Esmae noticed the smug look on Spencer’s eyebrows, and an ominous premonition rose in her heart. Just as she was thinking about how to deal with Spencer, footsteps came from behind her. When she looked back, she saw Dan watching Lucia walk out up the deck.
Lucia frowned. Seeing Esmae and Spencer on the deck, she looked behind subconsciously for a moment, and sure enough, just after she left the cabin, one of Spencer’s subordinates entered the room immediately. Lucia screamed inwardly. She tried to rush over, but was blocked by Dan.
“Lucia!” Seeing that Lucia was about to fight against Dan, Spencer called out to her from the deck.
“Are you sure you want to fight me?”
After he spoke, the two men in black took a step towards Esmae. Their deterrence was self-evident.
Lucia’s eyes were burning, and both sides were worried. She was afraid that Spencer would do something to Esmae, and she was also afraid that the baby would be hurt. Just when she hesitated, that subordinate had already walked out of the cabin with the baby in his arms. The baby was not familiar with the smell of that person. With his rude movements, the baby was already crying, and Lucia was heartbroken to hear her daughter crying.
“Spencer, if you dare hurt the baby, I swear I’ll kill you with my own hands!” Turning her head and glaring at Spencer, Lucia roared angrily.
Esmae also wanted to help Lucia, but was stopped by two men in black.
“Don’t worry,” Spencer said with a smile on his face, “She’s my trump card. How could I hurt her?”
As if to confirm Spencer’s words, the subordinate stuffed a feeding bottle into the baby’s mouth. The baby’s nature was to eat enough to be happy, so she gradually stopped crying after drinking milk.
“What do you want!?” Lucia didn’t feel relieved because of this. She stared at Spencer fiercely and questioned.
“This is the topic I want to continue talking with Ms. Wilson.” Spencer said lightly, and after gesturing to Dan, Dan pushed Lucia back into the cabin and locked the door behind him. Lucia pounded on the door anxiously. Dan ignored it, and leaned against the door with his hands folded and looked towards Esmae.
Esmae gritted her back molars, and she chewed up her anger and vented it on Spencer.
“Spencer, you are so despicable as to use a child as a bargaining chip. Can you be more despicable?!”
“It doesn’t matter if I’m despicable or not, as long as I can achieve my goal.” Leaning comfortably on the back of the chair, Spencer said while enjoying the sea breeze.
“Shameless!” Esmae yelled at Spencer’s dismissive attitude, but the angrier she got, the happier Spencer seemed to be.
“Can you sit down with me now and have a good talk?” Spencer asked.
Esmae frowned, took a deep look at the ignorant baby, and could only grit her teeth and sit down opposite Spencer.
“I want 50% of the shares of the Brown family as collateral for the transaction, and 10% as my guarantee. As long as you help me take down Davonnis Corp, I will return the 50%,” Spencer said again his conditions, but this time he was full of confidence.
“As for whether you believe it or not, that’s up to you.”
The sea breeze was obviously warm and pleasant, but Esmae felt cold all over her body, and her hands began to tremble unconsciously.
“Actually, this deal is not too much,” Spencer comforted Esmae in a “kindly” way.
“Take Davonnis Corp, I’m the king of the financial world, so I will of course help the Brown family develop together. After all, I am also a shareholder, right?”
Esmae really wanted to tear Spencer’s triumphant face apart, but fearing that the baby was in his hands, Esmae could only force herself to calm down desperately, thinking of any other way to delay time.
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in her mind, and Esmae said coldly,
“Even if I want to agree, I am not the only one who has the final say on this matter.”
Spencer frowned slightly, and Esmae seized the opportunity to continue,
“You seem to have forgotten that I am just Mrs. Brown, and the business is the painstaking effort of Chris’ family for generations. Even if I am willing to bet on it, Chris and others may not agree, let alone there are so many shareholders in the company. Do you think it’s that simple?”
“I can see that Mr. Brown loves Lucia very much. I believe he will agree.” Spencer said slowly.
“Then you have to ask him.” Esmae said firmly.
Spencer seemed to be calm but he was actually speculating on Esmae’s intentions.
She was stalling for time? But even if she gained time, so what? In the vast sea, how did Arthur and his group find this yacht? Spencer was very confident about this, and he can indeed understand Esmae’s meaning. The entire business was valued at more than 100 billion, and half of the assets was rashly used to save people. It was true that Esmae alone cannot make the decision.
“What do you want?” Spencer asked after thinking about it.
Esmae knew she had a chance, saying,
“I need to get in touch with Chris.”
“No!” Spencer immediately vetoed it.
“No?” Esmae frowned and said, “Then I’ll give you an answer now. I’m willing to make a deal with you, as long as you let Lucia and the baby go. Do you think what I say counts?”
Spencer was immediately speechless by Esmae’s words.
“Dan, take her back.” After a long time, what Spencer said was not an answer, but he asked Dan to lock Esmae back. Whether to agree to her request, Spencer could not make a decision right away.
Hearing this, Dan stepped forward and “invited” Esmae back to the cabin. When she walked into the cabin door, Esmae looked back at the baby and said to herself: Lucia, you must hold on!
Lucia was about to collapse.
Since she was imprisoned by Spencer, she had never left the baby. As long as she was by her side, she can feel safe. Now that the baby was hugged by Spencer alone. How can Lucia calm down!?
The baby was still so small. She needed to be cuddled and needed someone to tuck her in at night… She needed… a mother!
After she beat on the door for a long time, there was still no response until her hands were red. Lucia burst into tears, and collapsed on the ground along the hatch, weeping uncontrollably.
“Arthur … Please come quickly… Arthur …” Lucia sobbed to herself with tears in her eyes.
Using the baby to stimulate Esmae had been achieved, but now he was facing a new problem, that was, whether to allow her to contact Chris. Spencer only felt very irritable, and even more so when he saw the baby being held in his arms.
“Take her away!” Spencer said angrily.