In the dingy old neighborhood, several police cars and an ambnce converged. The local residents


    looked on cautiously, having heard that there had been a break-and-entering.


    Worried, Cyrus had his men send the killer back to the station before going to the hospital in the


    ambnce with Xavier and Maggie. Cyrus also notified Alyssa and Jasper of what happened.


    The medics had strapped an oxygen mask on Maggie''s face. Her body had passed out from shock


    after being asphyxiated. Now that the blood had stopped rushing to her face, her skin appeared stark


    white.


    "You... You have to be okay, Maggie," Xavier said worriedly. He could care less about how injured he


    was right now. He kept on checking up on Maggie''s condition, holding onto her hand.


    "Her vitals have stabilized, so there''s no need to worry anymore," Cyrus consoled him. He could tell


    that Xavier''s concern for Maggie extended beyond her role as a key witness in the case against David


    Schmidt.


    "Why. Why were you guys on the scene so suddenly?" Xavier asked curiously after calming himself


    down.


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    "Lyse had mee over to check up on Maggie and her mother as well as talk some sense into her


    about letting Maggie be a witness. Maggie is still underage, after all, and this is an important matter. It''s


    only right to inform Maggie''s mother about it. Lyse also thought Maggie''s mother might find the police


    more trustworthy."


    Cyrus couldn''t imagine what would''ve happened if he hade a secondter. His expression was


    cold and stern. "Who knew this would happen? Looks like someone has grown impatient."


    Xavier was stunned.


    Jasper had sent him, whereas Alyssa had sent Cyrus. Though neither Jasper nor Alyssa had


    discussed this, their thoughts and intentions were still aligned!


    Xavier had heard about couples looking simr before but not about thinking simrly!


    "By the way, this is. here you go." Xavier reached into his pocket with a trembling hand and took out the


    butterfly knife from within. He handed it to Cyrus. "You forgot to take it."


    Cyrus felt touched seeing how Xavier was still considerate of him even in such an injured state. He


    held the knife in hand. "My memory really is shit. Thank you, Xavier. Thank you so much."


    "I remember Madam had a knife like this too."


    "Yes. It''s the same as mine. Jonah gifted them to us."


    Warmth surfaced in Cyrus'' eyes as he reminisced about his childhood. "Jonah was like a War of God to


    us. His weaponry skills are actually far better than Axel''s.


    "While other children''s brothers yed games with them, Jonah yed knives with Lyse and me. He


    loved all sorts of des and knives. In fact, there are over thousands in our family''s collection."


    Cold sweat beaded on Xavier''s back as he stayed silent.


    He would need to remind Jasper once Jasper married into the Taylor family to never fight with Alyssa.


    Jasper would need to take great caution before doing things. Otherwise, he might end up losing his


    own life.


    "When Jonah realized Lyse and I was gifted when it came to working with des, he graciously gifted


    us each a butterfly knife." Cyrus gazed at the delicately crafted de, his smile deepening.


    He continued, "Lyse is far more skilled than I am. I usually don''t use it, nor do I have the heart to. But


    the situation earlier was an emergency. Using my pistol in a neighborhood would only cause chaos, so


    I had no choice but to use this de. Luckily, my skills haven''t really deteriorated."


    Xavier gaped in shock.