Chapter 388 On the Cargo Ship


    After Inken finished speaking, Braxton angrily approached him, demanding. “Why didn’t you inform me


    if you had a lead?”


    Inken tightened his lips, his parched mouth showing his concern. “Freya made the call. Initially, we


    believed there was no danger, and that we had enough manpower. We didn’t anticipate the sudden.


    increase in the enemy’s strength.”


    Braxton’s fist hung in the air, but he held back. “Go gather reinforcements! I’ll contact them


    immediately.” he instructed through gritted teeth.


    Radley’s eyes were cold and determined. “I’ve already instructed Connor to search the entire city of


    Caltun.” Yet, he couldn’t understand how that convoy seemed to have vanished without a trace.


    At the Harbor Haven Dock in Eldoria, right on the border of Florin, a massive cargo ship belched out


    thick white smoke.


    Freya was on board a cargo ship, blindfolded with a ck cloth, her mouth taped shut, and her hands


    and feet bound. Her world plunged into darkness, and she was cut off from sight and sound for a


    couple of agonizing hours. When the ck cloth was finally removed, she blinked and red at the


    man before her.


    Jamie, seated opposite her, greeted her with a smile and said, “Let her speak.”


    Moonde, who stood nearby, promptly tore the tape off Freya’s face. It stung as it left her skin, turning


    her fairplexion red in patches. Yet, even after the painful ordeal, Freya remained silent.


    His eyes carried a hint of amusement as he inquired, “Miss Kaufmann, do you have any questions for


    me?”


    Freya fixed him with a cold stare and retorted, “If I ask, will you answer?”


    He chuckled softly and replied, “Not necessarily.”


    She sneered and said, “You’ll only share what you want me to know, won’t you? You’d even tell me


    things 1 didn’t ask for.”


    Jamie maintained his gentle demeanor and replied, “Miss Kaufmann, you are quite smart.” With those


    words, he got up and approached her. While his expression remained gentle, he suddenly brought his


    foot. down hard on her shoulder.


    The immense pressure caused her to gasp and slowly copse onto the deck, biting her lip in pain.


    “Being overly clever isn’t always a good thing, you know,” he remarked.


    He pinned her to the deck and then crouched down, gently patting her face. “I need a small favor from


    you, so I’ll be gentle from now on. But remember your ce. If I catch wind of any escape attempts, -


    someone will die.”


    Her heart raced upon hearing that. “What do you mean?” She instantly thought of Inken and Brisa.


    “You promised to release them!”


    Jamie pped his hands, and three individuals with ck hoods covering their heads were brought up


    to the deck. He grinned. “Of course, I always keep my promises. But these three people must be


    important to you, too, right?”


    The hoods were removed, and Freya’s eyes widened in shock. “Russell, Lucius, Maddox!” These were


    the three individuals from her medicalboratory. She clenched her teeth. “Jamie! Don’t drag innocent


    people into this!”


    He smirked and replied, “Naturally, I despise unnecessary trouble. That’s why I spared Miss Monaghan


    and Mr. Cahan. I even had someone tend to their wounds before we left. So, Miss Kaufmann, do I


    not deserve your trust?”


    She clenched her teeth and red at him. “Release them!”


    Lucius, a teenage medical prodigy, was poised for greatness. Russell had a loving family waiting for


    him. Maddox, with his askew sses, trembled in fear.


    “No.” Jamie’s smirk vanished, reced by arrogance. He pressed his foot on Freya’s shoulder. “I took


    them during an award ceremony. It was tough. I’ve released those you asked, but if you want these


    three, we’ll need to continue our trade.


    “What trade?” Freya winced in pain, her shoulders aching from the pressure.


    “You’ll find out soon enough,” he replied, his gaze fixed on the captives. “But remember, any attempt to


    escape, sessful or not, will result in someone’s death.” With that threat, he finally lifted his foot and


    helped Freya up. “Alright, my esteemed guest, let’s get you to your room.”


    Jamie’s cold and indifferent gaze finally unveiled his true character to Freya. Gone was the once


    elegant, and amiable man she knew as Edward’s brother. Questions swirled in her mind about


    Edward’s


    involvement in this kidnapping scheme. Had he deceived her from the beginning? She couldn’t help but


    feel betrayed, closing her eyes in pain as she thought about the boy she had treated like a younger


    brother. If Edward had tricked her, she would have been blind to it all along.


    She was then led to the guest room on the ship’s lower deck. It was windowless but freshly decorated,


    hardly resembling a cargo ship’s interior.


    After Jamie’s men brought her here, they left without locking the door behind them. Before leaving, they


    informed her, “This ship will be sailing for a while. There’s a clock on the wall, and someone will escort


    you to the restaurant at mealtimes. You’ll have one hour of fresh air in the morning and afternoon.


    Apart from that, you’re not allowed to leave this room.”


    After hearing that, Freya looked at the unlocked door with clenched teeth. Then, she realized Jamie


    had earlier put another lock on her. She couldn’t risk leaving the room without permission, knowing the


    lunatic might go after Lucius and the others.


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    The room was fully furnished with four sets of bedding, and there was a fixed television and an old-


    fashioned DVD yer across from it, with a row of discs for entertainment.


    At that moment, her eyes were drawn to the upper right corner of the room, where she noticed a visible


    camera with its light on. Now that the ropes binding her had been removed, she found clean clothes on


    the bed. After a brief pause, she collected the clothes, went into the bathroom, and turned on the


    shower. As the water cascaded down, she washed her face and massaged her sore shoulders where


    Jamie had stepped earlier.


    After freshening up and changing into clean clothes, she returned to the bedroom and went straight to


    bed to rest. Her medical training brought back her rationality andposure. No matter the


    circumstances, she needed to regain her energy and strength to escape from here, along with the three


    others.


    Lucius was rtively young, so it would be easier to help him. Maddox was always timid, and Russell,


    turning thirty-five this year, had always been physically weak from working in theboratory.


    Meanwhile, Jamie monitored the screen before him in anothervish room on the cargo ship. He


    watched. as Freya, without hesitation, went to bed and drifted into slumber. His eyebrows raised


    slightly at her calm demeanor. Herposure surprised him, but he knew that the moreposed she


    appeared, the closer he needed to keep tabs on her.


    He sighed and turned his attention to his unconscious brother lying on the bed. Upon discovering


    Edward’s advanced-stage stomach cancer, Jamie had given him medication to induce a temporary


    coma. He couldn’t afford Edward’s strong attachment to Freya jeopardizing their ns, knowing his


    brother would risk his life to protect her.