CHAPTER 40 WHO CAN I TRUST OTHER THAN YOU

At once, Winona became alert and cautious while thinking quickly in her mind. It was obvious that the

person was coming at her. Also, since this person could easily mingle with the political leaders in the

military, it must mean that this person has a certain status.

Reese was not foolish. She must have given out a signal before she got controlled. This could only

imply that the person who took control of her was someone she was familiar with.

Summing all this up, she came to a conclusion as a figure popped up in her mind. Winona sneered

coldly as she thought, “Since she has so graciously invited me, wouldn’t she be disappointed if I didn’t

show up?”

Winona got up abruptly, slipped a fruit knife she grabbed from the table into her bag, and walked

upstairs gracefully.

In the VIP room on the second floor.

Lilian’s eyes twinkled with delight as she observed the attractive figure slowly heading upstairs. She

couldn’t help but laugh, “Little bitch, I will take your life tonight. From then on, Matt would be mine.

Hahaha…”

She bent down and dragged an unconscious Reese under the bed. She then went to the windows and

drew back the curtain. At the moment, the sniper at the other end was already on standby.

Winona knocked on the door of VIP room number 306. She was not surprised at all when she saw it

was Lilian who opened the door.

“Where’s Reese?”

“Oh, she went to the restroom.”

Winona smirked knowingly, “Miss Tucker, you are really a bad liar.”

She had already spotted Reese’s skirt under the bed. She turned around to leave when she suddenly

realized something else was going on.

Lilian scrambled to grab her wrist, “Winona, I need to talk to you.”

Winona answered indifferently, “There’s nothing else we can talk about.”

“Don’t you want to know what happened to Matt before?”

“I hope to hear from him in person instead of hearing it from you.”

Winona shook her hand away forcefully, but Lilian pestered her again, violently dragging her into the

room, “Winona, I’m not some scary beast, so what are you afraid of?”

Winona took out the fruit knife from her bag, “You’ll get hurt if you don’t let go.”

Suddenly, a mischievous smile formed on Lilian's face. “Winona, it doesn’t matter that you have him

now, because you won’t be able to stay with him in the future anyway.”

Knowing something wrong was going on, she hastily fled away. Suddenly, with a loud bang, she felt

warm liquid splattering on her cheeks, her neck, and her aqua-green gown…

While she was still shocked by the situation, Lilian’s torso collapsed on her. She heard Lilian murmuring

softly, “Winona, this is my wedding gift for you.”

At this moment, a large crowd of people surged over like a flood, led by Matt and Mr. President.

Matt rushed over as quickly as a flash and pulled Winona into his arms. He was relieved only when he

made sure that she was safe.

Lilian collapsed to the ground as she has lost support. She grabbed Matt’s legs and said feebly with a

smile, “Matt…Don’t worry…As long as I’m here, nothing will happen to Winona.”

Suddenly, a man around the age of sixty walked out of the crowd. He was quite good-looking with a

pair of deep-set eyes and a Roman nose.

He hugged Lilian and uttered with pain, “Lilian, how can you be so silly?”

It turned out to be Lilian’s father, Frederick Tucker, who was also the top leader of the Senate of

Coscana.

He abruptly turned his gaze to Matt and spoke sternly, “Matt, aren’t you going to give me an

explanation?”

Winona said calmly, “Let me explain this. I suppose I was the target and Miss Tucker was the

accomplice. Otherwise, she would not have brought me here for no reason.”

Frederick got up from the ground and slapped Matt with force, “What a great woman you have here!”

The slap was extremely loud, and the corner of Matt’s mouth was bleeding. Winona felt bad for him and

she was confused why he did not dodge when he could…

“Sir, calm down, please. I promise to give you a reasonable explanation.”

He bent down, taking Lilian in his arms. The crowd swiftly made a way for them.

Winona wanted to go after them, but Frederick stopped her, “I believe Lilian doesn’t want to see you.”

“I’m a doctor. If anything happens on the way, I’ll be able to do something about it.”

Hearing her words, Frederick let her through immediately. At the same time, he gave a warning as well,

“I will pay back twice the amount of pain my daughter has endured.”

Winona looked at him fearlessly and replied, “Well, let’s wait and see.”

Matt got into the car with Lilian in his arms. Winona immediately followed after them.

Like a vine, Lilian clung to Matt. “Matt, I’m very cold, so cold… Please hold me tight.”

Winona stated coldly, “Miss Tucker, it’s best if you don’t move, or else you will bleed to death.

Lilian wanted to sew Winona’s mouth up with a needle so badly. She finally found an opportunity to get

close to Mathew, how could she give up easily?

“Matt, will I die? I’m so scared...” Lilian sobbed.

Rolling her eyes, Winona uttered, “Miss Tucker, you better shut up now.”

Lilian was frustrated, she hated that her father did not stop Winona to follow them, allowing her to ruin

her mood.

Winona opened the first aid kit in the car, took out a bandage, and pressed it firmly on her wound.

“Ouch…Matt…It’s so painful…” Lilian hissed with a pained expression.

Matt ignored her contentious acts. He simply glanced at Winona and said, “I’m glad that you are

alright.”

Winona only lowered her head to take care of Lilian’s wound and did not respond to him.

At this time, Reese’s call came in, “Winona, there is a pool of blood on the ground. What’s going on?”

“I’m fine. Does your head still hurt?”

“Just a little bit. I don’t know which bastard attacked me from behind.”

Winona glanced at Lilian and smiled, “That’s good. I’m on the way to the hospital. I will call you later.”

“Hospital? Are you injured?”

“No. The bastard you mentioned is injured.”

Lilian was livid with rage and wished she could slap Winona violently, but now she could only endure

due to her injuries.

She looked at Matt aggrievedly with tears in her eyes. “Winona seemed to have a misunderstanding

about me. I still couldn’t gain her favor even though I took a bullet for her.”

“Shut up!”

“Shut up!”

Matt and Winona spoke the same words simultaneously and everyone in the car grew quiet.

Certain things were already known by everyone.

The car halted at the hospital entrance and the doctor in charge hurriedly arranged an operation for

Lilian to remove the bullet.

Lilian, who was “about” to fall unconscious, requested Matt to accompany her during the operation. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Winona grabbed his hand. “Don’t go, I won’t allow it.”

Matt lowered his head and kissed her on her forehead, saying, “Be good, I’ll be right back.”

She felt wronged and her voice choked, “Do you not believe me?”

He gently caressed her hair. “You are my wife, who can I trust other than you?”

Pulling her into a tight embrace, he whispered at her ear, “I’m accompanying her for the sake of her

action earlier on, it doesn’t mean that I won’t get to the end of this.”