Just as she was about to plunge into the pool,
Jeremy snagged her collar,yanking her back to her feet.He steadied her in front of him once more, the needle positioned threateningly against the aorta in her neck.
“Don’t come any closer!”With a scowl,Jeremy threw a glance towards Brandon,who had closed the distance to less than three yards.He feigned an attempt to pierce Natalie’s neck with the needle.
Brandon came to an abrupt halt ,his eyes anxiously trained on Natalie.
Fear and desperation clouded Natalie’s eyes as her body quaked.
She had…narrowly missed falling into the pool, teeming with unidentified creatures.
She could even detect the faint,briny stench emanating from the pool
“Step back!”Jeremy demanded,keeping his gaze firmly on Brandon while the syringe pressed menacingly against Natalie’s neck.“Take another step back!’
Complying with Jeremy’s instruction,Brandon retreated.
His icy stare remained on the syringe in Jeremy s hand as he questioned,”‘What did you do to Natalie?Why is she so weak?
Seeing Brandon’s distress and fear,Jeremy’s mood elevated.In a boastful tone,he confessed,”I merely administered a small dose of a drug that would immobilize your wife for a couple of hours.”
Upon hearing this,Brandon retorted angrily,”Didn’t you assure me that if l complied,you wouldn’t harm her?’
“Don’t worry.The drug has no side effects and won’t compromise her health.”
“What are you planning?She’s innocent!”
As though he had heard an amusing jest,Jeremy burst into laughter.”She’s innocent?There were others just as innocent,but theyre all dead now!
Brandon,a deceptive and ruthless killer like you deserves hell!’
“What are you implying?Is there some deep-
seated feud between us?’
Jeremy’s sneer intensified.”It’s irrelevant now.All you need to know is that if you don’t comply,I will inject this syringe into the woman you cherish the most.The drug within it will end her life within a minute!”
Jeremy’s tone was thick with unmasked arrogance as he discussed his master plan.
He was showcasing his proudest achievement
The pieces of the puzzle suddenly clicked into place for Brandon.
So,Jeremy was the enigmatic pharmacist!5
Brandon finally comprehended why,despite his relentless attempts,he could never unveil the identity of the mysterious pharmacist.
He never anticipated that Jeremy,who had been bending over backwards to seize control of the
Turner Group,would turn out to be the elusive pharmacist!
Staring at the syringe needle pressed against
Natalie’s neck,Brandon narrowed his eyes and said,
“So,you are the pharmacist?”
With a slight smile,Jeremy admitted,”Yes,I’m the mysterious pharmacist you were looking for all this time.It seems you are not too stupid.You figured it out right before you die.”
Brandon ignored his threat and ridicule as if he didn’t care about his safety at all.He questioned,
“Youve been targeting me from the start,and you asked someone to drug me several times.What’s your endgame?”
“As I said,my purpose is very simple.I just want you to die!And you will die tonight,Brandon!”
Jeremy exclaimed with a sinister sneer.
A sudden gust of wind made their clothes flutter.
In the distance,the haunting cries of seagulls reached their ears,echoing like specters on the wind.
“Alright.As long as you let Natalie go,I can let you have what you want”Brandon said with a nod, without a hint of hesitation.
Upon hearing that,a meaningful and complacent smile drew on Jeremy’s lips as he questioned,”Do you have any clue of what’s in this pool?”
Looking at him calmly,Brandon asked indifferently,
“Leeches?”
There were so many leeches in the pool that a grown man would be sucked of all blood before sunrise if thrown in the pool.
When Brandon got close to the pool,he saw those disgusting leeches squirming and understood that it was how Jeremy wanted to deal with him.
Jeremy nodded with a more evil grin and said,
“Yes,the pool is filled with leeches I prepared for you.I want you to jump in and slowly feel your body getting colder and colder as the blood in your body is sucked by the leeches,mummifying you and killing you slowly.The feeling of slowly losing blood and waiting for death is very unique.
You can enjoy it the whole night.I hope you like the gift I prepared for you.”
Brandon did not reply.He was ready to die for
Natalie’s sake,and no matter how excruciating the process was,he wouldn’t shrink back.
Standing aside,Natalie was absolutely heartbroken.
Jeremy’s words made her feel so much pain that she trembled and almost collapsed.
Tears welled up in her eyes.Unable to move,she cried,”No,no…Let Brandon go and Ill take his place.Push me into the pool …”
With a sinister smile,Jeremy said with resentment in his eyes,”Ive been merciful to him by allowing him to die in a short time.”
lf it wasn’t for Brandon’s power and status,he would have locked him up and slowly tortured him for an eternity while hearing him beg for death!
Terrified,Natalie wanted to push Jeremy away,but she was too weak to do anything and could only watch Brandon get killed before her eyes.
On the verge of a breakdown,she pleaded,”Please let him go.You can deal with me as you like.
Please,don’t hurt him.Please …”
However,Jeremy’s gaze was fixed on Brandon as he tried to find traces of fear in his eyes.
But to his surprise,Brandon remained calm as if
Jeremy’s threat had nothing to do with him.
Jeremy was unwilling to give up because all he wanted was to see Brandon cower.
“Brandon,aren’t you afraid?You’re going to slowly have all your blood sucked out of your body and die as a mummy here,”Jeremy asked coldly.
Brandon looked affectionately at Natalie,who was in tears,and said gently,”Don’t be afraid,Natalie.
You’ll be fine.”
Natalie wanted to shake her head and persuade
Brandon to forget about her.
Brandon was tough,and if it hadn’t been for her,
Jeremy might never have had a chance to hurt him.
However,the effect of the drug Jeremy gave her was so strong she couldn’t even move her finger.
What should she do?Who could save them?She didn’t want to trade Brandon’s life for hersl
Jeremy lost his cool because Brandon wasn’t responding to his threats and finally shouted,
“Since you love her so much,just die quickly,and
I will let her go!”
Upon hearing that,Brandon looked into his eyes and asked,”Will you keep your word?”
Jeremy licked his lips excitedly.The mere thought of the mighty and arrogant Brandon dying by his hand enticed him.”Of course!I simply want you to die,so jump!Hurry!”
Brandon sneered,”Why are you in such a hurry?
Anyway,you have a whole night to deal with me.
Are you afraid?Are you worried that I will run away?
Or perhaps,you fear that everything you’ve done till now might be in vain?”
“Are you joking?What do I have to fear?”Jeremy cackled manically,positioning the needle against Natalie’s neck,poised to inject it.”Brandon,the one who should be terrified is you!”
Witnessing this,Brandon’s fists clenched in fear and his lips tightened.He dared not provoke Jeremy further,fearing that any misstep might lead to Natalie being harmed.
Natalie trembled,feeling the chilly point of the needle against her neck.Her breath hitched and her heart pounded tumultuously.
Jeremy,the madman!She could almost feel the needle breaking her skin!
After their prolonged face-off on the rooftop, Jeremy had deduced something was off about Brandon.He was stalling for time,waiting for backup to arrive!
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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