Chapter 1614

They didn’t go far. They went hiking in a national forest, 45 minutes from the city, and returned that

night.

They came back by minibus. Blair slept on the way back, head bobbing to the bumps in the road.

Suddenly, she heard someone complain, “This traffic is murder!”

“Should we get out and walk? We’re close to the school,” Joslyn suggested. It was bumper-to-bumper

traffic. Try as they might, the line of cars stretched as far as the eye could see. Blair and Joslyn could

only wait in the minibus.

Blair, who was carsick, agreed to Joslyn’s suggestion right away.

A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y

They told the driver, and he kindly opened the doors for them and let them out. They started walking

down the sidewalk.

They talked as they walked.

“I’m glad we ditched the minibus. Those cars aren’t moving at all. There must be an accident,” Joslyn

commented.

Blair looked ahead and then behind them.

“I suppose so. Look at that— they must be Lined up outside the city.” The traffic in Alorith wasn’t

usually this bad.

They continued walking for a few more minutes. Then they heard sirens screaming. The police and

emergency vehicles showed up on the scene.

People had become impatient because of the traffic jam. Hearing the sirens, they fell silent. Since the

emergency vehicles had come, they realized that someone must have been hurt. Something serious

had happened.

Blair was soon able to see what was going on. There was a car accident.

One car had plowed into another, caving in its back end. A military vehicle was also there.

That section of the road had been cordoned off. A crowd gathered, as well as the usual EMTs and

police. There were three emergency vehicles.

The police and the firemen were all actively working. A few of them were out with signs and flashlights,

trying to redirect traffic and keep it flowing.

Right then, another car pulled up. A woman got out of the Porsche and walked over to a man who was

lying in the street and drenched in blood.

“How did this happen? Why is he dead? Who did this? And you! You are soldiers. You save people.

How could you let this happen?” she yelled like a crazy person, obviously distraught.

People attempted to calm her down, but to no avail.

Blair and Wesley were doomed to meet at random.

Like right now.

The scene unfolding before her eyes made her sad. Blair was going to walk away when she heard a

familiar voice. He said to the grieved woman, “We know this is a difficult time for you. Sorry for your

Loss.

Your husband died during the accident. We wanted to save him, but we couldn’t—”

The woman let go of the man in her arms, and shouted at Wesley,

“Bullshit! You didn’t do your jobs! Is this how you operate? It’s a wonder you’re still alive.”

The onlookers couldn’t stand her wild accusations anymore. A murmur traveled through the crowd. But

since she was grieving, none of them came forward to confront her.