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I didn’t know it would be like that..”
“You didn’t know?” My voice grew colder.
“You didn’t know Jared would break protocol for you? You didn’t know he’d charge out of the safe zone to play the hero for you?” Bailee was speechless.
“Or, maybe you knew all along, and you just didn’t care?” I glared at her.
“As long as Jared came to save you, the lives of others meant nothing?” “No, it’s not like that.
” Bailee finally spoke.
“I really didn’t think that much..”
“You didn’t think that much?” I turned to Jared.
“And you? Didn’t you think either?” Jared’s face was grim, “Kathy, it was an emergency..”
“An emergency?” I interrupted him.
“Jared, do you know what order Captain Walsh had given?” “What order?” “All personnel hold your positions.
Await timing.”
I stared at him.
“But you? You heard Bailee crying, and you lost your mind.”
“Jared couldn”t speak.
My voice started to shake, not from fear, but from anger.
“Do you know what I was doing at that moment?” Jared was silent.
“I was negotiating with the terrorists!” My voice rose.
“I was using my skills, trying to save all the hostages! “But what did I see? I saw on the monitor.. my husband, running towards the most dangerous spot to save his mistress.”
Tears finally streamed down my face.
“Do you have any idea what that felt like?” I looked at Jared.
“I thought I was going to lose you.
Not because of your job, but because of another woman.”
Tears welled in Jared’s eyes too.
“Kathy, I..”
I wiped away my tears.
“You regret it? Or are you going to say you acted on impulse?” “I., “Jared, do you know what’s the most ironic thing?” I stared at him.
“When Captain Walsh ordered your rescue, I was still calmly translating the instructions, Jared, do you know what it felt like to translate ‘immediately rescue the target’ into Arabish?” Jared was completely silent, < Chapter 9 The Interview and the Threat "That target was my husband."
My voice dropped to a whisper.
“But he wasn’t wounded doing his job.
He was wounded for another woman.”
Bailee was sobbing, unable to speak.
“And I had to keep working calmly, I couldn’t afford a single mistake.”
I looked at both of them.
“Because if I messed up, more people than just you would have died.”
The hallway was quiet except for Bailee’s crying.
“Do you understand now?” I asked them.
“Why I had to tell the truth?” “Kathy..”
Jared tried to approach me.
“Don’t call me Kathy.”
I took a step back.
“Jared, from today on, the only thing between us is a professional relationship.”
“But we’re not divorced yet..”
“That’s just a matter of time.”
I looked at him.
“Once the summit is over, we’l finalize the paperwork.”
With that, I turned around, went back into my room, and slammed the door shut.
Through the door, I could still hear them arguing outside.
But I didn’t care anymore, I had said what I needed to say, I had done what I needed to do, Now, it was time to live for myself.
On the final day of the summit, I finished my translation work early, Delegates praised my performance, with several even offering me guest interpreter positions.
“Ms.Quinn, have you ever thought about working in our country?” The Derland delegate handed me a business card.
“Our salaries are super competítive.”
“Thanks for the offer,” I replied politely, taking the card.
“I’ll definitely think about it.”
The Franland delegate came over next.
“Ms.Quinn, if you’re interested, we could get you a Euroland Union work visa.”
“Much appreciated.”
Looking at these offers, I suddenly realized my world was much bigger than I’d thought.
It wasn’t confined to this place full of pain.
While I was packing,Robert came to find me.
“Leaving tomorrow?” he asked.
“Yep.”
I finished tidying my documents.
“How about you?” “I’ve got another day, wrapping up some security follow-upe.”
He sat across from me, “Kathy, there’s something I need to tell you,” “What’s up?” “It’s about those recordings from Mayland.”
Robert pulled a flash drive from his < Chapter 10 The Ultimate Choice bag.
“This is the backup.”
I was stunned.
“You.. you backed them up?” “As head of security, I have the right to collect all relevant evidence.”
Robert pushed the USB drive toward me.
“But these pieces of evidence? They’re yours to decide how to use.”
I stared at the tiny flash drive, my hand trembling slightly.
“Robert, for you, this..”
“It won’t affect me at all.”
He cut me off.
“The existence of these recordings is entirely legal.”
“But if they were made public..”
“If they’re made public, I won’t be the one affected.”
Robert looked at me steadily.
“Kathy, this is your weapon.
Your choice.”
I picked up the flash drive.
It felt heavy.
“Why give it to me?” “Because you deserve the right to choose.”
Robert stood up.
“I’ve seen too many brilliant people get sabotaged by jerks.”
“Thank you.”
“No worries,” He walked to the door, then turned back to me.
“Kathy, you’re the most professional interpreter I’ve ever met.
And the strongest woman.”
“I’m not strong.”
I said with a wry smile, “if I were, I wouldn’t have put up with it for three years,” “Being strong isn’t about never getting hurt.
It’s about getting back up after < Chapter 10 The Ultimate Choice you're hurt."
Robert’s gaze was intense.
“And you didn’t just get back up.