Neil had barely finished speaking when Aura slapped him violently on the face.“What? You’ve only been with Joshua for a day and you’ve already been led astray by them? Who the hell do you think you are? Why should I tell you my plans? You only have to remember that I am your mother! You will do what I tell you to do! Stop asking so many stupid questions!”Then, Aura turned around and headed into the abandoned factory without looking back.“Get yourself in here!”Neil stood in the same spot clutching his red and swollen face. He looked at Aura unconcerned for him. The scene where Luna was cleaning his wounds and slapping his butt inexplicably arose in his mind.If…If only she was his mother. How great would that be?Nigel and Nellie’s signal had been cut off. Luna, who had been following the signal in the car, looked at the spot where the red dots vanished on the screen rather anxiously. “Why was the signal suddenly cut off?”Joshua narrowed his eyes and looked at the screen.
The nerve on Luna’s forehead throbbed fiercely! She turned to look at Joshua. “What do you mean by that?”Joshua calmly looked out of the car window. His voice was low but it had no whatsoever emotions. “The fact that you could be threatened by Aura and be let by the nose, besides Neil, the other reason was Theo. “Neil is still alright. He is Aura’s bargaining chip to be used against me, so it’s easy for us to see Neil and get him to stay by my side.“But Theo is different. Besides you meeting him by the beach on that day, Theo has never shown his face once.“Theo is Aura’s hidden ace card. Not only could she use him to threaten you, but she could also even threaten Neil when needed.”Then, Joshua turned to look at Luna. “Aura does not have many places in Banyan City. The abandoned factory here today is the only one. According to my understanding of her, if she were to kidnap Nigel and Nellie, she would most likely tie them up and lock them up in the same place as Theo.”Lun
At that thought, Luna took a deep breath and looked at Joshua’s angular face.“Since you agreed to let Nigel and Nellie get kidnapped by Aura, you have to guarantee that they are safe. If not…”Luna glared at him. “I will hate you for the rest of my life.”Joshua smiled. “If something were to happen to them today, I would hate myself for the rest of my life too.”“Sir.” Seeing how their conversation was finally at an end, Lucas said in a suppressed tone, “We have reached near the sewer hole.”Joshua and Lune turned to look at the same time. In front of them was indeed a huge sewer hole. Although it was huge, it could not fit an adult walking straight up.A few bodyguards had got out of the car and entered the sewer with a bent body.Joshua was silent for a while. He unbuckled his seat belt while instructing Luna.“You wait for us here. I have the same communication device as Nigel, but our communication device can’t connect directly. We need you to stay outside to keep watch. Y
The air in the underground warehouse was foul. There was dust everywhere and it smelt like mold.Because there was no source of light, it was dark everywhere.Using his exceptional night vision, Neil held onto Nellie’s hand and quickly headed for the light. Behind him, Nigel was holding onto Nellie’s other hand, following closely.Behind them were the sounds of footsteps and people searching for them with a torchlight.“Quick, over here! We have to find them quickly! How dare they hurt Lady Aura and escape with the other two brats! Jake Landry, you’re dead meat!”“Lady Aura is your family. Why would you betray her for the two kids that you barely know?”“Do you know what is the consequence of betraying Lady Aura?”“Jake Landry, I know you can hear us! Quickly bring both of them back! She might still let you live!”…Hearing the commotions behind her, Nellie’s heart was about to pop out! She and Nigel were kidnapped by Aura’s men a moment ago. After kidnapping them, Aura got he
After a while, someone came out from the sewer hole.Zach and Yuri were on each side of a haggard and disheveled-looking man who was covered in blood.Luna looked at the man. Tears instantly fell from her face! The emaciated man was Theo! Joshua had led his man and found Theo! “Ma’am.” After Zach and Yuri placed Theo in the car, Zach sighed heavily. “When we found Theo, we bumped into Aura’s men. We fought for a long time...“Right now, Mr. Lynch and Lucas are looking for Neil and the rest. We took Theo and came out first.”Luna bit her lips. “Is Joshua injured?”“No.”Theo was placed in the car. He had already passed out.Luna cleaned Theo’s face. She was heartbroken. At the same time, she cocked her head to listen for any news coming from the receiver.After a while, two more figures fumbled and stumbled out of the sewer hole.It was Nigel and Nellie! Luna agitatedly rushed out of the car and hugged them in her arms.“I’m glad you’re fine!”Theo was rescued. Nigel an
With the loud explosion, the entire underground warehouse started to shake. Dust and debris were even falling from the sewer hole above Luna.Luna barely gave it any thought. She immediately carried Nellie and pulled Nigel along away from the sewer hole.They went back to stand by the car. After gaining their footing for a very long time later, the exploding sounds and quakes coming from the underground warehouse finally stopped.The explosion was intense. Even Jude’s men in the distance fell to the ground from the violent quakes. Even the buildings above ground fell to ruins.Luna looked at thick smoke coming out from the sewer hole in the distance. Her heart was in suspense.Neil and Joshua were still inside! Looking at Luna’s agitated face, Nigel furrowed his brows and comforted her, “Don’t worry about Neil. Neil will be fine. The explosion must have been done by Aura’s men. Before the explosion, she must have relocated to a safer place. “Although she’s angry that Neil betr
The man from the rescue team sighed, “Then, I need more men. I suggest you get all of the rescue team in Banyan City over. Then, find a few more experts in geology and architecture. We have to discuss how we are going to rescue the people trapped below.”Then, he added, “Of course, what I mean is to rescue the people who are still alive. Those that have died during the explosion, we can’t do anything about it.”Jude was even infuriated at how calm he looked. “If Joshua Lynch is dead, I’ll make sure that all of you die together with him! Leave!”Looking at Jude, who always used to be playful, calm, and mature, suddenly became so anxious and short-tempered, Luna clenched her fists tightly by her sides.She took a deep breath. “Jude.”Upon hearing a woman’s voice, Jude furrowed his brows. He turned around and noticed that it was Luna. He immediately showed a cheery expression.“Don’t worry! I’ve already gotten the entire city’s rescue team. I even found geologists and architects. We
The rescue effort continued throughout the night. Because some of the underground access has been blocked by the explosion caused by the rocks, if they were to slowly move the huge rocks away, it would take time and effort. They were also afraid that Joshua and Lucas who were trapped underneath the ruins would not be able to hold on for much longer.Therefore, in the end, under the advice of the experts, Luna and Jude got the rescue team to conduct directional blasting on the pathway blocked by rocks.Directional blasting was not easy. They could not create too huge a vibration, yet they also need to be enough to clear up a path. They also could not get the rocks to fly everywhere, in case they hurt the people being stuck underneath the ruins.Therefore, the entire night, all sorts of experts and rescue team members were seriously planning and executing them.Jude, with bloodshot eyes, was there to oversee and coordinate everyone. Luna was extremely anxious, yet she could not do