He turned tocuriously.
I looked at him. "This time, Navi has no way out." "What are you talking about?" He looked atincredulously. "What do you mean?" His attitude toldhe didn't believe a word I said.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI looked at him, reiterating, "He has nowhere to escape." "That's impossible! Are you really trying to deceive me?" Suddenly, he seemed to snap out of it.
"Whoever you are, if you think you can foolor play games with me, just look at what happened to these two." He pointed at the two bodies on the ground.
"Don't think that I have to respect you just because you've got the Huffman family's backing. That's nonsense. Since I left the Huffman family, I have no intention of going back to them." Tristan sneered at him and said, "Mrs. Chloe, do you see now? He's just a fool. Otherwise, he wouldn't have blindly switched to the dark side. Too much talk leads to mistakes. He's not a truly smart person." "Say that again, and I'll kill you!" Millard glared at Tristan.
I looked at Millard and shook my head gently. Standing up, I walked over to Tristan and then addressed Millard, "Then I have nothing more to say. You can do as you please since it has cto this.
"But lettell you, Navi sending you to attack Atlas means he's already discarded you as expendable. Don't tellyou didn't ambush Atlas's car. Do you know why there was no one in the car?" I looked at him with disdain, and my tone naturally turned cold.
"Because Atlas had already anticipated this. You're still alive because Atlas let you go so you could deliver the message to Navi." His sudden change in attitude, now a bit subdued, indicated his discomfort about the topic.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Your impatience betrayed you. You reported the car plunging into the river, but then you realized no one was in the car, right? If Atlas wanted you dead, do you think you would still be standing here in front of me?" Content belongs to en.kikistoriesswn As I finished speaking, Millard seemed petrified. His gaze towardwas blank. I knew my words had hit him hard.
Judging from the amount of the took to reachsince Atlas left, he must've realized that Atlas was no longer here to protectand that I was not in the car earlier. Hence, he cover to this place.
Seeing his reaction, I secretly rejoiced. It seemed my deduction was correct again.
"If Navi really valued and trusted you, would he have sent you to do this? What do you think Atlas is capable of? He's a man who can influence the world with a flick of his finger. Dealing with someone like Navi is child's play for him." Content belongs to en.kikistoriesMy tone was quite arrogant, and my gaze toward him showed a hint of mockery.
"Atlas just wants to save my father. Letclarify this. Rory is the person Navi is holding captive. He is my father and Atlas's father-in-law." Since we've reached this point and Xavier's plan has already begun, I no longer need to hide anything.
If he still failed to grasp the situation, then there was nothing I could do. As Tristan said, it would be like talking to a brick wall. "Y-Your father?" Millard was a bit shocked this time, looking atwith a confused expression.
"If it weren't for my father being held captive by Navi, do you think we would have risked our lives and cto this place? Since he's targeting my father, do you he still stands a chance of?" My tone carried a hint of resentment. Contohet en.kikistoriesto