Chapter 546

"Didn't you call the police last night?" I distinctly remember hearing the police sirens before I passed out the previous night. Could I have been mistaken? I was still struggling to make sense of things when Joanna's gentle voice cut through my thoughts, saying, "I didn't call the police. I actually saw you covered in blood with those four people ganging up on you. I knew I couldn't take them on myself and that waiting for the police would take too long, so I played a police siren recording to scare them off." Upon hearing this, I stared at her in surprise, exclaiming, "You're amazing! I would not have expected you to remain so composed and make such a sound decision under those circumstances." "I just didn't want anything bad to happen to you," Joanna said in a hurry before suddenly realizing how ambiguous her remark sounded. Her cheeks immediately flushed red as she lowered her head and fell silent. It was then that I was suddenly reminded of the thought that had crossed my