NovelEnglishChapter 427 Menu Royce was at his wits' end. Bella had suffered a heart attack not long ago and had barely made it through. Now she was this agitated. He was afraid that before they could even rescue Mariela, Bella would be the one collapsing first.
"Lenny, you can't do this! Grandma has a heart condition. She can't handle the stress! If something happens to you, Grandma..." Lauryn, seeing that Lennon would not listen, used Bella as leverage. On the surface, she was trying to persuade him, but she was actually using moral blackmail and threatening him.
After getting Nikolas's call, Lennon immediately made a rescue plan.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt was, indeed, the best possible plan at the moment.
He could have skipped coming haltogether and gone straight to New Mexico.
But Nikolas had said that if they involved the police, he would kill Mariela on the spot. Lennon was worried that the Stark and Logan families might panic and ruin his plan. That was why he returned hto inform them.
As tensions ran high, Deandre and Haleigh rushed in.
"Any news? Have you found Marie?" Deandre asked the moment he stepped in, his voice full of urgency.
Lennon told him the truth.
"What? You are saying Marie was kidnapped by Nikolas?" rage.
Deandre's widened in eyes He lunged forward, ready to throw a punch, but the bodyguards were quick to stop "Deandre, calm down," Royce urged.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhim.
"Calm down? How do you expectto calm down?" Deandre's eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaving violently. "You said that if we called off the
and broke things off, Nikolas would leave us alone. But look at what has happened! It has been so long sinc we called off the engagement wedding, yet he still went after Marie! I need an answer from you today!"
Compared to Deandre, Lennon remained relatively composed. There was guilt in his eyes, but his voice stayed steady "Deandre, Marie's life is in danger right now. This is not the tfor explanations. I need you to cooperate withso we can rescue her first. Once she is safe, I -promise I will explain all the things to you." Lennon then laid out his plan for Deandre.
When Deandre learned that Lennon was willing to risk himself to save Mariela, his expression softened a little. His emotions gradually settled. "Alright. We will do as you say." < Chapter 428 Chapter 428
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