CHAPTER 345
Chapter 345
ine was on the verge of breaking down. She immediately called Colin and exined the situation
to him. “Colin, what should I do now?” she asked desperately.
Colin was momentarily speechless. He hadn’t expected ine to be so bold as to involve the
ouws in her schemes. Despite his anger, he realized that ine was only trying to bring glory to
the Barnes family. ming her now wouldn’t change what had already happened. Colinforted
ine, saying, “What you need to do now is stay calm. I’ll handle the situation with the ouws. You
should find the princess and assess her condition. Don’t panic too much; we can’t afford to show
any signs of distress. Rest assured, with me here, nothing will go wrong.”
With a choked voice, ine murmured, “Yes.” Having Colin’s reassurance made her feel more at
ease. After hanging up the phone, ine’s emotions calmed considerably, but anger gradually took
over. Not only did she need to assess Lisa’s injuries, but she also needed to find out who dared to
interfere with her ns.
Inside Windsor Castle, the private doctor had treated Lisa’s gunshot graze on her ear, and
thankfully, it wasn’t a severe injury. However, several guards had been injured or killed during the
attack, and even civilians had been harmed. This assault was no minor incident. The suitor
selection banquet, originally scheduled at the Royal Hotel, had to be postponed.
Having tended to her wound, Lisa sat elegantly on the sofa, observing Gina seated across from her.
She said, “Miss Miller, it’s no exaggeration to say that you are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever
seen…” Pausing momentarily, Lisa added, “And also the most skilled.”
Gina didn’t expect Lisa’s first words to be this. She smiled and replied, “Thank you for your
exaggeration, Miss Lisa.”
“Please call me Lisa,” she said earnestly.
“Alright,” Gina replied.
“If it weren’t for your help just now, I might have been the one hit by the bullet. You’re my lifesaver,
and I don’t want to shortchange you. How about a billion in gratitude? How does that sound?”
Gina shook her head before she could say anything. Lisa was shocked. “Do you… Do you think it’s
too little? If you’re not satisfied, you can propose other terms. Whatever you need, I’ll make sure
you get it.”
Lisa thought, ‘But it shouldn’t be excessive or greedy.
“No, Lisa, I don’tck money, and I don’t need gratitude money. I need you to do me a favor,” Gina
replied.
“What favor?” Lisa asked, surprised that Gina didn’t even want a billion dors.
“Do you have a friend named ine Barnes?” Gina asked in return.
Lisa pondered thoughtfully and said, “ine Barnes, the daughter of the Barnes family, who owns
thergest casino in the country?”
Gina nodded. “Yes.”
Lisa nodded. “I know her, but… I wouldn’t exactly call us friends.”
Gina understood Lisa’s meaning. Lisa’s status was unique; few people genuinely wanted to be her
friend without ulterior motives.
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Lisa directly asked, “What’s wrong? Did she offend you? You can’t handle her, so you hope I can
help?”
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brother.”
“What kind of favor?” Lisa paused. “But, Miss Miller, if it’s a matter of deep-seated enmity that
makes you wish for the downfall of the entire Barnes family, then I’m sorry to say I can’t help you
with that.”
“No, Lisa, I just need you to help me sell a few cars to her,” Gina replied.
Lisa was stunned. “Is that all?”
“Yes,” Gina aflirmed.
Lisa pondered for a moment, furrowing her brow. “To be frank, your timing was impable, and
your skills were impressive. Are you trying to tell me that saving me was purely coincidental?”
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“It wasn’t coincidental,” Gina replied just as directly. “To be honest, Lisa, I’ve had encounters with
the ouw organization that attacked you a long time ago. I know their leader, so when I spotted his
figure near Sunshine Avenue, I paid attention and followed him.” That was the truth, too.
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“Encounters? You had conflicts with them?” Lisa was puzzled. It seemed Gina was quite remarkable
to have had conflicts with them.
Gina nodded. “It involves privacy; I won’t go into detail.”
“Alright,” Lisa said, respecting Gina’s privacy. “Your honesty leads me to believe that you had no
direct involvement in this attack and that rescuing me wasn’t staged by you.”
Gina expressed understanding. “The attack indeed seems suspicious. It’s reasonable to suspect
malicious intent, and Lisa, you may need to investigate whether there are traitors among your
guards who may be colluding with someone and allowing them to get close to you.”
Lisa found Gina’s words very reasonable. Despite security checks near Sunshine Avenue before
Lisa’s travels, encountering such a problem was suspicious. There might be covert collusion and
transactions between someone within the royal family and the ouws.
Gina shared the same thoughts. That’s why she didn’t n to disclose the clues she had at hand to
Lisa for now. She knew that ine was the mastermind behind this conspiracy. However, Gina’s
breakthrough in obtaining this clue came from a slip-up by one of the terrorist organization’s
ouws. Relying solely on this point seemed insufficient evidence. If she co produce evidence of
ine’s dealings with the ouws, she would present it directly to Lisa. Indeed, ine might have
intended to stage a timely rescue to save Lisa from danger. However, the actions of the ouws
resulted in the loss of ma innocent lives, which likely exceeded ine’s expectations for the
situation.
Returning to the earlier topic, Lisa said, “I promise I will help you sell the cars you want to sell to her.
When the suitor selection banquet officially takes ce, she will attend, and I will sell the cars to her
in my name as you requested,” Lisa said However, with such a severe and detrimental incident, the
suitor selection banquet will likely be postponed for quite some time. Despite this, Lisa feels a sense
of relief. She is uninterested in the marriage alliance and does not want to marry early.
“Alright, thank you,” Gina said as she stood up, preparing to take her leave.
“Miss Miller, please stay for a moment. You cannot leave the castle for the time being,” Lisa said.
Her expression was stern. “Until the investigation into this terrorist attack isplete, we need your
cooperation as well. Can you agree to that?”
Refusing might lead to interrogation, and given Lisa’s request, Gina wasn’t surprised. She agreed to
cooperate with the investigation. “Agreed, but I hope I can maintain contact with the outside world,
such as my partner,” Gina said. Otherwise, Gabriel would worry about her without any news.
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