Chapter 1112 Was She Wrong âPrince Jonathan, you were waiting for the right time, werenât you? You were waiting for me to trick Zophie into letting down her guard so that she wonât detonate the explosives. That way, the jade key would be safe,â Natalie uttered, revealing what Bastien was thinking about.
The truth was that Bastien had arrived not long after Natalie, but he did not let Jerome and his men appear to rescue Natalie. Once his plan had been revealed, Bastienâs gentle look was replaced by an icy one.
âNatalie, it isnât a good thing to be too smart sometimes.â Bastien patted the coat and draped it over his arm as he stared at the crafty woman.
âWhatâs the matter? You need my intellect when weâre up against enemies, but when itâs you Iâm facing, I have to be a sweet, foolish girl?â
âI trusted you. I was sure that you would win her.â âThen am I to say thank you for trusting me? For trusting that I would win in the fight against Zophie?â
At Natalieâs sarcasm, Bastien changed the topic. âYouâre hurt. Let me send you to the hospital.â
âNo thanks.â âNatalie!â Bastien was starting to get angry, and a crease began to mar his forehead. Still, Natalie uttered, âI donât need you to stick your nose into my business, Bastien.â
With that, Natalie turned to leave. However, just as she took a few steps forward, something hit the back of her neck. Her vision went black, and she lost consciousness. âUghââ
Natalie slumped down, and Bastien quickly scooped her into his arms. Afraid that Bastien would be tired from carrying Natalie, Joseph took a step forward and offered, âPrince Jonathan, let meââ
Before he could say âcarry her instead,â Bastien had already hunched over to lift Natalie into his arms.
He then said, âDo you still not understand this, Joseph? Iâm the only one whoâs allowed to carry her. No one else is allowed to touch her.â
When Joseph shifted his gaze to look at Bastien, he was taken aback by Bastienâs intimidating eyes.
Joseph had been working for Bastien for years. Although he knew that Bastien was not as gentle as the public described him, and even though he knew that Bastien had a ruthless side to him, he had never seen a gaze as frigid as that.
Bastien was wearing white, but as Joseph looked at the back of the prince, he felt that the heart of the man was black.
The prince has changed. Heâs like a stranger now.
Jerome took the jade key from Zophie, who was indignant about seeing the treasure she had obtained with great difficulty taken away by the others.
âHow can you call yourselves a squad from the royal family? Youâre nothing but a group of cowards. At the end of the day, you still needed a woman to do everything for you!â
The adjutant grabbed Zophieâs hair and snapped, âZophie, youâre now in our hands, so why are you still so stubborn? Be smarter, and tell us Blazeâs secrets. That way, youâll suffer a little lesser.â
Zophie burst out laughing. âYour plan of hitting two birds with one stone was wonderful! You watched as I kidnapped Natalieâs kid and forced her to hand over the jade key. Then you forced us both into a vicious battle before reaping the benefits without lifting a finger! Forget about me. The poor Natalie has been toyed too, huh?â
The adjutant later left the secret prison with Jerome.
When they were on their way out, the adjutant commented, âMajor General Sutton, this woman must have a death wish. How could she say arrogant words like these even after getting captured?â
Jerome halted in his tracks and turned to look at his adjutant. âWas she wrong about anything?â