Lord Protector Novel

Michael sighed, “Nancy, I regretted it. What grandpa and I did was just plain stupid! Let’s not talk about this first. I’ll tell you more once we get out of here.”

Though Nancy did not believe his words, it was no doubt an opportunity for her to run away.

She decided to follow Michael and escaped from the side door of the house.

They hopped onto a car, which Michael had prepared earlier, and left the residence.

While they were driving on the road, Nancy said, “Now you can tell me why do you want to save me?”

Michael put on an angry face. “Do you know what Mance instructed grandpa to do again? He wants to take over the Whiteridge tourist destination development project from you, and our grandpa foolishly agreed to his request.”

He continued, “It’s clear that Mance is an evil man. He wants to take over the tourist destination development project and weaken the Hinton family. I’d rather burn the whole house down than give him the Hinton family!”

“What?” Nancy exploded with rage. “Mance and his wishful thinking! The contract for the Whiteridge project would end tomorrow, and I’ll be receiving the payment. If he comes in and takes over now, he’s just enjoying the fruit of our labor! Oh no, Michael! We have to go back. The contract and my stamp are still at the Hinton residence. If grandpa finds them, he will hand them over to Mance.”

Michael responded, “Don’t worry, everything is under control. I’ve brought the contract and your stamp along when we left.”

Nancy was relieved to hear that. “Thank God. Come, let’s go and visit the site of the Whiteridge project. I’ll discuss with the person-in-charge, Sofia, to see if we can add another clause to the contract to make sure we receive the payment by today.”

Michael agreed. “Let’s go.”

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After sending Dawn to Linton Group, Zeke immediately rushed to the Hinton residence in Riverdale.

He was not sure if Nancy’s condition was any better than that of Dawn’s.

Besides Dawn, Nancy was also Lacey’s closest friend.

If anything happened to her, Lacey would definitely cry her eyes out.

For the sake of his wife, he must make sure Nancy was safe.

He received a call from Lone Wolf when he was on his way.

Lone Wolf said, “Bro, we retrieved a text message from Mance. He ordered Michael to kill Nancy and snatch the Whiteridge project from her.”

Ever since Mance initiated his big plan, Zeke had ordered Lone Wolf to monitor all his communication.

It was not easy because Mance’s mobile phone had been modified. His text messages were all heavily coded, making it hard for others to crack.

Fortunately, Michael’s mobile phone was just an ordinary one, and he would not be able to read his encrypted messages. This was why Mance had no choice but to send him a regular text message, and this was how Lone Wolf managed to obtain the message.

“Damn it.” Zeke gritted his teeth. “That man doesn’t mind killing someone just to get his hands on Linton Group!”