âMm!â Winnie nodded and joked, âYou must be bored being a vegetable, huh?ââYes,â Xavier replied with a frown. He relaxed when he lowered his head to look at Winnie. âBut Iâve never been bored ever since you showed up.ââOf course,â Winnie replied proudly. âIt is rare to find someone as attractive as me. Wellâ¦â She flung her arms around Xavierâs neck to pull him closer until he had to bend down. âYou should take more days off so we can travel around. When I was climbing Mount Albeise a few days ago, I wanted to bring you along to enjoy the view with me.ââReally?â Xavierâs eyes lit up. âWere you thinking of me when you were climbing the mountain?ââYes!â Winnie giggled. âDonât you know I went to Yartran because I missed you?ââMm.â Xavier gazed at Winnie, his gaze burning with passion.Ignoring the fact that they were in the bustling airport, he captured her lips in a kiss.Winnie responded to his kiss for a while before pushing him away gently. âWeâre blocking the path.âXavier wasnât satisfied yet. He stood rooted in his spot and joked, âI should buy this airport one day.ââSure!â Winnie played along with him. âEveryone will have to take the Fairchild familyâs planes, then.ââOkay.â Xavier got serious. âI need to work hard to accomplish the mission you just handed me, Mrs. Fairchild.âFrom today onward, he wasnât only working hard for the Fairchild family. He wanted to become stronger to get closer to his beloved woman.â¦Xavier initially planned to send Winnie to Aqua Moana himself, but Winnie didnât want him to waste time on the road. In the end, she returned to the apartment herself.Winnie had already started missing Jacintaâs food when she was eating the airplane food earlier. She assumed she would smell the delicious food upon entering the house, but what greeted her instead was utter silence.There was no one in the kitchen, the living room, and the bathroom.Baffled, Winnie called, âGranny!âNo one responded to her call, but she heard a sound inside Jacintaâs bedroom.Putting her guard up, she grabbed a vase on the coffee table and headed to Jacintaâs room.Winnie opened the door carefully to discover that the person who made the sound was none other than Jacinta herself.Shocked by Winnieâs sudden appearance, Jacinta hastily stuffed the thing she was holding back into her cabinet.âWinnie! Why didnât you make a sound if youâre back? You gave me a scare!âWinnie put the vase down and went to her. âI did call you, Granny. What are you doing? Why did you close the door when you were at home?âShe immediately spotted Jacintaâs clothes strewn all over the bed and the luggage opened on the floor.Stunned, she blurted out, âAre you packing your clothes, Granny? Where are you going? Are you going somewhere far?ââOh.â Jacinta stopped in her tracks and explained, âWellâ¦âBefore she could say anything, her phone rang.Knowing Winnie had a photographic memory, she quickly grabbed her phone so Winnie couldnât see the screen. Winnie was confused.
âWhatâs wrong, Granny? Why are you acting weirdly?ââNo, Iâm not.â Jacinta rejected the call and continued her explanation. âTo be honest, I was thinking of going back to my hometown.ââHuh? Why, Granny? Are you not used to living here? I thought you are friends with the old lady downstairs.ââIâm already used to living in my own house.ââI know, but youâre no longer young. It isnât safe and convenient for you to stay back there. Back then, I could keep you company, but Iâll be living here more often. I canât let you return alone.âJacinta sighed. âI came to find your cousin, but I couldnât find him.
Thatâs why I want to go back home.ââGranny, you couldnât find my cousin, but you have me. Donât go back home alone, okay? Just stay here and take care of me. Will that do?ââButâââPlease, Granny.â Out of ideas, Winnie had to act cute like how she used to do back then.Indeed, Jacinta fell for that. âOkay, I will stay. Let me cook for you. Didnât you say your plane will arrive in the evening? Why are you back this early? I havenât been to the supermarket yet.ââThe flight was rescheduled, so I got back earlier than expected,â Winnie explained. âYou donât have to do that. I can just order some delivery food.âShe pulled her phone out and ordered some delivery food.After that, she went to the bathroom to take a shower.Once she disappeared from sight, Jacinta instantly dialed the number that she rejected earlier.The person was none other than her son, Stuart.âStuart, Winnie suddenly came back earlier than expected, so I had to reject your call. Did you get Zyonâs ashes?ââYes,â Stuart answered angrily.
âMy son is now cremated. I must kill Xavier to avenge him. Mom, you need to be careful now that Winnie is back.ââWhy?â Jacinta frowned. âDonât you dare harm Winnie! Xavier was the one who caused Zyonâs death. Winnie had nothing to do with it.ââEven so, you need to be wary of her. Sheâs smart and will notice something is off.ââNo,â Jacinta assured him. âI brought her up, and she is a filial child. We had to rely on each other, so she would never suspect me.ââMom, you canât be sure of that. Do you know that Iâve just found out that Xavier is investigating you? Just be careful. Donât go back home for now. Iâll handle the old medical records.âAfter reuniting with his mother, Stuart decided to work with her to take revenge on Rufus to get back everything in the Fairchild family that used to belong to them.He made that decision as Jacinta was Winnieâs grandmother.However, he was afraid of exposing Jacintaâs identity and came up with a scheme together.Jacinta told him that her previous identity would never be discovered as those who knew her were dead. However, she still had a medical record saved in a small psychiatric hospital.After a discussion, they initially planned for Jacinta to head back to the hospital to get the medical record and destroy it personally. Alas, Stuart didnât know Xavier had been investigating Jacinta all the while!