Chapter 545 Fire


    The weather was rather poor that day. The air was heavy with smog, and ran by noon, the sex remained shrouded in <b>a </b>gray mist


    Three cruise ships were docked side by side at the pier, their massive, silent presence looming like mobile fortresses under the dark hare


    Wesley didn’t show himself directly<b>, </b>not wanting to rm anyone. He knew he was being watched, <b>and </b>the n relied on the element of surprise. He stood on the deck of one of thecruise ships, looking out into the quiet distance.


    Hebamed to his <b>subordinate </b>and asked, “Any updates from Marcel and Jode?”


    <b>“</b>There’s still no contact with Marcel, but jodie has seeded,” the subordinate replied.N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    They were just waiting for Emelle.


    “Start the cruise ships Wesley ordered. As soon as everyone was on board, they could leave.


    The subordinate nodded and went today themand.


    Wesley stood with his hands behind his back, ying with the lighter he had kept for <b>years</b>. His handsome face looked especially striking against the vast expanse of the <b>sea</b>


    As he was lost in thought, aotion erupted inside the ship. He heard the faint cries of someoneshouting “Find There’s a fire”


    As on Wesley bamed around, asubordinate ran over to him to report, “<b>Bad </b><b>news</b>, sir! Someone set the shipon fire”


    The <b>mes </b>spread rapidly, and in no time, all three cruise ships were aze, numing the sea into a fieryvokane reminiscent of <b>the </b>“Burning of the Trojan Fleet‘


    A short distance from the shore, acar slowly came to a stop.


    With aclick, someone it a lighter. It was rathan lighting adipette and flicking <b>the </b>ash out the window.


    The feat sea didn’t reach the wildemess


    Emelie stared intently at Charles, who sat on top of the SUV. Her Lace was pale from the wind


    Charles snapped his fingers<b>, </b><b>and </b>after a brief ham of electricity, avalce was heard.


    Just had promised, his car’s sound system was impressive mough to host an open–air music festival Everyword could be heard loud and clear. “Where’s Eme? Where’s my me?!


    “Whether she cane to see you depends <b>on </b>whether you cooperate with us, Mrs. Hoven.”


    Those were Geeta and William’s voices.


    aring it at Charles.


    Hearing the recording, Emelle started brothing rapidly. She wanted to listen, but William wouldn’t let her. He raised his crossbow, a charles’s men shielded him with their bodies. William’s expression was cold as he readied <b>the </b>bow, and Emelle stepped forward without hesitation, pressing the arrowhead to her chest.


    Willian immediately <b>took </b>his finger off the trigger, terrified of identally shooting her though the heart.


    If he wanted to shoot, he’d have to shoot her first


    Timeble’s eyes were bloodshot She needed to hear this. She had to low what William had done to her mother when she wasn’tand.


    This recording was taken after she had left with Wesley. When Greta woke up under Wim’s watch, he entered her hospital room to force her to reveal the whereabouts of the ount book


    Back then, Charles and Beathan had listened in by bugging the room. Charles had intentionally recorded <b>it </b>and given Emelle a CD, wanting her to hear how Greta was pushed to a heart attack by William


    “Cooperate with you? What do you mean?” Greta said.


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    <b>“</b>Emelie must have told you that Mr. Hoven jumped to his death because of the ount book. If you don’t want melle to be troubled by the Pierce family incident, give me ount book, and this will end otherwise<b>, </b>your husband died for nothing,” Win said


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    *You <b>Your </b>name is Greca <b>was </b>shocked.


    “I’m Wim Middleton William Middleton from Cloudex Corporation and the Middleton family.” William revealed his identity.


    Greta’s voice in the recording was week and trembing Hearing that, Emile’s face turned as pale as death


    William <b>had </b>clearly cold Grets his name and his background. He was <b>a </b>member of the Middleton Family, who had killed Xander Pierce. He wanted cret to know that <b>her </b>daughter hadnurled the enemy’s son, who was also the man who killed her husband.


    Greta was too <b>ple </b>to handle this. As expected, she had an emotional breakdown in the recording, the cursed at William vehemently, disregarding her heart condition.


    <b>She </b>used him of betraying melle’s love, manipting her feelings, using <b>and </b>hunting her. She called their marriage <b>a </bplete sham.


    Emeletest someone had hit her hard on the back of the head


    The makeup artist had to carefully crafted her look to make her appear wann and happy. However, her true emotions shattered the mask of het makeup. She was in a terrible state Williamcling rightly od Emele’s wrist, dealing a strong premation that he let go, she would disappear forever.


    He ordered his men<b>, </b>“Movel”


    He needed to get Emelie out of the immediately. The rest could be dealt withter.


    First, they had to leave and find a ce where they could be alone. He could still exin everything to her.


    Ado pedessional fighters ck gear jumped out of the <b>car</b>, armed with baseball bats.


    Charles’s uses weren’t about to take abrating without alight just like that<b>, </b><b>a </b>massive brawl broke out in the deste wildemess.