Nana hung up and returned to her bedroom.Tonight, she had to wait till Cordy was dead before she could sleep in peace.The night turned darker, and her phone rang.Nana immediately answered the call with viciousness in her eyes. "Is she dead?""Ms. Lynd, we can't find Cordy Sachs," the voice from the other end answered her."What!" Nana's brows furrowed tight. "I told you that she's in North City and I've even given you the address of her villa there. How could you not find her?""We really can't. We even took the risk to sneak into her villa and confirmed that there's no one inside.""Could she be with Patrick Stuart?""Patrick Stuart wasn't there either.""What about in Rocktown?""I've asked our men in Rocktown and Patrick Stuart did not go back there.""How could they simply disappear into thin air?!" Nana raged with fury."We'll continue searching for them!" "After you find her, no matter what you do, just kill her immediately.""Yes."Nana hung up and flung the p
"You can choose not to eat," the man said coldly.Cordy pursed her lips.Was he so scared that she would run?How could she possibly do that in such a dark and unfamiliar place? Who would be so careful?!This person also seemed to understand her very well."Do you want to eat or not?!" the man asked, clearly annoyed. "Yes, she'll eat." Patrick immediately answered on her behalf, worried that she might go hungry.Cordy did not reject the man further. "Thank you."The man was stunned for a moment, as he did not expect Cordy to be so courteous to him. Of course, such professional business people would never expose their true feelings so easily.He picked up a spoon and fed Cordy, spoon by spoon.The temperature of the food was just right. Meanwhile, the consistency of the oatmeal was perfect and even the eggs were boiled to the degree she enjoyed, while the side dishes were refreshing and tasty.Cordy chewed through her food, eating very slowly.She did not feel like the
Patrick was stunned for a long while before he finally mumbled, "Can't you just comply with Sean's wishes?"Cordy was surprised to hear that. "Since when did you begin standing on Sean's side?"Patrick paused for a moment before asking her back, "Did I?""Didn't you just do so?""I just think that Sean's considerations are legitimate. If what he's doing is dangerous, why aren't you avoiding it?""If I'm afraid of danger, won't they be too?" Cordy said with exasperation in her voice, "Why can't we face whatever comes together?""Perhaps Sean thinks that he can handle it alone.""If he thought he could, he wouldn't have kidnapped me."Patrick was at a loss for words. He suddenly said tentatively, "Is it possible that it might not be Sean who kidnapped us? Even if you refuse to listen to him, he just needs to lock you up and there's no need for him to resort to such means.""The reason is simple. Sean doesn't want me to be angry. He clearly knows that I'll hate him for life if he
Nana ate very cautiously."Do you like it?" John suddenly asked.Nana looked unblinkingly at John before breaking into a wide smile and saying, "It's delicious. Everything is delicious. I like all the food here.""Good." John nodded and did not say anything further.Nana began feeling restless and eager to speak."Lucas, can we start anew?" Nana said, her eyes brimming with affection. "Just like how we were abroad. Back then, we were so deeply in love with each other."John remained silent.Nana went on. "I really don't mind your past with Cordy. Everyone has their pasts and emotional baggage. In fact, I'm so thankful that what happened between you and Cordy happened before we got married. Now that we're married, we'll focus on living happily ever after and forget everything in the past, okay?"John stayed silent, and Nana reached out to hold his hand.John looked at her.Nana said, "As long as we start anew, I really can let bygones be bygones and really let Cordy off."Rea
"Yes, sir," one of the servants immediately replied.They even gave him a knowing smile.To them, John and Nana were newlyweds and it was absolutely reasonable for them to occasionally go overboard in their bedroom activities. Therefore, Nana's fatigue did not make them suspicious.What was more, John looked so natural and composed.There was no loophole to be spotted.He carried Nana upstairs.When he previously came to the Lynd residence, he took note of where all the surveillance cameras were located.There was only one surveillance camera installed on the second floor which was along the corridor.As long as he avoided that surveillance camera, the Lynd family members would not notice a thing.John first carried Nana back to her old room, then he opened the door to the balcony and climbed out without any hesitation. He hung on the outside of the balcony and leapt onto the air conditioning unit attached to the exterior of the house. He then grabbed onto the railing of anoth
John remained calm despite the cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Given how large the study was, it was not easy trying to find some confidential documents that were probably hidden very well.After ten minutes, John did not manage to find anything.After twenty minutes, he still did not make any progress. After thirty minutes…Sweat rolled down his face and dripped down his chin.Just then, Sean texted him. [Quick! The Lynds are about to reach home!]John remained calm, and he calmly continued his search.-In the Cranston residence, Jean yelled angrily, "Sean, I watched you grow up and I know you to be a mature and sensible man. How could you pull such a joke on us?"The Lynds realized that 'Jesse' was a fake and Sean had no choice but to come clean."Grandaunt, I came here today to confess to you the truth." Sean tried his best to drag out the time, "I've always suspected that Grandfather's incident was a deliberate act by someone, so I wanted to use this method to expo
In the Lynds' car, Keith—Nana's father—was pondering to himself for a while as he watched the car ahead before saying, "Mom, don't you think Sean is playing us?"Jean looked at her son then.She was no pushover since she had seen action herself for years, and while she trusted Sean at first, she was now skeptical of Sean's true motives."Think about it," Keith continued. "He was keeping things from us for so long, telling us that Jesse had woken up before, but now he's suddenly telling us that it's all a lie? What do you think he's trying to do?""Stop following him," Jean said resolutely right then. "What?" Keith exclaimed in surprise."There's no need to play Sean's game now that we suspect he has something up his sleeve," Jean explained. "Most of the Cranstons are not the sharpest tools in the shed, but Sean is quite something. He's competent, and he's been pretty close with Cordy Sachs—that woman can achieve success on her own in North City, and she must not be underestimate
John took a deep breath, allowing himself to react before taking out a bottle and sprayed the contents over the number pad of the safe.The bottle contained a special spray—Sean had prepared it for him, and it would reveal the fingerprints on the number pad within seconds, identifying the numbers which the passcode consisted of.Coming up with the actual combination, however, depended entirely on luck.John noted down the numbers and started to deduce the passcode.Most people would have a set pattern when they decide on their passcode, like a birthday or numbers that meant something.He took a deep breath and tried to arrange the numbers according to the birthdates of most of the Lynds.Still his first attempt was wrong.He calmed down and keyed in another combination.It did not work either.John's sweat was raining down at that point—he really did not have much time, just as the Lynds could well show up at the very next second.He closed his eyes, running the numbers to fi