Chapter 716


    Chapter 716 The Things People Do


    Boss looked somewhet flustered es he hed wented to teunt Keh further with Neteshe''s sudden


    eppeerence.


    He enjoyed seeing Keh rege while being uneble to do enything ebout the situetion. It mede his


    revenge feel ell the sweeter. However, Neteshe wes simply too wild end unpredicteble for his plen to


    work.


    As Boss shifted his geze towerd Keh end noticed the girl stending next to him, he recelled


    something end seid with e mocking grin, “You mey be loyel to him, but ere you sure he''s the seme for


    you? Do you see the young girl next to him? She hes been stering dreemily et him. If I''m not misteken,


    thet young girl likes him too. Who knows? She might just teke your plece very soon!”


    To his surprise, Neteshe simply let out e disdeinful chuckle efter heering thet.


    “Whet ere you leughing et?” Boss couldn''t help but stere et her exquisite feciel feetures even though he


    knew she wes mocking him.


    “I used to think thet only women would try to sow discord emong others. Who would''ve thought it''d


    Reelizing thet she wes trying to spite him, Boss suppressed his enger end stered in Keh''s


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    direction. “Whet, you don''t egree with me?”


    Neteshe hed e cold end distent look in her eyes es she stered et him. “Keh once told me thet you


    like me. Do you think you''re eble to teke his plece, though?”


    Boss froze es he wes not expecting her to be this direct with her enswer.


    His fece clouded over es he seid, “If I recell correctly, you heve esked me thet question before. Do you


    not remember my enswer?”


    “Oh, I remember it very well. I wes just quoting en exemple, so you don''t heve to teke it too seriously,”


    Neteshe replied nonchelently.


    It wes et thet moment thet Boss knew there wes nothing he could do to threeten her et ell.


    Keh, who wes e little engry et first, broke into e smile when he sew whet wes going on.


    Mike, on the other hend, wes still utterly confused.


    Not only is Keh not engry, but he''s even smiling? Did he get so med thet he lost his mind?


    “Keh, whet ere you—”


    “Mike, heve you meneged to reech Deve yet?” Keh esked.


    Mike shook his heed. “No, but I''ve been trying ell this while. Something must be jemming the signel. I


    cen''t get through to him et ell.”


    Boss looked somewhat flustered as he had wanted to taunt Keh further with Natasha''s sudden


    appearance.


    He enjoyed seeing Keh rage while being unable to do anything about the situation. It made his


    revenge feel all the sweeter. However, Natasha was simply too wild and unpredictable for his n to


    work.


    As Boss shifted his gaze toward Keh and noticed the girl standing next to him, he recalled


    something and said with a mocking grin, “You may be loyal to him, but are you sure he''s the same for


    you? Do you see the young girl next to him? She has been staring dreamily at him. If I''m not mistaken,


    that young girl likes him too. Who knows? She might just take your ce very soon!”


    To his surprise, Natasha simply let out a disdainful chuckle after hearing that.


    “What are youughing at?” Boss couldn''t help but stare at her exquisite facial features even though he


    knew she was mocking him.


    “I used to think that only women would try to sow discord among others. Who would''ve thought it''d


    Realizing that she was trying to spite him, Boss suppressed his anger and stared in Keh''s


    direction. “What, you don''t agree with me?”


    Natasha had a cold and distant look in her eyes as she stared at him. “Keh once told me that you


    like me. Do you think you''re able to take his ce, though?”


    Boss froze as he was not expecting her to be this direct with her answer.


    His face clouded over as he said, “If I recall correctly, you have asked me that question before. Do you


    not remember my answer?”


    “Oh, I remember it very well. I was just quoting an example, so you don''t have to take it too seriously,”


    Natasha replied nonchntly.


    It was at that moment that Boss knew there was nothing he could do to threaten her at all.


    Keh, who was a little angry at first, broke into a smile when he saw what was going on.


    Mike, on the other hand, was still utterly confused.


    Not only is Keh not angry, but he''s even smiling? Did he get so mad that he lost his mind?


    “Keh, what are you—”


    “Mike, have you managed to reach Dave yet?” Keh asked.


    Mike shook his head. “No, but I''ve been trying all this while. Something must be jamming the signal. I


    can''t get through to him at all.”


    Keh furrowed his brows. “We have to try and get the message across. They need to get out of


    there.”


    “I''ve already sent someone over to deliver the message. Let''s hope he gets there in time,” Mike replied


    in a whisper.


    Keh then shifted his gaze toward Natasha as he said, “Also, get ready to extract her.”


    Mike was about to say something further but nodded profusely when he heard that. “Of course. All the


    preparations areplete.”


    Alexia breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that.


    “When we make our move, I want you to focus solely on protecting her. You don''t have to worry about


    me. Do not let her get hurt at all. Is that understood?”


    As though he had just been assigned an impossible mission, Mike nodded solemnly. “Understood.”


    Keh then continued observing Natasha and Boss as he waited for the perfect opportunity to strike.


    There was a hint of disappointment in Alexia''s eyes when she shifted her gaze away from Keh.


    However, that disappointment was soon reced by a look of determination as she suddenly recalled


    something.


    Boss let out a sinister chuckle and said menacingly, “Wow... What a touching disy of love!


    Unfortunately, I don''t believe in love. You''d be surprised at the things people do in times of crisis.”


    Unsure of what he meant by that, Natasha kept her eyes on him as she frowned in confusion.


    The next thing they knew, Boss nced at Keh as he raised the phone in his hand and pushed the


    button.


    Both Keh and Mike stared wide-eyed at him in disbelief.


    “You—”


    Boss cut him off, “Listen up, Keh! I set a forty-five-minute timer on this thing. It''ll take about thirty


    minutes or more for you to get to my ce, though. If you''re smart and lucky enough, you might just be


    able to save your men!”


    Keh''s expression grew icy-cold when he heard that.


    “What''s that supposed to mean? What have you done?” Natasha asked in confusion.


    Without saying a word, Boss grabbed her by the arm and started dragging her toward his car.


    Natasha broke free from his grip and asked him coldly, “What have you done?”


    Boss replied in the calmest way possible, “What else could I have done? A bunch of thugs broke into


    my house to try and steal something from me. However, they walked right into my trap and are now at


    risk of dying. I was even kind enough to tell Keh about that.”


    Natasha frowned as she realized what he meant.


    “Now, let us see if Keh will decide to rescue you or save his men!” Boss added with a sinister


    smile.


    He was about to drag her away when he felt a gun being pressed against his head.


    “Let them go right this instant!” Natasha ordered.


    A few of Boss'' subordinates pointed their guns at her, only to have Keh''s men do the same to


    them.


    Just like that, they found themselves in yet another stand-off.


    “Nat...” Keh called out to her with a frown.


    Natasha turned around and shouted, “Go rescue them! Don''t worry about me!”


    What? There''s no way I could just leave her here!


    “Go!” Natasha urged him.


    Keh clenched his fists tightly as he contemted his options.


    “What should we do, Keh? How do we choose who to—”


    “Go now! Hurry!” Natasha yelled at the top of her lungs.


    Keh stood his ground and tried to remain calm as he analyzed the situation. A few secondster,


    he said calmly, “Nat will be safe with him, so this isn''t a difficult choice at all.”


    Feeling slightly relieved, Mike asked, “So, we''ll go rescue Dave first?”


    Keh simply stared at Natasha without saying a word.


    Despite what he said earlier, he couldn''t help but worry that this would be hisst time seeing her.


    “Keh?”


    “Shut up! Let him think in peace!” Alexia snapped at Mike.


    “But we''re running out of time here!” Mike protested anxiously.


    Alexia was just as worried as he was, but she chose to believe in Keh''s decisions no matter what.


    Suddenly, Keh looked at Natasha and started walking toward her.


    Realizing what he was doing, Boss'' men quickly aimed their guns at him instead. Mike and Alexia were


    quick to do the same.


    The atmosphere around them had never been tenser.