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Should he not have come along for the ride?
The black vehicle came to a stop below an old dingy flat.
Before Maggie got out of the car, Jeremy reminded her kindly, “I would suggest you bring this matter up with your mother as soon as possible, Ms. Madison. I’m afraid she may find it harder to accept things once you become a key witness for this case in court.”
“Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Jeremy.” Maggie’s eyes dimmed as she forced a smile. “Though.
convincing my mother is difficult, I know she only wants to protect me.
“But since I’ve come to seek you and Ms. Alyssa out, that means my mind is made up. I won’t back out, no matter what. I would rather have tried than not try at all.”
Jeremy’s gaze was filled with admiration for the young girl. He smiled lightly. “Lyse often says that too.
I’m glad you two see eye to eye.”
Jeremy and Xavier escorted Maggie to her doorstep.
Right before she entered her home, Xavier stepped forward. “Ms. Madison.”
Maggie turned around. “What is it, sir?”
“Where did you buy your teddy bear bag? I would like to buy my sister one, too.”
“Teddy bear? Haha!” Maggie giggled. “I made this one myself. I even drew the design and everything.
It’s the only one that exists in the world.”
Xavier’s eyes widened. “You’re so talented.”
“If you like it, I can make one for your sister, sir. But it will take some time,” Maggie said. She then asked gently, “Can you wait a little while?”
“Yes, of course. I can wait however long it takes,” Xavier answered hurriedly.
For some reason, his expectations suddenly soared sky-high.
Xavier then exchanged contacts with Maggie. She bid them farewell before shutting the door behind her.
“Pft.” Jeremy shot Xavier an amused look. “You only buy your sister designer brand items. Why would you set your eye on something like that?” “I-Isn’t it cute?” Xavier’s eyes were just about glowing. He coughed awkwardly before saying, “Isn’t a cute, handmade item just as precious as whatever Vuitton bag? This one’s a custom-made product, too.
“I think you’re just in too deep, kid,” Jeremy said, eyes narrowed slightly.
Xavier had worked for Jeremy for many years. After spending so much time with Xavier, Jeremy basically knew him like the back of his hand.
Xavier flushed red as he scratched his head. “What?”
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you. The girl is only 17 years old. She should be focusing on her studies right now.” Jeremy assumed a serious expression. “Don’t make her miss out on her chances. She’s already been through enough pain.”
“Didn’t you hear her call me sir, Mr. Jeremy? How could I think that way of her? I’d be a heartless menace if I did!” Xavier hurriedly shook his head, feeling panicked.
Maggie cried some more once she returned home, having revealed so much of her painful past to
Alyssa all at once. She ended up falling asleep and only waking up in the afternoon the next day. Her mother had gone to work already.
Maggie struggled to get out of bed. She really didn’t feel like going out, so she called the shopowner of the tailor shop she used to work at to order some fabrics. She planned to start making a bag for Xavier.
In all honesty, if it was someone else who’d asked Maggie to do this, she wouldn’t have actually gone through with it.
But Xavier’s eyes had been so bright and his tone so earnest when he asked. Maggie couldn’t help but want to finish making it for him as fast as she could.
The tailor shop owner called Maggie in the evening and informed her that he’d sent a runner to drop off the fabrics. The runner was about to reach her home.
Maggie thanked the shop owner profusely and patiently waited.
Sometime later, someone knocked on her door.
Maggie was eager to open it. But when she placed her hand on the doorknob, she still asked cautiously, “Who is it?”
The person outside paused briefly before saying, “Delivery guy. I have something for you.”
Delivery? Wasn’t this person a runner?
Maggie grew suspicious. “I’ve made a lot of orders recently. Where is your delivery from? Here or out of state?”
“See for yourself once you open the door.”
Something was wrong.
Something was very, very wrong!
Maggie was on extremely high alert, possibly due to her past abuse. She had a strong feeling that the person outside the door was not well-intentioned at all!
She couldn’t open this door no matter what!
“I-I haven’t bought anything online recently. Are you sure you got the right place? Why don’t you try another house?”
Bam!
Something heavy slammed against the door.
Maggie jolted and trembled in fear. She clasped her mouth tightly and frantically took several steps back.
Bam! Bam!
The door began shaking in its frame as if ready to shatter at any moment.
When Maggie was about to call the police, a tall, dark figure broke into the house.
“Help me!” Maggie screamed, bursting into tears out of sheer fright.
The man had already pinned her to the floor before she could see his face. He tightened his hands around her throat.
“Help… help…” Maggie’s face grew purple from suffocation as she tried to tear the man’s rough hands away. Despair flooded her being as the air was choked out of her. Her vision slowly swam. Even the sounds of the man’s harsh breathing grew faint.
All of a sudden, Maggie felt the hands on her throat loosen.
What followed was the sound of fighting. Two figures battled it out at the edge of her vision.
Seconds before Maggie passed out, she heard someone yell, “Hold on, Maggie!”
It sounded like Xavier.
In the end, Maggie still closed her eyes and blacked out.
Xavier was furiously attacking the man in black in Maggie’s living room.
He had come over to check up on Maggie on Jeremy’s orders and also to give her some cash to help her. Who knew Xavier would bump into someone trying to kill her?
Xavier did his best to fight the man, but his skills weren’t like Sean’s. Pretty soon, he was beaten and bruised on the floor. It felt like every bone in his body had shattered.
“Fucking busybody. I’ll kill you both then!” The killer grabbed a cleaver from the kitchen and aimed it right at Xavier’s chest.
Cling!
“Fuck!”
A sharp butterfly knife suddenly cut through the air, slashing right across the killer’s arm. The pain made him release the cleaver. It fell to the floor with a loud clang.
“Mr. Cyrus?” Xavier’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Before the killer could react, Cyrus had executed a powerful roundhouse kick, making him crash to the floor.
“Move again, and I’ll shoot!” Cyrus snapped, using his knee to press into the killer’s spine and pressing the butt of his gun against his head.
The killer didn’t dare fight back. His arm wound was still bleeding, making him grind his teeth in pain.
“Chief Taylor! Chief Taylor, are you alright?”