Chapter 1068

He shook his head and let out a sigh. “He lied to all of you from the beginning. He used you and never took you as someone he loved. You, Gregory, and Vickie were nothing but chess pieces in his game.”

As Jeff tried to lure her on, Nell could not help but feel her heart sink. As her face turned pale, she mustered all her strength and denied the allegations, “No, stop lying to me. I won’t believe a single word that you said.”

Upon saying this, she stood up. “I’m going to find Gideon and demand for the truth!”

Barely able to walk properly, Nell’s body swayed unsteadily as she tried to make her way out. When he realized what he said had taken an effect on her, the corners of Jeff’s mouth lifted into a smirk.

“Why don’t we make a bet, Nell?”

Nell paused. Turning around, she looked at him and said, “What bet?”

“Ten years ago, you were shot because Gideon refused to trade you for the Arcane Jade. It’s understandable back then because you two were total strangers. Why would he have cared about a stranger’s life? Things have changed significantly now that you’re his wife. If he loved you, he’d do anything he can to save you. Will he make the same choice ten years later? Do you wanna bet what he will do?”

Nell was completely frozen in her tracks. She could not deny that Jeff did raise a very tempting offer. The more you care about someone, the more you want to know about that person.

Nell supposed that if another person were in her shoes, they would not be able to resist that temptation too.

She was no god. She was just a normal human being who had desires too. In this case, it was her desire to find out about the truth.

A tiny voice rose from the back of her mind, telling her to give in to that temptation. It was no secret that Jeff was desperate to obtain the Arcane Jade.

Moreover, it did not matter if she agreed to his devious bet or not. With Vickie’s life on the line, he would definitely retrieve the Arcane Jades in no time. Either way, he would get the Arcane Jade anyway. Therefore, it would not matter if she agreed to the bet, would it?

At this moment, Jeff placed a phone on the table.

“If you agree to our bet, I’ll call Gideon straight away and tell him to meet us here. By then, you can finally find out if he cares about you or not.”

Nell bit her lip and clenched her fingers hard on the edge of the table and released them again. She continued to do this numerous times as thoughts clouded her mind. She could not make up her mind.

Jeff was not in a rush. Staring at her like a predator, he waited patiently for her to give him an answer.

A while had passed before a tiny voice rose. “Okay,” she replied.

Jeff’s mouth spread into a wide grin. “I’ll call him now.”

Gideon answered the call after a few dial tones.

After Jeff notified him about their location, Gideon immediately ordered the pilot to change the course as they sailed in the said direction.

Gregory stared into the empty ocean, his eyebrows pressed into a frown. “I have a bad feeling about this,” he said.

Vickie asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Jeff went through tough measures to kidnap Nell, but he didn’t name his price on the phone just now. I know he wants to trade Nell with something, but with what? Why now, after so long? Doesn’t this seem fishy to you?”

Gideon’s face was expressionless as he stared into the bottomless ocean. He lowered his voice and said, “We still have to go no matter what he wants. We have to save Nell.”

Vickie nodded her head in agreement. “Yeah. We have to get Nelly back no matter what, and the only way to find out what he wants is for him to tell us when we meet him there.”

Gregory nodded.

Soon, they noticed a shiny object floating on the ocean upfront.

Vickie exclaimed in surprise, “We’re almost there! That’s their cruise ship ahead!”

Gideon fished his phone out and gave Jeff a call. “We’re here. Can you tell us now what you want from us?”

The man at the opposite responded in a sleazy tone, “What’s the hurry? We can talk when you board my ship, but let me warn you. I don’t want to see anyone other than Gregory and Vickie. If not I’ll...”

“I don’t need anyone else to deal with you,” he replied in a low growl.

“Ha! Let’s see if you’ll still say that later.”

Jeff ended the call.

Sitting next to him, a puzzled look was pasted on Nell’s face. “I’m sure you knew each other for some time.”

A dull wave of emotions rushed over him as he locked eyes with Nell.

Nell grew silent. It seemed that this feud had been going on for quite some time. What a fool she had been not to notice all this.

She was lost in thought when Jeff broke the silence. “They’re here. Let’s go.”

Nell nodded as she followed him out of the cabin.

The sun was raging along with the wind.

Although it was already winter, it did not affect the weather much due to the geographical location they were in.

A gust of wind blew from the north so strongly that Nell found it hard to stand on her feet. As she slowly made her way to the deck, she could see another cruise ship stop from afar.

A small boat was lowered onto the ocean as three people sailed in their direction.

Anxiety suddenly overtook Nell. She did not know if what she had done was correct.

All she knew was that she would bear all the consequences that stemmed from her decision.

The small boat soon arrived. Naturally, the crew was there to lift the boat onto Jeff’s cruise ship.

As Gideon, Gregory, and Vickie approached them, Nell could hear her heart pounding against her chest.

Jeff subsequently ordered his men to lead the small group to the deck.

By this time, the group had arrived and were standing together on one corner of the deck while Nell and Jeff stood on another. A sense of intimidation arose in the air.

Gideon lowered his voice and said, “Now that we’re here, tell me what do I need to do for you to let Nelly go?”

A faint smile was plastered across Jeff’s face. “Now, now, there’s no rush. How do I know if you’ve got what I want?”

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Chapter 487 The End Pt. 5 “What do you want?” he asked Jeff.

Laughing, Jeff replied, “It’s time to stop beating around the bush, Gideon. What’s the point of dragging it out anyway? You should know by now what it is that I want.”