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“Ah, so you still saw it…” Feeling a little awkward, Lisanne rapidly changed the topic. “I almost forgot
you also know him. It was Lucas who initially introduced you two to each other, right?”
“That’s right.” Winnie nodded. “There was something important I needed his help with back then.”
Lisanne was still unaware of Christopher’s passing, so when she spoke about him, she did it with a
casual tone. “How did things turn out in the end? He’s pretty reliable, right?”
“Mhm.” Again, Winnie nodded. “He is. He helped me a lot.”
After she thought about what she had said carefully, she realized she had asked an extremely stupid
question earlier.
Christopher was like a brother to Lucas, and it was said that they grew up together.
Considering Lisanne was Lucas’ twin sister, there was no way she didn’t know Christopher.
When Winnie’s train of thought arrived there, her heart grew heavy.
Sensing the changes on Winnie’s face, Lisanne couldn’t help but furrow her eyebrows. “What’s the
matter? Why did your expression change when I mentioned him? Did something happen between you
two? Or is it…”
Lisanne was aware of how special and dangerous Christopher’s job was.
Immediately, she pulled out her phone and opened her chat with Christopher.
She swiftly scrolled up the chat log before eventually stopping at the last reply he had sent to her.
Upon calculating the time in her mind, Lisanne uttered, “It’s been more than three months since he
replied to me. I know he went on a mission, and it’s normal for him not to reply to me when he’s in the
field. However, this has been his longest hiatus between replies. I’ve asked Lucas about Christopher’s
whereabouts, but even he said he had no idea where Christopher went this time for his mission. Do
you know something about it, Winnie?”
Gazing at Lisanne, Winnie was suddenly at a loss for words.
When Lisanne saw that, she became certain Winnie knew something about Christopher’s
whereabouts.
Thus, she urged, “Tell me, Winnie. I’m worried about him. Truth be told, he’s the person I like, but I
don’t think he likes me back. He hasn’t had a romantic partner even after so many years, and neither
do I, so I thought a relationship between us might be possible. You saw how many messages I sent
him earlier. I’m really worried about him. If you know something about him, please tell me, okay? Your
silence only makes me worry even more.”
“Lisanne.” Winnie took in a deep breath. “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you. It’s just… I haven’t thought
about how to break the news to you.”
“You don’t need to think about that!” At that moment, all Lisanne wished to learn was how Christopher
was doing recently. “Just lay the truth on me.”
“Okay. I’ll tell you.” Winnie stared at her with a sorrowful expression. “Christopher… has died in the line
of duty.”
“How is that possible?” Lisanne’s immediate instinct was to deny it. “Did you get the news wrong? Who
did you hear it from? Is the news reliable? You can’t talk nonsense about something like that!”
“I know.” Winnie tightly furrowed her eyebrows. “I wasn’t talking nonsense, nor did I get it wrong. That’s
because I saw him die with my own eyes.”
That temporarily stunned Lisanne before she swiftly shook her head. “No, I don’t believe it. This is
impossible.”
Winnie also felt awful when she saw Lisanne like that. “I know how terrible you feel after learning this
news, but I’m not lying to you, Lisanne. I swear this is the truth.”
“No!” Lisanne still believed Winnie had it all wrong. “Maybe there’s a misunderstanding? Perhaps you
mistook him for someone else?”
Shaking her head, Winnie reaffirmed, “I’m sorry, Lisanne, but I didn’t.”
“How is this possible?” Lisanne grabbed Winnie’s arms agitatedly. “Christopher went on a mission.
Aside from the members of his unit, no one knew where he went, not even his parents. How did you
coincidentally stumble upon him?”
“It is that coincidental. Back then, my granny was kidnapped and brought to Manchernius by someone.
When I went to find her, I came across Christopher. I thought it was unbelievable too, but that was what
happened.”
Deep down, Lisanne knew Winnie wouldn’t lie to her about something like that for no reason. However,
she was unwilling to—refused to—believe the fact that Christopher had passed away.
“Then tell me, how was he killed? Was he in pain when he died? Did those bad guys murder him?”
Lisanne’s rapid-fire questions rendered Winnie speechless for a moment. Was Christopher in pain
when he died? I think it was pretty painful. Did those bad guys murder him?
Subconsciously, she glanced in the direction of the balcony and saw Xavier talking on the phone next
to the window. How am I going to answer Lisanne’s question? If I didn’t know Xavier, I could probably
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtell her everything that happened in just a few sentences. However, right now, he’s someone I want to
protect. I guess, ultimately, I am selfish. Taking in a deep breath, Winnie answered, “We were about to
evacuate back then. However, during a critical moment, a series of accidents occurred, which led to a
change in our plan. In the end, Christopher plummeted from the top of the building. I just so happened
to arrive at the bottom of the building when he fell onto the roof of my car. That’s how I saw him die with
my own eyes.”
“He fell?” Lisanne didn’t dare to imagine what the scene looked like back then. “He must’ve been in a
lot of pain. Did you rescue him? Did you try to save him?”
Winnie choked out, “I’m sorry. The situation back then forbade me from trying. I really couldn’t do
anything about it. I couldn’t afford to stop because my friend and I were injured. Not only that, we were
escorting an unconscious patient, and people were coming to kill us. We couldn’t save anyone else,
considering we were barely able to protect ourselves. Also, the building was very tall, so the likelihood
of anyone surviving that fall was practically zero.”
“So he was just left there? Is he back yet? His comrades must’ve brought him back. I need to see him.”
Lisanne mourned as tears trickled from her eyes.
After ending her sentence, she turned on her phone and, with blurry vision, pressed on a certain app.
“I’m changing my flight. There’s no way I’m waiting for the confirmation of my resignation. I’m leaving
right now!”
“Don’t be like this, Lisanne.” Winnie stepped forward and grabbed Lisanne’s trembling hand. “His body
hasn’t been found, so he’s not home yet. You need to calm down first.”
“What do you mean his body’s still not found? How can I calm down after hearing that? He’s gone, yet I
can’t even see him for the last time!”
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