Chapter 567
“You’re right. I can do anything for Christopher.” I ced my hand on my heart and cast a gentle gaze
downward. My eyes were smiling. “Having met Christopher is the most wonderful thing that has ever
happened to me. He’s the one who made me realize the purpose of this life. He’s my source of hope,
my motivation. Come what may, I’m not afraid. I’ll do anything for him.”
Lyle was astounded. He guffawed at my expression. “I’m jealous of Christopher. Maybe you’ll find this
amusing, but I really envy him. Yvonne, would you do the same if it was me who had gone missing?”
Why is he asking another hypothetical question? If he had asked me the same question back then, I’d
refute him without any hesitation. However, he has helped me tremendously this time. Christopher and
I owe him one. I changed my tone of voice and answered politely, “You don’t understand. You probably
have never tried to get to know the real me.”
I added, “I’m kind to whoever that’s kind to me. Just like how you saved me when I was pushed into the
pool. At that time, I told myself that I’ll treat you with utmost gratitude because you saved me when I hit
rock bottom.”
I continued, “When Crystal set me up, resulting in me being abducted, Christopher was the one who
saved me right before I was assaulted by the thugs. Without him, I don’t exist. I won’t get to be a new
school artist nor have the chance to produce the Autumnal Panorama. Lyle, thanks for everything. Let’s
continue to be friends henceforth.”Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.
Lyle looked up and gulped down a bottle of water. He held the back of his head and chuckled.
Momentster, he said, “Forget about being friends. Let’s do something more practical. Once we get
Christopher out of here, you can get him to offer the Smiths more profitable projects as a way to repay
me. It’s nice to be a businessman. One can do anything that benefits him.”
Lyle probably doesn’t want to befriend me for I’ve seen him at his worst. Oh well, let it be. This may be
the best for both of us. I nodded. “Sure. You’re Christopher’s savior. I bet the Lane family will
undoubtedly give you a satisfactory response.”
“What about you?” Looking at me, he suddenly changed the topic.
I froze and frowned at the same time. “You know how much I have. What else can I give you? List it all
down.”
He fixed his gaze at me. “Paint me a portrait. Didn’t you paint one for Christopher at the National Youth
Art Exhibition and Contest? I want one too. His was entitled ‘Hope’. Mine shall be called ‘Surreal’.”
“Okay!”
The remaining journey was extremely challenging. We had to walk on uneven ground; some were hard
whereas the others were soft sand. Each step required a lot of effort, especially when night fell. I had
lost count of how long I had been walking.
Before arriving at thest oasis, I heard a few gunshots. I stopped in my tracks. I recalled Sean
mentioned something about Christopher being chased by a rival, but thetter was like a headless
chicken in the desert.
Our luck was much better, and our direction was urate. Yes, Christopher must be there at the
oasis! I ran toward it as fast as I could, but Lyle stopped me at once. “Hang on. You’re going to get
killed if you act rashly. Let’s wait and see.”
I was so anxious. I could not wait another second! Anyhow, Lyle was right. I took a peek at the situation
far ahead and strode a few steps forward. The gunshots were no longer heard, so I presumed the fight
had ended.
Shortly after, I saw a few loud men retreat from the hill. They were speaking in a dialect that I did not
understand. Hence, I had no idea what was going on. I decided to hide behind a huge rock. Right when
I stuck my head out to check my surrounding, a gun was aimed at my forehead. The cold muzzle then
moved to my temple. As I looked up, I was met with a pair of ferocious eyes.