Twenty minutes ago.

The Larson Group executives were in a conference with another high-profile company.

Sebastian’s phone had been vibrating for quite a while, but he chose to ignore it the first couple of times.

When the phone buzzed again and he finally glanced at the caller ID, his frown relaxed.

He raised a hand to signal a halt to the meeting.

“I’m sorry, but I need to take this call,”

he said, proceeding to answer his phone without waiting for the other men’s response.

As Sebastian listened to Natalie’s words, his face slowly darkened.

His body grew tense, and a heavy pressure was palpable in the air.

Garrett turned to Sebastian and noted how tight his grip was on his phone, as well as the slight tremor of his hand.

“What happened?” Garrett asked as soon as Sebastian hung up.

But the latter barely acknowledged him.

“Sorry, this meeting will have to be postponed,” Sebastian announced.

He stood up and walked out of the room.

The men looked at each other, dumbfounded, but none of them dared to raise a question.

Garrett hurried after Sebastian and asked him again, “What’s wrong?”

Sebastian closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

“Send out all our helicopters to look for a maple forest in the periphery of the city.”

Garrett needed no further explanation.He nodded and rushed to do as he had been ordered.He knew that something had happened to Sebastian’s wife.

Moments later, five helicopters hovered over the city, scouring for a particular patch of woods.

Sebastian was on one of the machines, siting with back ramrod straight and his eyes straight ahead.

He was barely keeping his anger in check.

then, the radio crackled, and Garrett’s voice came through the noise of the propellers in

a maple forest just outside the main highway into the

under his breath and instructed his pilot to

and then it was speeding toward the southeast part of the

slapped and then running for a long time, Natalie now had no

and thought she heard the distant rumble of a helicopter

I’m gonna fuck your brains out,” the driver said with an evil grin

undid his belt, took it off, and used

him by the shoulder and

had to blink a few times and collect

he found himself surrounded by a group of

his balls off,” Sebastian commanded, his voice cold as

the light streaming through the trees, so the driver only

people?” the driver demanded as he cowered

him, but one of the men in

of agony rang out in the

over to a barely

before carefully wrapping her in his suit jacket.He gathered her close in his arms and

glazed, and she instinctively panicked at his sudden proximity.She flailed in

of me! Somebody, help! You bastard! If you dare to touch me, I

her

both of her hands

voice was calm and comforting, his face was the

his lips tight, and a deadly

Natalie into

backseat gently, the cool breeze of early autumn blew on her

you know who

a state

ran his fingers through Natalie’s

palm marks on Natalie’s face, and there was a streak of blood at the corner

heart ached so much that he didn’t dare to

Natalie’s shivering body in his arms, he gently

here. You’re safe.Don’t

waistcoat of Sebastian’s striped suit and looked

did she

into Sebastian’s arms and sobbed, “Oh, Sebastian, it’s really

“Yes, Natalie.It’s me.”

was very patient.He gently fixed the suit jacket he put on her and

to press his forehead against hers, He

“Does it still hurt?”

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