The Beauty and the Brain by Natalie Jones novel Chapter 89

Chapter 89 

The guests screamed and scattered in all directions, women’s high heels fell to the floor, expensive wine glasses were shattered, and the once elegant and calm hall now resembled a disaster scene. 

The place where they were talking just now was not far from the entrance. Dennis didn’t have time to hold onto Marie before the crowd swarmed in, separating the two of them. 

Cullen shielded Dennis as they ran outside, shouting while running, “Mr. Philemon sent me to get you, let’s go meet up with them first!” 

Dennis shouted, “Marie is gone!” 

Cullen pushed Dennis, and the crowd behind them kept shoving and running out, pushing Dennis 

out the door. 

He shook off Cullen and rushed into the hall again, where several people were running around, but 

none of them were Marie. 

Cullen pulled him, “Mr. Whitney! Ms. Spence must have gone out! Let’s go look for her!” 

Cullen pulled him out the door again, and a burst of gunfire followed from behind. Dennis let out a 

muffled groan, and his shoulder immediately began to bleed profusely. 

Cullen protected Dennis as they ran outside and found Clayton hiding in the shadows. He said, “Mr. Whitney has been shot!” 

Clayton cursed and angrily said, “There was another group involved besides us! That’s why Landon increased his bodyguards!” 

Cullen first stopped Dennis’ bleeding, and Dennis asked, “Didn’t we say we’d wait until the midnight bell rang before taking action? Why did we start early?” 

“Another group acted first, drawing Landon’s attention, and that’s why we ended up in such a 

passive position!” Clayton was somewhat annoyed and turned to look at Dennis’ shoulder. “Is it 

serious?” 

Dennis shook his head. “It’s fine, it didn’t hit any vital spots.” 

He turned his head and stared at Cullen. “Take someone with you to find Marie, you must find her! Bring her back safely to the hotel!” 

Cullen nodded, then pulled up someone next to him and left. 

Clayton asked, “Has Ms. Spence gone missing?” 

Dennis, with his head down, tried to stop the bleeding. “The gunfight started so suddenly, I couldn’t hold onto her, and we were separated by the crowd.” 

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Clayton patted his other shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, she’s not the target.” 

When the gunshots rang out one after another, Marie hadn’t had time to find Dennis before she was pulled out the door. 

She turned around and saw that it was Kate pulling her. Without thinking too much, she kicked off her high heels and followed, running. Kate led her all the way to a small house outside before stopping. 

Marie looked around, it seemed to be some kind of storeroom. She was panting from running and asked, “Why did you come back?” 

Kate was looking down, organizing the weapons, “Besides us, there was another group chasing Landon. Landon had more bodyguards than we expected, including a few from a mercenary force. Emory and I were worried about you, so we came back to pick you up.” 

Marie was taken aback. “Why would something happen to me? Could it be the other group… Dennis and his team?” 

Kate nodded, “I don’t know what kind of influence that friend of his, named Clayton, has. We should look into it later. They came here not to do business, but to catch Landon. Marie, could they be from the International Criminal Police Organization?” 

Marie shook her head. “I don’t know.” 

Outside, there were bursts of gunfire, Kate was packing up weapons and said, “Did you hear that? So many gunshots. Besides Emory, there are other people shooting. We won’t be able to find Landon tonight. It would be good enough if we can make it out of Witton Manor alive.” 

Marie asked, “Where’s Emory?” 

Kate shook her head. “He must be trapped inside. I brought you to the outskirts, but we need to go back and help him.” 

Marie stopped her. “You just said that Landon had many bodyguards and even a mercenary force. If you go in, will you be able to come out?” 

Kate laughed, “I have to go even if I can’t get out, I can’t leave Emory behind. You should go now. If Emory and I can get out, then your Mr. Whitney will be able to as well. Go back to the hotel and wait. for her.” 

Kate picked up her weapon and was about to leave when Marie stopped her. “Kate, I can help you!” 

Kate shook her head. “Marie, don’t try to be tough. Have you ever killed anyone? There were more than twenty bodyguards inside, along with a mercenary force. How could you help me?” 

Marie pointed to her backpack. “Give me that sniper rifle inside, trust me, I can help you!” 

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At that moment, she had already taken off her mask, and her eyes were filled with too much confidence, just like the spirited and undefeated Rose from years ago. 

That flamboyance and pride made Kate couldn’t help but trust her a bit more. 

“Kate! I promise! I was just sniping from the outskirts, I absolutely didn’t step onto the battlefield!” 

Marie said. 

She only knew a bit of self-defense at that time, which was no different from fighting hand-to-hand with a mercenary force and courting death. 

Kate threw down her weapon backpack, took out the sniper rifle and tossed it to her, saying in frustration, “I must be crazy! I actually believed you!” 

Marie picked up the gun and laughed. “Rose and I look exactly alike, maybe we share some talents 

too?” 

Kate shook her head helplessly. “I hope so. If you can’t hit it, just run. Don’t get caught.” 

Marie nodded and left the door with Kate. 

Kate crouched down and ran towards the battle area, while Marie went around the house and found. a large tree. She bent down, lifted her skirt, and hugged the tree trunk as she climbed up. Once among the branches, she found a suitable position and adjusted her sniper rifle. 

Loaded the chamber, aimed, estimated wind speed, and adjusted the scope. 

Her eye pressed close to the scope, the green crosshair reflecting in her vision, she felt like a warrior returning to the battlefield, finally grasping her sword. 

At that moment, most of the guests had already left, and the red glows appearing in the night vision. scope were all people engaged in battle. 

Marie’s gaze followed Kate as she ran. To avoid being accidentally hit by a stray bullet, Kate had to bend over and move quickly. She walked around the bushes surrounding the house for a while and, taking advantage of the ongoing battle, she slipped into the undergrowth. 

A hand slowly emerged from the bushes and waved in the night. Marie knew that Kate and Emory had met up. 

However, at that moment, the sounds of battle around them grew louder and louder. Kate and Emory reluctantly crawled out of the bushes and crouched as they walked forward. Behind a tree miles apart from them, a bodyguard was hiding. 

Marie fired a shot, hitting the man who fell to the ground. Half of her body emerged from behind the tree, and Kate, taken aback, laughed. “She 

Dave talent, huh?” 

“does! 

Kate thoughtfully attached a suppressor to the sniper rifle 

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difficult for anyone to notice 

Marie’s presence amidst the chaotic scene. 

Marie protected Emory and Kate as they ran towards the outskirts, having basically figured out 

which side was Dennis and which side was Landon. 

When she confirmed that Emory and Kate were safe, she shot several of Landon’s bodyguards, attempting to reduce the burden on Dennis’ side. 

When a bodyguard fell stiffly not far from Dennis, he hesitated for a moment and asked Clayton, “Is 

there a sniper?” 

Clayton shook his head. “No, Witton Manor isn’t our territory, so we couldn’t arrange a sniper in 

advance.” 

But Dennis clearly saw that the person was hit by a bullet from another direction, if not a sniper, then what? 

“Is it another group’s sniper?” Dennis asked, covering his shoulder. The bleeding was quite heavy and couldn’t be stopped. 

Clayton shook his head. “It shouldn’t be. The other group hasn’t made any moves for a long time. It’s mostly our people battling with Landon. They might have already withdrawn.” 

Dennis looked down to examine the wound, perhaps he had seen it wrong. 

Clayton looked at him. “Are you alright?” 

Dennis forced a smile and nodded. “If it doesn’t end soon, I might die from excessive blood loss.” 

Clayton glanced at the time and said, “We’ve been fighting for so long, we must have alerted the 

police around here.” 

As soon as the words were spoken, a piercing siren sounded, and several police cars drove into the 

manor. The loudspeakers blared “stop,” and soon there was no movement from Landon’s side. 

Occasionally, shouts could be heard. “Police, run!” 

Clayton signaled his people to stop and retreat, as he pulled Dennis towards the back door. At that moment, a bald man suddenly stood up straight and aimed his gun at Dennis. 

Cullen ran over, shouting, “Mr. Whitney! Get down!” 

Dennis and Clayton turned around at the same time, and the dark muzzle of the gun was aimed right at his chest. Clayton raised his hand to lift the gun, but the bald man had already pulled the trigger. 

At the critical moment, the bald man’s body shuddered, blood blossomed from his brow, and only then did Clayton’s gunshot ring out, hitting him in the chest. He fell straight to the ground. 

It was clear that the shot to the chest was fired by Clayton, but the shot to the forehead was the real 

key to saving Dennis. Otherwise, the bald man would have already shot Dennis. 

Cullen checked the bald head, ran over, and said, “It’s Landon.” 

Dennis and Clayton looked in the direction from which the bullet came, and they faintly saw a figure jumping down as the branches swayed. 

Clayton frowned, “There really was a sniper.” 

Dennis nodded, his pale face swaying. He had lost too much blood, and his consciousness was already somewhat blurred. 

Clayton and Cullen helped him into the car, and Dennis grabbed Cullen, asking, “Where’s Marie?” 

Cullen lowered his head, “Mr. Whitney, we’ll find it.” 

Clayton knocked out Dennis with a swift hand chop and said, “Cullen, drive back to the hotel!” 

Cullen immediately started driving, because no matter how important Marie was, Dennis’ life was more important. 

On the way back to the hotel, Clayton and Cullen carried Dennis into the room. Gavin immediately approached and asked, “How is Dennis?” 

Clayton placed him on the bed and said, “He was shot in the shoulder, and too much time has passed. I only managed to give him a quick treatment.” 

Gavin brought the first aid kit to the bedside to check the wound, while Clayton pulled Cullen out of the room and asked, “Didn’t you find Ms. Spence?”