Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

Chapter 1743 Poisoned

His words instantly set off alarm bells in Evan’s and Nicole’s heads. Was he poisoned while he was talking just now? The same thing happened to one of the poisoned victims.

Casting his gaze upward, Evan realized that Jeremy just happened to be standing under a large tree with thick foliage.

The person we saw earlier must have poisoned Jeremy, and they had been hiding on the tree.

A sense of dread crept into his heart as he regarded the thick canopy above them with narrowed eyes.

“Everyone, look down and shut your mouth! Retreat now!” he barked sharply in a voice that brooked no argument.

The urgency in his tone had the others realize the gravitas of the situation. Therefore, they complied at once and hastily retreated in the direction of the cabin.

Abandoning their plan for a recon mission, both Jeremy and Jensen followed suit and went with the rest. Unfortunately, moments later, Jeremy started to feel unwell. He stopped in his tracks, sweating profusely. “Hot… It’s so hot…”

Catching sight of his action, the others, too, halted in their tracks.

“Jeremy, are you okay?”

It feels as if I’m being roasted.” Jeremy groaned, clawing at his shirt that was already soaking with sweat. “No, I can’t take it anymore. I… I

leave with Mrs. Seet and Mr. Juan first. I’ll stay behind with

and Mommy can go first. I want to stay behind

rustling leaves overhead, a cold light gleamed

let’s

and the group continued their retreat as quickly as

to have perceived danger, so he deliberately slowed his steps and fell behind the group. Once everyone was further away from him, he whipped out several daggers and sent them

second, tree branches fell to the ground while two figures, clad in green to camouflage with the tree’s crown, darted away and

mumbled under his breath, “Tch, just as I thought I could exchange a few blows with them, they fled. What a

giving chase to them, he caught

Jeremy said through chattering teeth as if he had not been sweating through his clothes just

everyone in—Jeremy had been poisoned before even setting foot into

indeed proving to be a difficult

their way to the cabin. A while later, Darius suggested to

deeply.

the Hidden Masters took turns carrying their poisoned comrade until they finally arrived at the