Ms. Thompson dashed over, her eyes wide with surprise as she looked at Sebastian and Tamara. Then, she shifted her gaze downwards and saw the three little children standing around them.Thomas and Caleb had identical features. Ms. Thompson noticed that their eyes resembled Sebastian’s.“Are these…your children?” Ms. Thompson asked with a grin.Tamara nodded. “Ms. Thompson, long time no see. These are our children, Thomas, Caleb, and Melanie.”It had been four years. Ms. Thompson’s hair had turned grey, and her face had more wrinkles. However, she still kept vigil over the villa. She believed that Sebastian and Tamara would return one day.Upon hearing that, Ms. Thompson looked ecstatic. “Oh, that sounds so lovely! The five of you have finally been reunited! I’m so happy for you!”Tamara patted her kids on their heads, then said, “Say hi to Ms. Thompson.”“Hi, Ms. Thompson!”The kids greeted her in unison. Their sweet voices made Ms. Thompson grin.“Gosh, they’re so cute. Come
“Tammy…”Margot’s panicked voice could be heard through the phone. It sounded as if she had just finished a marathon.“Margot? What’s wrong?” Tamara instantly grew alert and tried to discern the background noise.“Tammy, I found a way to remove the cursed bug. I’m trying to find a way back home now. Can you arrange for someone to come get me from Biarus?” Margot asked anxiously.Tamara answered, “Sure, that won’t be a problem. I’ll get my men to fetch you right away.”Margot said, “I’m really sorry, Tammy. I need to come clean with you about something.”With that, the chaotic background noise started up. Tamara began to worry, but just as she was about to speak, the call had already been disconnected.Why did Margot apologize to her?What on earth happened?Tamara turned to her side and saw that Sebastian was awake. “Sebastian, let’s go to Biarus now!”Sebastian furrowed his brows. “What happened?”Tamara grabbed her clothes and put them on. “Margot seems to have found a cur
Tamara hurriedly said, “Bring me to her right now.”The bodyguard nodded, then led Tamara and Sebastian to the cargo ship. They noticed an unconscious Margot being carried out by a few people.Tamara’s eyes widened. She hurried over and called out, “Margot? Margot?”Margot did not react at all.Tamara started to panic. “Quick, send her to the hospital!”The bodyguards lifted the stretcher and placed Margot into a vehicle cautiously.In the hospital.The operating room’s lights were on. Tamara stood outside uneasily and couldn’t help herself from feeling anxious.When Sebastian walked over and saw how Tamara looked, he hugged her and said, “Don’t worry. I managed to get some details about her condition. She only suffered minor physical injuries.”Tamara was still anxious. “Then why isn’t she out yet?”Sebastian made her sit on the chair next to him. “Just trust me, okay? Everything will be fine.”Tamara shut her eyes and tried to calm down.Sebastian recounted the bodyguard’
Margot sobbed her heart out. With tears streaming down her cheeks, she found it difficult to say anything to Tamara.Inwardly, Tamara was incredibly anxious. However, she didn’t rush Margot. Her friend had just woken up, after all. As such, she was probably still feeling out of sorts.Biarus was filled with unknown dangers. No one knew what horrors Margot and Joseph had experienced there.This time, Margot had returned alone.Tamara had a bad feeling about what happened but quickly dismissed it.She refused to think about it.Tamara maintained her composure, helped Margot sit up properly, and then poured her a glass of water. After seeing that Margot had calmed down, she asked, “Margot, what did you mean by that?”Margot held the glass of water with both hands. Upon hearing that, her long eyelashes fluttered, and her expression instantly filled with guilt and sorrow. “Tammy, Young Mr. Moore…got captured.”Tamara was taken aback. “How did that happen? Weren’t you guys together t
Tamara looked up at Sebastian’s handsome, charming face and asked, “What’s up?”“My team tracked down Joseph’s location and discovered how power was distributed on the island. Power is divided equally between two factions on that island. They’ve been fighting each other for dominance. A conflict arose between the two factions after Margot and Joseph went to the island and stole the cursed bug. The two factions are at odds, and Joseph has been taken prisoner by one of them. Currently, his life is not in any danger.”Upon hearing that, Tamara heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s relieving to hear.”Sebastian stared at her and said, “You can’t go on that island.”Tamara was taken aback. It was clear that he had heard her conversation with Margot. “But Joseph’s still on it! I can’t just leave him there.”Sebastian replied, “I’m not asking you to leave him. I can get other people to retrieve him, but you can’t go. Tammy, I’ll get my men to gather more information about the island in the me
Tamara returned with a glass of water, but Margot was nowhere near the rock she had left her by. The bodyguard from before hurried over to Tamara.“Young Mrs. Lynch, I’m sorry for being negligent. Miss Zimmerman told me she wanted to use the restroom, so I accompanied her. After going into the restroom, she didn’t come back out…” the bodyguard explained with a guilty look.Tamara tightened her grip around the glass. Her face tensed up. The cold sea breeze made her face prickle uncomfortably.A moment later, she said, “It’s alright.”The bodyguard turned and left.Tamara walked back to the rock, watching the crashing waves and the snow accumulating on the beach. This truly was a magical place.Her gaze gradually turned blurry.“Oh, Margot. Why do you have to be so foolish?”When Margot suddenly changed the topic and asked her for water, Tamara already had an inkling that her friend was trying to divert her attention. However, after Margot had turned her accusation into a joke,
Margot stared at those people with a helpless look on her face. She didn’t expect to be found out so quickly.She placed the box on the ground and raised both her hands up in a show of surrender.“I thought you wouldn’t come back.” A voice rang out. Then, a handsome man walked up to Margot and shot her a smile.Margot regarded him coldly. “Where’s Joseph?”Cedric looked at Margot’s beautiful eyes with amazement, then said, “You came all the way back here for a man? You’re such a foolish woman.”Margot remained silent and glared coldly at the man.Cedric waved for two men to grab Margot and tie her up.“Lock her up for now,” he instructed, then turned away to make a phone call. “Boss, we have the woman who stole the cursed bug.”A chuckle rang out. “Good. Bring her to me. I’d like to see who she is. It’s amazing that she managed to sneak into Lane’s residence and steal the cursed bug. Her thievery honestly helped me out a lot!”Happy laughter rang out from the other end of the
Margot frowned and said, “I want to see Joseph Moore.”“Who’s that?” Eric glanced over at Cedric with a confused look on his rough features.Cedric shook his head. “No idea.”Eric then said, “Go look into it. Check if he’s being held captive by our men or not. If he is, make sure to release him.”Cedric nodded, then turned away to instruct the henchmen to do as asked.Eric glanced at Margot. “You haven’t told me your name yet.”Margot hesitated for a moment. “If I tell you, will you kill me?”Upon hearing that, Eric was taken aback. Then, he chuckled loudly. “What gave you that idea? I’m not one to kill people without reason, you know? I’m a pretty reasonable guy.”Margot’s lips twitched. However, since she was in the man’s territory, she knew she couldn’t offend the man. “My name is Margot Zimmerman.”“Do you mean Zingerman?” Eric asked, looking surprised.“No, it’s Zimmerman, with two M’s,” Margot said, then hurriedly explained. “I know I have the same last name as you guys