She paused for a moment, then added, “If she really was a god, then she wouldn’t need Elyette to run over and save her! Hahaha!”
Averie finished changing, then entered the mansion.
“Take me to Wesley.” She walked over to David Grimes’s side and brought up her request. “I have to make sure he’s alive.”
“He isn’t worth anything to me. As long as you stay here quietly, I’ll toss him off the mountain,” David said in a kind voice.
“Send him off the mountain! Not toss him!” Averie forced herself to calm the raging fury
growing inside of her. David frowned and said, “Got it.”
“Where is he?!” Averie demanded coldly as she stood in the living room.
David signaled his underlings with his eyes, and they immediately went to fetch Wesley.
Moments later, Wesley was dragged out by two men in black.
Averie’s entire body stiffened as she could not believe her eyes.
Wesley was bloodied and covered in bruises. There was not one spot on his body that was untouched.
David shrugged, then explained, “You should thank me, Mis Tate. If I didn’t catch him in time, this idiot would have already jumped off the cliff and turned into a rotten corpse!
“Jump off the cliff?!” Averie thought.
There was, in fact, a cliff outside the mansion.
Wesley actually tried to jump off of it!
Did he rather throw himself off the cliff than reveal her identity or continue being tortured?!
Tears instantly rolled down Averie’s cheeks.
“Wesley!” She rushed over to Wesley and held him in her arms. “Wesley! I’m sorry! It’s all my fault!”
Wesley did not move a muscle and was unconscious.
Averie sobbed with him in her arms, then quickly pulled herself together and snapped, “Get me a first aid kit right away!”
David shot a look at his underlings, and they immediately fetched over a first aid kit.
Averie pushed through her heartache and tended to Wesley’s wounds.
Once she was done bandaging him, she glared at David with reddened eyes and said through gritted teeth, “Get your men to take him to the hospital! Right now! Immediately! If he dies, I won’t help you with anything even if you kill me!”
David impatiently waved at his underlings.
Very quickly, Wesley was taken away.
“I told you the idiot was the one who tried to jump off a cliff. That’s how he ended up like this.
“Shut up! Don’t think this will scare me! You’re the one who needs something from me right now!” Averie’s head was throbbing in pain, so she said, “I need to rest! Send me Wesley’s medical report tomorrow, then we can talk!”
On the Baystream G650 private jet, Elyette’s eyes were shut as he rested in his seat.
After two sleepless nights, even the strongest bodies would not be able to handle this level of fatigue.
Layla and Hayden were filled with worry, so they stayed awake the entire time.
“Hayden, this is the first time I’ve been on such a luxurious plane!” Layla’s face was filled with excitement and curiosity. “A plan like this should be really expensive, right?”
Hayden was disdained, and said, “I’ll buy you one when I grow up.”
“Okay! Hayden, do you think Mommy would be happy or mad when she finds out we came to see her?” Layla’s two seconds of happiness disappeared as melancholy took over.
“We’ll call Uncle Mike first when we get there.”
“Okay!”
The jet landed in Bridgedale after a ten-hour flight.
At that moment, it was eight in the morning in Bridgedale.
Hayden and Layla were the first to notice Mike in the bustling arrival hall.
Elyette saw Mike’s haggard and gloomy face.
Were things really that serious?
The entourage got into two separate cars.
Elyette’s Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat, and he could not help but ask Mike, “What’s the situation right now? Averie..”
“Wesley’s at the hospital. Let’s go see him first!” Mike said as he cut Elyette off mid-sentence, then added irritatedly, “Those f*cking b*st*rds! We need to get Averie out of there as soon as possible!”
In the special care unit at the hospital, Wesley’s body was covered in bandages and his eyes were swollen and bloody.
There was a separate bandage on his hand that clearly showed that he was missing a finger.
Layla and Hayden were not allowed to enter the room, so the bodyguard was watching them outside.
On the other hand, Shea entered the room. She widened her bright eyes and stared at the man on the hospital bed, but could not recognize him even after watching him closely.
“Who… Who is this?” she asked softly as she was afraid to disturb the patient on the bed.
Mike turned around and saw her shock, so he walked her to the door and said, “That’s Wesley. Shea, go outside…”
Shea instantly broke down.
She shoved Mike aside, then ran over to the bed as tears rolled down her face.
“Wesley! What happened to you? Who did this to you?” She wanted to hold his hand, but she was afraid of touching his wounds. In the end, she grabbed onto the blanket and said, “The sunflower you gave me last time… You said it was a symbol of hope for me… I’ll give that hope back to you now, alright?”
Elyette’s emotions were a mess as he heard his sister’s sobs. He did not expect Wesley to be tortured to this degree.
Although he was not close to Wesley, it was still unbearable for Elyette to see him in this state. Not to mention, Wesley meant a lot to Averie.
He wondered how upset Averie would be if she saw Wesley like this.
Elyette suddenly recalled the scene at the airport. If he had stopped Averie from getting to Bridgedale in time and caused Wesley’s death, she would despise him!
Perhaps it was a good thing that she stuck to her decision and did not cause such a tragedy.
He would rather Averie owe him, than owe something to her himself.
However, now that she was trapped in the jaws of a monster, how could they guarantee her safety?
Could she end up with a worse fate than Wesley?
Their child… Would it be able to survive through such a dangerous situation?
The vein in Elyette’s forehead pulsed, and his back broke into a cold sweat.
“Don’t cry, Shea. He needs to rest in peace and quiet right now.” Elyette wrapped his hand around Shea’s wrist and led her out of the room.
He needed to arrange for the children and Shea to settle down somewhere, then find a way to rescue Averie.
“Hayden, take your sister and Shea home. Remember to stay there and don’t run around,” Mike ordered Hayden. “You have to take the bodyguard with you if you leave.”
Hayden nodded his head.
“Are they going to your place or Averie’s?” Elyette asked Mike after Shea and the children left.
“Averie’s. Did you forget that she owns Alpha Technologies ?” Mike lifted his heavy eyelids, then said wearily, “I already found out who took her.”
“Who was it?” Elyette rarely saw such a frustrated look on Mike’s face.
“His name is David Grimes. He comes from old money here in Bridgedale. I’m talking about a lot of money… They’ve splurged through generations, but are still sitting on a fortune,” Mike said gloomily. “He’s a huge pervert. Do you think he’ll take a liking to Averie?”
Elyette remained silent.
“I stayed up all night and thought about it,” Mike said with furrowed brows. “That b*st*rd isn’t lacking in wealth, so it would be impossible for us to pay a ransom. Besides, there’s no reason for us to give him any money. How could we do that after what he did to Wesley and is now falsely imprisoning Averie? I just want to shoot a bullet through his d*mned skull!”
Elyette raised his brows. He had a different opinion.
“If we use force, they might hurt Averie. If money will solve the problem, I can give that to him.”
“I know you’re rich, but he won’t want a penny from you! What he wants is Averie!” Mike sneered.
“Averie is mine.” Elyette got into the car, then revealed his plan to Mike. “My first plan is to get Bridgedale’s politicians to force Grimes to release Averie. The second plan is to fight violence with violence.”
“Ha! You sure live up to your name.” Mike settled himself into the driver’s seat, then said, “I was about to go talk to some politicians myself today! I’ve got some first on them. If they don’t make Grimes give in, then I’ll make them international laughing stocks!”
Elyette scoffed at Mike’s usual tricks.
“You can go talk to them yourself.” Elyette got Mike to get out of the car, then said, “I’ll take the car and work on my second plan.”
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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