"If I believe it, I’ll look like a fool,
but if I don’t, I could become a sinner."
A cold sweat had already broken out on Adrian Shaw’s back.
If he did nothing and something serious happened, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
"Yeah, I find it mind-boggling too,"
"but why would they want to kill you?"
Nina Jacobs took out a small bottle of styptic spray and tossed it to Adrian Shaw.
"So you came to save me?"
Adrian Shaw looked at the transparent, unlabeled spray bottle. Though his eyes showed a hint of suspicion, he used it anyway.
A fine mist settled onto the wound.
The wound, which had been stinging intensely, slowly began to feel much better.
"It was just a coincidence."
"I brought Treasure here today to get him familiar with the place."
"Treasure? The dog you brought back from Beldane Island?"
Adrian Shaw suddenly felt he ought to thank that dog.
Otherwise, he would have been dead for sure just now.
"So, what are you going to do next?"
Nina Jacobs had, in fact, been secretly protecting Adrian Shaw for the past few days.
She was waiting for him to notice.
"Report it to the base and make preparations,"
Adrian Shaw replied.
"I don’t mean that. I’m talking about Hannah Grant."
"If what she said is proven to be true, what will you do?"
’Nina had indeed considered how to warn Myra Lawson about that particular matter before.’
’Her bottom line was not to expose herself.’
’She never expected Hannah Grant to come in with such a clutch assist at this critical moment.’
’Exposing herself would be foolish.’
’But exposing Liam Grant? Now that would be brilliant.’
’Besides, she remembered that Adrian Shaw’s background wasn’t simple.’
"You seem very concerned about this."
Adrian Shaw turned to look at Nina Jacobs.
Before this, he’d felt that Nina Jacobs was keeping him at more than arm’s length.
She never stayed long whenever he was around.
This had made him curious, prompting him to learn a few things about her.
’She wasn’t particularly helpful, willing at most to do things that required little effort.’
’She pursued her own interests and would never get involved in anything without a benefit.’
’And she was extremely protective of her own.’
’He never imagined that she would one day save his life.’
’Let alone show concern for how he would handle this situation.’
"Because it’s amusing,"
Nina Jacobs replied.
"Is Liam Grant really your ex-boyfriend?"
"Are you trying to get him back?"
Only then did Adrian Shaw remember that detail.
’No wonder Nina Jacobs overheard Liam Grant talking while she was out walking her dog.’
’What the...?’
Nina Jacobs felt like she couldn’t follow his train of thought at all.
"Ah, I get it now. You’re a Scorpio."
"That sign can’t stand betrayal. After a breakup, they act indifferent on the surface, but secretly they’re keeping tabs on their ex, hoping they’re miserable. They have an extremely strong desire for revenge."
"They might even wish for them to die without a proper burial."
"So, am I right?"
It was as if the phrase "Case closed" was written all over Adrian Shaw’s face.
"You think you’re right?"
Nina Jacobs thought he was joking.
But it was obvious he wasn’t.
"Don’t be angry. I won’t act rashly in this matter."
"If everything she said are things that might happen in the future,"
"I won’t let this lead go cold,"
Adrian Shaw said.
"I hope so. But before any of that, you’d better make sure you stay alive."
With that, Nina Jacobs took Wayne Warner and left.
’If they kept talking, she wasn’t sure what other ridiculous conclusions Adrian Shaw might jump to.’
’See? I hit the nail on the head.’



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