Elena Bush slowly opened her eyes, surrounded by the same familiar people and familiar scenes.
She shook her head with a bitter smile, not being able to escape her fate after all.
In the deepest recesses of her heart, she began to inexplicably hope that Logan Brown would not say yes to Jacqueline, and that she would not be gullible enough to trust her.
“What’s on your mind?” Jacqueline suddenly appeared in front of her and crouched down to look at her curiously.
Elena Bush looked away and smiled slightly, “Nothing, don’t they say that when you’re about to die you think about the past? It’s just a matter of remembering something from the past.”
“So you’re thinking about Logan Brown?”
“Nothing to do with you.” She returned coldly.
Jacqueline watched her hide her anticipation of Logan Brown even at this point in her life, and naturally a smile that felt comforting rose up in her heart along with it.
She patted the top of her head, “Don’t worry, I’ll try to accommodate you no matter what, and he’ll meet with you.”
“Do you think that I’ll believe that?” Elena Bush turned her face to her and looked into the bottom of her eyes.
Jacqueline didn’t answer, just asked rhetorically, “If I’m in a good mood, maybe I’ll grant you your wish.”
Elena Bush gave her a deep look then shook her head, “I wouldn’t think so.”
She had told too many lies, even now, and kept lying to keep her from really trusting her.
Jacqueline, as if not seeing the hostility in her eyes, got up and patted her dress, saying meaningfully, “In any case, you’ll know what happens when the time comes.”
“In that case, take back those hypocritical words of yours, I won’t believe a word of yours!”
She would have preferred to believe Mason Bush rather than her.
However …… Emma Bush acted as if she was wary of Mason Bush and did not leave them alone.
Mason Bush also just went out to get some food and came back for a meal, the midday hour always felt unconsciously lazy and Emma Bush, who hadn’t slept well last night, was drowsy at this point.
Mason Bush was still alert, his eyes as round as an owl’s, looking around him warily.
But in a corner, out of sight, a man quickly ducked in, and in the next instant, a gun was aimed at his head.
Jacqueline reacted too and immediately cried out in surprise, “Edward Ford!?”
“It’s me.” Edward Ford looked over at her, then glanced at Elena Bush’s position, “Give her back to me!”
“Give it back?”
Jacqueline looked ridiculous for that moment almost as if she had heard some kind of joke, Edward Ford, Mason Bush has nothing to do with me, so shoot him! But as long as Elena Bush is here with me, you can’t do anything!”
With that, she flipped out her own pistol and pointed it at Elena Bush.
The flash of panic that crossed Edward Ford’s face did not escape Jacqueline’s sharp eyes at this point.
“Edward Ford, now you and I are in exactly the same position, only, do you think …… you dare to shoot? Or do I dare?”
“What’s all the noise!”
Emma Bush, still capricious at heart, was drowsy at the moment, only to feel someone talking in her ear all the time, and couldn’t help but grumble in exasperation immediately.
When she opened her eyes completely, she saw Mason Bush holding her hand tightly.
She looked over in bewilderment to see another stranger and nearly fell out of her wheelchair, reacting with an angry, “Edward Ford, how did you know we were here!”
“If you left a trail, I would have found you.” Edward Ford sneered.
“You let go of my father first! We can talk things over ……” Emma Bush’s voice almost trembled a little.
She had to admit that she was really scared, she only had Mason Bush as a family member, and if something happened to Mason Bush, she really didn’t know how she would go on if she lived alone in this world ……
Edward Ford saw her panic and immediately took her by the scruff of the neck, gritting his teeth and bringing the gun closer to him, “You go uncuff Elena!”
“Elena Bush?”
Emma Bush looked over, only to see Elena Bush in the same situation ……
Jacqueline gave him a hard look, “Emma Bush, don’t you forget what we’re really here for, we’re supposed to be the ones who are dying, and even if we do, it doesn’t matter. But if we give Elena Bush to him, then it won’t mean anything if we die!”
She was more than looking forward to the image of this happening before her eyes, Edward Ford shooting and killing Mason Bush himself, then she wouldn’t have to do it herself, and she could even let Emma Bush watch her loved ones die in front of her!
What’s more Emma Bush a cripple isn’t tricky, it’s Mason Bush that’s tricky, without Mason Bush Emma Bush will do what she says and no matter what she does no one will stop her!
Jacqueline’s words left Emma Bush in a state of indecision ……
She really didn’t know what to do at this point, if she didn’t let them go, Mason Bush would really die, but if she did, as Jacqueline said, without any leverage in hand, they would die ……
Mason Bush looked at her hesitantly and already knew her answer in his mind. In order not to embarrass himself too much, he spoke before Emma Bush, “Emma, forget it, I was all set to die, one more day is one more day, but if this is all fate …… then it can’t be forced.”
Edward Ford’s hand shook, if the man in front of him wasn’t afraid to die, then he had no chance at all of winning!
His hand landed heavily on his shoulder and he gritted his teeth, “Mason Bush, do you want to just give up? Where’s your life! Don’t you want to care about Emma Bush’s life anymore!?”
His words brought a look of confusion to Mason Bush’s face ……
“I ……”
Edward Ford wrenched him around so he was looking at him, “Mason Bush, do you trust Jacqueline? Do you trust her to look after Emma Bush after you and Elena are dead?”
The answer was obvious enough, she wouldn’t!
Emma Bush had been pampered since she was a child, even more so at this time, and to top it all off, she had lost her legs, so how could Emma Bush live on her own?
Edward Ford saw the wavering in his mind and smiled confidently, “So let’s make a deal, I’ll keep you safe and all you have to do is return Elena to me ……”
Mason Bush closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
When he spoke again, his voice was not too loud, but the few people in the large warehouse could hear him loud and clear!
He said, “Jacqueline, set Elena Bush free ……”