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When Joshua received Xylia’s message, he had already obtained clues about the mastermind and <b>was </b>hurrying over.
Dark circles shadowed his eyes, but when he saw her simple greeting message, his tense expression softened.
Almost without thinking, he replied.
[Work is going smoothly. Wait for me.]
Xylia didn’t expect such a quick response.
At the <b>very </b>moment she saw <b>Joshua’s </b>reply, she <b>was </b>momentarily taken <b>aback</b>.
Upon seeing the words ‘wait for <b>me</b>, Xylia’s heart skipped a beat.
She forced herself to reply calmly.
[Please stay safe.]
A faint smile traced the corner of Joshua’s lips.
In that moment, the fatigue of countless sleepless nights seemed to vanish.
He decided to quickly finish the affairs of Kregonia and return to see her <b>as </b>soon as possible.
Moreover, he had a strong premonition that good news would be waiting in Norhill.
They exchanged a few more words.
Joshua reminded her, without shame, not to forget what he’d said before leaving, then asked about her recent <b>days</b>.
By the time the conversation ended, the vehicle carrying him <b>had </b>already reached its destination.
After putting away his phone<b>, </b>all traces of gentleness vanished from his face, reced by a cold, detached
calm.
He <b>no </b>longer looked like the same man who had just been chatting tenderly with Xylia
His location <b>was </b>the most prosperous, yet also the most impoverished district in Kregonia.
Makeshift huts built from dpidated rain shelters encircle the outer ring, <b>while </b>inside stood an ancient castle constructed of gold.
An impoverished, gaunt man turned his head expressionlessly, fixing his luminous gaze on Joshua, as though expecting alms..
Joshua’s gaze carried a hint of caution.
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“If I don’te out in one hour, proceed <b>as </b>nned.”
The man seated in the driver’s seat nodded.
a stepped toward the Golden Castle.
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His leather shoes stepped into the muddy ground, and fine droplets of muddy water sshed up.
The ragged onlookers watched in silence as he strode toward the Golden Castle.
Inside, a bodyguard greeted him.
“Mr. Garcia, you’ve finally arrived.”
The bodyguard led Joshua into the hall.
Four people are ying Bridge at a table–two women and two men.
The women kept their heads bowed the entire time, as if they were merely there <b>to </b>apany the two men ying bridges.
One of the men was Burke, who was mboyantly dressed in a pink suit, wore hair gel, and had neatlybed hair.
He clenched a cigar in his mouth, the corners of his lips curved, and his eyes glinted with a hint of bloodlust.
Another man, dressed in a ck suit, sat with his back to Joshua
Burke kept his hands moving and shot a nce at Joshua.
“Mr. Garcia, since it’s still early, care to y a few rounds?”
Joshua said indifferently, “No.”
“You can’t?” Burke suddenly burst into loudughter. “Is there really something in this world that even you Joshua Garcia, can’t do?”
Burke looked at another man.
“Mr. Smert, isn’t this hrious?”
As the man in ck turned slowly, Joshua froze in ce.
<b>Almost </b>in an instant, the fury rising in his eyes nearly burned away his reason.
Rain finally fell in <b>Norhill</b>.
Though she hadn’t spoken much with Joshua, Xylia felt lighter; much of the <b>emotional </b>burden she had been carrying during this period was considerably <b>alleviated </b>
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When she left the office, Sheryl and Josie noticed the smile at the corner of her lips and looked at her teasingly.
Josie was arranging the fabric in her hands.
“Ms. Sadler, done chatting with your boyfriend?” Josie <b>said</b>.
Facing the teasing gazes of Sheryl and Josie, Xylia’s checks flushed.
“Quick, help me down. I’m going back now.”
“Yes. Ms. Sadler”
Josie set down the fabric and walked over to Xylia.
Josie supported her carefully, step by step, while Sheryl lugged the wheelchair downstairs.
Outside the door, the rain fell in nted sheets, forming a patch of deep darkness.
Josie furrowed her brows.
“Is Hudson noting to pick you up?”
Xylia said, “Leon is picking me up today. Perhaps he was dyed on the way.”
“Leon?” Sheryl practically screamed. She crouched in front of Xylia, eyes wide and sparkling. “Are you talking about Leon Sadler? The top–tier Best Actor who can sing, <b>dance</b>, and act, Leon Sadler, right?”
Her voice shook with excitement.
Xylia saw Sheryl be so excited when she heard her idol’s name that she spoke incoherently.
“So you’re a fan?”
Sheryl nodded emphatically and said, “Hardcore!”
Sheposed herself before realization struck.
“Wait, why would he pick you <b>up</b>? You both have the same surname… don’t tell me…”
Josie cut in casually from the side.
“They’re siblings. By blood.”
“Ah!” Sheryl’s scream was even louder than the thunder outside.
Xylia covered her ears.
She was also a fan of Leon. When she first met Leon, her reaction was not as dramatic as Sheryl’s.
“Am I dreaming? I get to work with Leon’s sister? Oh no–for Leon’s sister!”
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Sheryl suddenly grasped Xylia’s hand and said earnestly, “Ms. Sadler, I’ll work hard and strive to achieve more than triple the performance this quarter. Could I maybe get a <b>photo </b>with himter?”
Xylia smiled and said. “I’ll ask. If he refuses, I’ll tie him up and bring him over so you can take a photo together. Is that okay?”
Sheryl’s gaze toward Xylia grew even more intense.
“Ms. Sadler, I swear to follow you to the end of my life.”
Xylia and Josie both burst intoughter.
Just then, a sleek ck car stopped outside.
A man who looked like a bodyguard stepped out with an umbre.
“Ms. Sadler, Mr. Sadler had somethinge up and asked me to pick you up and take you home first.”
Xylia looked at the dejected Sheryl.
She gave her shoulder a fewforting pats and said, “Don’t
Her words reignited Sheryl’s excitement
worry, there’ll be other chances.”
Xylia was escorted into the car by the bodyguards.
Sheryl and Josie watched as that car departed.
Sheryl was about to go upstairs to continue working, <b>but </b>Josie lingered at the doorway, her disappearing taillights.
gaze
fixed on the
“Josie, stop looking, the car’s already gone far away, I didn’t expect you’d be so reluctant to part with Ms.
Sadler.”
However, Josie ignored Sheryl’s teasing.
She suddenly said, “Sheryl, that car had no license te.”
“Huh?” Sheryl blinked, a bit lost.
At that moment, another ck Maybach stopped at the entrance of the studio.
Leon walked over, holding an umbre, his stride reminiscent of a model.
Upon seeing Josie, he raised a brow and greeted her.
“Josie, I’vee to <b>pick </b>up Xylia.”
Sheryl and Josie froze in shock, their eyes locked on his impossibly handsome face.
Meanwhile, inside the first car, Xylia caught <b>a </b>strange scent.
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She remembered that there was no such scent in Leon’s car.
Leon’s
The bodyguard ahead focused on driving.
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The sound of rain pattered intermittently outside the window as Xylia looked out absent–mindedly.
The scenery along the street gradually grew unfamiliar.
A sudden, intense fear arose in her heart, and she looked once again in disbelief at the person in the driver’s
seat.
Through the rearview mirror, he met her eyes, shing a triumphant smile.
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Chapter <b>172 </b>