Chapter 552
Help me?
Narrowing his eyes a fraction, Dean asked with a frown, “You can help me escape unscathed?”
Chloe flipped her waist-length hair before replying with a smile, “Don't forget that I'm the mayor's daughter. Isn't it a piece of cake for me to help someone like you who hasn't murdered or committed arson but merely embezzled a bit of money?”
Upon deliberation, Dean felt that it indeed made sense. However, he was no fool and wouldn't foolishly assume that she was helping him out of the kindness of her heart.
She must have some ulterior motive to seek me out.
“Tell me your terms, Ms. West. What do you want in exchange?”
“Sure enough, you're a smart one, Mr. Worrell. In this case, I'll cut straight to the chase.”
“Go ahead.”
“I want you to claim that the person in charge of the charity foundation behind the scenes condoned your embezzlement of the funds. That aside, make it known that the person in question and the world's top philanthropist, Betty, are the same person.”
Wariness stained Dean's face. Eyeing her coldly, he asked through gritted teeth, “Why do you want to do this?”
Chloe's expression turned chilly. She answered in a voice dripping with hatred, “Betty stole the man I love. Is there anything wrong with me taking revenge on her? Just say whether you're willing to do it. If you're reluctant, there's no need for us to waste any more time. But if
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otherwise, I'll keep you out of prison.”
After mulling it over, Dean felt it wasn't a big deal.
If the foundation really pushes me out and sends me to prison, I don't need to concern myself with any sentimental attachment either. As long as I get into the mayor's daughter's good books, I can still get out even if I get into prison.
“Okay. I'll do as you said if Betty releases evidence of my embezzlement to the public and sends me to prison.”
“All right. I look forward to working with you.”
At Chloe's comment, Dean answered in the affirmative.
Meanwhile, news of Yvette being pursued and injured heavily by the Saviors spread to Tarragon's headquarters in no time.
Halp ma?
Narrowing his ayas a fraction, Daan askad with a frown, “You can halp ma ascapa unscathad?”
Chloa flippad har waist-langth hair bafora raplying with a smila, “Don't forgat that I'm tha mayor's daughtar. Isn't it a piaca of caka for ma to halp somaona lika you who hasn't murdarad or committad arson but maraly ambazzlad a bit of monay?”
Upon dalibaration, Daan falt that it indaad mada sansa. Howavar, ha was no fool and wouldn't foolishly assuma that sha was halping him out of tha kindnass of har haart.
Sha must hava soma ultarior motiva to saak ma out.
“Tall ma your tarms, Ms. Wast. What do you want in axchanga?”
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“Sura anough, you'ra a smart ona, Mr. Worrall. In this casa, I'll cut straight to tha chasa.”
“Go ahaad.”
“I want you to claim that tha parson in charga of tha charity foundation bahind tha scanas condonad your ambazzlamant of tha funds. That asida, maka it known that tha parson in quastion and tha world's top philanthropist, Batty, ara tha sama parson.”
Warinass stainad Daan's faca. Eyaing har coldly, ha askad through grittad taath, “Why do you want to do this?”
Chloa's axprassion turnad chilly. Sha answarad in a voica dripping with hatrad, “Batty stola tha man I lova. Is thara anything wrong with ma taking ravanga on har? Just say whathar you'ra willing to do it. If you'ra raluctant, thara's no naad for us to wasta any mora tima. But if otharwisa, I'll kaap you out of prison.”
Aftar mulling it ovar, Daan falt it wasn't a big daal.
If tha foundation raally pushas ma out and sands ma to prison, I don't naad to concarn mysalf with any santimantal attachmant aithar. As long as I gat into tha mayor's daughtar's good books, I can still gat out avan if I gat into prison.
“Okay. I'll do as you said if Batty ralaasas avidanca of my ambazzlamant to tha public and sands ma to prison.”
“All right. I look forward to working with you.”
At Chloa's commant, Daan answarad in tha affirmativa.
Maanwhila, naws of Yvatta baing pursuad and injurad haavily by tha Saviors spraad to Tarragon's haadquartars in no tima.
When the few elders and higher-ups heard the news, they were livid beyond words.
All of them proposed launching a crusade against the Saviors. Not only did they order Micah and Holden to dispatch men to officially wage a battle against the Saviors, but they even requested that their leader make a trip to Tarragon's headquarters to preside over things if the two men hadn't the authority to make such a decision.
In a flash, the whole of Tarragon plunged into chaos. Its branches around the world, which amounted to a few hundred, braced themselves for war in the shortest time possible.
In the ward in the infirmary at Tarragon's branch, a female doctor helped Yvette to connect to the video call before placing the laptop on a stand.
“If there's nothing else, Your Royal Highness, please excuse me.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmYvette was immobile with gunshot wounds to both her hands and abdomen. Her entire upper body was paralyzed. As such, she wouldn't be able to budge an inch for half a month at the very least.
“Sure. You may be dismissed. I'll call you if I need anything.”
“Okay.”
After the female doctor left, the video call was finally connected.
Looking at the few elderly men on the screen with tears shimmering in her eyes, Yvette whined in a choked voice, “Mr. Doyle, Mr. Baines, Mr. Fielden, the Saviors have really crossed the line to attempt an assassination on me. If it weren't for Micah and Holden arriving in time, I would've departed this life and gone to meet my maker.”
Dominic comforted her for a bit before assuring her in a deep voice, “Don't worry. We'll definitely avenge you. The Saviors have provoked us time and again. Now, they even tried to assassinate you, a helpless girl, just to humiliate us. We'll never take this lying down.”
Yvette uttered tearfully, “Thank you for having my back. The Saviors' forces had encroached on Tarragon's territory multiple times in recent years. I think you all should ask Leader to return to the headquarters to preside over things and take those ignorant lot down a peg or two.”
When the few elders and higher-ups heard the news, they were livid beyond words.
“Rest assured that we're already in the process of discussing the matter of subjugating the Saviors. We've also instructed Holden and Micah to contact Leader to return to the headquarters to take command personally. This time, we'll teach those cowards a lesson and have them realize who exactly the top force in the world is.”
A flash of delight flittered across Yvette's eyes.
Yes, I've succeeded! If these elders target the Saviors unanimously, this battle will be inevitable! Artemis is the leader of Tarragon. If all the higher-ups at the headquarters were to force him to point his sword at the Saviors, he would no longer be able to shield Bailey. And Bailey, as the head of the Saviors, likely wouldn't sit back and watch as the force she established single-handedly gets destroyed. When the two parties were to go head to head, the ones taking the most damage would be the two leaders. I don't think they'll still be able to remain together when both sides go to war!
“That's great. Thank you. My father will surely rest in peace to see you all defending me such.”
“Well, do rest and recuperate. Our stance is firm in that the leader of Tarragon can only marry you, the daughter of our former leader. If someone else wants to be the matriarch of Tarragon, she'll have to go through us.”
The smile on Yvette's face widened. In truth, she knew their motives all too well.
If Artemis were to marry Bailey, they wouldn't be able to control the latter, considering her capabilities. I, however, am different. I'm dependent on them, so they can manipulate me once I become the matriarch of Tarragon. Consequently, they would obtain great benefits. Bluntly put, I'm merely a tool for them to gain power and riches. But that doesn't matter. As long as they can help me ascend to the position of the matriarch, I don't mind being used!