Chapter 1547


    00 hung her head low, mulling over her thoughts before giving a slow shake.


    "You saved my family''s life, brought us years of peace, I''m here by my own choice."


    A hint of restraint shimmered in her eyes. She had her regrets, chiefly that Ian didn''t love her.


    She had changed her appearance to look like Maja''s; a dab of makeup, and no one could tell them


    apart.


    She longed to stand in for Maja and stay by his side forever, but she knew confessing her feelings


    would be an act of folly.


    She was just a stand-in, and the day she had blurted out that misunderstanding to Maja was the


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    boldest move she had ever made in her life.


    Her family owed their lives to Ian; she had to fulfill this mission.


    Ian took out a ne and ced it in her palm.


    "There''s a poison pill in here."


    00 understood why he was giving this to her. The methods at the research facility could make life worse


    than death; if it came to that, she could take the poison and find release.


    She calmly epted it, a faint sense of relief in her eyes.


    "I understand, sir, I wish you and Ms. Pennyfeather a lifetime of happiness."


    Ian was taken aback; he hadn''t expected her to say that. He nodded slowly.


    00 stood up, fastened the ne around her neck, and yed with it for a moment.


    Even though it contained poison, this was still the first time she had received such an adornment.


    She didn''t look back at Ian, just touched the ne at her throat and walked away.


    Ian was notoriously slow on the uptake when it came to matters of the heart. He had onlye to


    realize his feelings for Maja after a series of back-and-forths. Before that, he thought he was just not


    tired of herpany.


    So when it came to the feelings of others, he had built a barrier around himself, oblivious to them and


    without inner turmoil.


    He sent 00 into the research facility first and then reached out to his contacts back home.


    However, this matter couldn''t be known by the internationalmunity just yet, or it would spook the


    targets.


    The allies who had marked these points for him indicated these were the points of breakthrough.


    He immediately contacted Dn, Abner, and Walter.


    Walter was intrigued by the research facility and wanted toe over in person.


    Abner was only willing to provide manpower.


    Dn decided toe with Abner.


    Ian breathed a sigh of relief. Each person would bring about four others, totaling around twenty, and


    they needed to be armed for self-defense.


    Dn was surprised Ian had already found a breakthrough. He took off the cap he wore at his


    convenience store job and went to meet Walter.


    He even called Beck to ensure he would handle the aftermath in North America and stay out of the


    Astronia affair.


    "Got it, Dn, all clear."


    Beck hadn''t realized that Maja had overheard him on the phone.


    Maja guessed that Ian had signaled from his end.


    She wanted to go too, but Dn would surely not want her tagging along.


    So she slipped out and boarded a ne to Cania by herself.


    By the time she was airborne, Beck realized she wasn''t at home and panicked, ordering a search.


    Then he found a message from Maja:


    [Beck, I’ve gone to find Ian.]


    Beck''s scalp tingled with fear.


    Maja had left even before Dn and Walter.


    Beck immediately ryed this to Dn.


    "You lost track of her?"


    Dn''s tone chilled.


    Beck felt the weight of his stare and fumbled with his fingers.


    "Dn, I didn''t know when she slipped away." Updated at Draм??оvels.cоm


    Dn massaged his temples and asked Walter.


    "When''s the earliest we can take off?"


    With the flights canceled, they needed to take a private jet, which required clearance.


    Dn took a deep breath, "Contact Ian, tell him Maja''s gone over on her own."