Billionaire Ex-wife: I Can't Live Without You

Chapter 2226

To maintain the facade, it was imperative that the mysterious Mr.

Murray be made aware of Nathan’s knowledge about Lucinda’s purported abduction and his deep concern.

For three consecutive days, the villa remained untouched, ensconced within Nathan’s tightening perimeter like a spider ensnaring its prey.

As dawn broke, casting its soft glow upon the foliage, Everett reclined in a chair within the villa’s modest confines.

A curl of smoke twirled lazily from his cigar as he savored a moment of tranquility.

His partnership with Nathan offered a sense of security, yet Lucinda’s insistence on residing in the basement perturbed him greatly.

“Mr.

Gomez!”

The sudden interruption jolted him from his reverie, causing him to startle and inadvertently scatter ash from his cigar.

Turning, he fixed his subordinate with a steely glare.

“Can’t you see I’m resting?”

The man lowered his gaze.

“Mr.

Gomez, three representatives sent by Mr.

Murray are here.

”

initial impulse to rise faltered, replaced by

doesn’t he deign

the same people

Unlikely, he’ll present himself.

”

Everett sneered.

muttered to himself,

revels in

face? Is it because he’s too

men, clad in somber

“Mr.

dispatched us for negotiations,”

on the sofa, Everett

demanded proof of her captivity

Yet he remains elusive.

seems he’s not

”

languidly, Everett’s discontent simmered beneath the

be known, the woman in

the lead envoy, settled across from him, his

is no need for

Gomez.

Mr.

gesture is one of

”

forward, Kenneth’s tone dripped with

under the vigilant watch of the