Chapter 1830


    Josiah snorted with a sneer, "Good luck having any say in what happens once you''re there!"


    Amiee red at him, irritation ring in her gaze. "Can''t you ever say something positive? If you''ve got


    nothing nice to say, then zip it!"


    A tightness clutched at Josiah''s chest, and he furrowed his brow in pain before rising to get some fresh


    air on the balcony.


    If he''d known it would be like this, he would''ve wished for fewer assignments, not more.


    "Didn''t you used to work under Gab? Aren''t you worried about blowing your cover if you go back now?"


    Amiee questioned.


    Estelle''s voice was calm, detached. "I won''t be recognized. Not many have seen my face, and those


    from Wolverine''s gang who did are mostly pushing up daisies thanks to me."


    "So, when do we make our move?" Amiee asked.


    "After Magdalen''s wedding. Thest time, her wedding got canned because of me. I can''t be the cause


    of any more dys for her," Estelle replied.


    Amiee nodded. "Is there anything you need from me in the meantime?"


    "Yes," Estelle said. "I''m heading back to C City tomorrow. You''lle with me. We''ll probably stay a


    couple of days."


    Without hesitation, Amiee agreed. "Sure thing."


    "We''ll set off at nine in the morning."


    "No problem."


    Estelle smiled faintly. "Alright, that''s all for now. It''ste; take Josiah and get some rest."


    Suddenly, Josiah stepped forward. "I''ming with you. No matter what, I have to be there!"


    Estelle regarded him coolly. "Remember the agreement you signed when you joined Eagle Valley?"


    Josiah''s face went pale, his teeth clenched. "I''m not representing Goshawk. I''m going to protect you for


    Jonah''s sake!"


    "People will be there to meet me. Your presence might justplicate things," Estelle stated with a


    resolute gaze. "Follow orders, trust Snow Hawk without question. No rogue actions!"


    Josiah opened his mouth to protest, but Amiee cut him off. "Stick to the boss''s n!"


    "Let''s head back. I''ll walk you out," Estelle stood up.


    Josiah''s face was the picture of reluctance.


    On the way back, Josiah was driving, his heart a maelstrom of frustration ready to explode.


    "You should trust the boss," Amiee said calmly.


    Josiah frowned deeply. "You''ve never been to Tripe. You have no idea what the Citadel is like."


    "Have you been there?" Amiee inquired.


    Speaking gravely, Josiah confessed, "Out of curiosity, I sneaked in once. Almost didn''t make it out


    alive."


    The Citadel was awless ce where murder went unpunished, and illegitimate transactions were


    shockingly overt. Many countries had hidden bibs there, conducting experiments on living people.


    The discarded, the used-up—they were dumped carelessly, and the mass graves around the Citadel


    had multiplied.


    The things he''d witnessed there had shaken his beliefs to the core, and it had taken him a long time to


    find his equilibrium afterward.


    Amiee stared out into the night. "Even so, we have to trust her."


    Josiah''s eyes were cold. "What''s the boss taking you to C City for?"


    "If I''m not mistaken, it''s probably to throw Jonah off the scent," Amiee spected.


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    Josiah''s expression darkened. "If Jonah finds out, I can''t even begin to imagine his reaction."


    The next morning, Estelle and Amiee set off for C City. By evening, when Jonathan video-called her,


    she was already at the Jarvis residence.


    Estelle exined that her work with the film crew was done and that she was spending a few days with


    her grandfather at home.


    Jonathan, of course, suspected nothing.


    Magdalen''s wedding was fast approaching, and the Sampson family was all hands on deck with the


    celebrations. It was a couple of days before Magdalen even realized that both Estelle and Jonathan


    were absent from J City.