Chapter 89


    The guests screamed and scattered in all directions, women’s high heels fell to the floor, expensive


    wine sses were shattered, and the once elegant and calm hall now resembled a disaster scene.


    The ce where they were talking just now was not far from the entrance. Dennis didn’t have time to


    hold onto Marie before the crowd swarmed in, separating the two of them.


    Cullen shielded Dennis as they ran outside, shouting while running, “Mr. Philemon sent me to get you,


    let’s go meet up with them first!”


    Dennis shouted, “Marie is gone!”


    Cullen pushed Dennis, and the crowd behind them kept shoving and running out, pushing Dennis


    out the door.


    He shook off Cullen and rushed into the hall again, where several people were running around, but


    none of them were Marie.


    Cullen pulled him, “Mr. Whitney! Ms. Spence must have gone out! Let’s go look for her!”


    Cullen pulled him out the door again, and a burst of gunfire followed from behind. Dennis let out a


    muffled groan, and his shoulder immediately began to bleed profusely.


    Cullen protected Dennis as they ran outside and found yton hiding in the shadows. He said, “Mr.


    Whitney has been shot!”


    yton cursed and angrily said, “There was another group involved besides us! That’s why Landon


    increased his bodyguards!”


    Cullen first stopped Dennis’ bleeding, and Dennis asked, “Didn’t we say we’d wait until the midnight bell


    rang before taking action? Why did we start early?”


    “Another group acted first, drawing Landon’s attention, and that’s why we ended up in such a


    passive position!” yton was somewhat annoyed and turned to look at Dennis’ shoulder. “Is it


    serious?”


    Dennis shook his head. “It’s fine, it didn’t hit any vital spots.”


    He turned his head and stared at Cullen. “Take someone with you to find Marie, you must find her!


    Bring her back safely to the hotel!”


    Cullen nodded, then pulled up someone next to him and left.


    yton asked, “Has Ms. Spence gone missing?”


    Dennis, with his head down, tried to stop the bleeding. “The gunfight started so suddenly, I couldn’t


    hold onto her, and we were separated by the crowd.”


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    yton patted his other shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, she’s not the target.”


    When the gunshots rang out one after another, Marie hadn’t had time to find Dennis before she was


    pulled out the door.


    She turned around and saw that it was Kate pulling her. Without thinking too much, she kicked off her


    high heels and followed, running. Kate led her all the way to a small house outside before stopping.


    Marie looked around, it seemed to be some kind of storeroom. She was panting from running and


    asked, “Why did youe back?”


    Kate was looking down, organizing the weapons, “Besides us, there was another group chasing


    Landon. Landon had more bodyguards than we expected, including a few from a mercenary force.


    Emory and I were worried about you, so we came back to pick you up.”


    Marie was taken aback. “Why would something happen to me? Could it be the other group… Dennis


    and his team?”


    Kate nodded, “I don’t know what kind of influence that friend of his, named yton, has. We should


    look into itter. They came here not to do business, but to catch Landon. Marie, could they be from the


    International Criminal Police Organization?”


    Marie shook her head. “I don’t know.”


    Outside, there were bursts of gunfire, Kate was packing up weapons and said, “Did you hear that? So


    many gunshots. Besides Emory, there are other people shooting. We won’t be able to find Landon


    tonight. It would be good enough if we can make it out of Witton Manor alive.”


    Marie asked, “Where’s Emory?”


    Kate shook her head. “He must be trapped inside. I brought you to the outskirts, but we need to go


    back and help him.”


    Marie stopped her. “You just said that Landon had many bodyguards and even a mercenary force. If


    you go in, will you be able toe out?”


    Kateughed, “I have to go even if I can’t get out, I can’t leave Emory behind. You should go now. If


    Emory and I can get out, then your Mr. Whitney will be able to as well. Go back to the hotel and wait.


    for her.”


    Kate picked up her weapon and was about to leave when Marie stopped her. “Kate, I can help you!”


    Kate shook her head. “Marie, don’t try to be tough. Have you ever killed anyone? There were more


    than twenty bodyguards inside, along with a mercenary force. How could you help me?”


    Marie pointed to her backpack. “Give me that sniper rifle inside, trust me, I can help you!”


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    At that moment, she had already taken off her mask, and her eyes were filled with too much


    confidence, just like the spirited and undefeated Rose from years ago.


    That mboyance and pride made Kate couldn’t help but trust her a bit more.


    “Kate! I promise! I was just sniping from the outskirts, I absolutely didn’t step onto the battlefield!”


    Marie said.


    She only knew a bit of self-defense at that time, which was no different from fighting hand-to-hand with


    a mercenary force and courting death.


    Kate threw down her weapon backpack, took out the sniper rifle and tossed it to her, saying in


    frustration, “I must be crazy! I actually believed you!”


    Marie picked up the gun andughed. “Rose and I look exactly alike, maybe we share some talents


    too?”


    Kate shook her head helplessly. “I hope so. If you can’t hit it, just run. Don’t get caught.”


    Marie nodded and left the door with Kate.


    Kate crouched down and ran towards the battle area, while Marie went around the house and found. a


    the branches, she found a suitable position and adjusted her sniper rifle.


    Loaded the chamber, aimed, estimated wind speed, and adjusted the scope.


    Her eye pressed close to the scope, the green crosshair reflecting in her vision, she felt like a warrior


    returning to the battlefield, finally grasping her sword.


    At that moment, most of the guests had already left, and the red glows appearing in the night vision.


    scope were all people engaged in battle.


    Marie’s gaze followed Kate as she ran. To avoid being identally hit by a stray bullet, Kate had to


    bend over and move quickly. She walked around the bushes surrounding the house for a while and,


    taking advantage of the ongoing battle, she slipped into the undergrowth.


    A hand slowly emerged from the bushes and waved in the night. Marie knew that Kate and Emory had


    met up.


    However, at that moment, the sounds of battle around them grew louder and louder. Kate and Emory


    reluctantly crawled out of the bushes and crouched as they walked forward. Behind a tree miles apart


    from them, a bodyguard was hiding.


    Marie fired a shot, hitting the man who fell to the ground. Half of her body emerged from behind the


    tree, and Kate, taken aback,ughed. “She


    Dave talent, huh?”


    “does!


    Kate thoughtfully attached a suppressor to the sniper rifle


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    difficult for anyone to notice


    Marie’s presence amidst the chaotic scene.


    Marie protected Emory and Kate as they ran towards the outskirts, having basically figured out


    which side was Dennis and which side was Landon.


    When she confirmed that Emory and Kate were safe, she shot several of Landon’s bodyguards,


    attempting to reduce the burden on Dennis’ side.


    When a bodyguard fell stiffly not far from Dennis, he hesitated for a moment and asked yton, “Is


    there a sniper?”


    yton shook his head. “No, Witton Manor isn’t our territory, so we couldn’t arrange a sniper in


    advance.”


    But Dennis clearly saw that the person was hit by a bullet from another direction, if not a sniper, then


    what?


    “Is it another group’s sniper?” Dennis asked, covering his shoulder. The bleeding was quite heavy and


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    couldn’t be stopped.


    yton shook his head. “It shouldn’t be. The other group hasn’t made any moves for a long time. It’s


    mostly our people battling with Landon. They might have already withdrawn.”


    Dennis looked down to examine the wound, perhaps he had seen it wrong.


    yton looked at him. “Are you alright?”


    Dennis forced a smile and nodded. “If it doesn’t end soon, I might die from excessive blood loss.”


    yton nced at the time and said, “We’ve been fighting for so long, we must have alerted the


    police around here.”


    As soon as the words were spoken, a piercing siren sounded, and several police cars drove into the


    manor. The loudspeakers red “stop,” and soon there was no movement from Landon’s side.


    asionally, shouts could be heard. “Police, run!”


    yton signaled his people to stop and retreat, as he pulled Dennis towards the back door. At that


    moment, a bald man suddenly stood up straight and aimed his gun at Dennis.


    Cullen ran over, shouting, “Mr. Whitney! Get down!”


    Dennis and yton turned around at the same time, and the dark muzzle of the gun was aimed right at


    his chest. yton raised his hand to lift the gun, but the bald man had already pulled the trigger.


    At the critical moment, the bald man’s body shuddered, blood blossomed from his brow, and only then


    did yton’s gunshot ring out, hitting him in the chest. He fell straight to the ground.


    It was clear that the shot to the chest was fired by yton, but the shot to the forehead was the real


    key to saving Dennis. Otherwise, the bald man would have already shot Dennis.


    Cullen checked the bald head, ran over, and said, “It’s Landon.”


    Dennis and yton looked in the direction from which the bullet came, and they faintly saw a figure


    jumping down as the branches swayed.


    yton frowned, “There really was a sniper.”


    Dennis nodded, his pale face swaying. He had lost too much blood, and his consciousness was


    already somewhat blurred.


    yton and Cullen helped him into the car, and Dennis grabbed Cullen, asking, “Where’s Marie?”


    Cullen lowered his head, “Mr. Whitney, we’ll find it.”


    yton knocked out Dennis with a swift hand chop and said, “Cullen, drive back to the hotel!”


    Cullen immediately started driving, because no matter how important Marie was, Dennis’ life was more


    important.


    On the way back to the hotel, yton and Cullen carried Dennis into the room. Gavin immediately


    approached and asked, “How is Dennis?”


    yton ced him on the bed and said, “He was shot in the shoulder, and too much time has passed.


    I only managed to give him a quick treatment.”


    Gavin brought the first aid kit to the bedside to check the wound, while yton pulled Cullen out of the


    room and asked, “Didn’t you find Ms. Spence?”


    Cullen shook his head, “No, I searched everywhere, but I couldn’t find Ms. Spence.”


    yton patted his shoulder and said, “It’s alright. At least it proves she wasn’t at the battle site. Maybe


    she already left the manor. We can send someone to look for her after the news dies down


    tomorrow.”


    Cullen nodded. “That’s the only way. If Mr. Whitney woke up and found out that Ms. Spence was


    missing, he would definitely be extremely worried.”


    After Emory and Kate ran out, Marie joined them with a gun on her back. Kate eximed in surprise, “I


    didn’t expect you to be so urate!”


    Marie was silent.


    You might not believe it, but I could be even more urate.


    Emory covered his arm andughed, “Thank you so much, you saved us.”


    Marie pointed to his arm and asked, “What happened to your arm?”


    Emory shook his head. “It’s fine, just a graze from a stray bullet.”


    Marie walked over, took a quick look, and said, “There shouldn’t be any shrapnel inside. Let’s find at


    ce to disinfect and stop the bleeding.”


    Kate nodded. “We stayed at a small hotel, let’s go.”


    Marie followed them into the car, arrived at the resting ce, and helped clean Emory’s wound and


    applied medicine.


    Emoryughed. “Marie, you know quite a bit.”


    Marie shrugged. “Rose taught me.”


    This night of chaos and turmoil finally passed, and the three people were extremely tired. After


    tidying up, they went to sleep.


    Marie was happy inside, as tonight, she had returned to the battlefield, as if she had gone back to the


    past.


    She would think about how to exin to Dennis where she had been that night tomorrow; for now,


    she just wanted to rest.


    The next day, when Dennis woke up, it was already afternoon.


    Gavin and Cullen heard some noise and ran to his room. Seeing that he was awake, they finally


    breathed a sigh of relief.


    Dennis sat up and asked, “Where’s yton?”


    Cullen stood by the bed and said, “Mr. Philemon went to deal with the aftermath and left early in the


    morning. He probably won’te back until tonight.”


    Gavin walked over to check the wound and said, “Don’t move around, getting shot and losing too much


    blood is not a minor injury. You’ve been unconscious for a whole day and night.”


    Dennis paused and asked, “Where’s Marie?”


    Cullen nced at Gavin and apologized with his head down, “I’m sorry! Mr. Whitney, the person sent


    only found Ms. Spence’s high heels, but not Ms. Spence herself. Mr. Philemon has already sent


    someone to look for her again!”


    Dennis’ face turned pale as he lifted the nket and tried to get out of bed, pulling at his injured


    shoulder. Gavin immediately stopped him. “Dennis! Marie just got separated from you, she’ll be fine!


    Besides, yton has already sent people to look for her!”


    Cullen also urged, “Mr. Whitney, I’ll go look for her right now! Ms. Spence will be fine!”


    Dennis knocked over the cup of water on the table, furious. “Go find her! Even if we have to turn the


    whole city upside down, we must find her!”