Ch. 416..420: Stay Around You Now And Forever (Hunter Jackson) Chapter 416-420
Chapter 416: Do You Really Think She’s Nice to You
Since he wanted to compensate, Wendy thought he'd better give her money.
In fact, money meant nothing for Sawyer.
He only cared about whether the Gale Group would be able to develop well in the future, and whether they would be able to make thousands of the employees live a good life.
"I agree to transfer the shares to you. The company should adopt the current system, and you need to listen to your brother, Joseph. He has a lot of experience in running the company."
Sawyer fixed his eyes at Wendy. This was his only request now.
Wendy hurriedly nodded. "Alright, I'll listen to Joseph. Anyway, shares are what I want."
"The Gale Group will be as good as it used to be. Don't worry."
Right now, she hoped that he would sign the agreement about share transfer quickly.
Her lawyer was also on board, so this agreement was absolutely valid!
"Grandpa, quickly sign it." Wendy urged again.
Sawyer let out a long sigh and finally picked up the pen, intending to sign it! Unexpectedly, the door was suddenly pushed open. Sasha quickly walked in. "Dad, how many shares does she ask for?"
Sasha put on a cold expression. If she hadn't heard the lawyer talking over the phone just now, she wouldn't have known that things had gone so far!
"Sasha, what are you doing?" Wendy suddenly stood up, wanting to drive her out. Sawyer frowned, "Wendy, she's your aunt. You can't be so rude to her."
After Wendy moved to the Gale's mansion, although she had played many tricks,
at least she was polite to the family members in front of others.
Just now, she called Sasha rudely, which was unforgivable.
Sawyer doted on Wendy, but he didn't want to spoil her.
Sasha rushed over to snatch the agreement anxiously.
As she found out that Wendy wanted 30 percent stake, Sasha was furious.
"Wendy, how dare you want to take exclusive possession of the company?" They had arranged that Wendy would hold ten percent stake and she needed to privately transfer five percent to Sasha. This was Sasha's bottom line.
These shares, which Sasha asked for, would be left to her son in the future.
With these shares, in the future, his son's power in the company would be guaranteed.
However, she never expected that Wendy would be so greedy to ask for 30 percent!
"Dad, you can't sign this agreement!"
"What are you doing? Sasha, are you going to stand in my way?"
Wendy stared at her with a threatening look in her eyes.
Sasha also got involved in this matter.
The agreement they had signed privately was still in Wendy's room in the Gale's mansion.
If this matter became known to the public, it would be of no benefit to Sasha. Was not she scared?
She had betrayed her father, as well as the entire Gale family!
Did she dare to tell the truth?
Sasha hesitated, especially on seeing Wendy's threatening look.
However, looking at his old father, Sasha didn't have the heart to harm him.
Taking a deep breath, she said in a deep voice, "Dad, Wendy is not your granddaughter. Don't believe her."
"What are you talking about?" Sawyer was so shocked that his heart missed a beat. He almost suffered a heart attack.
"Sasha, do you know what you're doing?"
Wendy shouted angrily, "Drag her out!"
"Dad, Wendy is not your granddaughter. In Bentson City, when you ran the DNA test with her, she didn't offer her own blood sample. Joseph should also know about this matter!"
"Sasha!"
"What exactly is going on?" Sawyer lifted the blanket, staring at two men who had barged in.
"Before you tell me exactly what happened, I won't sign this agreement even if you chase Sasha out."
Looking at her father, Sasha felt regretful.
Although she was angry that her father treated her son badly, all family members got well along with each other while living together for so many years.
Lottie and she were close, perhaps because they were just Sawyer's daughters. Unlike families with many sons, the Gales seldom tricked each other.
To say the least, before Wendy moved to live with them, they were on friendly terms with each other.
After that, many things happened because of Wendy. Everyone felt tired.
Wendy looked coldly at Sawyer, saying without any expression, "Grandpa, how
dare you treat me so? Is this your so-called compensation?"
"Wendy, stop pretending. You're not my father's granddaughter. Emily is!"
"What are you talking about?"
Sasha's words wrenched at Sawyer's heart.
Emily was his granddaughter. Was this true?
It was supposed to be a piece of shocking news. However, on hearing it, Sawyer
seemed to be a little excited.
If Emily was his granddaughter, this was the best.
However, what was going on between Emily and Joseph?noveldrama
Sawyer's face turned pale when he thought of the scene of them sleeping together last night.
No sooner did he stand up than he dropped into the bed with a thud.
"Emily and Joseph ..."
"Dad! What you saw isn't real! They are not in a relationship!"
Sasha, who wanted to go over, was stopped by those two strong men.
She hurriedly explained, "They were drugged... But don't worry, Dad. They didn't do that. I can assure you!"
Sasha was also involved in drugging them, but she managed to estimate the right measure.
Even if she was angry that Sawyer was biased towards Joseph, as Emily's and Joseph's aunt, she would not ruin their lives and the reputation of her family.
If they had sex, their lives would be completely ruined.
"They didn't sleep together. Dad, don't be afraid. They didn't."
Noticing that Sawyer's face was getting paler and paler, Sasha became anxious.
She wanted to go over, but those people stopped her again.
"Wendy, how dare you do this to us? I won't let you go after we return back home!"
Sasha tried hard to push away the two goons, who, unexpectedly, shoved her to the ground
"Wendy, how dare you?"
"Why should I be afraid of you?"
Things had gone so far. Pressure was brought to bear on Wendy to proceed.
She had never expected that stupid Sasha would betray her in the end!
"You want to be a good person now." She looked at Sasha and sneered. "But, Sasha, do you think you are qualified?"
Gritting her teeth, Sasha stood up. But she didn't know what to say.
She had a sense of guilty. After all, she was the one who lured her father here!
Looking at Sawyer who was sitting on the bed, panting heavily, Emily smiled with haughty disdain.
"Do you really think your daughter loves you? In fact, she lures you here to rob your property!"
"She is offered five percent stake in the Gale Group to betray you. Do you still think she is your worthy daughter?”☐☐☐☐☐☐
Chapter 417: The Man on the Deck
Sawyer turned to look at Sasha, who hung her head in shame.
"I'm sorry, Dad. I ... I have been blinded!"
Sawyer was not angry. On the way here, Sasha had already made it clear that she was resentful at his partiality!
"Stop talking. Let's talk about those things when we come back home."
Having risen to his feet after supporting himself against the edge of the bed, Sawyer looked at Wendy.
"I won't sign this agreement. For Emily's sake, I will forgive you for pretending to be my granddaughter."
Right now, he only wanted to hurry back to see Emily.
He wanted to hear Emily call him grandpa!
"Sawyer, do you really think you can leave this behind without signing the agreement today?"
"Wendy, what else do you want to do? Even if you force my father to sign and succeed, we can still ask our lawyer to confront you after we are back home!"
Sasha was eager to kill this bad woman!
Wendy stirred things up and tempted her, so she lost her mind!
Wendy shrugged her shoulders, looking at Sasha as if Sasha was a clown.
"Sasha, we are on high seas. You bring your father here. Do you want to slough off your responsibility?"
High seas!
After exchanging glances, Sasha and Sawyer were nervous.
Sasha finally was alerted that they were on high seas.
There were too many pirates here. If they encountered pirates, they would undoubtedly die.
What should they do?
Sasha fixed her eyes on Sawyer.
Looking at Wendy, Sawyer said determinedly, "I won't sign the agreement, even if you kill me!"
"To kill you? If so, I will get nothing."
Wendy was not stupid. She covered her lips with a bright smile.
"However, someone has been no use to me now."
Two goons who stood in front of Sasha suddenly turned around and kicked her in the stomach.
Sasha fell to the ground with a thud. She bent her waist in pain, unable to speak.
"Sasha!" Sawyer was worried about her, wanting to go over and help her up. But he was pushed back by goons.
Sawyer glared at Wendy. "How dare you?"
The Gales had never been bullied.
Wendy seemed certain to win. But she couldn't help but take half a step back because of Sawyer's cold stare.
With many years' experience of being a powerful businessman, despite of his retirement, Sawyer was still able to make people stand in awe of him.
However, Wendy quickly calmed herself down.
They were on high seas. The ship was surrounded by her people. She needed not to be afraid.
"Today, you have to sign it!"
Wendy straightened her back. She had lived with Sawyer for more than one month, thus she was very clear that Sawyer cared about his family very much.
His approach to life was refreshingly naïve.
He believed that money could be earned again, but once a person died, the one would never come back again.
Wendy had a good knowledge that Sawyer had been feeling extreme guilty about Harley's death.
She walked over to kick Sasha. The sharp pain rendered her pale.
Sasha sweated profusely in pain while gritting her teeth.
"Grandpa, do you agree to sign it? If you don't, I'll chop her up.”
No sooner did Wendy finish speaking than her subordinates handed her a knife.
She had lived with the Gales for more than a month. Unexpectedly, this girl was so ruthless!
Wendy did not feel that she was doing something wrong. Holding the knife, she looked at Sawyer.
"Do you agree to sign or not?"
...
Half an hour later, Sawyer and Sasha were left on the boat, by which they came here.
Standing on the yacht, Wendy looked down at them with a condescending attitude.
"Don't blame me for being ruthless to you and letting you die. You have access to daily necessities, and the ship is in perfect condition. However, you have to sail back by yourself."
As she waved, her subordinates immediately pushed Sawyer's boat out.
"Look, when we leave, you are fine. We haven't hurt you."
If they were unlucky, they would die on this boundless sea, failing to go back home.
Wendy thought, in that case, their death would have nothing to do with them. "Grandfather, aunt, goodbye!"
Standing on the yacht, Wendy happily waved goodbye to them.
Sasha wanted to curse, but it was useless cursing now.
Wendy's yacht quickly left. There was an inner cabin with a kitchen on Sasha's small yacht. Water and food could be served straight from the refrigerator in the kitchen.
The cockpit had not been damaged. As long as they could drive the yacht, they could return home.
But who could?
Sasha looked at Sawyer, snorting, "It's a piece of cake. When I was young, I have tried!"
Then he turned around and entered the cabin. But after studying it for a long time, he discovered that it was completely different from the yacht he had sailed before.
He didn't know how to use this high-tech instrument at all. The worst part was that he didn't even know how to navigate.
At sea, if one lost his way, he might never get back to the shore.
"Dad, then... what should we do?"
Considering that her father had stayed in the cockpit for such a long time, but
failed to work out a solution, Sasha started to feel uneasy.
It made her feel terrible that the yacht drifted randomly at sea, since they couldn't
drive it.
It seemed that they were waiting for death!
What was worst, if they were confronted with pirates ...
"Dad!" At the thought of those vicious and inhumane pirates, Sasha sweated
profusely.
"Don't worry. I'll try again. Don't worry."
Sawyer had broken out in a sweat with anxiety, and his face was getting paler and paler.
Seeing his expression, Sasha was thrown in a state of deeper panic.
"Dad, don't be anxious. Sit down and rest for a while. Why don't you ... let me try?"
Her father suffered from heart disease. Just now, he was provoked by Wendy. In addition, he found out that Wendy deceived him. After experiencing so much, Sawyer was almost unable to withstand it!
"Dad, don't worry. Sit down first."noveldrama
"It's fine. Despite of my advanced age, I'm vigorous. Don't worry."
Although he comforted Sasha that he was fine, he was getting paler and paler.
Even his hands started to tremble.
He had been forcing himself to be strong. But now, he was on the verge of collapse.
"Dad... Dad! How are you? Don't scare me!"
After two seconds of silence, Sawyer suddenly fell to the side.
Being scared to death, Sasha immediately rushed over to support him.
Sawyer's eyes were tightly closed, and he fainted.
"Dad! Dad, wake up. Don't scare me. Don't scare me!"
They were at sea, where doctors or medicine were not accessible. What should
she do?
It was all her fault. If she had not been so greedy, Wendy would not have persuaded her.
How happy her family used to be! But now, would they really going to die?
"Dad..."
Suddenly, the sound of radar coming from a yacht caught Sasha's attention.
Why was the yacht approaching them?
Were there pirates on it?
Sasha was seized by fear. After helping Sawyer lie down, she quickly walked to
the window and looked outside.
A small yacht was coming towards them.
A man was standing on the deck. Is that him?
Chapter 418: He’s Fine
"Grandpa!"
Emily suddenly woke up.
She looked at the time. It was twelve in the evening.
Grandpa hadn't returned yet, neither did Joseph. They were all out.
Wendy and Hunter also disappeared, along with Sasha.
Everyone seemed to have vanished.
After sleeping for two hours, Emily could no longer sleep. She lifted the blanket
and got up.
She looked at the phone on the bedside table.
Until now, she had not contacted him, nor had he sent her a single word.
Actually, she knew very well that even if she called him, he might not be willing to speak to her.
After all, all he cared about now was Wendy.
Moreover, no one knew if he and Wendy were plotting anything in private.
However, if she didn't look for him, she really didn't know who she could turn to right now!
She took out her phone and landed her gaze on the familiar number. The next minute, she was about to click on it with her slender finger.
But she hesitated again.
After thinking for a while, she called Joseph. She said, "Joseph, how is it now?"
"Nothing new. Don't worry, Wendy won't do anything to Grandpa. Our people are still looking for him."
It was impossible for Emily to not worry about Grandpa.
But now that there was no news from Joseph, her worries would be useless.noveldrama
She hung up the phone and stared at Hunter's number.
Not knowing how long had passed, she finally made up her mind and clicked on the number.
Very soon, Hunter picked up the phone, saying "What's the matter?"
His voice was deep as usual. It sounded that he was still clear-headed, not sleepy at all.
It had past twelve o'clock. Was he still working?
"Hunter, have you been with Wendy all day?"
Emily tried her best to make her voice calm, even though her palms were already sweating.
"Yes." His response was ambiguous yet mysterious, just like his personality. "Then where is she now?"
"No idea."
Emily didn't know whether he was telling the truth or merely didn't want to talk to her.
But somehow, she felt that she should trust him.
He may have treated her badly, but at least he disdained to lie.
"When you separated with her, did she say anything about what she wanted to do?"
"No." It was still a simple reply, and after that, silence filled the air.
Emily couldn't find any other way. He said that he didn't know, and she could only believe him. It was impossible to get more information from him.
"Then..."
"Where are you now?" This was the first time Hunter took the initiative to speak to her tonight.
"I'm at the Gale's House," Emily replied honestly.
Hunter said that he was planning to stay at the Gale's House, too. But he was Hunter, so he didn't need to greet her when he went out.
However, she was different. She was alone in City L. If Hunter didn't have any special arrangements for her, she could only stay at the Gale's House.
After that, Hunter fell silent again.
In the end, Emily whispered, "Hunter, I'll hang up first. It's too late..."
"He's fine."
Before Emily could figure out what this meant, a beeping sound came from her phone. Hunter hung up the call.
She dialed again, but Hunter had shut down his phone.
What did he mean?
Did he mean Grandpa or not?
But why didn't he make it clear? Was Grandpa really fine?
Emily hesitated for a moment and immediately called Joseph.
"Why aren't you sleeping? Don't worry, Grandfather will be fine. You should rest early."
Receiving her call, Joseph knew that Emily must be too worried to sleep.
Emily immediately said, "I just called Hunter. He said ... he said he was fine."
"He was fine?" Joseph didn't understand. He wasn't worried about whether Hunter was in trouble or not.
"No, he said he was fine."
Emily did not know how to explain, but Hunter did not say who he was referring to.
"Joseph, I don't know how to explain. I asked him if he knew where Wendy was. He said no. He also admitted having been with her today. Afterwards..."
The conversation that followed was a little strange.
She hesitated for a moment before saying, "After a long silence, he asked me where I was. I said I was at the Gale's House, and then there was silence again." Ordinary people really couldn't understand this kind of silence.
However, Joseph could.
He could judge from Emily and Hunter's relationship that there was either quarrel
or silence between them. After all, they were together now.
Either for Hunter or for Emily, no one wanted to hang up the phone first.
"Anyway, in the end, he said that he was fine. After that, he hung up the phone."
"I see," Joseph nodded. He continued to search the boundless sea.
"In that case, Hunter probably knows where Grandfather is. It's just that he didn't want to tell you."
"However, don't worry. I believe that Hunter will not lie to you. If he said that Grandfather was fine, then he would be fine."
At the very least, Grandfather should be fine for the time being.
"Joseph, where are you now? We can't get through Hunter on the phone now. What are you guys going to do next?"
Hearing what Hunter said, Emily breathed a sigh of relief. She felt much more at
ease.
However, she still didn't know where Grandpa was. No one could relax before he is found.
"I went out to the sea."
Joseph walked out of the deck. Under the sea breeze, even his voice was a little blurred.
"We seem to have found some clues left behind by Wendy. They are heading in the direction of the high seas."
"However, the high seas are still far away from my current location. We need to sail for at least half a day. In addition, I'm not sure about Grandfather's specific location. It's not easy to find a boat in the vast ocean."
"You said that Wendy left a clue?"
Emily couldn't help but feel that this matter is a little strange.
"I know that Wendy may have intentionally lured me, but Grandfather is obviously
in her hands now. Even if it's a trap, I have to go."
Joseph had no choice.
Previously, he could still trust his own judgment that Wendy would not harm Grandfather.
But now, after knowing that they had been to the high seas, Joseph could no longer trust himself.
The high seas were a place where pirates frequented.
If Wendy really lured them there, thins would get nasty. Wendy didn't even have to
make a move. The pirates would find them.
If so, it would be very difficult for them to return alive.
Right now, he was really worried.
"Joseph..."
"I know what you're trying to say, but you should know what your current situation
is."
He couldn't use much help of a pregnant woman.
"You can stay at home peacefully. Only in this way can I be rest assured. Also,"
Joseph thought for a while before saying, "Wendy has lured me away. It is very likely that she has already taken action against the Gale Group. I need you to talk to my mother tomorrow and tell her what you know. She will help you." Emily took a breath and finally nodded, saying, "Alright, I know what to do."
She hung up the phone and looked at the time. It was half past twelve.
She wondered if Lottie was asleep.
Just as she was about to take a look, her phone rang.
An unknown number!
For some reason, her heart skipped a beat!
She hesitated for a moment before picking up the phone. "Hello."
"Emily," Wendy said in a joyful voice, "Want to know where your grandfather is? Come out now. I want to see you."
Chapter 419: We’ll Face It Together
"Wendy, what exactly do you want to do? Where is Grandpa Gale?"
Emily's fingers tightened as she suddenly stood up from the chair. She wished she could rush to Wendy this instant.
"Grandpa Gale? Why, shouldn't you call him Grandpa?"
Wendy laughed loudly. She was extremely disdainful of Emily.
"Didn't Joseph tell you that you are his real granddaughter?"
"I'm not!" Emily held her phone tightly. She walked out of the room as she talked to Wendy.
She walked towards Lottie's study.
Just now, she saw Lottie contacting someone else, all for the sake of looking for Grandpa Gale.
She did not know whether Joseph had told Lottie all the truth or not, but she knew that Lottie was aware that Grandpa Gale had disappeared.
"Wendy, I sent my hair and Grandpa Gale's hair for a test. I'm not his granddaughter at all."
She had already walked to the door of Lottie's study, while Lottie had just come out of her study.
Emily immediately stretched out her hand and put it on her mouth, indicating Lottie to keep silent.
Lottie frowned. Although she was not clear about the whole thing, she had already received Emily's message. She kept quiet.
Emily pointed at her phone and continued, "Wendy, I'm not Grandpa Gale's granddaughter, just like you. It makes no sense for you to talk to me about it."
Lottie clenched her fists.
Joseph did not explain the matter to her clearly, but she got it right. Wendy was not a Gale.
As for whether Emily was Patriarch Gale's granddaughter or not that wasn't the point at the moment.
The point was, Wendy and her sister, Sasha, had tricked her father away. Where was he now?
"Wendy, where exactly is Grandpa Gale? It's against the law to detain him privately. Don't be so reckless."
Emily blinked at Lottie. Lottie took out her phone and sent a message to her assistant—"Find out the location of whom Emily is talking to."
The assistant replied briefly before immediately going to work.
Wendy did not know what Emily and Lottie were doing. She was still complacent, with a big smile on her face.
"You want to know? Come out. Come to me, and you'll see your grandfather."
"Wendy, I've told you that he's not my grandfather! I've done the test!"
"Idiot!" Wendy disdained her words. "You said that the test result was negative? That's because you were tricked by the people around you! There are so many people waiting to cheat you. You're really stupid!
When the old man went to Bentson City, he used your blood as the sample for the test. The test result showed that you were his granddaughter."
"Wendy, I said no! You are Grandpa Gale's granddaughter. You even made a mistake about this. You are the one who's stupid, right?"
"Emily, the real fool is you. You..."
Suddenly, Wendy frowned. She immediately became vigilant, "Emily, are you stalling so that you can find my location?"
When did this bitch become so smart?
Unfortunately, it was impossible for Emily to know her location in such a short period of time!
"I'll give you an hour to come to Fisherman Wharf by yourself. If you dare to come here with someone else, you will never see your grandfather in your lifetime!" "Wendy, you..."
With a beep, the phone was hung up.
Emily looked at the screen of her phone and realized that the phone was really cut off by Wendy. She looked at Lottie.
"She asked me to..." Thinking of Wendy's last warning, she didn't say anything about the location.
"Lottie, have you asked someone to track down her location?"
"Yes." However, it wouldn't be easy to track down her location in such a short period of time.
Even if she had, Wendy would probably leave that place after hanging up the phone. Wendy was quite alert.
However, Lottie and Emily would never give up even if there was only a sliver of hope.
"What else did Wendy tell you?" She noticed that Emily was hesitating just now. "She wanted me to go somewhere."
"Alright, I'll go with you," Lottie immediately said.
Emily looked at her. She found herself in an embarrassing situation.
"Wendy asked you to go alone, didn't she?"
Lottie looked at her. She suddenly grabbed her hand.
"You are the real granddaughter of Patriarch Gale. You said that you weren't, just
to stall, weren't you?"
"I..." Emily didn't know.
In fact, she still hadn't done the DNA test.
She wanted to pull her hand back, but Lottie did not allow it!
"Lottie..."
"I am your aunt!"
Lottie's words touched Emily. Tears almost rolled down her cheeks.
Lottie said that she was her aunt, which meant that she had already treated her as family.
"Actually, I've always felt that you and Talia are quite alike--more alike than Wendy and Talia."
It was what Lottie had thought about the first time she saw Emily.
However, at that time, everyone was confused by a so-called "fact”.
That was, Wendy and the old man had already done a DNA test, and the result
was positive--Wendy and Patriarch Gale were kin.
No one had expected that there was something wrong with the test result.
"Don't think too much now. The most important is to get my father back this moment."
Lottie held Emily's hand tightly. The heat coming from her palm warmed Emily's heart.
"No matter what, we'll face this together. I won't let you take risks alone!"
Emily bit her lips and nodded without saying anything.
Lottie wanted to say something, but the phone rang.
She immediately picked up the phone and said, "How is it?"
"I can't track her. The time was not enough."
Lottie had no choice but to look at Emily, saying, "Where did Wendy ask you to
go?"
"Steveston Wharf. She..." Emily hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Shenoveldrama
told me to arrive tomorrow morning at seven o'clock. She said that I couldn't bring anyone with me."
"Alright, tomorrow at seven o'clock, I'll go with you."
"OK." Emily nodded.
Although Lottie was extremely anxious, there was nothing else she could do for
the time being.
"Did Wendy say anything else? Anything she wanted?"
"No. She only asked me to go by myself."
"What exactly did she want?" Lottie couldn't figure it out. It looked like Wendy was
seeking revenge.
But Wendy and Emily were sisters, why would she hate her?
Moreover, it was Wendy who snatched Emily's position as Patriarch Gale's granddaughter. Even if there was hatred between the two sisters, it should be Emily who hated Wendy.
Why did Wendy want to deal with Emily now?
Emily shook her head. Seeing this, Lottie said in a deep voice, “Don't be afraid.
Go back and rest early. I will go with you tomorrow morning!"
"I see."
Emily turned around and walked towards her room.
Only after Emily entered her room and closed the door did Lottie take out her phone and call her assistant.
"Tomorrow morning, Emily and I will go to Steveston Wharf. Wendy had a meeting with Emily there... Yes. I don't know what she wants to do. Bring someone with you and go check around Steveston Wharf now... Stay low. Otherwise, my father will be in danger!"☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
Chapter 420: She Doesn’t Trust Him Anymore
Wendy wanted Emily to go to Fisherman Wharf.
However, what Emily told Lottie was Steveston Wharf.
She couldn't let Lottie go with her because Wendy had said that as long as Emily didn't go alone, Grandpa Gale would be in danger.
But she also knew that if she really went alone, dangers would engulf her!noveldrama
However, there wasn't much time. If she didn't go there in an hour, she didn't know what Wendy would do to Grandpa Gale.
Emily looked at her phone. She wanted to call Joseph, but she couldn't get through his number.
He must have gone to the high seas.
He must have gone too far away, so it made sense that she couldn't contact him at the moment.
Wendy was behind all of this. She intentionally left clues to make Joseph believe that she was still on the high seas, so that Joseph wouldn't be here with Emily. Wendy had lured her enemy away!
After several attempts, Emily still couldn't contact Joseph. She had to give up.
She dialed another number.
As before, Hunter's phone was shut down.
Her last bit of hope was completely destroyed.
Through the gap between the doors, Emily saw Lottie walk into the room while making a phone call.
She immediately changed clothes and walked out of the room. It was in the middle of the night, and few people were awake. She went to the kitchen to look for something, then sneaked out of the house.
There were quite a few cars in the garage, with car keys in them.
Emily opened the door of one of the cars. Just as she was about to start it, her expression became a little solemn again.
More or less, she still trusted him. She still wanted to rely on him.
When she was most helpless, she would always think of Hunter.
She took out her phone and sent a message to him, "Wendy wants me to go to Fisherman Wharf now. I'm going alone. I wonder what danger is waiting for me.”
After the message was sent, she started the car. She stepped on the accelerator and drove it out of the garage.
Perhaps, Hunter and Wendy were really on good terms.
Perhaps, Hunter no longer cared about her.
Perhaps... There were countless perhaps, but she still wanted to believe him and rely on him.
Perhaps this was her last resort...
In her last life, she drove for years.
After she was reborn, there had been no chance for her to drive yet.
At first, she found it a little difficult, but soon, she remembered how to drive skillfully.
The black luxury car was like an elf in the night ...
Fisherman Wharf.
The dock, which had been abandoned for several years, was indescribably quiet tonight.
Apart from the faint lights in the distance, the surroundings were pitch black.
Emily parked her car in the open space beside the dock. She got off the car and walked towards the place where the lights were on. She was halfway there when her phone rang.
She thought it was Wendy, but it was actually Hunter.
"What do you want to do?" Hunter's tone was slightly rude.
Along with his words came the whistling sound of the wind. He seemed to stand against the wind, and the wind was very strong.
The sound of the wind seemed to get louder and louder. Was he walking?
No, it was more like that he was driving in the wind. Or, could it be that he was on the sea?
Where the hell was he?
"Wendy said that only if I came to Fisherman Wharf would she let Grandpa Gale
go."
"Stupid! Do you think she will really let him go? Don't you know what kind of person Wendy is?"
Hunter was glad that he had turned on his phone. Otherwise, he would have missed Emily's message!
What a stupid woman!
“Now, go back immediately. I've already told you. Your grandfather is fine. Do you hear me?"
"What are you talking about?" Emily's fingertips instantly tightened, "My grandfather?"
Why would he know? Why was he so sure?
Emily's heart suddenly turned to water.
Some terrifying thoughts flashed through her mind. She trembled from head to toe.
"Hunter, you know-you know everything! Our hair samples-you changed them, didn't you?"
On the other end of the phone, there was only the whistling of the wind. There was no response from Hunter.
He was silent, which meant that he admitted it!
"Why?" Emily almost roared!
Why would he do that? Why did he swap the hair samples of her and Grandpa Gale? Why did he stop her from calling Patriarch Gale "Grandfather"?
"When did you find out? Before you came to City L? Why didn't you tell me earlier? You..."
Suddenly, she panicked, her hand holding the phone trembling.
"You...are working with Wendy to deal with my grandfather and Joseph, aren't
you?"
No wonder Hunter was so calm when seeing her and Joseph lying on the same bed. He didn't react at all.
It turned out that he already knew about Wendy's plan!
Maybe he himself was part of the plan!
"Hunter, why are you doing this? Do you want to take possession of the Gale Group?"
"No. It has nothing to do with the Gale Group."
Although the Gale Group was very powerful, the Jackson Group was not inferior to them.
He wasn't interested in the Gale Group!
"Then why? Why are you fighting us with Wendy?"
Emily was almost in despair. Hunter was the person she wanted to rely on the most in the most dangerous time. However, he was actually the one to hurt her the most in the end.
She couldn't see through this man. She really couldn't.
"Hunter..."
"I don't want to explain anything else, but right now, return home this instant. You're not allowed to take a single step out of the Gale's House!" Hunter's voice sounded very cold. The wind was even warmer than his words. "Why should I listen to you? You want to harm my grandfather! You bad guy!"
Emily was so excited that she almost threw away her phone.
From the moment Hunter fell silent, she was in despair.
She just couldn't understand why this was happening.
Hunter helped Wendy to deceive the people of the Gale family. He refused to let
her recognize her grandfather ...
Was he involved in all of this from the time he was in Bentson City?
Young Master Hunter had everything. What exactly did he want?
Was money really that important? With the Jackson Group in hand, did he still
want to snatch away the Gale family's property?
She didn't want to believe that he was such a person.
However, it was true that he had changed the hair samples of her and her grandfather!
Wendy might be full of nonsense, but she was right about some things. There were indeed so many people around who wanted to deceive her and harm her. It was just that she was completely unaware of it. She was so stupid! "Emily, listen to me! Return home this instant! I promise you that your grandfather
is fine. In a few days, he will be able to go back home."
"Then tell me, where is he now? What is he doing? When will he be back?"
"I can't tell you now. You..."
With a beep, Emily hung up the phone!
Hunter called her again, but he could no longer get through!
Looking at the gradually dimming screen, he became more and more anxious.
The veins on his forehead popped out.
Emily really didn't believe him anymore!
He dialed another number: "Hurry, send someone to Fisherman Wharf.
Immediately!"
After hanging up the phone, he turned around and glared at Liam, who was
driving the speedboat. He said, "Didn't you eat? Why are you so slow? Get lost! I'll do it myself!"☐