Chapter 434


    Make a sacrifice voluntarily?


    Katherine felt like there was a lump in her throat which made her extremely ufortable. She forced


    herself to calm down and tried to stayposed. She knew she couldn''t rely on Vermillion Alliance


    anymore, and the only one she could count on was herself. She had to stay calm, or everything would


    be over.


    At that moment, she regained herposure and coldly looked at the leader of the group. "What do


    you want?" she asked.


    The man raised his eyebrows and signaled to hispanion, who immediately understood and took


    out a bundle of rope and tape from behind and threw it in front of Katherine.


    "First of all, you can''t move. You must ept being tied up obediently," he said.


    Looking at the rope on the ground, Katherine sneered, "Do you think I''m stupid? My daughter is still in


    your hands. If you tie me up, how do I know if you''ll let my daughter go?"


    The man shrugged it off. "I''ll do as I say."


    Katherine didn''t back down. "You’re a person who kidnaps a young girl to ckmail someone, so why


    should I trust you?"


    Then, she changed the subject and proposed a condition. "You let go of my daughter first, and you''re


    not allowed to send anyone after her. I have to see her leave safely!"


    Upon hearing this, the man chuckled. "Do you think you can have whatever you want? Do you think


    you can negotiate with me in your current situation? What reason do I have to trust you?"


    Katherine''s eyes were cold. "If we don''t trust each other, then we can fight. But I think you might not be


    able to exin yourself to your boss when the timees."


    Unexpectedly, her remark caught the man off guard, and his face froze.


    With just one look, Katherine knew she was right. In fact, she was just testing him. She knew Jayden


    only sent people to capture her and wouldn''t allow anyone to hurt her.


    If something happened to her, these people would undoubtedly be punished by Jayden.


    At this moment, she suddenly smiled indifferently. With more confidence, she said, "You know my


    daughter is my weakness and my bottom line. I can stay here and listen to you patiently because my


    daughter is still safe. But if you try to harm my daughter, I won''t let you go. If chaos ensues, it won''t be


    me who dies! It''ll be you!"


    As soon as she finished speaking, the man''s face darkened.


    After a brief silence, he finallypromised and signaled to the two strong men next to him with a dark


    face.


    The two burly men understood the man''s signal and untied Noah, then removed the tape from her


    mouth. Tears welled up in Noah''s eyes as she regained her freedom, and she instinctively tried to go to


    Katherine.


    However, Katherine immediately spoke up and stopped her. "Noah, don''te over! Listen to me.


    Leave this ce, go as far away as possible, and nevere back!"


    Noah couldn''t hold back her tears and shook her head. "Mom, I won''t leave... I want to be with you..."


    Katherine felt heartbroken but had to remain stern, and she scolded Noah sharply. "Listen to what I say


    right now! Leave now!"


    Noah gritted her teeth and turned away before walking away quickly. She believed that her mother


    would find a way and knew that she herself was a burden. If she stayed, her mother would still be at


    their captors'' mercy. Only by leaving could her mother find a way out!


    The little girl had always been clever and had a clear understanding of the situation. She ran away


    without looking back and found a hiding ce off the road.


    Meanwhile, back in the abandoned building, Katherine had been keeping an eye on the direction of the


    door, and only when she was sure that Noah''s silhouette had disappeared for a long time with no one


    chasing her did she finally rx a little.


    "So, Miss Cornell, what do you say? We''ve kept our promise, so now it''s time for you to fulfill yours.


    Shouldn''t you let us tie you up?"


    Katherine turned around and looked at the faces of everyone in the room before turning to the leader


    and smiling all of a sudden. "Why would Jayden find such an idiot like you to be his strategist?"


    The man''s face changed immediately at her words. "What do you mean? Are you going back on your


    word?"


    "I didn''t promise you anything, did I? I never said that you could do whatever you wanted with me once


    you released my daughter. Where does the talk of going back on my worde from?" Katherine


    retorted calmly.


    "You—" The man grew angry but then realized that Katherine had only set a condition earlier without


    specifying what the oue would be.


    He became furious, his face turning red with anger. "You''re ying tricks on us!" he used.


    Katherine shrugged nonchntly. "It’s nothing much. Compared to your lowly tactics, I''m still far


    behind."


    Her face grew darker as she stepped backward, forcing the group of men toward the door, step by


    step. "You burned down Silver Gardens and harmed my people; all I did was return the favor. Can''t


    take it? Well, there''s more toe!"


    With that, she suddenlyunched an attack, catching the group of men off guard. Two of them were


    immediately knocked down.


    The leader''s expression changed drastically at the sight. He quickly regained his senses and shouted,


    "What are you waiting for? Capture her alive!"


    Indeed, that was their n all along!


    Katherine''s eyes turned cold as she fought fiercely against the group, constantly watching the door and


    not allowing anyone to leave. Noah had just escaped, and if she were caught again, the consequences


    would be unthinkable!


    Despite Katherine’s impressive skills, she was still at a disadvantage against so many opponents.


    Moreover, she had other concerns. Soon, her upper hand was gone, and she was surrounded once


    again.


    Finally, someone kicked her leg from behind, causing her to lose bnce and kneel on the ground.


    Taking advantage of this moment, several people rushed forward and captured her despite her


    struggles. She had used up all her strength and was too weak to break free, especially with so many


    people around.


    The leader walked up to her with a vicious smile, sneering. "You wench! Do you think you''re invincible


    just because you have some skills? How dare you threaten me! Today, I''ll let you see with your ownContent ? N?velDrama.Org.


    eyes what your fate will be!"


    As he spoke, he pulled out something from the bag. Immediately, Katherine''s face suddenly turned


    pale.