Chapter 161
Chapter 161
Not long after, she got a reply from Roy.
“Wait for me p>
At the Xander estate, she first sat and chatted with Mrs. Xander Sr. After Mrs. Xander Sr. fell asleep, she played fetch with General for a while. By the time she checked again, it was already three o’clock, and Roy still hadn’t shown up.
But she knew Roy was the type to keep his word. If he had told her to wait, he probably wasn’t brushing
her off.
She sat in the sun with one arm around General’s head, staring down at her quiet phone. At last, a message came in from Roy.
“Come out p>
She immediately let go of General and ran out of the Xander estate. In the distance, she spotted a G- Wagon and the tall, broad-shouldered man stepping out of it, dressed in a black baseball cap and black
mask.
Zion hurried after them from the side. “G, where are you taking Ms. Scott p>
Standing by the car door, Roy held up his phone for him to see.
“Mind your business p>
Zion could only stand there in the wind and watch Roy take Winter into the car without letting him follow.
Now, hearing Zion’s near-tearful voice on the other end of the phone, Winter tried to reassure him. “We’ll be back at the gym soon p>
That night, Roy drove Winter home, while Zion and the other bodyguards followed in a separate car
behind them.
Just as they were about to turn into Winter’s neighborhood, a sports car came flying in from the other direction and stopped sideways across the entrance, blocking their way.
One of the security guards in the booth stuck his head out the window and started cursing under his breath. He was about to come out and deal with it, but a sharp blast of the horn scared him right back inside.
The window rolled down, and Winter saw a familiar face.
At the same time, her phone started ringing.
She answered, and Steve’s unreadable voice came through the line. “Winnie, get out of the car. I need to talk to you p>
“You already called me, didn’t you? Why can’t you just say it over the phone?” Winter was exhausted by
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Steve’s whole act
“I want to say it in person p>
Winter let out a sigh. She held the phone in one hand and reached for her seat belt with the other.
Suddenly, a hand in a black glove closed around her wrist.
Winter froze and looked up into Roy’s dark, unreadable eyes.
She knew he was worried about her safety. If Roy hadn’t shown up on the bridge that night, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
She smiled. “It’s Steve Xander. We grew up together. He might disgust me, but he won’t hurt me p>
The call was still connected. Every word of the trust in her voice carried clearly through the phone to the car across from them, straight into Steve’s ear.
His grip tightened so hard around the phone that his knuckles turned white. He closed his eyes for a moment, then hung up.
Winter got out of the car, but Steve stayed where he was.
Unbelievable.
Winter rolled her eyes. It was freezing, so she picked up her pace and walked toward him.
Only then did Steve finally get out.
A cigarette burned between his fingers. He was not even wearing a coat, just a thin black cashmere sweater, with his other hand shoved into the pocket of his slacks. She had no idea what kind of look he was trying to pull off.
Winter could barely stand the sight of him. “Say what you need to say p>
“Why do you suddenly have so many bodyguards?” Steve stepped closer and looked past her.
He reeked of smoke. His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked unusually worn down, like he had been up
to something all night.
Winter frowned, but answered him anyway. “I made an enemy p>
“Because of that stupid job of yours again, right? You went and pissed off the wrong people p>
Winter hated hearing that.
He could say her job was dangerous. He could say she was in over her head. But he didn’t get to call her work stupid.
“If you came here just to mock me, then get lost p>
Steve’s expression tightened. He bit down on the cigarette, then yanked it from his mouth and slammed
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it to the ground. Sparks flew
“Winter, you’re asking to get yourself killed p>
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