Chapter 954
Simoya pretended to glance casually at Hesta's profile, watching her expression. Hesta's question—"Kendall too?"—could clearly be interpreted another way: as dissatisfaction with the frequent signing of commissions over the past few days.
Hesta looked out the window. "Did Kendall save your life?"
"What are you trying to say?"
"Have you noticed that whenever we talk about her, you suddenly switch into a different state?" Hesta said with a smile. "More serious, more tense. It's like the moment her name comes up, an eye opens above your head and starts watching you—why are you so nervous?"
Simoya could not be bothered with Hesta's teasing. She stared ahead as though she had heard nothing.
This journey was even longer than expected. The scenery along the road shifted from the city to desolate elevated highways, then gradually to rolling hills.
The car began climbing. When fences about a person's height started appearing beside them, the car leading the way slowed down. Hesta saw a dark green metal gate at the end of the road, with people waiting there well in advance. The moment they saw Trion's car, they tugged on the chains and pulled the heavy iron gates open.
As the car passed through the entrance, Hesta deliberately looked at the foreheads of the two men who had opened the gate. They were two strong, silent men from District 12, with no markings on their heads.
Trion's car drove roughly fifty meters inside before stopping, and Simoya braked as well.
"Madam!" Trion said with a smile as he walked around to the back and opened Eucali's door for her. "Perhaps you have the strength to come down and stretch your legs now?"
Eucali hesitated, but she still got out. Although Hesta had broadly told her about the events of the past