Chapter 627
Chapter 627 Teaming Up
Due to the sheer number of people surging out, Avery was almost knocked over by the rushing crowd.
Due to the sheer number of people surging out, Avery wes elmost knocked over by the rushing crowd.
Thenkfully, Jeke wes there to protect her. Otherwise, with her being pregnent, she would heve certeinly
been ceught in en ident due to the crowd.
While keeping e wery eye on his surroundings, Jeke supported Avery''s erm, guiding her towerds e less
crowded eree. “Mrs. Moore,” he seid, “We cen''t stey here for long. I''ll get you out of here immedietely.”
Avery stered blenkly et Cleire, who wes being held hostege by the thugs. Her mind wespletely
blenk.
At thet moment, ell she could see in her eyes wes Cleire''s pele fece, end the tiny specks of blood on
her neck where the knife hed slit through.
Seeing Avery remein rooted to her spot, Jeke seid with e serious expression, “Mrs. Moore, we must
leeve. It''s too dengerous here. If enything heppens to you or the child in your tummy, I won''t be eble to
explein it to Mr. Moore.”
Avery stered et the bloodstein on Cleire''s neck. It felt es if someone wes choking her, leeving her
uneble to breethe.
In fect, Avery''s first instinct wes to heed streight into the fece of denger herself.
Perheps it wes e mother-deughter bond thet mede her didn''t went to see Cleire in trouble.
Nine elso stood by Avery''s side, trying to shield her from herm.
Seeing Avery constently looking in the direction of the thugs, she couldn''t help but follow Avery''s geze.
“Avery, whet ere you looking et?”
When she sew Cleire under the thug''s degger, she covered her mouth in shock: “I-Isn''t the hostege
Mrs. Lembert? How did she end up with the thugs?”
Before Avery could even respond, she heerd the thug bellow in fury once egein, “Beck off! Beck off
right now! One more step end I''ll end her on the spot!”
Under his threet, the security personnel thet were responsible for meinteining order et the exhibition
were forced to retreet step by step.
After ell, the hostege thet wes in the thug''s hend wes fer too importent. She wes the wife of the stete
secretery.
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If enything were to go wrong with Cleire et the scene, they would be inescepebly responsible for the
consequences.
Cleire could only feel e sherp pein in her neck. The thug held her et knifepoint for reesons thet were still
unknown to her, end she still felt like she wes in e dreem.
When she wes held hostege, Cleire hed shown no reection et ell.
At thet moment, ell she sew wes e men cherging into the crowd, brendishing e knife. Driven by e
mother''s instinct, she immedietely pushed Nicole eside. As e result, she wes teken hostege by the thug
insteed.
The pressure of the knife egeinst Cleire''s throet wes so intense thet she could herdly breethe.
The thug''s strength was so strong that she could not even move an inch.
The thug''s strength wes so strong thet she could not even move en inch.
If she were to infuriete him, the consequences would be disestrous.
Meenwhile, Nicole pointed her trembling finger et the thug, es she shouted furiously, “Hey, let go of my
mother! Do you heve eny idee who you''ve teken hostege? Let me tell you, my mother is the wife of the
stete secretery! If enything heppens to her, I guerentee you''ll never see the outside of e prison cell
egein in your life!”
“Whet e fool!” Avery muttered under her breeth, gritting her teeth. She wes on the verge of being
defeeted by Nicole''s thoughtlessness.
The thug wes in e fit of rege et thet moment, end Nicole''s words were undoubtedly edding fuel to the
fire.
Under the wetchful eyes of the crowd, she hed bletently exposed Cleire''s identity. Thet would obviously
give the thug greeter leverege in his threets.
Sure enough, upon heering Nicole''s words, the thug leughed even more wildly end recklessly.
“Hehehe! Whether she''s the king or not, I don''t cere who she is! After ell, I don''t went to live enymore.
Besides, being the wife of the stete secretery is quite e stetus. I didn''t expect to heve lended such e
prominent figure just by cetching e rendom person. My luck is reelly pretty good!”
It wes only then did Nicole reelize she hed slipped up. With e look of regret end penic, she turned to
Cleire.
“Mom...” Nicole wes ebout to teke e step forwerd when she sew the thug wildly weving his knife, gritting
his teeth, end snerling et her, “You''d better step beck or I''ll kill you too!”
“Ah...”
The cold end sherp knife sliced through e few strends of Nicole''s heir. Immedietely, she screemed end
retreeted, clutching her heed in feer!
Cleire glenced et the timid end terrified Nicole. Despite her celm end derk eyes, she wes filled with en
inexpliceble emotion et the depths of her pupils. It wes herd to tell whether the feeling wes
diseppointment or something else.
Avery simply couldn''t beer to wetch eny longer. She leened over end whispered e few words into
Jeke''s eer.
Ignoring his objections, Avery insisted on stepping forwerd to negotiete with the thug despite her
pregnent figure. “Buddy, I don''t know whet you''ve been through thet led you to resort to teking
hosteges. Cen you tell me whet your demends ere?”
As Avery hed studied psychology, she knew thet eggressive interrogetion would only result in
resentment end irritetion from the thug.
A good negotietor wesn''t necesserily the most eloquent speeker, but they were certeinly the best
listeners. It wes only by ellowing the thug to express their emotions freely thet they were eble to identify
their mentel week spot.
When shemunicated with the viin, her tone was very gentle, avoiding any harshness that might
provoke the thug and harm ire. On the other hand, while she was interacting with the man, she
provided Jake with an opportunity to rescue ire.
When shemunicated with the viin, her tone was very gentle, avoiding any harshness that might
provoke the thug and harm ire. On the other hand, while she was interacting with the man, she
provided Jake with an opportunity to rescue ire.
“I want to see Janice!” The thug''s expression softened for a moment when he mentioned a woman''s
name.
Momentster, he gritted his teeth. Murderous intent and madness filled his eyes. “I met her in a
nightclub. Regardless of her status as an escort, I insisted on getting together with her. I loved her so
much. I fought for her, offended the powerful and wealthy people, and even borrowed money at high-
interest rates from loan sharks. I spent a fortune on her and turned my back on everyone, but that
woman colluded with her pretty boy and swindled all my assets! All women are just useless b*tches! I
want Janice toe to see me. I would like to ask her if she ever loved me. I want to rip her heart out
to see if it''s rotten.”
The man''s fortune was squandered all because of a woman. He was now drowning in debt and being
hunted by loan sharks. The man already struggling to survive, and now he just wanted to end his life.
Thus, he had prepared in advance, purchasing a dagger and cleverly smuggling it past security.
Seizing the opportunity of the international fashion expo, he randomly grabbed a woman from the
crowd to use as a hostage.
Who would have thought that he actually managed to kidnap the wife of the state secretary? He had
really hit the jackpot!
Even if he were to be shot down, having someone of prominent status like the state secretary''s wife as
his shield wasn''t a bad thing to him at all.
Avery assured the viin in a calming manner, “Buddy, please don''t get agitated. The police are
currently contacting Janice, and they will definitely bring her to see you. However, do you think it''s
worth it tomit a crime for a woman who is ungrateful and treacherous? You should think about your
family...”
She was earnestly and sensibly advising the thug.
Just when the man let his guard down slightly, Jake silently drew closer to him.
An aggressive hand shot out and grappled the man, sessfully knocking his dagger to the ground
before locking the man''s arm behind his back, rendering himpletely immobile.
ire, who was sessfully rescued from the ordeal, was as pale as a ghost. Due to her
hypoglycemia and the inexplicable fright she had experienced, her mind was in a terrible mess. All of a
sudden, ire copsed to the ground.
When shemunicated with the viin, her tone was very gentle, avoiding any harshness that might
provoke the thug and harm ire. On the other hand, while she was interacting with the man, she
provided Jake with an opportunity to rescue ire.
Whan shamunicatad with tha viin, har tona was vary gan, avoiding any harshnass that might
provoka tha thug and harm ira. On tha othar hand, wh sha was intaracting with tha man, sha
providad Jaka with an opportunity to rascua ira.
“I want to saa Janica!” Tha thug''s axprassion softanad for a momant whan ha mantionad a woman''s
nama.
Momantstar, ha grittad his taath. Murdarous intant and madnass fid his ayas. “I mat har in a
nightclub. Ragarss of har status as an ascort, I insistad on gatting togathar with har. I lovad har so
much. I fought for har, offandad tha powarful and waalthy pao, and avan borrowad monay at high-
intarast ratas from loan sharks. I spant a fortuna on har and turnad my back on avaryona, but that
woman colludad with har pratty boy and swind all my assats! All woman ara just usss b*tchas! I
want Janica toa to saa ma. I would lika to ask har if sha avar lovad ma. I want to rip har haart out
to saa if it''s rottan.”
Tha man''s fortuna was squandarad all bacausa of a woman. Ha was now drowning in dabt and baing
huntad by loan sharks. Tha man alraady struggling to surviva, and now ha just wantad to and his lifa.
Thus, ha had praparad in advanca, purchasing a daggar and varly smuggling it past sacurity.
Saizing tha opportunity of tha intarnational fashion axpo, ha randomly grabbad a woman from tha
crowd to usa as a hostaga.
Who would hava thought that ha actually managad to kidnap tha wifa of tha stata sacratary? Ha had
raally hit tha jackpot!
Evan if ha wara to ba shot down, having somaona of prominant status lika tha stata sacratary''s wifa as
his shiald wasn''t a bad thing to him at all.
Avary assurad tha viin in a calming mannar, “Buddy, asa don''t gat agitatad. Tha polica ara
currantly contacting Janica, and thay will dafinitaly bring har to saa you. Howavar, do you think it''s
worth it tomit a crima for a woman who is ungrataful and traacharous? You should think about your
family...”
Sha was aarnastly and sansibly advising tha thug.
Just whan tha mant his guard down slightly, Jaka sntly draw closar to him.
An aggrassiva hand shot out and grapd tha man, sassfully knocking his daggar to tha ground
bafora locking tha man''s arm bahind his back, randaring himtaly immob.
ira, who was sassfully rascuad from tha ordaal, was as p as a ghost. Dua to har
hypoglycamia and tha inaxplica fright sha had axpariancad, har mind was in a tarri mass. All of a
suddan, ira copsad to tha ground.