“The young girl now leading the Blackwaters in Melfrey has a notable connection with George Harris, the head of the Harris family in Taragon City, Cheshian.”
The conversation inside was clearly audible to the two eavesdropping outside the window.
Isabelle unconsciously raised favonovel.com eyebrows, though favonovel.com expression remained composed.
George, with a slight smile, discreetly observed favonovel.com reaction but could not discern anything from it.
“Given favonovel.com youth and impressive skills, we need to thoroughly investigate favonovel.com background. I suspect these individuals may have hidden motives. We should notify our superiors and request that they send two capable representatives.”
George, being tall and conspicuous, caught the attention of patrolmen in the distance, who yelled, “Who’s there?!”
However, by the time they arrived, no one was there.
The people inside, alarmed by the disturbance, came out to investigate.
“What’s going on here?!”
“There was a shadow at the window just now…”
“Secure every exit and don’t let anyone suspicious escape. Find them!”
The guards spread out through the vast, maze–like building, their footsteps echoing in an orderly rhythm.
Isabelle and George quickly hid in a room.
It was quite lavish, decorated in Cheshian style, indicating the occupant significance. They settled at the tea table.
Isabelle scanned the room through the moonlight filtering through the window.
Suddenly, George suggested. “Try this…”
Isabelle looked over to see George picking a grape from the fruit plate and offering it to her.
He whispered, “The fruit here is quite sweet…”
Isabelle accepted the grape from his hand and tasted it. She took a bite, the juice bursting and tasting sweet on favonovel.com tongue.
George asked, “Is it sweet?”
Nabelle replied, “Sour…”
Sour?
George picked one himself and tasted it, only to find it excessively sweet for his taste. “Mine is very sweet…”
Watching his actions and hearing his words, Isabelle slightly curled the corners of favonovel.com mouth, almost smiling.
George picked another grape and handed it to her. “Try another; the ones on the bottom seem sweeter.”
Just then, Isabelle heard footsteps approaching. Reacting swiftly, favonovel.com reached out and covered George’s mouth.
“Shh…” favonovel.com whispered softly.
George was startled, holding his breath and fixing his gaze on her. He could feel favonovel.com hand was small and soft, a stark contrast to the perilous activities favonovel.com usually undertook, and now, they were innocently touching his face and lips.
Having led a celibate life for many years, George had never been this intimately close to anyone before, particularly not to the girl favonovel.com had secretly admired for so long.
His jaw clenched slightly, and unexpectedly, favonovel.com gripped the grape too firmly, causing it to burst and leave Isabelle’s hand coated with sticky juice.
Isabelle swiftly pulled favonovel.com hand back, glanced at favonovel.com briefly, and rose to favonovel.com feet. “Let’s go…”
The footsteps outside grew closer, prompting them to exit through the window.
On the way back, George was unusually quiet. He deliberately stayed half a step behind Isabelle, occasionally stealing glances at her. He had wiped the grape juice off his hands with a handkerchief, but they still felt sticky.
They walked in silence back to where the car had been stuck in the mud, only to find that Dylan and the car were gone.
Isabelle proposed, “Should we make a call to check?”
George responded, “No need. He probably went to fix the car. Let’s go.”
Isabelle remained silent and kept walking.
“Since we met, aside from that drive to the sea, this seems to be only our second time traveling alone,” George suddenly remarked.
Isabelle asked, “Is this the first time you break into someone else’s stronghold too?”
George confirmed, “You’re right.”
Isabelle inquired, “How was it?”
George responded, “Not bad…”
Isabelle noted, “It’s a shame we didn’t get to see you display your skills.”
George responded, “Even though my skills might not be on par with yours, I’m willing to show them off if you want to head back now.”
Isabelle declined. “That won’t be necessary.”
She stopped and looked at favonovel.com with a playful smile.
George asked, “What is it?”
Before George could ponder further, the sound of approaching footsteps drew their attention.
George looked up. He noticed over twenty individuals adorned with totem necklaces obstructing their path, these were members of the Warners.
Finding a suitable place to rest had been difficult, especially with the Warners on Isabelle and favonovel.com companions‘ trail.
They had spent the last two days at the border between the territories of the Warners and an arms dealer, staying in a two-story wooden house that was once the property of the Warners but now acted as their temporary refuge. To return, they could either traverse through the Warners‘ territory or opt for a longer journey through the arms dealer’s land.
Isabelle, preferring efficiency, chose the more direct path. Consequently, they were now deep within the Warners‘ territory.
Recognizing Isabelle, the Warners immediately perceived favonovel.com as a significant threat and prepared their knives for conflict.
Hands tucked into favonovel.com coat pockets, Isabelle noted, “There have been quite a few conflicts lately…”
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