Wooing My Ex-Wife

Chapter 849 Why Is She Always The Unlucky One 

At Charles words. Whitney’s leashed emotions suddenly broke free

Biting her lower lip hard to hold her sobs back, she murmured. “It’s okay. Are you okay over there? Is it overly dangerous!

When she was in Tayhaven back then, she heard Muprary was in a state of great turmoil. Warfare raged year-round there, and it was common for thugs to open fire and kill people.

– The danger is still manageable. The new company we’ve established here has run into some trouble, and they need me to step in and sort things out. If all goes well, I should be back in two days

If things didn’t go smoothly, there was no telling how long it might take.

Charles didn’t explain the kind of trouble involved.

In truth, the local bigwig there had captured their company’s staff and demanded an exorbitant ransom. If they didn’t see Charles within a day, they threatened to kill one of the hostages in their hands,

The local bigwig was a notorious gang leader in Muprary and had never once failed to put his threats into action.

The company’s staff were innocent, and Charles couldn’t disregard their safety.

Subsequently. Whitney recalled some other assistants saying that Newton Group established a new company in Muprary to mine locally in preparation for venturing into the jewelry business.

If he needs to step in to resolve the issue, it must be quite tricky

Charles then continued, “Go home earlier. You can skip work while I’m not in the office these days. I’ll make up for our missed date next time.”

Holding the phone and listening to his response, Whitney was slightly taken aback.

That was the first time he explained what he was doing. On top of that, he admitted to their date.

“Most importantly, you’re safe. I’ll wait for you to come back.”

“Okay. Don’t contact me these few days. I’m hanging up

“But—”

already hung up on the other end

once again. “How much longer do you think you’ll need,

that, simply picking up her bag before walking out of

had she stepped out of the restaurant than the lights within were promptly turned off. She sat all alone on the

out that he wanted to go on a

the moon hiding behind the clouds. The streets were sparsely populated, with only Whitney sitting there alone.

Rumble!

the air. She looked up at the sky and murmured, “It’s

often heard such thunder. Each time, she would get scared and hide

right then, she even dared to face such

swiftly, drenching Whitney’s clothes. In no time at all,

looked up to see people running like lightning. A cloud of mist rose from

the relentless downpour pelted her pale face

time to

splashing an enormous wave of water.

knitted dress was splattered with layers of

in surprise, her

seemingly the last straw that broke the camel’s back. She couldn’t help but tear up. rooted

increasingly heavier, showing no signs of stopping. Whitney knew that if

bitter smile. I must look quite unsightly and pathetic now.

makeup on her face had completely lost its original appearance under the heavy rain. Her face was drenched, and she couldn’t

a passerby’s unruly child pointed at Whitney rudely and said. “Is this lady dressed up as

was quite startled and quickly smacked her child’s pointing finger.

her words, the look she gave Whitney was full of disdain.

ushered her son

was already thoroughly ruined,

she merely felt cold all over. Through the reflection in the subway window, she finally saw that

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