It was such an important thing that James had given her. How could she lose it so easily after a fall?
Harold was essentially only coming after her. She did not want Xavier to be put in danger as well.
If something bad were to happen, it should only happen to one of them. There was no need for the other to suffer as well.
He had tried to protect me so many times before, even at the cost of his own life! This time, it’s my turn to protect him.
The kiss she had shared with Xavier was not fake.
She did that because she wanted to and so she could swipe his earpiece at the same time.
Without it, he could no longer keep in contact with James.
I have to get Xavier out of danger as soon as possible!
At that thought, Winnie quickly stuffed the earpiece she had taken from Xavier into her ear.
Then, she opened the bag James had given her to see a pair of night vision goggles and a stun baton in it.
She understood that these were the only weapons James could provide her without breaking the rules.
After gearing herself up, she immediately called out to James.
“The pouch isn’t lost, and I’ve already sent Xavier to locate it. I have his earpiece with me. Officer Clark, please tell reinforcement to take him away immediately, and I’ll have to trouble you to call his phone to let him know. I won’t be telling him myself. I have to get to the chemical plant now because Harold is rushing me.”
James was shocked. He didn’t expect Winnie was just pretending that the pouch was lost.
However, he could understand why she was going through all this trouble.
When considering the big picture, she was making the right decision.
If it were him, he would probably do the same.
“Okay. I will contact Mr. Fairchild after this. Stay in contact at all times.”
Winnie hummed in response.
The closer she came to the abandoned chemical plant, the lighter her steps became.
Meanwhile, Xavier was hunched over, trekking through the woods.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was off.
There’s something wrong with the situation earlier. First of all, my Dumbo is not a careless person at all. I didn’t suspect anything earlier, but now that I think about it, it really is impossible. Even if she fell, she would have checked her pouch after getting up. And there was that look she gave me. Why did she look at me like we would never see each other again? There’s no reason for her to worry about that now. We haven’t even entered the chemical plant or seen Harold!
Upon that thought, Xavier suddenly realized that Winnie had tricked him!
He instinctively reached up to feel for his earpiece, but there was nothing in his ear.
When he realized that his earpiece was missing, his mind immediately went to the parting kiss Winnie had given him.
He clearly remembered that she had lightly caressed his ear when she pressed her lips to his.
Xavier was at a loss. “Winnie…”
How could she do this? How could she?
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