Nicole instantly came to her senses and widened her eyes.A few big and burly men came into the dim and stuffy room.Nicole could even recognize one of them. He was the one that she tried to shoot at the shooting range earlier.Her expression changed dramatically as she quickly shrank back into the shadows.However, that man did not even look in her direction.The man casually glanced at the girls. He picked a younger one like he was picking up a chicken and dragged her out.The women were terrified and screamed in fear.The man was so annoyed that he impatiently fired a shot.The gun went off, and silence fell in the room.Everyone was crying with their mouths covered, afraid to be noticed by the man.“Damn it! Take her away…”A girl was dragged away, and the rest of the women cried in despair.The room was quiet again.Nicole looked at the scene in shock. Although the air was hot and humid, her body still felt cold all over.It was extremely cold.The woman who had bee
The next day, the sun rose as usual.Only today, no one came to see Nicole. She stayed with the group of women. The air was stagnant and extremely hot.During the day, they took away four women, so Nicole was extremely tense.She felt like she was going crazy from the repression.Two days later.Someone brought Nicole to Caleb.Caleb had just finished making a phone call. His eagle eyes looked at her sharply.“Mr. Ferguson is here and said that he wants to see me for negotiations. Ms. Stanton, you can look forward to it.”Nicole could no longer look at Caleb with the same gaze she had in the beginning.He was an arms dealer that made such cruel and unseemly deals in the shadows.How could Nicole believe that he would keep his promise to let her go?Nicole’s eyes were clear, cold, and still. “It’s not that simple, is it? Besides exchanging hostages, what else do you want?”Caleb raised his eyebrows slightly. He seemed to look at Nicole in a different light.“It looks like y
The car drove past Nicole. When she looked up, her face changed dramatically.Through the car window, Nicole saw the girl who had talked to her that night in the back of the car. The girl’s face was bloodied, and her eyes were desperate and empty as she looked out the window.The girl seemed to be looking at Nicole too.In an instant, a wave of nausea rushed to Nicole’s chest. She could no longer resist and ran out to dry heave.However, her stomach was empty. Except for a gag reflex, nothing was thrown up.Caleb’s woman came out from inside and looked at Nicole expressionlessly with some sympathy.“Don’t have such high hopes. This negotiation won’t go so smoothly. It could take a month or even a year.”Nicole paused and abruptly turned her head. “What does he want?”The woman smiled and gaudily stroked her hair.“A lot, such as Eric Ferguson’s forces abroad that are powerful enough to launder money, his contacts in various parts of Mediania, and our men who have been arrested
The woman smiled and went over to pat Nicole on the shoulder.“I quite like you. As long as you behave, I can make sure that you suffer a little less.”Nicole blinked. She slowly listened to those words but was not the least bit happy.“Then can I ask where the girl was taken away to?”The woman’s smile faded.Her eyes exuded a slight chill.“I told you to mind your own business.”“An arms dealer still does such a low-level thing as human trafficking?”Nicole’s voice was dry.The woman tugged at the corner of her lips. “It’s just handy and not a big deal. Many people in the world do this. Besides, it’s more than just human trafficking.”“What do you mean?”“It’s fine if you know about it. These women’s stomachs are filled with goods to be sent to the place of need. Then, their mission will be over. It’s a kind of relief. You’re just lucky to be born in a peaceful country with such a good family background. Of course, you won’t understand that such things are common in other
In the evening.Caleb came back looking unhappy. He failed to negotiate with Eric.His gaze when he looked at Nicole was getting colder.Nicole guessed it right.Eric would not give in because of her.This was not a matter of money.Caleb’s ultimate goal was to control the global weapons business. He could not do it himself and needed to rely on Eric. That way, he had insurance and could just sit back and enjoy.It was a beautiful dream.How could a woman make his wish come true?Caleb looked at Nicole with an extremely gloomy gaze.“Ms. Stanton, are you sad? You still have to stay here for a while since Mr. Ferguson didn’t agree to my conditions.”Nicole curled the corners of her lips. She obviously knew that there was no hope, but she inexplicably felt more relaxed.“It’s expected. Eric’s not stupid.”“You’re quite open-minded, huh? Do you want to give him a call? Or should I send one of your body parts to him like what I did with Charles Ferguson? What should I send him
Nicole wanted to fight for a chance to live.She could not depend on Eric to survive.Caleb waved his hand. “I know, but your family has so many children, and you’re a woman. With Medianian’s patriarchal habits, your siblings must be so happy with one less person to share their wealth with. I can’t get much money from you…”Nicole opened her mouth and stared at him in shock.Really?That was what he thinks?This was the first time Nicole doubted her value. Wasn’t she the Stanton family’s most valuable child?Nicole wanted to say something else, but she just felt her head spinning as it hit the glass so hard that it hurt.The car abruptly skidded to the side.Caleb quickly took out his gun, leaned down, and spoke in an extremely cold and fast tone, “What’s going on?”The driver spoke nervously. “Boss, a few cars are coming in front of us. I wonder if they’re from Snakehead.”Snakehead was their archrival.“How many of them?”“Five cars, all filled with people. Should we rus
After Caleb finished laughing, he went to arrange their defenses.“Snakehead is really tired of living! How dare he try to cut me off in the middle of the road? If they dare to come close later, just kill them all!”“Don’t worry, Boss. If they dare to come close, not a single one of them will be left alive!”They were extremely arrogant.Nicole wanted to go out and take a look, but she was dragged back.The more she thought about it, she felt that something was wrong.Clayton came for her. Perhaps she was not mistaken.Clayton was here!That meant that it was not Snakehead.If Caleb knew about it, he would probably retaliate strongly.After all, he was still wary of Snakehead. A local mobster was more powerful than an outsider, so Caleb would not care.Nicole suppressed the surge of emotions in her heart. Her face looked a little pale.Caleb thought that Nicole was scared out of her wits, so he got someone to take her back to rest.Nicole was eager to go out and take a loo
Nicole felt some fear and uneasiness for no reason.The unknown destination and the people around her made Nicole feel uneasy.Her hand that was placed on her knee slowly clenched up.Caleb, who had been closing his eyes on the side, had opened his eyes at some point.He looked at Nicole sideways as if he wanted to chat with her.“You know what?”Nicole looked at him.Caleb said, “Eric Ferguson bought a flight ticket back tomorrow. This negotiation is over.”Nicole felt terrified at every word that came out of his mouth.His gloomy face had a light and meaningful smile. He looked at Nicole as if she was going to die soon.His gaze that was intolerant yet inquisitive made Nicole get goosebumps all over her body.The expression on Nicole’s face faintly stiffened. His gaze froze for a moment.Somehow, Nicole felt a kind of hopeless chill after Caleb said that. However, after the despair, she felt a kind of relaxation.It was a relaxation that was free from the mental burden.