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
The men came forward and grabbed Margot. The old man got out of the car and walked into the villa.Eric had been on the phone. Upon seeing the old man, he hurriedly hung up the call and greeted respectfully, “Father.”Then, he saw Margot behind him and looked surprised. “Father, what are you doing?”The old man took a seat on the sofa. His wrinkled face filled with hostility as he said, “Eric, what on earth were you thinking? Do you want to declare war with the Lane family?”Eric hurriedly said, “Father, this woman offered us a huge helping hand! The Lane family’s influence has grown over the years and is steadily surpassing ours. I can’t just sit around and watch them take over! This woman appeared in just the nick of time and stole the Lane family’s precious bug. The gods sent her to help us!”“You fool!”The old man barked out angrily. “Do you really think that waging war against the Lane family is a good thing? Times are different now. If we were to fight among ourselves on N
It looked like Margot had touched a nerve. The old man yelled furiously, “Bring her downstairs right now!”“Yes, sir!”The henchmen hurriedly dragged Margot out the door.“My guess was right, wasn’t it? You must think I look familiar, but whoever I resemble, you must despise them deeply. That’s why you’re venting out your anger on me! What gives you the right to do this?”Margot couldn’t believe that she had hit the bullseye. She yelled loudly and glared at the old man.However, she was suddenly dragged outside by the henchmen.A hard slap hit her across the face. Margot screeched loudly and fell to the floor.She held her burning cheek and couldn’t help her eyes from turning watery.“How dare you speak to the chief so rudely?” One of the henchmen glared at Margot. “If you want to die, go right ahead, but don’t drag us down with you!”Margot nearly passed out from the pain. Then, she was dragged back up and tossed into a dark room.The door shut with a loud bang. Margot rushe
Eric eyed Margot for a moment without saying anything. Then, he got into the car.Margot was pushed into the car as well.The sitting room was located far from the villa. It took 10 minutes by car to reach.Eric eventually got out of the car, and the henchman pushed Margot behind him. They entered the sitting room together. The decor of the magnificent hall was spectacular, and a man could be seen standing inside. Upon seeing Eric, the man smiled and greeted, “Chief Zimmerman.”Eric chuckled happily. “Adrian, I didn’t expect to see you here. Where’s your chief?”Adrian answered coldly, “The chief’s too busy to entertain menial affairs like this one.”Upon hearing that, Eric’s gaze darkened. Then, he smiled and said, “Amazing. You guys just lost something important, but your chief doesn’t seem the least bit concerned. It seems that he’s really one with the big leagues.”Coldness flashed in Adrian’s eyes, but it was quick to dissipate. His gaze fell onto Margot. He suddenly barked
Eric gave her a long, thoughtful look, then said suddenly, “You look a lot like someone.”Margot was taken aback. “I do?”Eric changed the topic. “I can tell you’re sincere and righteous, but I can only save one of you. I won’t wage another war with the Lane family for an outsider. You can rest in your room for now. We’ve agreed to make the exchange in three days, after all.”Margot nodded, then let out a grateful yet bitter smile. “Thank you, Chief Zimmerman.”Eric walked back inside the villa while Margot made her way back to the room the maid had led her to moments before.The room was pretty small but much better than the cell Andrew had thrown her in.So it was a life for a life.Margot shut her eyes and recounted everything that had happened when she was escaping the Lanes’ residence last time.The Lane family’s men chased them, and gunshot after gunshot rang out behind them. Joseph had even gotten shot in the leg.He fell onto the floor and twitched uncontrollably. “You