Chapter 377
Joaquin, too, echoed with a devil-may-care attitude aside. "That''s right, and I will naturally keep my wife
safe at all times, Mr. Hall. Your concern is unnecessary."
Jayden''s expression stiffened for a second. Instead of entertaining Joaquin, he turned to Katherine.
"You really won''t stay?" He tried retaining her once more but not insisting on it, as one, he didn''t want
Katherine to sense his utilitarianism, and two, he was in no mood to retain her given the tricky situation
he was in and that he had a lot to deal with.
"No." Katherine smiled. "Thank you for saving us and even letting us stay for the night. We won''t
trouble you further."
"Alright. I''ll take you to the hotel then." Jayden said nothing more but only nodded, seeing that she
insisted. Then, as though purposelessly, he asked, "So what''s next? Are you guys heading straight to
Zoscistan?"
A twinkle shed across Joaquin''s eyes, and he answered with an ambiguous smile, "It''s our private
matter, Mr. Hall. No need to worry too much."
Jayden frowned in response, and his displeasure was palpable.
Seeing that the tension between the two men arose again, Katherine, worried the two would be at each
other''s necks again, hurriedly eased the atmosphere and answered without much thought. "I n on
resting for another day before leaving for Zoscistan tomorrow."
Then again, she didn''t reveal too much either, as she fell silent for a moment before smiling inly.
"After all, I''ve been staying in Fontan for far too long. It''s boring here and a waste of time, too, if I''m to
spend my break here."
She didn''t give an entirely honest answer. Not because she was wary of him but just because she
didn''t want to add to the trouble, not just for her but for others as well.
Joaquin might have remained silent, but his gaze had been subtly on Jayden the whole time, checking
his every expression.
However, the man''s expression stayed the same throughout. Even the brilliance in his eyes shed
across within a split second.
Very quickly, he smiled and said, "Alright. Since you have already made up your mind, go and enjoy
yourself. Have a good trip."
After bidding goodbye, Katherine and Joaquin left Jayden''s mansion, and since entering the car,
Katherine couldn''t help wanting tough when she recollected Joaquin''s out-of-the-ordinary behavior in
the past two days.
That said, she didn''t say anything, for at this point in time, she was still oblivious to what was toe
and believed her man was only kicking up a fuss from jealousy.
And what she didn''t know was that after the two checked into their hotel room, Joaquin received
Jeremy''s call while she was in the shower.
"Mr. Levisay, we''ve hit a dead end with the clue." Jeremy cut to the chase and gave Joaquin the
update.
However, Joaquin didn''t seem at all surprised, as he didn''t even quirk a brow. "What happened?" he
asked impassively.
With that, Jeremy took a deep breath and rted the story briefly. "I had wanted to use the ount
information to trace for any possible clues, but the ount got deleted half an hour ago. So, we can''t
retrieve any information anymore. As for the information on Lab X, we don''t have any more reliable
sources so far. They''re all just hearsay. The credibility is iffy."
At that, Joaquin snorted. "Sever his limb to continue surviving, huh? He reacts quickly, that''s for sure.
Lab X has probably already received the news and has gone into hiding. It''s pointless even if we
continue searching with this lead."
"Sorry, Mr. Levisay," Jeremy apologized with shame. "We''ve alerted them, haven''t we?"
"You haven''t. They''ve run away, knowing the ce can''t keep them hidden. I have a feeling they don''t
know who''s investigating them."
"What do we do now?"
Joaquin narrowed his eyes slightly and smirked as a hint of malice shed across his eyes. "Since he''s
moving so quickly, no doubt he won''t be resting for a while. Have someone keep a close eye on Hall.
See that we know his every move and notify me if there''s anything suspicious."
Jeremy obliged at once.
For the rest of the day, Katherine and Joaquin hung out inside the hotel, going nowhere, preparing to
head for Zoscistan the next day.
Lo and behold, they were met with another assassination attempt at three in the morning.
Fortunately, Joaquin was never dead asleep the whole night. After hearing barely audible noiseing
from outside the door, he immediately shook Katherine up.
The young woman was groggy when she awoke, and just as she was about to ask him what was up,
she felt his hand covering her mouth in the dark at once.
His cid eyes looked exceptionally sharp against the crisp moonlight that shone through the window.
Shh… he whispered barely audibly.
A split-second gaze at his icy face was all it took for Katherine to realize something wasn''t right, and
her drowsiness was gone as her eyes cleared up in an instant.
She perked up her ears, and her gaze turned frosty when she acutely sensed the noiseing from
outside the room in the dark.
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Someone''s out there, and they''re not alone!
Realizing that, she immediately exchanged a nce with Joaquin, and the couple understood each
other''s thoughts wordlessly quickly.
At that, they hurriedly got out of bed, dashed carefully and silently to the side of the door, and pressed
against the wall where the direction of the door panels would open.
Very quickly, the people outside unlocked the door, and with a soft click, the door opened.
With breakneck speed, Katherine and Joaquin booted the door, mming it against the personing
in with a bang.
Instantly, two cries of pain rang out, alerting the people behind to rush into the room.
At the same time, the couple made their attacks.
As the two were exceptionally skilled fighters that not just about anyone could defeat, their opponents
were defeated in two shakes despite outnumbering the couple.
Just like that, the scene quieted down after five minutes, and Joaquin turned on the lights, illuminating
the chaos of five mercenary-dressing men sprawled across the room.
Katherine, on the other hand, moved her leg away from a mercenary''s back while frowning. "Why are
these guys everywhere? It''s like they''ve put a tracker on us."
At that, Joaquin gazed profoundly at her. "Maybe you''re right."
Katherine blinked in stupefaction and asked, "No way, haven''t we checked for them at Jayden''s after
fighting these mercenaries? We didn''t—"
The young woman stopped abruptly, and her countenance shifted multitudes, clearly having thought of
something.
"You''re saying…" She looked skeptically at Joaquin a dozen secondster, having trouble believing the
possibility.
Joaquin, too, didn''t give her a direct answer but drawled, "Kathy, think about it. Don''t you think all that
we''ve been encountering has been too coincidental?"