Chapter 1001



Leo gave a wry smile.

“It isn’t that any harm you might pose to Mr. Reeves makes me hesitant. My concerns simply lie with the potential complications on the journey back. Mr. Reeves’ men just got here for the task of keeping an eye on Clayton. If I take you and your mother back now, not many individuals would be assigned to keep us company, making us vulnerable if we stumbled upon any plots laid out just for us. Our lives are at stake.”

Sophie pondered over Leo’s words and brushed them off as unlikely. After all, Clayton was already under their control, and their presence here was no secret. While Kallie did have some business rivals, none would aim for her life.

Leo hesitated for a moment longer before finally nodding his agreement.

“Okay, I’ll see what I can do.” With that settled, they got prepared to leave.

Luckily, Kallie had only fainted from the shock, and there was nothing seriously wrong with her, making the journey back much easier.

The hospital, though having advised Kallie to linger behind for observation, didn’t try to stop them from leaving.

What Sophie failed to anticipate was that as soon as they set off, they were being followed.

The truth was, Lacey had sensed something amiss when Jake decided to take his men to Halsland.

On the day Sophie dialed Jake, Lacey had overheard their conversation just outside his study and thus learned of Kallie’s and Sophie’s encounters with troubles in Halsland.

gⱯlnσν𝒆𝓁s․com, the heart of storytelling Naturally, Lacey didn’t want Jake to go to Halsland, wishing he could distance himself from Kallie and Sophie forever.

So, just as Jake was about to set off, Lacey made Elma suddenly run a fever, halting him from his journey. However, Lacey didn’t expect Jake to leave as soon as Elma felt slightly better.

No sooner had Jake left than Cody called Lacey, instructing her to travel to Halsland with his men.

Lacey refused instantly. Aside from her reluctance to get involved with Cody or his men, Calvin’s presence was also a factor. If she left under Calvin’s watchful eyes, especially with a bunch of Cody’s men, it wouldn’t take long for Calvin to piece together everything and figure out her years-long conspiracy with Cody. So far, she still had Jake’s trust. Heeding Cody’s words just wasn’t worth the risk.

However, Cody insisted that Lacey come to Halsland immediately, threatening to reveal everything Lacey had done to Jake. Trapped, Lacey reluctantly agreed.

When Lacey arrived in Halsland, she had assumed Cody aimed to target Kallie. But to her surprise, Cody simply asked her to monitor Leo’s movements.

When Cody found out that Leo had left with Kallie, Sophie, and Brysen, he instructed Lacey to lead a team to rescue Clayton. Lacey had long figured out that Cody and Clayton had been in cahoots.

Lacey led some of Cody’s men to where Clayton was being held, but she remained cautious, careful not to reveal her involvement.

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