Chapter 265


    Chapter 265 Cedrick Is Critically Ill


    Startled, Eloise stumbled backward and was about to fall when Gunnar caught her.


    With tears welling up in her eyes and frustration surging through her heart, she grumbled, “What does


    that b*tch have that I don’t? In terms of family background, appearance, and education, how can she


    compare to me? I am the perfect match for you!”


    “Eloise, even if every woman in this world were to disappear, I still wouldn’t marry you!” Treyton’s gaze


    turned cial as he looked at her in disgust. He then added, “Did you hear me? Now take your people


    and leave! Don’t dirty up my vi!”


    Eloise’s face was wet with tears as she cast a resentful re at Jennifer, who was standing beside


    Gwendolyn.


    Gritting her teeth, she hissed, “Treyton, I’ll make sure you regret calling off our engagement for this


    d*mned woman!”


    After saying her piece, she turned and left with her men in tow.


    Gwendolyn approached her brother, and in a tone thick with disbelief, she asked, “Treyton, were you


    being serious just now? Do you really have feelings for Jennifer?”


    Caught off guard by the sudden news, she paused to collect her thoughts. “Does that mean I’ve just


    dug` my own grave? Is my best friend going to be my sister–inw? What kind of absurd turn of


    events is this? Treyton, I won’t let you muddle up everything!”


    Instead of replying to her question, Treyton said, “Kiddo, it’s gettingte. You should head to work first. I


    need to have a word with Ms. Weller.”


    “Fine,” was Gwendolyn’s reply before she nced at Jennifer and saw that the woman had a


    bewildered and unsure expression on her face.


    With only Treyton and Jennifer left in the living room, the former closed the door and strode over to the


    sofa. His gaze was intense and deep when he uttered, “Ms. Weller, please have a seat.”


    “Oh, okay,” Jennifer obliged and sat stiffly on the small sofa next to him, keeping a considerable


    distance between them.


    Perhaps sensing the awkward atmosphere, Treyton opened a drawer and took out a cigar before


    lighting it and taking a deep puff.


    Amidst the swirling smoke, his deep and maic voice became even more alluring as he said,


    “Please don’t take what happened earlier to heart, Ms. Weller. I simply wanted to discuss a potential


    coboration with you.”


    “What kind of coboration are you talking about?” Jennifer asked, feeling a bit confused.


    “I’m sure you can tell that I don’t have any feelings for Eloise, so I’m proposing that you pretend to be


    my lover to help me break off the engagement with the Ferguson family. In exchange, I shall assist you


    in securing a stable footing in the entertainment industry, help you be a leading actress, and even


    ensure the downfall of Walter. In fact, if you wish to personally deal with that sc*mbag, I can bring him


    before you,” Treyton exined, outlining his proposal.


    Jennifer fell silent.


    Treyton continued, “I’m aware that Kiddo must have promised you a lot of benefits as well, but I know


    you’re not the kind of person who likes to owe others. Kiddo has always been helpful to you, and you


    must feel indebted to her. Besides, Kiddo is still building her career in the entertainment industry,


    whereas I’m already at the top. If we cooperate, it will be a mutually beneficial arrangement where we


    owe nothing to each other.”


    After listening to his exnation, Jennifer heaved a sigh of relief and felt as if a weight had been lifted


    off her shoulders.


    Bemused, Treyton asked, “Is there something wrong?”


    Jennifer smiled and shook her head. “It’s nothing. I’m just relieved that Mr. Harris doesn’t actually have


    feelings for me and only wants to cooperate. Your words just put my mind at ease.”


    I would have felt guilty for interfering in someone else’s rtionship and considered myself a sinner if


    that wasn’t the


    case.


    With a deadpan expression, Treyton inquired, “So, does that mean you’ll do it?”


    Jennifer nodded, her eyes shing with determination as she said, “Yes. It is my pleasure to be working


    together with you, Mr. Harris.”


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    “Great. I’ll get Elisha to arrange for awyer to draft the agreement as soon as possible. All you need to


    do is cooperate with me when the timees.”


    “All right, Mr. Harris.”


    Sitting in the car, Eloise was seething in anger as she descended the mountain. The more she thought


    about it, the angrier she became, to the point where her heart felt like it was about to explode.


    She muttered, “B*tches! All of them are b*tches!”


    Gunnar tried to console her. “Please calm down, Ms. Ferguson. Let’s go back and discuss this matter


    further. Your marriage with Mr. Harris is a business alliance, so even if he wants to break off the


    engagement, he would have to go through Marcus first. It won’t be that easy to dissolve the marriage.”


    Eloise clenched her fists tightly, feeling as if she was on the brink of insanity. “As long as I’m alive, he


    will never be able to break off this engagement! It’s just that what happened today is simply too


    infuriating! I must find a way to teach him a lesson! He needs to know that I, Eloise Ferguson, am not


    someone to be bullied easily!”


    As she gazed at Mount Tranquil receding in the distance, a hint of malevolence glimmered in her eyes.


    She growled, “Jennifer must die! As for Gwendolyn, she’s not that innocent either, so I’ll find an


    opportunity to deal with the two of them together! Since Treyton said that he wouldn’t be marrying me


    even if all the women in the world were to disappear, I’ll just kill all the women around him! Let’s see


    who he can marry, then. I’ll make sure he’s alone for the rest of his life!”


    Frightened by the viciousness shing in Eloise’s eyes, Gunnar kept his mouth shut.


    One dayter, in the mountains near the border of Chanaea, a group of people could be seen wearing


    ghillie suits with their faces painted with camouge paint. Among them was Cedrick, whose handsome


    face was hidden under the same getup.


    He had received word that two groups of people would be conducting an underground dealing at Lake


    Pavilion, which was five hundred meters away, that day, As such, they had been lying in wait,


    monitoring


    the area patiently for the past twelve hours.


    After waiting for a while longer, Nico, who had green camouge paint on his face as well, arrived


    stealthily, crouching low to the ground. “Boss, the targets have appeared. They will reach Lake Pavilion


    within ten minutes at thetest.”


    Cedrick’s expression turned solemn as he said, “Good. Notify all surveince team members to take


    their positions. Inform the snipers to get into position as well. If the transaction takes ce or if any


    special circumstances arise, they are allowed to fire warning shots, but no one is to be harmed. We


    need to capture them alive for interrogation.”


    “Understood.”


    Just when Cedrick tried to change his position, his legs gave out when he stood up, causing him to


    stumble and fall toward Nico.


    “Boss?”


    All his subordinates instinctively reached out to support him.


    Hearing themotion, Nico turned around and held onto Cedrick’s arm. “Boss, what’s wrong with


    you? You don’t seem too good. Are you feeling all right?”


    Cedrick took a deep breath. “I’m fine. I’ve been crouching for too long, so I’m feeling a bit lightheaded,


    that’s all.”


    Nico muttered, “How is that possible?”


    All of us here are specially trained. Under normal circumstances, we wouldn’t experience such issues


    even after a day and night of crouching.


    With that thought in mind, Nico checked Cedrick’s pulse and noticed that although the man’s pulse


    seemed normal, his body temperature was abnormally low.


    “Boss, could it be that the virus is spreading again? Should we go back to theboratory and have


    Professor Yancey run some tests?” he suggested.


    Cedrick pursed his dry lips and replied, “No need. We have more pressing matters at hand. Let’s focus


    on the mission first and deal with other issues once we return.”


    “Understood.”


    Ten minutester, two groups of people made their way to Lake Pavilion leisurely. They carried ck


    boxes for the transaction, and the area around them was crowded with security personnel wearing


    sunsses.


    After using a binocr to assess the situation, Cedrick led his team to approach the area, gradually


    narrowing the encirclement.


    Bang!


    A gunshot rang out, startling the birds in the surrounding forest.


    One of the guards stationed around the pavilion was hit by the bullet and fell to the ground, causing the


    people in the pavilion who were about to engage in the transaction to go on high alert.


    Stunned, Nico eximed, “Did someone fire a preemptive shot?”


    Cedrick narrowed his eyes and trained his cold gaze on the left side of the forest. “The sound came


    from the nine o’clock direction, five hundred meters away. Arrange a team to capture them immediately.


    I want them alive.”


    Now that the crisp sound of the gunshot had exposed their position, they had no choice but to proceed


    despite the risks since they were already close to Lake Pavilion.


    Both sides swiftly opened fire.


    The situation descended into chaos as sparks flew.


    The deafening sound of gunshots echoed through the air, assaulting the ears of everyone present.


    Just then, Cedrick experienced a momentary ringing in his ears, apanied by a piercing headache.


    His ‘body went weak, and he found himself unable to even squeeze the trigger on his weapon.


    His vision grew increasingly blurry, and he struggled to regte his breathing amidst the wave of


    dizziness.


    In the end, he sumbed to the darkness.


    “Boss!” Nico almost lost his sanity when he saw Cedrick slump to the ground beside him.