Chapter 323

“You misheard that.” Elspeth tried to gloss it over.

“If you don’t wanna tell me, fine. I will stop here.” Edmund was unusually agreeable today, which she found relief.

“Do you think that we’re gonna die here?”

His assumption irritated her. “Why would that happen when I’m here?”

“So, you mean that you’re gonna protect me?” A triumphant smile appeared across his lips.

“Cut it out.” Elspeth could punch him at any time.

While they were in a middle of a small dispute, someone kept watching them in silence. Elspeth, who sensed the scorching gaze, turned her head to see Isabel.

Isabel stared at Elspeth in disbelief. “Y-You’re alive?”

That put Elspeth in a slightly awkward position. She did not tell anyone about her faked death, so she did not know what to say when someone recognized her. “Yup. I’m still alive, but—”

Isabel soon wrapped her head around it. “So, Miss Joneson is with you, right?”

Elspeth nodded under Isabel’s confused gaze. “Yes, she is.”

Isabel let out a bitter smile. “I was worried that her condition got worse when Dr. Winthrop said she will be leaving the country for treatment. It’s a relief to know that she’s with you.”

them, but Arthur had no plans of bringing her along. Despite the disappointment, she had no choice but to accept

expression. “Are you doing well

from the crowd drowned Elspeth’s voice, so Isabel could not hear her clearly. When Isabel took a few steps closer to her to continue the

to fall upon Elspeth. It happened so quickly that no

ready to accept her fate of demise, someone shoved her away. Panicked, she raised

wrapped her hands with clothes to move the wood away

barely shifted it an inch. While the fire was devouring the girl, Edmund and the others rolled up their sleeves to

Fortunately, they reacted in time and so the fire did not burn her neck and face. Even so, her clothes were slightly

she had not expected someone who was not close to her to save her

lips gradually lost their color as her cheek hurt when she tried to put on a smile. “Elspeth, my face hurts so much. Am

from outside, Elspeth comforted Isabel, “Don’t worry. I’ll take you to the hospital. I’ll make sure that it won’t leave a scar on your face. You will

to her wobbly legs. Soon, members of the

the hospital right now.”

He carried Isabel and bulldozed through

wanna die here, follow me.” Elspeth took the lead. Everyone made up their mind upon hearing her orders and tagged

everyone managed to escape the fire. Aside from a

a fortunate ending for

ordered the sect members to leave the scene before someone sensed something

hands with clothes to move the wood

we’re out, what are you gonna do next?” Edmund threw the women’s

check on Isabel at the hospital.” Elspeth’s mind was a mess because Isabel’s act kept replaying in her head.

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