A Cue For Love Chapter 1049


    Chapter 1049 Cautious


    Why… Why is she here? Just as he was about to call out to her, he was stopped by the look she gave


    him. They could not let anyone know that they knew each other.


    If the robber were to find out that Natalie knew Jerome—and knew him well, in fact—she might no


    longer be a simple hostage, and thewbreaker would be increasingly wary of her.


    Jerome could understand Natalie’s intention. Still, he found it impossible to stay calm as she was held


    hostage at knifepoint.


    “Your acquaintances have been caught, and you’re the only one left,” Jerome warned as he kept a


    close eye on Barnaby. “I’d advise you to surrender as quickly as you can and let the hostage go so that


    your sentence will be lighter.”


    However, Barnaby felt as if he had heard the world’s greatest joke when he heard Jerome’s words.


    “A lighter sentence? How funny!” Barnaby pressed the knife harder against Natalie’s neck. “I want to


    leave safely, and you have to give me enough money too. Otherwise, I’ll drag this woman to hell with


    me.”


    A typical threat, but it only worked because Natalie’s life was in his hands.


    “I want a helicopter, and I want a hundred million in virtual currency downloaded into a wristwatch!”


    Barnaby nced at the young woman in his arms. “I don’t have much patience. You’ll have to prepare


    everything I’ve requested in half an hour’s time. I’ll be waiting on the rooftop for the helicopter.”


    A hundred million? This guy is greedy! Our higher-ups didn’t say that blood cannot be spilled.


    Moreover, this mission isn’t particrly hard. We just need to use tear gas to blind our opponent and


    take him down. If the hostage is hurt, so be it. Same idea for if she ends up dead. All we need to do is


    to give the correctpensationter on.


    Just as Jerome’s adjutant was about to make a move, Jerome stopped him.


    “Major General Sutton, what are you…”


    “I won’t let anything happen to her,” Jerome uttered in a low, determined voice. “You heard what he


    said. We have to prepare everything he wants in half an hour. Mymand is thew. If you’re worried


    that the money will be flushed down the drain, the Sutton family will bear the responsibility for it, then.”


    The adjutant was about to say something else, but he could not utter a word after seeing Jerome’s


    determined gaze.


    Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    “Yes, Sir. I’ll see to it right now.”


    Barnaby and Natalie were standing a distance away from the soldiers, so Barnaby did not catch any of


    Jerome’s conversation with his adjutant; he just assumed that Jerome wished to save the hostage’s


    life.


    However,plicated feelings were guing Natalie’s mind.


    She was certain that Jerome and his adjutant just had a disagreement about the course of action.


    Jerome only agreed to Barnaby’s ridiculous demands because he wanted to protect her.


    Natalie did not know what words she could use to describe her current situation.


    Jerome, who wanted to save her, was being too cautious.


    Right then, Barnaby began towing Natalie up the stairs. “Move!”


    Natalie had no choice but to pretend to go along with his words as she waited for the right opportunity


    to escape from him.


    Jerome was afraid that Barnaby would hurt Natalie, so he did not follow Barnaby too closely.


    Not long after, they reached the rooftop.


    Barnaby was focused on waiting for the helicopter and the money, and he never once loosened his grip


    on the knife in his hand.


    Natalie asked tentatively, “What crimes have youmitted? Robbery?”


    “Shut up,” Barnaby snapped, breathing hard.


    “Can’t I just ask a question? I’ve been held hostage by you for a while now.” Natalie had only asked


    that because she wanted to convince the man to surrender.


    She was no saint. She knew well that while Jerome had sent his men to prepare the helicopter and the


    money, he had also sent his men to get the best sniper in the troop over.


    The sniper would be able to make a good shot even if they were a hundred meters away.


    This man thought that holding either me or that pregnant woman hostage would guarantee his safe


    escape. He never realized that he became a sitting duck. At most, it’ll be difficult to capture him. Still,


    that’s nothing a little time won’t fix—he’ll surely be caught.


    As Barnaby watched the helicopter fly toward him, he became even more assured that he would be


    able to leave safely, and that made him lower his guard.


    “Why would I take on a job as dangerous as this if not for the fact that I had no other options?” Barnaby


    sighed. “My wife has a brain tumor, and the sess rate of the craniotomy is only three percent. I have


    to get the best doctor in the world to raise that sess rate up to seventy percent. Isn’t the best doctor


    the most expensive doctor? I need a lot of money so that my wife survives this.”