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"He's fine. Everybody's fine." Xander stated. "And now you should get some rest."
Joanne gave him a long look and finally said, "Who were those men and why do they want me dead?"
"It wasn't you, Jo. They-"
"They are the ones who stabbed Old Man that time." Xander's eyed widened as he heard it.
"And you are telling me this now?"
"Oh I am sorry, I was in surgery and then I was recovering from the anesthesia. I profusely apologize for that detail having slipped from my mind." She looked at him with red eyes, gritting her teeth.
"Jo..."
"Why do they want me dead?" She asked helplessly. "What did I ever do to them?"
Xander hugged her, unaware of the fact that she wasn't talking about his family's enemies but her own.
She had to pay the price to be bo
