Chapter 149
Chapter 149
Eleven. Twelve, and the others were squeezed by the crowd and couldn’t move. They didn’t dare push
people, fearing that they might hurt the masses. After all, these people were not ordinary individuals;
they were the distinguished sons and daughters of the upper ss.
Jade took the opportunity to exchange a meaningful look with Nancy. Nancy understood her intention
and swiftly broke free from the guards restraint while their attention was focused on the crowd. She
quickly escaped from the crowd.
The guards’ faces turned pale, and they were about to chase after her, but they were blocked by the
crowd.
Seventeen was infuriated. “Don’t you have eyes? Even if you don’t agree with our young miss taking
someone away, you shouldn’t allow the escape of a fugitive like Nancy!”
Jade smiled. “There’s no need for you to chase after her. I’ve already notified the authorities. I don’t
think she can get far, and JC will take care of her. There’s no need for the watchdogs of Miss Grace to
take action.”
Watchdogs?
Seventeen and the others gritted their teeth in anger, but since their young miss didn’t speak, they
remained silent. Grace tightly pursed her lips; her face was dark.
Edgar saw her expression and called out softly. “Grace.”
She looked up in response, giving him a cold nce devoid of any warmth.
“She is your responsibility, this matter….
Before she could finish her sentence, Edgar quickly interrupted, “She is not my responsibility!”
Grace’s expression remained unchanged as she continued, “Anyway, this matter is for Mr. Fallen to
handle on his own. Whenever you’re done, then you can return to the vi.”
Edgar knew she was still angry and wanted to reach out and hold her wrist to plead with her, but he
was interrupted by the hurried arrival of Eric.
“Boss, I’m sorry I’mte!”
Edgar’s face immediately turned dark.
Suppressing the urge to turn around and beat Eric, he calmly gave orders, “Nancy ran towards the
secluded bamboo forest path at the back. She is injured and can’t get far. Go after her.”
“Yes,”
After Eric acknowledged it, he immediately dashed in the direction that was mentioned. Edgar calmed
his emotions and was about to reach out again to hold Grace’s wrist, but she calmly twisted her body to
avoid him.
Grace looked at the surrounded guards, Eleven, Twelve, and the others. “Disperse the crowd and let
the banquet continue.”
The main actors in the y have all left, so there’s nothing interesting to see. The crowd quickly
dispersed. Once most of the people had left, Grace approached Jade. Her beautiful eyes were cold,
sharp, and unrestrained. When she locked eyes with Jade, she smirked and said, “Miss Evans,
considering our past grievances, I originally only intended to ruin the Evans family’s fortune. If you
behave yourself, I might spare your life. But if you conspire with anyone to cause trouble and I find out,
you might not be able to afford the consequences,”
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Jade was frightened by the warning in Grace’s eyes and momentarily froze. After a few seconds, she
finally reacted and smiled back, saying. “Miss Grace, don’t worry. Who wins and who loses, who cleans
up who, is still uncertain!”
Grace narrowed her eyes and smiled, saying. “I’ll be waiting.”
After speaking, she left the charity event without looking back, apanied by Eleven and several
bodyguards, leaving behind a lonely Edgar. He wanted to catch up to her, but Jade stopped him.
“Cousin, the event isn’t over yet. Are you in such a hurry to leave? Stay with me a little longer!”
Edgar red angrily and said, “Get lost.”
After coldly uttering those words, he immediately chased after her outside the hotel.
As Grace was about to get into the car and close the door, Edgar quickly grabbed the door, saying,
“Grace, wait!”
“What is it?”
Edgar nced into the car first. Eleven was driving. Twelve was in the passenger seat, and Fifteen and
Seventeen were absent, presumably going to take Tom back to the Walker family.
With a tight grip on the car door, Idgar spoke softly, afraid to provoke her anger with even a slightly
louder voice: “Grace, I also want to go back to the vi. Could you move inside a bit?”
Because Grace had just gotten into the car, she was sitting on the right side closer to the road, and the
left side was vacant.
Under the dim streetlight, Edgar’s ck eyes gleamed faintly as he stared at her, cautious and subtly
hopeful.
Grace gave him a cold nce, almost without hesitation, and said, “No.”
“Whoever brought you here, let them take you back, or better yet, use your own legs to walk back.”
Her tone was ice-cold, devoid of any warmth.
Ever since he refused to sign the termination of the employment agreement, Grace has never shown
him a good face. Tonight, she is as distant from him as she was on the night they were punished for
kneeling in the rain.
A shadow passed over the corners of Edgar’s eyes, and his eyshes drooped lightly, as if restraining
immense grief.
“Grace, there’s a reason why I came here tonight with Jade. Can you listen to my exnation?”
Grace withdrew her gaze, not even ncing at him, and simply said, “The vi will keep the door for
you until eleven o’clock. If you don’t make it back, then you can go sleep on the streets by yourself. Let
go.”
There was a hint of redness in the corners of Edgar’s eyes.
What a heartless and unscrupulous woman! How could her heart be as hard as stone?
He felt suffocated, and his chest ached. Reluctantly, he released his grip on the door handle. Just as he
let go, the car door mmed shut with a loud “bang,” and then sped away like an arrow, leaving him
behind with a face full of exhaust fumes. This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.
He choked and coughed twice, standing alone in ce, watching the car disappear into the night.
“Boss!”
Eric approached him.
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Edgar regained his usual coldness and asked in a displeased tone, “What is it?”
Eric lowered his head, his expression unpleasant. “I’m sorry, Boss. I couldn’t catch up to Nancy. By the
time I got there, she hadpletely vanished, as if someone had taken her away beforehand.”
“Check the surveince.”
Eric’s head drooped even lower. “The section of the road in the hotel garden where the bamboo forest
is located is a blind spot for surveince, and the few cameras that could capture the entrance and exit
were all disabled in advance. I’m sorry.
Edgar didn’t intend to be too harsh on him. “It’s not your fault. From Nancy’s appearance, attempting to
stab Grace with a knife, to her escape, everything was premeditated. I just can’t understand why the
person behind all this did it and what their purpose is.”
As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang. Seeing that it was Jade, he hesitated for a moment,
but ultimately answered the call.
“Cousin, you haven’t left yet, right? The banquet isn’t over yet. As someone’s malepanion, you
can’t just leave her alone, right?”
Edgar didn’t want to say a word to her.
Just as he was about to hang up. Jade spoke again: “Cousin, do you want to know where Nancy is?”
He narrowed his cold gaze.
“You know?”
Jade smirked mischievously and said, “Not only do I know, but I can also take you there, cousin! I’m
sure you have a lot of doubts about Nancy, right? Why not personally unravel these mysteries?”
Edgar pursed his thin lips, and his deep ck eyes narrowed. “What do you want?”
“I hope that my cousin can apany me until the end of this banquet. It’s just thest five minutes.
Cousin won’t refuse such a small request, right?
Jade chuckled softly and continued, “Once the banquet is over, I will immediately take you to see
Nancy. How about that?”
Edgar didn’t reply immediately.
He nced at his wristwatch. There was still over half an hour left until eleven o’clock…
“Fine, where are you?”