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Beatrice couldn't shake off the confusion she had. Just a moment, yes, just a moment, if Jack arrived late, it would be her who would encounter darkness. Fortunately for Uti, Jack's close-range shot hit her shoulder. Although it caused Ute to collapse in a pool of blood, her life still clung to her short-haired body.

The gunshot wound Ute suffered received immediate but makeshift treatment. Jack, especially Sam, needed Ute to speak, even though it was difficult. It didn't matter. Jack never ran out of tricks to make that stubborn woman utter a word. Jack himself, since being informed about what happened, never expected Ute to stoop so low against the Twin Dragons.

He also never imagined how dangerous it was to place Beatrice by Ute’s side. Who would have thought that Ute could betray so thoroughly?

"Are you still scared?" Anne asked as she handed a water bottle to Beatrice. Since then, the girl had been much quieter than usual. Her face was lowered, with her hands interlocked. Anne wa