The Scorned Heiress's Hidden Empire (by Jade Quinn) novel Chapter 414

None of that mattered right now.

He had to get Winter out of here before Chris came over.

Zion tightened his grip on the gun and kept himself hidden in the shadows so Chris and the others wouldn’t spot him. The visibility here was decent, so he took off his night–vision goggles and looked at Winter. His expression was more serious than she had ever seen it.

“Do you want to use this chance to leave Liono City?”

Winter froze.

Her heart suddenly began to race.

Leave Liono City?‘

That thought had been rooted deep in her mind for so long. Now that it had been pulled out so suddenly, she

went blank for a second.

When she came back to herself, she turned her head to look toward the other side of the woods. At that moment, she noticed a small cut on the back of Zion’s hand.

It was the same cut he had gotten yesterday when she went to cook for Roy. Zion had been helping beside her, and a shrimp tail had pricked him.

That couldn’t be faked.

Zion quickly glanced that way, then lowered his voice and urged her, “Ms. Scott, if you keep hesitating, it’ll be too late.”

Just as he thought Winter was still wavering, she tightened her grip on the gun in her hand.

It seemed to still carry the warmth of Chris’s palm.

She frowned, forced down the strange emotions stirring in her chest, and nodded to Zion

“Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

They moved quickly from behind the tree.

A black handgun fell to the spot where they had been hiding

Boom!

The next second, an explosion went off behind them

Zion’s expression changed. He grabbed Winter’s arm and poflect her protes tively to his site

“Careful, Ms. Scott!”

The sound of trees snapping and rocks scattering came from the woods

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The explosion had come from their three o’clock.

And that was exactly where Chris had been.

Winter’s gaze froze.

In the shifting light and shadows, it was hard to tell how pale she had gone.

Before the smoke from the explosion had even cleared, she saw a tall figure stride through it, heading straight for the spot where she had been hiding moments ago.

Zion didn’t notice the change in her expression. He only reminded her, “Mr. Zeller is waiting for you.”

William really was something else. His injury had only just healed, and he still dared to come to a place lik this.

Winter knew his hemorrhoids were already making it hard for him to move. If he had to carry her too, the would barely be able to get anywhere.

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