With her soft call, Li Sinian had already swept her off her feet and into his arms.

She was slightly surprised, her eyes widened as she looked at him, "I’m all right now, I can walk on my own."

"I like it," he said, glancing down at her, something flickering in his eyes.

Heather increasingly felt that he was being even nicer to her than before.

Once Li Sinian spoke like that, Heather accepted his actions.

The door opened and Lake was taken aback when he saw them.

It’s not that Li Sinian had never held her before. When she was Xiao Man, Lake had seen it many times, but for some reason, it felt different today.

Second, it’s because Heather was too beautiful.

She was not the same as when she was Xiao Man; she now had a clean and translucent beauty.

Her elegant white dress billowed, and her long black hair cascaded down, giving her an ethereal aura. Even Lake, who was always by Heather’s side, was stunned by her in white.

After a few seconds, Lake came to his senses and bowed, saying, "Leader, Prince Kono has come to visit."

Prince Kono, Heather knew, was the prince of Country A who had been trapped within Mexico’s borders, the target of Night Hawk’s pursuit.

As Li Sinian carried Heather through, numerous sets of eyes were upon them, with various expressions.

Some people were seeing Heather for the first time, finally laying eyes on "that woman" shrouded in mystery, yet feeling that the legends were not wrong.

At that time, Heather’s heart was at peace; she felt no fear.

In this man’s embrace, all she felt was an endless sense of security.

So now, did she have any regrets?

None at all. She had faced misfortune before, her birth, everything that followed... But to have this man in her life, she was incredibly fortunate.

... 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Even when they reached the drawing-room, Li Sinian didn’t put Heather down; he carried her all the way in.

Prince Kono had been waiting for a while.

When Prince Kono saw Heather for the first time, he was moved by her beauty, but knowing she was the woman of his life-saver Li Sinian, he refrained from any further thoughts.

"She must be Heather," Kono said as he looked at her.

It was only then that Li Sinian set Heather down. Her hands had been hooked around his neck, and only after she felt the ground beneath her feet did she let go of him. She bowed to Kono, "I am Heather."

Kono helped her stand up: "No need for such formalities, both you and Mr. Li have been gracious to me. If it hadn’t been for your help, I wouldn’t have been able to escape Night Hawk’s encirclement."

"I didn’t help at all."

"Don’t be modest," Li Sinian held her with both hands and made her sit down, "If it wasn’t for our cooperation from the inside and out, both Prince Kono and I would have faced grim fates. Night Hawk would have eventually found him, and once found, I would have no more value in living."

"What I don’t understand is why Night Hawk wants to target Prince Kono?"

Kono explained himself: "I only found out after coming here. The rebels of my country have formed an alliance with Night Hawk, planning to assassinate me while I’m here and frame the Mexican government. I have been good friends with Mr. Li for many years, and he helped me out of loyalty. With this incident, Country A will fully support Mr. Li; we can secure whatever arms you need."

Kono’s visit this time had its purposes; having recovered from his injuries, he was prepared to return.

After seeing off Kono, Li Sinian then said to Heather, "My lapse this time was actually also due to Kono."