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Natalie froze for a moment. <i>Johnson</i><i>? </i><i>Wasn’t </i><i>that </i><i>Sharon’s </i><i>attending </i><i>physician</i><i>? </i>So <i>when </i>Sharon had sent <i>people </i><i>to </i>smash <i>my </i><i>hand</i><i>, </i><i>Johnson </i><i>actually </i><i>knew </i><i>Phantom</i>? <i>Not </i><i>only </i><i>that</i><i>, </i><i>he </i>had <i>even </i>called <i>Phantom</i><i>–</i><i>told </i>him <i>not </i><i>to </i><i>save </i><i>me</i><i>? </i><i>But </i>why<i>? </i>
She had never even met Johnson, never had any conflict with him.
<i>Why </i>would <i>he </i><i>target </i>me<i>? </i>Natalie couldn’t make sense of it.
Baron’s brows were furrowed tight as well.
“I understand. I’ll keep digging into this. From now on, don’t call me unless it’s absolutely necessary; I don’t want anyone on the other side growing suspicious.”
“Yes, Mr. Baron.”
Finn hung up.
Catching Natalie’s questioning look, Baron exined Phantom’s connection to Finn.
Natalie listened quietly; she remembered bits of it.
“Why would Phantom know Johnson?”
“That’s what I want to find out. Come on–I’ll take you to Johnson. Maybe we’ll get some answers straight from him.”
Baron grabbed his coat, intent on leaving the hospital with her.
Natalie worried about his health.
“You should rest first. This isn’t urgent.”
“Jensen’s men will get to Johnson soon. Before that happens, I need to know what ties he had with Phantom.”
Baron’s expression was dark.
Phantom had been one of his men. He’d always believed he could protect Natalie; yet because of a betrayal within his own ranks, she had nearly burned to death.
It was a wound to his pride, one he couldn’t get past.
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Seeing him like that, Natalie didn’t argue further.
“Fine–I’ll go with you.”
She steadied him with her arm.
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Baron leaned into her shoulder with exaggerated groans, acting like he was too weak to walk on his own.
Natalie’s lips twitched.
“Mr. Baron, you’reying it on a little thick.”
“Doesn’t matter. I’m in pain; hurts so bad I can’t even walk.”
Watching him y the part of a shameless scoundrel, Natalie could onlyugh helplessly. She let him lean on her as they walked out of the hospital.
The driver, quick on the uptake, raised the partition, which left Natalie speechless.
“See? Even the driver misunderstood.”
Baron’s grin turned sly.
He decided right then the driver would be getting a raise.
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“Let him misunderstand. We’re husband and wife–we’ve got nothing to hide.”
Baron said it with the stubborn ease of a man who didn’t care what anyone thought.
Natalie rolled her eyes but chose not to respond.
Soon, they arrived at Johnson’s ce–only to be stunned by the scene at the door.
Nearly all the men there were Baron’s bodyguards; now theyy groaning on the ground, badly beaten.
A chill of dread swept over Natalie.
“Did someone take Johnson?”
“Yes, madam.”
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The squad leader, not too seriously injured, stepped forward.
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“Mr. Baron, madam–just a little while ago, a group of men showed up and attacked us without a word. Judging by their skills, they were all trained fighters. We resisted as best we could, but we couldn’t hold them off.”
His voice carried heavy guilt.
Baron’s face was thunderous.
His men had already failed once when it came to protecting Natalie; now, they had let a <i>key </i>witness slip away?
“Did you get a look at who they were?”
His voice was sharp as an ice–tipped arrow.
The squad leader shook his head. “They moved fast, worked like a unit, and fought well. All of them wore masks–we couldn’t see their faces. But I did notice an emblem stitched on one man’s cor.”
“Draw it.”
Baron’s voice was t, cold. The man hurried to find paper and start sketching.
Sensing how tense the air had grown, Natalie patted Baron’s arm and said softly, “Don’t be angry.”
He looked at her and let out a long sigh.
“I’m not angry; I just feel useless.”
“What’s the difference? Don’t wear yourself out over others. Whether it’s Johnson or someone else, they’ll slip up eventually. What matters most is keeping ourselves safe. I believe no matter how long it takes, the truth wille out.”
Her voice was calm, tinged with a quiet warmth, and it soothed some of the fury burning in him.
“I’m angry at myself. Everyone calls me a godfather, but I couldn’t even protect the woman I love most. And now–I’ve even lost a witness<b>.</b><b>” </b>
His words made her heart ache.
“One person’s strength is limited. Baron, you’ve already done more than enough. Many people
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go their whole lives without achieving what you have. Don’t be so hard on yourself–I’ll never me you. Johnson’s disappearance just means the people behind him are panicking; they’re starting to lose their grip. For us, that’s actually a good thing, isn’t it?”