Let Me Stay The Night

Nathaniel had always been independent-minded since he was a child. Nobody could ever influence his decisions.

Thus, Charlie had already gotten used to Nathaniel’s aloof response to his advice.

Nathaniel caught the ball Lucas had accidentally kicked in his direction and stood up casually.

“I will protect my family.”

He strode toward the children following that haughty declaration.

Julia appeared beside Charlie with a platter of fruits. She watched as he took a sip of tea while staring fixedly at his cup, so she asked, “Penny for your thoughts?”

Charlie sighed. “He’s become more capable than me. My son, indeed.”

Julia fell silent for a split second as she could make neither head nor tail of her husband’s remark, which came out of nowhere. She then laughed. “Well, of course. I gave birth to him, after all. I think he takes after me.”

Smiling wordlessly, Charlie wisely refrained from making a comment lest he was sentenced to spend the Tight in the study.

That night, the Hadley residence was filled with laughter and chatter while the Gibson residence was enveloped in an awful, tense gloom.

Azure had received a call from the kidnappers demanding twenty million in ransom, which was to be collected by daybreak and sent to a location of their choosing at a predetermined time.

Seized by panic, she sought Timothy and Yerek to discuss a strategy: the latter only found out about Anya’s kidnapping that night.

After Azure relayed the whole situation, Yerek raised several points of concern.

The kidnappers did not immediately demand a ransom after getting their hands on Anya. Instead, they waited almost a full day to call her family.

Yerek thought the behavior strange, as kidnappers had no other motives for committing such a risky crime aside from money.

the apple of her eye. As such, she lost her usual cool when she heard the kidnappers would kill the girl if the ransom was not delivered, causing the

she was in no shape to make sense of Yerek’s concerns, he

the kidnappers would not do anything rash before getting the ransom. Anya

sum of money in the past, but. with the current

will be a way. Don’t worry.”

precludes him from helping Anya can only count on you. Yerck. I have some jewelry. Sell them and get some money

Yerek calculated the liquid cash he had on hand which amounted to only at

be

transferred

mind. He dialed a number. “I need you to head to Jadeborough

a detention center with a briefcase.

lawyer as though seeing his savior. “When

sent me here to discuss something urgent with you,” the lawyer announced

Nigel heard that Yerek wanted to sell his

in the company again if I sell my shares.”

Mr. Gibson. Are your shares more important than your daughter’s life? Mr. Yerek will take over Gibson

cold stool, reeling from the devastating news.

matter what Yerek promises me, it will never be as reassuring as the power remaining in my hands.

useless. There’s no point in holding on to those shares if he can’t manage the company. Why don’t you

and selfishness took

not Yerek’s right-hand man and if it had been somebody else who had assigned him the case, he would have flung the documents at the

not enough time. There’s currently a buyer willing

employed every tactic of persuasion up his sleeve and in half an hour, managed to convince Nigel to sign the agreement detailing the transfer of his shares.

Yerek is doing all he can to get you out of here. Be patient for a

nodded dejectedly. The lawyer turned to leave.