Winnie inspected the photo carefully again. Just like Mason had pointed out, there was a banner on the ground at the left of the photo. The writing on the banner was in the Chanaean language.Mountains could be seen in the distance behind Greta. The buildings at the foot of the mountains portrayed the architectural style of Chanaea.âYouâre right,â Winnie affirmed. âThis looks like Chanaea. Is Greta Chanaean?ââI donât know.â Mason shook his head. âWeâre outlaws. I donât ask about her past if she doesnât bring it up. Please help me find her. I beg you. Iâll do anything for you in return. Even my own life is at your disposal!âFrom the way he had carefully wrapped the photo up in plastic before keeping it safely in his pocket, Winnie could see that Masonâs feelings for Greta were quite deep.Winnie herself had a good impression of Greta. Because of that, she was willing to help Mason out.However, before she could agree, she received a text from Lisanne.Lisanne: Winnie, help him but negotiate with him.
Didnât you tell me that Greta had been in the same car with Christopher the entire time? She didnât go to the balcony after that, and she disappeared after you guys left. Christopherâs body was also never found. I have a feeling that these two cases are related. Perhaps Christopher didnât die! Perhaps she had taken him away!When Winnie saw the message Lisanne sent, her brows inched together into a frown.She had witnessed Christopherâs fall onto the roof of the car with her own eyes. How could he have survived a fall from such an immense height?Winnie brushed Lisanneâs theory off, deciding that Lisanne was just in denial of the fact that Christopher had sacrificed himself.However, she would not deny the possibility that Greta had taken Christopherâs body away.At that thought, Winnie immediately helped Mason up. âLetâs have a seat before discussing this further. Iâll agree to help you look for Greta in Chanaea, but thereâs something that I need to ask you.ââAll right. Just ask me anything.âWinnie nodded slightly. âIâm sure that youâre aware of the fact that your subordinates are helping me to look for my friendâs body?ââIâm aware of it, but there doesnât seem to be much progress. Did they not report to you?ââThey did.â Winnieâs forehead creased. âBut as you said, there hasnât been any progress.ââItâs not an easy task. Every year, many people tend to disappear in that area, much less a dead one.ââIn that case,â Winnie began, âIâd like you to repeat the whole scenario of that day to me again. Where were you and Greta respectively? What were the defense plans? Tell me everything.ââOf course. On that dayâ¦â Mason began to recount the incident.After Winnie had heard the complete story, her expression became solemn. âFrom what you have said, Greta did not go to the balcony at all. According to your plans, she was supposed to be on the ground, waiting to catch me. Yet when I got there, I did not see her. From that day onwards, she seems to have vanished into thin air.ââThatâs right.ââOkay.â Winnie nodded thoughtfully. âI got it. Iâll help you look for her, but thereâs something that I need your help with.
The fact that you can find me means that Harold can too. I might not be lacking in protection, but they play by the rules. You and the people in your community are more daring. I need you to be my bodyguard temporarily and protect me from the shadows.ââDeal! As long as you promise me that youâll look for Greta, Iâll even kill Harold for you if you ask me to!âWinnie waved her hand to dismiss his idea.
âThis country is nothing like Manchernius. The people here abide by the law. No one can break the law as they wish. Also, stop the hijacking nonsense. Do you have an ID card with you? How have you been going about these few days?â Mason lowered his head. âI have a passport, but I donât have any money.
Iâve been sleeping in the public parks.ââAll right. Iâll give you some money as well as a phone in a short while. Freshen yourself up nicely. For now, find a place to stay, and Iâll send someone to find you and discuss Gretaâs matter. Iâll inform you when there are any further plans.âWith that being said, Winnie immediately got on the phone and started dishing out orders.Soon, Jasmine appeared with a folder.
Inside the folder was a phone as well as some cash.Winnie handed the folder to Mason before walking him into her personal elevator.By the time she returned to her office, Lisanne was already waiting for her at the door.âWinnie, when are you guys going to start looking for Greta? I have a feeling that Christopher is not dead. He could have been taken back by Greta to be treated.âWinnie furrowed her brows. She believed that Lisanne was being delusional. Winnie thought that it was more likely for Greta to have buried Christopherâs body rather than healed him.After the incident, she hired someone to investigate every single hospital in Yeringham, but not a single one of them had documented a patient who had fallen off of a building.It was even more unlikely for Greta to have taken Christopher with her back to Chanaea.It was hard enough for Greta to come to Chanaea on her own, let alone take Christopher along with her.âLisanne, I think youâre being too optimistic. Greta is a sniper. Perhaps she had seen something that we didnât notice when she was in hiding to protect me. The only thing we can do now is to find her. I wonât lie, but the chances of finding Christopher alive are very, very small.ââBut maybe,â Lisanne replied with hope in her eyes, âthere really are miracles in this world.âWinnie could not bring herself to crush Lisanneâs hopes. She nodded. âMaybe. Either way, Iâll send someone to look for Greta as soon as possible.ââMm-hmm, the more the better. I believe youâve taken a photo of the photograph he had shown you. Send it to me. Iâll ask Lucas to help with the search too.âWinnie sent the photo to Lisanne and both of them headed out to find Lucas.â¦The Marsh family was a prestigious family in the field of sea transportation.By the time it reached the two generations of Lucas and his father, the Marshes had already developed their ship-making company into a company that invented all means of transportation for shipments on land, sea, and sky.That was one of the reasons Lucas could have so many resources and connections across all nations.Another reason was that Lucas was a friendly extrovert and enjoyed making new friends. He seemed to be able to get along with anybody.Even so, his best friend had always been Winnie. After all, the two had known each other since their days in school.Hence, he was overjoyed to see Winnie.Especially since he saw that Winnie had brought his sister back.âI miss you so much, my dear queen! I havenât seen you for so long! Come now, give me a hug!â Lucas stepped forward and wrapped Winnie in a warm embrace.Winnie allowed him to hug her for one second before pulling away. âIâm a married woman now. Canât be too close to another man now.ââTsk!â Lucas tutted. âYou seem to have forgotten how to let your hair down. All right then, take a seat. You wouldnât have visited me if there are no problems. The fact that youâre here means that something is troubling you.âThe moment they talked business, Lucas became serious.They first mentioned the search for Greta before bringing up Harold.However, the moment Lucas found out that Winnie planned to lure Harold out physically, he immediately argued.âItâs a no go. Thatâs a terrible setting. Iâll get a bunch of reporters and ask them to expose our affair behind your husbandâs back. I guarantee that youâll be trending all around the globe within seconds.â