Vivian’s eyes lit up. “Nathan, you’re truly my best friend. When I bmake /bit big, I won’t forget you just wait and see I promise I won’t let you downb.” /b

Nathan lowered his head with a soli “bmm/b” hiding theplicated emotions thickering in his eyes. –

Fay slowly opened his eyes and met Winifred’s gaze, looking momentarily surprised.

Winifred pushed herself up, walked over, and poured him a ss of water:

“It’s you,” Fay said, taking a sip of the water.

Winifred pulled up a chair and sat beside him, her tone sincere. “Fay, thank you for saving me

Fay replied, “It was my duty. I should’ve told you who I was sonner”

Winifred looked him up and down, her voiceing out in a Lazy drawl. “Either way, I owe you a favor. bSo/b, what do you

Tay hissed in pain, chitching his shoulder as he drew in a sharp breath.

I told you

it was just my duty. I’m your sister’s man. I’m bjust /bbfollowing /borders,” he replied.

Winifred shot to her feet, her voice colil. “bFay/b, isn’t that what you want? For bme /bto owe you?”

bFay’s /bface stiffened at her words,

Winifred stared at him, her words slow and deliberate. b“/bbFrom /bthe very beginning, you never meant toe clean about who you really

“You waited until things got dangerous to jump out and save me. Let me guess, you screwed up with my Siera and now you’re trying to use this as a way to get back to her side, right?

bFay /bhadn’t expected Winifred to be this sharp. At this point, he had nothing left to bsay/b.

Just as he was about to answer, Winifred cut in, “Whatever your breasons/b, I owe you for saving me, and that’s not something I can just ignore. I did my homework on byou/b. You’re fiercely loyal to Sienna. So I’ll repay this favor. I’ll talk to her and make sure you get to stay with her.”

She had talked things through with Stemma beforeing to the hospital.

Fay looked up at her in disbelief. “You…b” /b

As Winifred was about to step out of the hospital room. Fay called out softly. “Thank you”

As Winifred was bpassing /bby a hospital room, she unexpectedly spotted Thorn inside and her curiosity was instantly piqued when she noticed there was a woman sitting right by his bed,

Thorn gazed up at the ceiling with a look of utter despair, feeling like this woman’s relentless care hadpletely robbed him of his freedom these past few days.

He’d never met a woman so annoyingly enthusiastic

ints entire life,

When Thom caught sight of Winifred, he immediately called out. “Winifred! Come in

At his words. rk’s whole body went rigid, and heunched even lower over his phone, pretending to bepletely absorbed in it

Winfred stepped inside, thinking the woman’s back looked strangely familiar

Thorn replied, “Where’s Sienna? Is the okay?

12

1027 AM

Chapter b366 /b

“She’s fine. What happened to you?” Winifred asked.

Thorn propped himself up, another wave of weakness hitting him. “Got into ba /bcar ident. I should be out in a few days.”

Winifred took a bcloser /blook. He didn’t seem to have any visible injuries. Could it be internal binjuries/b?‘ she wondered.

“Well, if that’s it, I’ll be going,” she said.

“Wait

Tell her bI’m /bhere,” Thom blurted out quickly,

rk was already trembling, too scared to even lift his head.

That only made Winifred even more curious. She strode over, lifted rk’s chin, and stared straight into his e

She

understood in

in a sh

So it really is him, Winifred realized.

rk’s beyes /bwidened in shock as he forced his voice lower, croaking. “Ma’am, is there something you need?”

Winifred decided not to call him out and simply let go of rk’s chin,

Tilpass along your message,” she bsaid/b.

rk muttered to herself, ‘Crap, this is bad, and hurried off to tip off Julianb. /b

eyes.

Sienna had pretty much settled everything in Meridiab, /bso it was about time to head back and check on the Umbre Organization.