Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2678

At that moment, Mikayla had already followed Lorenzo's instructions and was on her way to find Jerome. She paused midway, organized her thoughts, and smoothed out her hair and dress.

After all, a perfect woman should never let her guard down.

Just then, she heard stumbling footsteps behind her, along with the sound of someone crying in deep grief. She quickly slipped behind a large tree and hid in the shadows. From there, she saw Quinn running while covering her mouth, rushing back toward Milo's residence.

The Advanced Medical Institute was huge, and every elder had their own separate area.

Mikayla frowned, mumbling, "What's going on? Why's Quinn still alive?"

She slowly tightened her grip around the weapon in her palm and stepped out, fully intending to end Quinn right there. To her, this little wretch had no purpose anymore, especially with her father dead. It would be better to send her off early and reunite her with Milo.

With a sharp swish, Mikayla threw the concealed weapon straight toward the back of Quinn's head.

Quinn was moments away from dying when a figure shot out from the courtyard ahead of her. The person arrived in a blink and pulled Quinn aside in time. Mikayla's weapon missed its target and buried itself deep inside a tree trunk with a heavy thud.

"Damn it," Mikayla cursed under her breath. Only then did she clearly see who had saved Quinn: Jerome, the former leader of the Southern Martial Union.

Jerome's face was ice cold. One look at Quinn's empty, devastated expression told him everything he needed to know. Milo was gone.

He shook his head and sighed. "Ms. Avila, from now on, you're on your own. I can save you once, but I won't be able to protect you every time."

Quinn's state undoubtedly confirmed Milo's death, and it really was just as Andrew had predicted.

Milo, that fool, had gone and gotten himself killed.

Jerome had never been close with Milo, and he had only come to the Advanced Medical Institute to help Andrew scout things out. Yet seeing Corbin push things so far, even toward Quinn, stirred the righteous side of him, and he could not just watch Quinn be silenced. So he stepped in and saved her, but only this once.

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