Chapter 376
“X.” She said, shocking Xavier, but his grip around the gun only tightened. “I’m not an enemy,” she began because, from the looks of things, he wouldn’t bat an eyelash before shooting her. He’d saved her from the enemy earlier, but who was going to save her from him now? “I was the one that helped those girls escape p>
A huge frown settled on his face, but he kept quiet.
“I’m not an enemy. I’m p>
Anastasia froze at the sudden loud bang echoing from the entrance of the building. The noise momentarily distracted Xavier, giving her the opportunity she needed. Without hesitation, she kicked off her heels and sprinted further into the chaos. With no weapon to defend herself, she had to stay alert, carefully avoiding any enemies she might encounter along the way.
She huffed as she panted, searching for where she could hide when she suddenly heard footsteps from behind her.
“Stop right now, or I’ll shoot you,” she heard Xavier warn, and instantly, she stopped in her tracks.
Her emotions were in complete turmoil now. She had never expected to meet Xavier here, standing face-to-face with him under a completely different identity—one that left him unable to recognize her.
“What did you mean when you said you’re not an enemy?” He questioned her, but she didn’t reply, only standing with her arms up in surrender with her back facing him. Now, he couldn’t read the expression she was giving. “Turn around, and answer me,” he ordered.
Anastasia did as she was told to, but still didn’t reply yet.
After taking a deep breath, she finally parted her lips to speak.
“If you’re worried about the girls, then you don’t have to anymore. They’re completely safe and no harm will come to them,” she replied. Then slowly, she put down her arms. “I’m not your enemy, X p>
Xavier’s eyes narrowed at the woman before him. Right now, she looked completely harmless but he couldn’t help but think he’d heard that voice before.
Before Xavier could open his mouth to speak, a gunshot fired in the air and he fell to the ground with a grunt.
Anastasia instinctively took a step towards him with worry in her eyes when she was suddenly pulled away from him. She looked at the person’s face, it was Julian.
Xavier immediately grabbed his gun and fired at them, but it was already too late. They’d already disappeared.
Julian and Anastasia immediately escaped from the building, heading to where the van was packed.
Outside, several piles of dead bodies disgusted Anastasia to the extent of almost throwing up.
Anastasia inhaled as much oxygen as she could as soon as they reached the deep bush where the vans had been parked so discreetly no one would find it unless they managed to see in the dark.
“That was a close one,” Julian commented, holding onto his chest.
“The girls are all safe,” said Alex. “We should leave now before we get discovered,” he added.
Julian’s eyes were on Anastasia, noticing that the latter hadn’t spoken a word yet.
“You shot him,” she said as if she’d read his thoughts.
Julian was a little confused before it dawned on him.
“He was about to kill you. If I hadn’t shot him, you would be dead by now,” he immediately defended.
Anastasia slowly raised her gaze to make eye contact with him with her expressions completely unreadable.
“But he didn’t,” said Anastasia. She was tempted to go back there and check up on him. Julian had shot him in the leg and from the looks of things, he wasn’t going to walk for a while.
“He saw you in there, so obviously, he’s gonna think you’re an enemy p>
“I told him I wasn’t p>
“And you think he believes that?” He questioned her.
Alex glanced between the booth of them waiting for when to interrupt especially when his eyes caught on a shadow that was eavesdropping on them.
“You said you weren’t ready to go back to him yet. At least not until you’ve accomplished your mission, especially with what you’ve gone through. If you’re worried he won’t be able to walk again, then you don’t have to worry, I made sure not to hit any vital spot p>
Anastasia was still unmoving.
“You’re the true one who decided not to go back to him. Are you suddenly regretting all you’ve said after seeing him now, Anastasia p>
Anastasia couldn’t say anything. She’d thought she would be able to do this without batting an eyelash, but meeting with him just this once made her feel things she’d never felt before.
His sharp jawline captivated her, paired with those dark eyes that seemed to pierce straight into her soul, as if he was trying to unravel the thoughts hidden within her mind. The lean yet commanding physique beneath his suit was undeniably something she knew she wouldn’t forget.
Realizing she was fantasizing about a situation like this, she immediately snapped out of it.
She raised her head to look at Julian, but his gaze was already somewhere else. She looked at Alex and he was also looking behind her with a shocked expression. The henchmen had their guns raised for action.
Anastasia stiffly turned to look behind her, and once her eyes landed on the person standing there, she immediately froze like a bucket of cold water that had been poured on her.
In front of her was a woman she could recognize because she’d only seen that woman once, at the airport.
In front of her was Tracie, looking at her with an expression similar to the one they were all wearing.
In her hands was a gun that was pointed at them. However, she dropped it, not minding the guns pointed at her.
She slowly walked towards Anastasia with slow and countable steps, tears pooling in her eyes, her body trembling as if she was freezing.
When she reached Anastasia, she gently cupped her cheeks as her tears fell. “You’re Anastasia p>