The CEO Gets What He Wants

Chapter 271

Meanwhile, Nicole found a drunken Dylan in a bar.

“Look at you. I thought you were good at dealing with women. What happened to your skills? I can't believe you couldn't even settle one Avery Rumpley!” Nicole hissed, snatching the wine glass from Dylan's hand and throwing it on the floor.

A vicious look flashed past Dylan's eyes. “Piss off! I don't want you sticking your nose into my business!”

Nicole was stupefied by his shouts.

No one had ever dared to speak to her in a tone like that ever since she became the Lamberts' daughter.

She had thought of teaching Dylan a lesson for talking to her like that, but recalling why she was there, she suppressed her anger and said, “I'm not here to fight with you today, Dylan. Don't you like Avery? Why don't you win over her heart? Why are you drowning yourself in alcohol instead?”

Earlier in the day, Allie had called Nicole and invited her out for a shopping trip. To curry favor with the former, Nicole had agreed to it.

Yet, Allie had begun complaining to her about how Avery refused to let Cayden go. The entire time, Allie kept cursing at Avery about how the younger woman was shameless, for she was clearly still married to Dylan but was going out with her son.

That made Nicole feel ill at ease.

Cayden was hers. Any woman who appeared by his side was her love rival.

That was why she had come to Dylan.

Irked by Nicole's lecture, Dylan snapped, “You're a woman! What do you know? Avery's going to come back to me eventually. I'm using her best friend as a threat now, and I refuse to believe that she won't come back to me!”

Hearing that gave Nicole an idea.

She leaned closer to his ear to whisper something to him. Almost immediately, Dylan's eyes lit up.

After that, Dylan called Avery and threatened, “Avery, didn't you say you want Nina to be safe? I'll let her go as long as you sleep with me for one night. I'll even agree to the divorce. Otherwise, I'll let those rough men rape Nina until she dies! I'll wait for you in Room 6617. The usual place that you know.”


Avery's face was as pale as a sheet, and the phone in her hand fell to the ground.

Dylan's words had thrust her into the icy depths of despair.

That night, a strong wind swept through the area.

Large droplets of rain soon struck the windows as if they were trying to break the glass.

Avery sat still on the bed, staring at her phone as the anxiety in her heart grew.

The coldness of the silk sheets seeped under her skin and into her bones.

Yet, Dylan's threats were what sealed the cold in her body and made her tremble.

As anxiety crashed into her like a tidal wave, Avery called Cayden again. Alas, only the robotic female voice came out of the speakers. “Sorry. The number you have dialed is currently unavailable.”

The hand of desperation grabbed her heart.

The only person she could ask for help from was Cayden, but she could not reach him at all.

Just then, a few beeps sounded. It was the sound of new messages on her phone, and it was from Nina.

Avery swiftly clicked into the message, only to have all the blood drained from her face the moment she saw the photos.

They were photos of a stark naked Nina taken from various angles. Avery could even see the pores of her face clearly.

The look of terror on Nina's face was like a sharpened blade that stabbed right into Avery's heart.

Avery's hand shook, and she tried to call Dylan. Yet, in her fury, she failed to unlock her phone despite numerous tries.

She got out of bed, about to get changed to head out.

No matter what, she had to rescue the innocent Nina.

All of a sudden, a bright light flashed outside the window.

Then the sound of thunder came.

The two children sleeping woke with a start from the noise.

Rory was timider, and the lightning had frightened her out of her wits. After running into her mother's arms, she quaked and kept calling out to her mother. Although Zachary seemed calm, his tense body betrayed his fear.

Avery's heart ached. She hugged the two of them and softly coaxed them for a long time with lullabies. Only half an hour later did the two children fall asleep again.

Tears were still dangling from Rory's lashes.

Even though she was deep in her sleep, the girl was still holding onto the hem of Avery's shirt tightly. It was as if she was afraid that her mother would leave her behind.

Avery's heart felt heavy, and when she glimpsed the photos on her phone, she started shaking again.

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