This few thousand in money, plus what she saved from a year of work, amounted to about 30,000 in total. Her life after leaving him would initially depend on this 30,000.

She glanced once more at the dazzling array of items in the bedroom; these were all things she had purchased in the past two days. To avoid arousing suspicion, she had mixed the things she truly wanted among this pile of items.

All she wanted were some disguise items to help her more smoothly avoid the gaze of those two bodyguards when the time came. But when it came to actually leaving, she would still need to race against the clock.

Mabel Quinn took out an ID card from her bag, which had a photo of a woman who somewhat resembled her. The identity information was not hers. This was arranged with Daniel Harris in J City the last time before she left. Daniel didn’t ask anything, he just placed the ID card in the agreed location the next day.

The next day, Mabel Quinn went to the gym, with the two bodyguards naturally following along. However, the two bodyguards knew Mabel had undergone an abortion procedure before, so they asked, "Madam, is your body suitable for exercise?"

"It’s been a while now, and I’m only doing simple exercises, nothing strenuous, just wanna ease my body a bit. Moreover, you can watch over from the side," Mabel replied.

The two bodyguards thought this made sense.

Mabel opted for a gym that was some distance from the Kinston residence, near the seaside, which took an hour to drive to.

But according to Mabel, she wanted to exercise while enjoying the coastal scenery — something not possible in J City where there’s no sea.

The bodyguards had no suspicion and followed Mabel into this sophisticated membership-only gym. When she received one-on-one coaching, they naturally kept a close watch nearby, fearing that anything should happen to this person cherished by Elder Kinston.

But when Mabel had finished her workout and went to shower, the two bodyguards obviously couldn’t follow her into the bathroom, so they had to wait outside.

They didn’t know that inside, Mabel quickly took a combat shower to wash off the sweat, then changed into clothes she’d never worn before and drastically different from her usual style, put on a wig, and applied a different makeup look.

Sometimes makeup can be magical, making someone appear quite different. Mabel completed all of this in just ten minutes.

Such a short time is the result of her countless practice sessions.

When Mabel, appearing like a middle-aged woman of around forty, dressed in a conservative suit, with black-framed glasses and shoulder-length hair, walked out of the bathroom, the two bodyguards glanced over her without any suspicion.

Although Mabel appeared calm, her heart was pounding non-stop until she walked out of the gym and slightly exhaled in relief. But quickly, she hurried towards the nearby dock, collecting her boat ticket from a machine.

She needed to be quick! The gym would only be able to cover her for a short time; soon, within half an hour or so, the bodyguards would get suspicious, and they would find her gone. If they reported this to Kyle, then a search in Falling City was likely to ensue.