Chapter 508

Chapter 508

Ben opened the door to Edgar standing in the doorway.He looked exhausted, but at least he seemed somewhat unharmed.

Jean looked him up and down.

Edgar smiled at her, “I’m fine.She sat down and turned away from him.Ben handed Edgar the stick.

“She hasn’t eaten much today.”

He opened the door and strode out.

The door closed behind him.

Edgar carefully approached her.

“We can’t go home for the time being.Please bear with it.Ben and I will figure something out’ Jean did not respond.

He was gentler than usual with her.

From Jean’s understanding of him, he wasn’t one to act this way unless something big was really going down.He was afraid that she’d worry herself sick.

“For the time being? How long will that be?” She cocked her head to one side.

Before he could say a word, she said, “I have no intention of leaving now that I’m here.”

She had applied for a temporary visa before entering the country.

Edgar frowned.His throat felt like it was closing up; it took him a while to speak.

“Are you planning on giving birth here?”

Jean’s eyes grew dim.

“I aborted it a long time ago.”

She thought that her plan was foolproof.

“Is that so?”

He stared at her disbelievingly.

Finally sighing, he said, “I’m going to get you some food.You’ll need some energy to talk or, in your case, argue with me.”

He didn’t say a word about that place or the people there.

Neither did Jean ask.She took out her phone and found a local news website.

They were covering the latest news about the plane crash.She grew grimmer the more she read.She had found herself entangled in a conspiracy.

This seaside town was quaint and remote.

There weren’t any tourist attractions, and not many people visited.

Jean opened the window and saw Edgar and Ben chatting with the hotel owner downstairs. Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.

The three of them seemed to have a mutual understanding to not mention anything about what had happened.

But choosing not to talk about it didn’t mean it didn’t happen.

That night, someone pounded on Jean’s door.She woke up in fright.She stayed quiet, hoping that whoever it was would go away.

There was a cry and then silence.She slipped on her slippers and carefully made her way to the door when a voice called out, “Go back to sleep.I’ll keep you safe.”

Her mind went blank.

She didn’t respond.

Slowly, she reached for the doorknob and forcefully pulled it open.

Edgar was leaning against the doorframe on the other side.

He frowned when he saw her.

“Go inside and rest.Leave these…”

“Do you think I’ll be able to sleep?”

Jean retorted.

“Just tell me what’s happened”

Edgar gave in.He called Ben over and borrowed a map from the hotel owner.

“The organization you met before…Is complicated.Basically, it involves people from four different countries, and they are based somewhere the governments cannot regulate.” Ben frowned.

“Then you…”

“My father used to have some business with them.And I’ve also had some contact with them.Which is why I understand the way they do things.”

Edgar pointed to the map.

“They mainly conduct their business around this area.I’ll find us a car within these couple of days.After we cross this road, we should be able to head straight for Louisville.”

We’ll be fine once we get there.

“Did they have anything to do with the plane crash?’ Jean was much more interested in if this had anything to do with Edbert.

“No.”

Edgar looked at her and answered confidently.He rolled up the map and put it away.

“Both of you know how complicated our situation is right now, so please just stay put” He sounded angry.

Jean turned away from him and mumbled her acquiescence.

She just wanted them all to be safe.

She was never one to put herself in harm’s way.

In any case, compared to someone who is more than capable at handling such things, she had no choice but to give in.

Everything was quiet for the rest of the night.

However, Jean suddenly remembered something Edgar had said.

What did he mean when he said that he had contact with them? If he had business with them…

It’ll explain how he was able to get out of there so easily.

But how would Edbert not know about this? Meanwhile, back at home.

“You didn’t catch her?” Edbert stiffened in anger.

“You idiots! With the money I’m paying you, how difficult could it be to kidnap a pregnant woman?!”

The timid voice of the interpreter replied, “It was completely impossible, Mr.Royden.Mr.Robles had sent people to find the plane as soon as it crashed.However, there was too much area for them to cover.”

“And what about my nephew? He must be there!”

Now that the plan had failed, Edbert could only settle for the next best thing.

“Get rid of him quietly in that godforsaken place’ That way, he could move forward with securing his position as president of Royden Group.Erm..”

The interpreter sounded like he had more bad news.

Edbert continued to instruct him.His face grew redder with every passing second; he was furious.He threw his phone to the side and bellowed, “Idiot!”

George picked up the phone and spoke to them before hanging up.

“Mr.Royden, it’s best if we move on to the next step of the plan if they’re both alive.Delaying it might bring on more complications”

Edbert placed both hands on either side of his wheelchair.

He frowned.

“Edgar has made his choice.He chose that woman over the company.If that’s the case, we can’t allow him to return”

George nodded in agreement.

“Find a way to get rid of Jean”

Edbert maneuvered himself to the window.His brow slowly smoothened out as he stared at the moving traffic outside.

“My carefully laid out plans shall not be ruined by her.

How extremely foolish of Edgar to give up his career for one woman.However, this was all in Edbert’s plan.

“I’ll take care of it.But…Things will be tricky if Mr.Edgar has already found Jean.He has connections there, after all.”

George was always one to consider all options and consequences before acting.

But sometimes, Edbert would get annoyed by how long he took to get things done.

“Do you think he has a chance of turning this around?”

George caught the glint in Edbert’s eyes.

He immediately bowed and said, “I spoke out of line.I’ll make the arrangements right now”

As he turned to head out, Edbert added, “There’s that girl as well.Keep an eye on her”

George left the hospital and returned to the office.

It had been three days since Xena started her internship with them, and not a day had passed that her supervisor did not end up fuming.

“If you can’t even handle this small assignment, then you might as well forget about coming in tomorrow!”

Xena stood in the doorway.Her head lowered.

“I’ll take care of this, Mr.Jenkins”

George said and led Xena out.

As they walked, Xena could feel the eyes of her colleagues staring at her with judgmental eyes.She bit her lip.

“Mr.Carlson, you’re making things worse”