Chapter 130 Deja Vu (Part One)


    It was such a silly question that Fiona snorted scornfully,


    without realizing that she''d clenched her fists in the process. She didn''t know exactly how long she had


    felt this way, but she had started to expect things from Spencer and even depend on him. Was it


    because he hade to Maple Mountain to save her? Or was it because of the days she had missed


    talking to him while he was away? If not, was it the steamy passionate sex between them?


    The more she thought about it, the more mysterious it seemed. At that point, she couldn''t even bring


    herself to say, "I don''t love you." Instead, she stayed silent.


    "Fiona..." Before Spencer could continue, however, he heard a shout.


    "Spencer!" Eric ran to them, panting. He nced at Fiona and then turned back to Spencer. "The


    meeting has started."


    "All right, then." Spencer frowned and waved his hand at Eric, signaling to him to wait for him.


    "I''m leaving," Fiona said. When she turned to leave, however, Spencer grabbed her arm.


    "Fiona, I''ll be waiting for your answer. You can take a few days to think about it." He caressed her


    cheek softly with a tender look in his eyes. "Think about our future, about whether we can start over. I


    really need an answer from you."


    He then bent down and kissed her cheek. While she stood there stunned, he waved to a few men


    standing at a distance, signaling to them toe over. "Escort her safely to my dorm room safely."


    "Yes, sir," the men replied in unison.


    Spencer nodded and walked away. Fiona looked at his receding back as he went, noticing his tall and


    muscr body, and even the way he walked, which all radiated an impressive strength.


    Even though they were married, shared a bed, and had been intimate with each other, little moments


    like this still made her heart skip a beat. Was she in love with him?


    She was clueless as to why she felt so upset, or why she had felt so lost when she had listened to him


    confess his feelings for her.


    "Mrs. Cheng, the weather is scorching hot. Shall we head to the dormitory?"


    A man''s voice brought Fiona back to reality. She gave him a quick nod and started following the men to


    the dormitory.


    Meanwhile, Eric and Spencer walked to the meeting area.


    "Are you okay?" Spencer asked him.


    "I''m fine." Eric shook his head, smiling. "I''m not hurt at all."


    "That''s great." Spencer nodded and inquired, "How is George?"


    "His condition is still the same. He won''t let doctors or nurses enter his ward. It looks like he''s going to


    need more time to ept his state." Eric frowned. He couldn''t believe how George had been able to


    bring Fiona back despite his seriously injuries.


    Spencer sighed and pursed his lips. "Have you informed the police department of M City about


    Charles? Moreover, make sure you investigate hispany thoroughly."


    "Yes, I have. Charles'' father has already been arrested. In addition to that, investigations about ZR


    Company and X are in progress. It has now be certain that Charles is the leader of X." Eric


    paused hesitantly before continuing, "Moreover, I think Ryan ising back."


    "Ryan..." Spencer murmured his name softly. He hadn''t heard any information about Ryan for a while


    and had almostpletely forgotten about him. Hearing his name again all of a sudden made him feel


    ufortable.


    "Anyway, I think that X was established by Charles alone. Someone as bright and intelligent as Ryan


    wouldn''t involve himself in such evil ns."


    As Eric finished his words, he suddenly felt Spencer''s icy stare on him. He gulped and hurriedly added,


    "I was just stating facts."


    "Humph!" Spencer snorted and narrowed his eyes at him before changing the topic. "What happened


    when you went to rescue Fiona yesterday?"


    Eric shifted ufortably at the thought of having to tackle yet another dangerous topic. "When we got


    there, Fiona and Charles were outside Cherry Grove Residence. Fiona was being held hostage. Leona


    took a bullet while trying to save her and died. We couldn''t bring her body back with us."


    Spencer''s expression turned grim as he asked, "Was Charles just holding Fiona hostage? Because the


    state she was in told a different story. He drugged her and tore her clothes. It seems like he had


    unspeakable intentions."


    "It was pouring down there. I couldn''t see very well." Eric shook his head. "Now that Mrs. Cheng has


    returned safe and sound, there''s nothing you need to worry about." Eric didn''t dare to push it any


    further. He was afraid that if he said any more, Spencer wouldn''t stop until he had his revenge on


    Charles. Ever since Fiona''s return, Spencer hadn''t been able to stop worrying about her. He wasn''t his


    usual self anymore. Eric didn''t want to add fuel to the fire.


    "I think you''re hiding something. You better tell me what it is," Spencer said with a meaningful nce at


    Eric before briskly entering the conference room.


    "Mr. Cheng!" The men standing at the door greeted him in unison.


    Inside the conference room, Leo was waiting for him, along with several other officers. As soon as


    Spencer entered, they stood up and saluted him.


    "Please, sit." Spencer held his hands in a stiff position as he walked to his seat at the head of the table


    before taking off his hat. "Let''s begin."


    This meeting was regarding dealing with X, which was now bing a public threat. Due to X''s


    activities, M City now had a huge conflict of interest with T Country as well as ZR Company. Hence, X


    was under serious investigation. The main goal of this meeting was to determine whether they should


    act against X or not.


    "Now is not the time. Many of our men lost their lives while rescuing the two people. I think we should


    stay put for now, recuperate, and find a better way to attack." Leo was the first one to speak.


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    "I think now is our chance to fight. We might get hurt, but so will the members of X. We''d better seize


    this opportunity to catch them off guard. Otherwise, if and when Charles gets protection from the


    government of T Country, it will be impossible for us to do anything to him."


    "I agree. After we crossed the border of T Country and entered its capital, we went to Cherry Grove


    Residence on a rescue mission but ended up having a gunfight with members of X. This has tarnished


    out reputation. If we do nothing about it, our higher officials are going to punish us for our


    ipetency. On the other hand, if we terminate X, we''ll have a good reason to justify our actions."