With a blade of grass clamped between his teeth, Victor snorted with laughter, continued to look at the sky, and asked carelessly, “Are you moved?
“Thank you,” Estelle uttered in a soft voice.
“You don’t need to thank me. I didn’t buy it,” Victor said, “And you don’t have to try to smoke me out. I won’t tell you where we are. There’s no pharmacy nearby. I brought it back from Hadale on our way back.”
“You didn’t buy it? Then who bought it?” Estelle asked.
Deeply frowning Victor said, “You didn’t get my point. I didn’t buy it because I took it directly.”
“Take it directly?” Estelle was more puzzled.
“Yes, I took it and left the pharmacy without paying it,” Victor said calmly.
“So you stole it from the pharmacy?! Didn’t the sales clerk find out about it?”
“She did, but I managed to drive away quickly. Oh, and the car I drove belonged to Cristofer. It’s quite convenient that I look exactly like him. I pretended to be Cristofer and told the hotel’s front desk that I needed a car. They quickly arranged one for me and respectfully handed over the car key,” Victor grinned.
It was only at that moment that Estelle noticed the black Lexus with the license plate number 0826 parked in the small yard. It was the same car Cristofer used when he was Mr. Mysterious.
“I heard that Cristofer used to have a garage full of Porsche cars. Is that true?” Victor leaned closer to her and asked.
“Yes,” Estelle confirmed, stepping back.
“I’ve never had the chance to drive a Porsche. I might give one of his Porsches a spin if I get the opportunity,” Victor remarked.
“He actually sold all his Porsche cars,” Estelle stated.
Skeptical, Victor asked, “Was he so strapped for cash that he had to sell his cars?”
“It’s a complicated story. He sold them for my sake,” Estelle explained.
Observing her expression, Victor chuckled and said, “Estelle, you still have feelings for him.”
Upon hearing this, Estelle frowned slightly.
“You don’t want to admit it? People often reveal their true feelings unintentionally. If you didn’t care for him, you wouldn’t have said he sold the cars for you. Women tend to say one thing but mean another,” Victor remarked.
Estelle quickly denied, “I don’t…”
“If you genuinely didn’t care about him, you wouldn’t be concerned about what he did for you. But your expression a moment ago revealed that you still do care. In fact, you’ve already forgiven Cristofer in your heart,” Victor asserted.
Hearing what he had said, Estelle bit her lower lip and said nothing.
“It’s meaningless to talk about this. He will die soon, and you can’t be with him anymore,” Victor said, resting his hands on his waist and watching the sunset. “Apply the ointment to your wrist quickly, or your skin will be scarred.”
After a moment of silence, Estelle opened the box and applied the blistering ointment to her wrists. Suddenly, Victor held her in his arms from behind. Then Estelle heard a click. Before she realized what had happened, Victor let go of her.
“I just took a photo. Don’t be afraid,” Victor said with a smile and then looked down at the photo that he had just taken with his phone. “You look so beautiful in the photo.”
“Are you going to send the photo to Cristofer and entice him to come here?” Estelle was smart and immediately guessed what Victor wanted to do.
“I can’t do anything to him in Hadale, so I can only ask him to come here. In this way, I can carry out my revenge plan successfully.”
“Do you still want him to die?” Estelle secretly gritted her teeth.
“I know what you are going to say. You want to say that he has nothing to do with my being sold, right? The Hans family ruined my life, and I must take revenge on them. Unfortunately, his parents are dead, and his grandfather is dying soon, so I can only take revenge on him to vent my hatred.”
Hearing this, Estelle said anxiously, “Your parents didn’t know you were still alive back then. York lied to them and sold you. The one you should take revenge on is him rather than the Hans family.”
“I won’t let York get away with it. After Cristofer dies, I’ll punish York,” Victor smiled evilly.
“Victor, in fact, you can try to let go of the past and start a new life…”
“I can’t,” Victor interrupted her and said in a cold voice, “My life has been destroyed, completely destroyed!”
“You…”
“Stop it!” Victor snapped. “I promised to release you, but that doesn’t mean you’re important to me! So, stop trying to change my mind. Miss Hudson, I’m not Cristofer. I won’t treat you like a treasure and always follow your lead. To me, you’re just a hostage and bait to lure Cristofer here. I don’t need your advice!”
As he finished speaking, Victor’s phone rang.
“Hah! Cristofer is calling back so soon. Clearly, he cares about you the most,” Victor remarked. He then answered the phone in a careless and smug manner, “Mr. Hans, do you like the photo? The sunset today is stunning. Of course, Miss Hudson looks beautiful, too.”
Cristofer, almost consumed by anger, responded in a deep voice on the other end of the line, “I’m the one you want to take revenge on. I’m on my way to meet you. Please don’t harm her!”
“I haven’t harmed her. I simply held her and shared a kiss. Haha,” Victor retorted.
“Victor!”
“Have you figured out our location? According to the photo I sent, it should be easy for you to find us. Come quickly. Time is running out,” Victor urged.
Cristofer frowned deeply and replied, “The car you drove has GPS. I know where you are.”
“Ah, right, I forgot about that. Since you know our location, hurry over. It’s getting dark, and we’ll be going to bed soon. You understand what I mean?”
“Please, don’t do anything to her. I beg you…” Cristofer pleaded.
Hearing this, Victor chuckled and remarked, “I can’t make any promises. After all, it’s not easy to resist the charm of a beautiful woman like Miss Hudson.”
“Victor, I’ll do whatever you ask. Please, don’t harm Estelle. I’ll be there shortly,” Cristofer said with anxiety in his voice.
“Come alone, without anyone else,” Victor insisted.
“Alright, I’ll come alone. Now let me speak to Estelle,” Cristofer requested.
Victor handed the phone to Estelle and mentioned, “Cristofer is concerned about you and wants to talk.”