Gwendolyn gave a careless wave of her hand. “It’s nothing.”

“The trade-off has been set for ten o’clock tomorrow morning, so you’ll have to be patient for a little longer. Mr. Wendell demanded thirty billion to agree to meet with Mr. Jenson in person.”

“He finally caved. At least everything I’ve gone through these past few days hasn’t been in vain. Bind me tightly tomorrow. If you don’t, I’m afraid I won’t be able to restrain myself from tearing him into a million pieces.” Her expression darkened as she spoke. How dare he harm innocent babies. Even if I were to stab his body a thousand times, I’d still think he deserved it!

Over on Broadbay Hill, the thick canopy of trees obstructed the view of the sky and blocked out any light. The air was so hot and humid that it almost felt suffocating.

Hamish’s bodyguards brought Gwendolyn to the mountain range before it was even dawn.

As they started preparing for Cedrick’s arrival, they left her, all trussed up, on a bare bed frame inside a shabby wooden cabin. Sweat mingled with dust ran down her face. Propped against the headboard, she had her eyes closed, looking drained and weary.

Meanwhile, Jasper stood silently on one side and occasionally glanced at the watch on his wrist.

It was almost time.

Two coughs sounded, some rustling, then heavy footsteps approached.

“Hahaha! Your reputation precedes you, Mr. Kron. Sure enough, now that we finally meet, I can see you’re no ordinary person indeed.”

No one walked through the door. Instead, a big, protruding belly first came into view, then a fierce-looking face wearing a sinister smile.

After Channing heard that remark, his lips twitched. He had no idea what to say in response. “I can’t compare to you, Mr. Wendell. You’re truly… just like everything I’ve heard about you. You’re known far and wide.”

In truth, the fat man before him was nothing like the intelligent Mr. Wendell in the rumors.

The man walked over and extended a hand politely. “Hamish Wendell.”

At that moment, there was a knock on the wooden door.

“Who is it?” Channing’s guard went up instinctively.

I forgot to tell you that Mr. Wendell has set up an ambush nearby to prevent anything from interrupting the trade-off. That’s just

Channing’s face froze, and he asked solemnly, “I see you’re a man

of the corner of his eye. I hope Mr.

up ambushes at the foot of the mountain and

could all meet their end that day if

ticked away steadily, moving to

o’clock sharp, they heard the sound of a car engine outside, followed by a deep, firm voice saying, “The thirty billion is inside the car. I’ve delivered it on the dot. The documents for my resignation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have also been prepared and will

stood in front of the wooden

insects buzzing and birds chirping while on the mountain. However, he noticed there was no other sound at all when he spoke. That could only

Hamish stretched his plump hands toward Gwendolyn with a greedy look in his eyes. “Did you hear that?

Jasper grabbed him by his wrist

Her

together as he spoke and dragged

Cedrick! Look at how filthy she has become after being kidnapped for a few days. How can she be worthy of you? Why don’t you give her

looked weak and fragile, almost like a piece of paper pinched between Hamish’s fingers. A pang shot through his heart as though a thorn had

Hamish said was untrue, his eyes reddened. It concealed the terrifyingly cold

brought what you wanted, so return

his focus was solely on Gwendolyn’s frail figure. He seemed worried she would disappear in the blink

an amiable expression, Hamish replied, “Sure. I can give her to you. However,

Cedrick replied without

that you’re quite skilled, and nobody has ever been able to get as much as a scratch on you.

laughter. “What’s wrong? You can’t bring yourself to do it? As long as I see

up the dagger,

not the case. As it turns out, you don’t think her life is as important as yours.”

face. It seemed as though he was wondering where to

his wrist resolutely and drew it across his skin. Soon, droplets of blood began to fall onto

in her throat, and she stared at him in bewilderment. He knows I’m just putting on an act! What on earth is he doing? How dare he hurt himself? Is he

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255