“The daughter of the Goldstein family? Let me take a look!” When the guard read the newspaper, I took the opportunity to run as fast as possible. “Go on and take a look. I really have something urgent going on.”
“Hey! Wait for a moment!”
Ignoring the guard’s yells, I rushed to the building’s top floor as I remembered Dylan saying that Darius’ office was on that floor with pretty flowers placed right by his office door.
After coming out of the elevator, I stopped for a moment to catch my breath. I looked around and saw two flower pots placed by a door. However, as I was going to knock on the door, which was ajar, I overheard the conversation inside. Darius was on the phone; his words were enough to make me stop in my track.
“Have you not found him yet? I thought Chris was at Mapleton, a town with less than ten thousand residents. How could you only find his phone and not him? I don’t care what you do, but locate him immediately! After all, you’re professional mercenaries, so you must spot him before the others do!”
It seemed that Darius knew all about it, for Mapleton was the place Dylan had mentioned to me before. This meant that Chris and Zachary must have gone missing for a couple of days. The call that Darius made earlier must have been about this matter as well.
Immediately, my heart lurched in my throat. What a horrible situation he must be in, having gotten shot and disappeared for a few days!
“Sean, I’m counting on you. I’m begging you to please bring him back!” Darius continued for some while, but my mind blanked out. The only thing I could think about was Christopher being hunted down.
“I’ve finally found you. I can’t believe you dared to make a fool out of me. Get out of here right now. Even if you are the daughter of the Goldstein family, you don’t have the right to visit Mr. Lane as you wish.” The bodyguard walked over and started to drag me out of the building.
Meanwhile, Darius opened the door upon hearing the commotion outside. When he saw me being tugged away by the guard, he shot me a stunned look before motioning the guard to leave. “Yvonne, why are you here?” he asked.
Although I was trying my best to calm myself down, it was futile and my hands were still shaking uncontrollably. Darius handed me a cup of warm water and said, “Calm yourself down. After that, you can talk slowly.”
“Darius, you’ll find Chris, right?” I asked in a panic.
Upon hearing that, Darius’ expression darkened, and he knitted his eyebrows together. “What are you talking about? Chris is still at the border carrying out his mission. Did you hear some weird rumor from someone else?”
“Darius, you don’t need to hide it from me. I heard everything you talked about on the phone just now. How is Chris right now? Is he hurt? How serious is his injury?” I asked away while warming my hands on the cup.
Darius was momentarily hesitant. He then explained, “It’s not as bad as you think. The border is a vast area, so he must be resting with Zachary at some villager’s home. You don’t need to worry about anything.”
“I have the right to know about it, don’t I? I’ll keep worrying if you don’t tell me the truth. And I don’t want the sugarcoated version of it.”
After seeing how persistent I was, Darius sighed with worry. “As Chris was carrying out a secret mission, they did not bring many subordinates with them so as to remain low-key. However, they encountered some competent enemies and had to split up. It can’t be confirmed if he’s hurt or not.” Seeing how my face was clouded with anxiety, Darius comforted me. “Don’t overthink it. Didn’t Chris manage to come back safe after every mission? He’s more powerful than you think he is; don’t underestimate him.”
“But I-”
“Yvonne!” Darius’ tone turned stern. “You are my future sister-in-law, so it’s normal for you to worry about his safety. However, Chris is destined to be a part of the military. Even if he gives up the chance of being promoted, he’ll still be a major. As the woman behind Christopher, you’ll need to accept this fact, do you understand?”
