maja's; a dab of makeup, and no one could tell them apart.
She longed to stand in for Maja and stay by his side forever, but she knew confessing her feelings would be an act of folly.
She was just a stand-in, and the day she had blurted out that misunderstanding to Maja was the boldest move she had ever made
in her life.
Her family owed their lives to lan; she had to fulfill this mission.
lan took out a necklace and placed it in her palm.
"There's a poison pill in here."
00 understood why he was giving this to her. The methods at the research facility could make life worse than death; if it cto
that, she could take the poison and find release.
She calmly accepted it, a faint sense of relief in her eyes.
"lI understand, sir, | wish you and Ms. Pennyfeather a lifetof happiness."
lan was taken aback; he hadn't expected her to say that. He nodded slowly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt00 stood up, fastened the necklace around her neck, and played with it for a moment.
Even though it contained poison, this was still the first tshe had received such an adornment.
She didn't look back at lan, just touched the necklace at her throat and walked away.
lan was notoriously slow on the uptake when it cto matters of the heart. He had only cto realize his feelings for Maja after
a series of back-and-forths. Before that, he thought he was just not tired of her company.
So when it cto the feelings of others, he had built a barrier around himself, oblivious to them and without inner turmoil.
He sent 00 into the research facility first and then reached out to his contacts back home.
However, this matter couldn't be known by the international community just yet, or it would spook the targets.
The allies who had marked these points for him indicated these were the points of breakthrough.
He immediately contacted Dylan, Abner, and Walter.
Walter was intrigued by the research facility and wanted to cover in person.
Abner was only willing to provide manpower.
Dylan decided to cwith Abner.
lan breathed a sigh of relief. Each person would bring about four others, totaling around twenty, and they needed to be armed for
self-defense.
Dylan was surprised lan had already found a breakthrough. He took off the cap he wore at his convenience store job and went to
meet Walter.
He even called Beck to ensure he would handle the aftermath in North America and stay out of the Astronia affair.
"Got it, Dylan, all clear."
Beck hadn't realized that Maja had overheard him on the phone.
Maja guessed that lan had signaled from his end.
She wanted to go too, but Dylan would surely not want her tagging along.
So she slipped out and boarded a plane to Cania by herself.
By the tshe was airborne, Beck realized she wasn't at hand panicked, ordering a search. Then he found a message from
Maja:
[Beck, I've gone to find lan.]
Beck's scalp tingled with fear.
He scrambled to book a flight but was informed that due to a recent outbreak in Cania, there would be no flights for a month. The
one Maja caught was the last.
Maja had left even before Dylan and Walter.
Beck immediately relayed this to Dylan.
"You lost track of her?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmDylan's tone chilled.
Beck felt the weight of his stare and fumbled with his fingers.
"Dylan, | didn't know when she slipped away."
Perhaps due to a sense of sibling hierarchy, Beck had always been intimidated by his brother, especially after making a mistake.
Dylan massaged his temples and asked Walter.
"When's the earliest we can take off?"
With the flights canceled, they needed to take a private jet, which required clearance.
Walter leaned back, his slightly long hair shadowing his face, "Around 3 am at the earliest. The international situation is chaotic;
several groups are watching the research facility and watching me."
Dylan took a deep breath, "Contact lan, tell him Maja's gone over on her own."
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