“Between two men?” William heard Emanuele’s words and replied, “Emanuele, you do care a lot about Isabe. It seems I’ve bet right this time.”
Upon seeing William’s message, Emanuele felt a surge of coldness in his heart. He cared deeply for Isabe, and upon learning about her predicament, his emotions had be somewhat uncontroble. Seeing William’s message, he instinctively replied, but he hadn’t expected William to so urately guess his inner thoughts. “If you hand over the Chicago Mafia to me, I’ll return Isabe to you.”Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
Emanuele cursed William fiercely in his mind. He swore that if William appeared in front of him, he would shoot him dead. However, now that Isabe was in his grasp, faced with William’s provocation, Emanuele could only suppress his impatience.
He chose not to continue the conversation with William and directly called James, “We must quickly find out where Isabe is.”
After speaking, he looked at Zak, “See if we can trace his current location from the phone number William used to message me.”
He could not relinquish the position of the head of the Chicago Mafia, so he had to find Isabe quickly. Until then, he needed to dy William as much as possible, making him believe that Emanuele was willing to negotiate a partnership with him. That way, William wouldn’t harm Isabe.
Zak immediately began operating theputer, but soon a look of difficulty appeared on his face. “His phone number is disposable and the address is hidden. I can’t find where he is.”
On the other side, after receiving Emanuele’s call, James turned to Evelyn, “I have to go deal with something. Be careful.”
Evelyn nodded.
Leaving that dreadful apartment, Evelyn’s emotions gradually calmed down. She was settled in a hotel with food and drink, and James arranged for a doctor to check her body. Pippo had injected her with too many drugs, and the doctor found some issues with Evelyn’s body, prescribing her some medication to take. James also specifically arranged for a female guard to look after Evelyn.
Seeing James answer the call to leave, Evelyn immediately stopped him, “James, has Isabe returned?”
James shook his head, “I’m preparing to intensify the search.”
Hearing James’s words, Evelyn felt as though her world was copsing, she felt very sad, truly deeply upset. “God, why does Isabe have to encounter such terrible things? I would rather it be me, I don’t want Isabe to face these things. Isabe shouldn’t have been kidnapped in the first ce. If only I had been smarter and braver earlier, if only I had let Isabe know Pippo’s true nature, she wouldn’t have encountered this. Unfortunately, I was too foolish. Not only did I fail to protect myself, but I also implicated Isabe. Pippo was able to easily take Isabe away because of me, because I was friends with Isabe. Pippo could get closer to Isabe and understand her better, that’s how he was able to take her away.”
Evelyn fell deep into self-me.
“Evelyn, it’s okay, don’t be sad. I will do my best to bring Isabe back,” James spoke.
He was a strong man, distant and cold to everyone, like a stone that no one dared to easily approach. But now, speaking to Evelyn, his tone was gentle, as ifforting her. Because Evelyn was Isabe’s best friend, and now that Isabe was in trouble, James felt that he should take care of Evelyn more, to bring warmth to her heart.
After speaking, James left. There was someone here to look after Evelyn, and there was no need to worry about William barging in to take Evelyn away. He estimated that William’s influence wasn’t that great; he had taken Isabe, so it would be difficult for him to focus on taking anyone else. So, he needed to quickly find William’s trail. Where on earth would this damned scoundrel go?
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Isabe felt as though she had slept for a very long time. When she woke up, her mind felt heavy, almost unable to open her eyes.
Isabe instinctively tried to move her body, but she quickly realized she couldn’t. Her hands and feet were tied to the chair. How did this happen?
After a moment of confusion, she suddenly remembered. She had been nning to exercise with Elisa, but because her clothes weren’t suitable, she had gone upstairs to change into something more appropriate. As she entered the room, someone appeared behind her, using a cloth soaked in a heavy sedative to cover her nose. It had caused her to immediately pass out.
Now she had woken up in this ce. She looked around at her surroundings. Everything seemed chaotic, surrounded by darkness and clutter, with only a single bright light above her head. Isabe surmised that this must be some sort of abandoned warehouse. She knew that as the wife of Emanuele, the head of the Chicago Mafia, she would inevitably face danger someday, but she hadn’t expected it toe so swiftly. Was she going to die here? Was her disappearance known to Emanuele? These questions swirled in her mind.
Isabe endured her inner turmoil and adjusted her sitting position to make herself asfortable as possible. Despite the circumstances, she tried to appear rxed, almost as if she had given up resistance.
At that moment, a tall figure appeared before her, the light casting a long shadow over her. “Isabe, long time no see.”
Isabe gazed at the man before her. Despite her efforts to appear calm, her eyes betrayed her disbelief and fear. How could it be… Pippo!
If it had been any enemy of Emanuele, Isabe felt she might not have been as frightened. She had been prepared for that. Yet, the person standing before her was someone familiar, someone she remembered as gentle, kind, and considerate.
Had he kidnapped her?!
In that moment, Isabe felt her inner being shatter. “I thought we were friends. Why would you kidnap me?” Isabe asked.
“Who said we were friends, Isabe? You should have known from the beginning that I liked you,” Pippo said, reaching out to touch Isabe’s cheek.
Previously, Isabe had been the woman he dared not touch, but now, he could touch her whenever he pleased. Isabe tried to evade Pippo’s touch, finding it repulsive, causing her stomach to spasm, almost making her feel nauseous.