"Who are you?"

Sienna Johnson was genuinely worried that this man was from the group that had just attacked. If so, she and Leanne Andrews were in danger. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The man was equally vigilant, his gaze pausing on the stone in Sienna Johnson’s hand before he said, "Madam, we were sent by Sixth Master to protect you."

The man before her had a short buzz cut and a modest height. He had brown eyes and his Chinese was a bit stiff. He didn’t seem to be a local.

Sienna Johnson spoke to him in the Amwan Language, "Are you from Abyanabad?"

"Yes, Madam!" The man’s Amwan Language was much more fluent, but he remained a man of few words; if two words would suffice, he wouldn’t use three.

"Adrian Desmond didn’t mention you."

Sienna Johnson was suspicious of their identities.

"Sixth Master instructed us to protect you discreetly, Madam. We would only show ourselves if you were in danger. If it hadn’t started raining and you didn’t have an umbrella, we still wouldn’t have come out."

Sienna Johnson was pregnant and her constitution was weak. If she caught a cold from the rain, Adrian Desmond would not let them off easily.

"Madam, your umbrella!"

The man handed a black umbrella to Sienna Johnson. She accepted it with a word of thanks, then looked at the woman on the ground and asked, "This woman, can you take her to the hospital?"

The man shook his head. "I’m sorry, Madam. Our duty is solely to protect you. We will not interfere in other matters!" With that, he gave Sienna Johnson a slight bow and turned to leave.

Leanne Andrews couldn’t understand their conversation and asked curiously, "Sienna, what’s going on? Who is that man?"

"Bodyguards Adrian Desmond assigned to protect me," Sienna Johnson explained.

"Sixth Master is so thoughtful, even assigning bodyguards for you..." Leanne Andrews said enviously.

Sienna Johnson also hadn’t expected Adrian Desmond to secretly assign bodyguards to her.

Sienna Johnson couldn’t possibly give the umbrella to the woman on the ground and let herself get wet. She was pregnant; although her pregnancy was now stable, she dared not take risks. She moved closer to the woman, using the umbrella to shield her from some of the rain.

Knowing that Adrian Desmond had sent bodyguards to protect her in secret, Sienna Johnson felt considerably more at ease. At least she was safe for now.

「 」

The Champagne Coast was located about 20 kilometers from the city center. By the time the ambulance arrived, the woman’s face was deathly pale, utterly devoid of color, and she had already entered a state of shock.

Paramedics lifted the woman onto a stretcher and immediately began emergency treatment. Sienna Johnson looked at the woman’s condition, unsure if she would survive.

After the ambulance arrived, a police car soon followed. A middle-aged police officer got out. He was balding, had very yellow teeth, and looked like an addict.

The man’s gaze swept over Sienna Johnson and Leanne Andrews as he asked, "Are you the ones who called the police?"

"Yes."

"In that case, come with us to the Police Station."

"Alright."

As eyewitnesses, Sienna Johnson and Leanne Andrews were taken to the Police Station. Sienna Johnson, however, had a bad premonition, even though that police officer initially struck her as quite upright.

「In the interrogation room.」

Sienna Johnson and Leanne Andrews were interrogated separately. Sienna Johnson’s mind was clear, and she enunciated clearly, recounting the entire sequence of events to the middle-aged police officer before her, but she held back from presenting the video footage for now.

The man took out a cigarette. Just as he was about to light it, Sienna Johnson interrupted him, "Excuse me, I’m pregnant. Could you please not smoke?"

"Alright." Although he didn’t light it, the man kept the cigarette in his mouth.

"I’ve already explained the course of events clearly. If there’s nothing else, may I leave now?"

The police officer scratched his head and said, "This matter is a bit thorny..."

Sienna Johnson asked, "Because of Master Leland?"

Sabrina Johnson’s backer was the Stewart Family, but they were currently struggling to protect themselves. Sienna didn’t think they still had enough influence to suppress the case. If it wasn’t the Stewart Family, then it had to be that man called Master Leland.

Sileria City, since when did a figure like Master Leland emerge?

The police officer placed both hands on the table, leaned towards Sienna Johnson, and lowered his voice to say, "...You’ve got real guts. Don’t you know how many of Master Leland’s informants are in the Police Station? The moment you walked in, Master Leland knew."

"What kind of background does Master Leland have?"

"He’s the big Boss! Even the Mayor of Sileria City doesn’t dare to provoke him!"

Sienna Johnson gave a cold laugh and asked, "Then this case can only be treated as an unsolvable one and closed?"

"Little girl, you’re still young; you’re thinking too naively about some things."

From the police officer’s words, Sienna Johnson understood. Master Leland’s power was too great. Even if she submitted the evidence, this case would inevitably be dropped and left unresolved.

Sienna Johnson was merely curious. When on earth did that woman, Sabrina Johnson, manage to get involved with a figure like Master Leland? She had, after all, underestimated this person, Sabrina Johnson.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll be heading home."

"Where do you live? Let me see you off." The middle-aged police officer also rose, intending to walk her out.

"Thank you, my driver will come to pick me up."

Sienna Johnson walked out of the interrogation room but didn’t see Leanne Andrews. She asked the police officer beside her, "Officer Kent, excuse me, where is my friend who came with me?"

"She should be in another interrogation room. Please wait." Officer Kent asked Sienna to wait and went to find Leanne Andrews.

Taking this opportunity, Sienna Johnson called Adrian Desmond. Unexpectedly, he had already received news and told her he was on his way, asking her to wait for him at the entrance of the Police Station.

"Sienna!" Leanne Andrews saw Sienna Johnson and was somewhat agitated. Sienna Johnson looked Leanne Andrews up and down. Seeing that she hadn’t been subjected to interrogation by torture or anything of the sort, she felt relieved.

"Officer Kent, if there’s nothing else, my friend and I will take our leave."

Officer Kent scratched his bald head, a grin on his face as he said, "Miss Johnson, many troubles arise from a loose tongue. Being so young, you must really watch what you say..."

This was a veiled warning, telling her to keep her mouth shut.

It seemed this Officer Kent was one of Master Leland’s men.

"Goodbye, Officer Kent." Sienna Johnson smiled at Officer Kent, then took Leanne Andrews’s hand and walked out.

Behind her, Officer Kent’s gaze felt somewhat scorching. Sienna Johnson endured it and didn’t look back.

Just as she stepped out of the Police Station entrance, a black car suddenly screeched to a halt in front of her. Sienna Johnson took half a step back; the car had nearly hit her.

Once the car steadied, a man got out. It was Adrian Desmond. Seeing Adrian Desmond, Sienna Johnson’s heart, which had been constantly in suspense, finally settled.

"Adrian."

She walked over and took his hand, only then realizing her own was somewhat cold. Adrian Desmond pursed his lips tightly, looked at Sienna Johnson, then his gaze flickered over her shoulder to Officer Kent standing at the Police Station entrance. He then said to Sienna Johnson,

"Get in the car!"