At that moment, Nelly was no longer the type of person who would lose her temper and rationality upon receiving a piece of news like that.
She didn’t miss the look of hatred that flashed past Boss’ eyes. In fact, it seemed as though he hated Will more than her.
Staring at him, she smiled indifferently. “Is that so?”
Despite the coldness in her smile, her voice was pleasant, especially when she uttered the last word. “You don’t believe me?” he asked.
“Do you think your words still hold any value to me?” Nelly spat, her face clearly portraying her unwillingness to believe him.
After taking a deep breath, Boss spoke with a hoarse voice. “I admit, I wanted to use you, but I’ve never wanted to hurt you.”
“Never?” Mockery was seen in her eyes.
Pursing his lips, he corrected, “After I met you.”
Nelly sneered, “Yet you tried to use me as a meat shield to block bullets previously.”
As Boss stared at her, he uttered one word at a time, “That’s because those bullets wouldn’t hit you.” Her gaze remained fixed on him as she pursed her lips.
He studied her. “If my guess is correct, that accident was perpetrated by someone.”
It wasn’t necessary for him to spell out who for Nelly to know who he was talking about. She was still pursing her lips as she stared at him silently and alertly.
That suspicion had crossed her mind at the time, but she didn’t expect him to think so, too. I never expected him to connect the dots. Even though he already has suspicions, he still never expressed them. He’s definitely very shrewd.
The edges of Boss’ mouth suddenly curved upward as he stared at the silent Nelly and tried to act casually. “Don’t worry; I don’t mean anything else by that. I just want to tell you I’m not going to deny the fact that I used you, but I’ve never had any intentions of hurting you.”
“Why?” she blurted.
Why? That made him ponder for a moment before he answered, “I’m not sure why. Maybe because you’re different from any other woman I’ve met before?”
“Is it really because I’m different from other women, or is it just because you can use me to help you deal with General Will?” Her eyes flickered as she suddenly asked.
Boss stared at her, stunned.
Nelly met his gaze unwaveringly. With a faint smile, she said in a certain tone, “You seem to hate him more than me.”
It was his turn to stay silent.
Moments later, he confessed under her stare, “Yes, I do hate him. So much so that I wish I could kill him.”
She remained silent as she stared at him slyly. It was her turn to listen to a story.
Hatred flashed past Boss’ eyes before he recounted slowly, “I had a sister a few years younger than me. When she was ten, I went on a mission. However, when I returned, I heard General Will had brought her out, and she was caught by the enemy. She was then killed by them.”
As a mother, Nelly felt sorry for him when she heard that.
If it were her children who suffered that fate, she would’ve lost her mind.
To her surprise, Boss smiled nonchalantly. “Guess what happened next? One time, I accidentally overheard a conversation between someone and a person who went on that same mission with General Will. It turns out that General Will intentionally left my sister there before running away. He used a child to ensure he could escape successfully.”
Even though he was smiling, the hatred in his eyes was bone-chilling.
“At first, I thought that just wasn’t true. However, after I kidnapped everyone who went out on the same mission as General Will and interrogated them, they all gave me the same answer. So, do you understand why I hate him now?” he asked before uttering one word at a time. “Not only do I hate him, but I’ll also definitely kill him!”
Staring at him, Nelly could sympathize with the hatred he felt. However, the only difference was that she didn’t know whether it was true.
After all, he hadn’t been entirely truthful in front of her before, all to achieve his own goals.
Seeing how she was staying silent, Boss said, “Haven’t you always wanted to know what my goal is? Well, this is it. I will drag him down from the throne he sits on right now and let him have a taste of despair. Then I will kill him and cut up his body, one piece at a time, and use him to pay homage to my sister! So, technically, both of us are on the same side. We both have the same goal.”
Nelly looked away. “How do I know what you’re saying is true or not?”
“It doesn’t matter if my story is true. All that matters is that yours is!” With that said, he pulled out his phone, tapped on the screen a few times, and stared at her.
A recording began to play. A conversation between him and Will was heard.
“She won’t let this matter go if she learns you’re the one who proposed to kill her parents, General Will.”
“So what? Do you think I’m afraid of a woman?” “But…”
“When we get the money, we’ll kill her too, Boss. This loose end shouldn’t have lived for this long,” Will ordered coldly.
It was then the recording ended.
Boss stared at her. “You’ve seen General Will. This is what I recorded after you left that day. The proof you want has been lost to time, but maybe this will suffice?”
The following morning, Boss was on the phone.
“Boss, you must bring that woman back after completing your task today. I must kill her with my own hands.”
After remaining silent for a while, Boss responded, “Noted.”
“Boss, don’t think I can’t read your mind. Let me remind you that failing at your job means a total betrayal. So, don’t disappoint me.” With that, the line was cut off.
Boss tightened his grip on his phone as his indifferent gaze earlier morphed into one of fury. Right then, he noticed the person before him shooting him a meaningful look.
Subsequently, he turned and saw Nelly standing not too far behind him. She had changed her clothes. Her complexion still looked good despite not wearing any makeup. Besides appearing a bit sickly, the injuries on her face did not affect her beauty at all.
Boss lowered his gaze when he saw her. “You’re awake?” Nelly strode forward and stared right at him.
“Did you hear everything?”
“Isn’t that obvious?” Nelly questioned him.
Boss did not explain himself. Instead, his gaze fell on the food on the table. “Do you want to eat something?”
Nelly shot him a look before sitting down at the table and beginning to eat.
Boss followed suit.
In the past, Nelly was always aloof and arrogant. She would split the bill whenever they ate together, never wanting to take advantage of him. Yet, she had not hesitated to accept his hospitality today.
However, Boss liked the change in her, thinking that she was now more pleasing to the eye. An inexplicably complex range of emotions glinted in Boss’ eyes as he stared at her.
“What’s going to happen after eating? Are you planning to use me as an exchange?” Nelly queried. Boss nodded. “Yup.”
Nelly kept her head down while eating. “Any other plans?” “No,” answered Boss.
“If you don’t bring me back, General Will won’t let you get away.”
“If I bring you back, he won’t let you off,” Boss stated.
Lifting her head, she glanced at him. “Hence, you’re letting me go?” “What do you think?” Boss asked her in return.
Nelly continued eating and did not reply.
After all, she knew that he would go back on his word.
Since he refused to divulge anything further, there was no point for her to keep asking. With that, she could only go with the flow.
At the very least, Nelly had found out who the murderer was.
Meanwhile, Tony and Ben woke up exceptionally early back at the hotel. It was because they remembered the occasion.
After getting up, they went straight to the room and noticed that everything was ready. Alpha Kilian was putting something on while talking with Dave.
“I’ve already made the necessary arrangements. Everyone is downstairs, and you can give them orders anytime,” reported Dave.
Alpha Kilian nodded.
Just then, Tony and Ben went up to him. “Daddy.”
Alpha Kilian turned and fixed his gaze on them. “You guys are up early!”
Tony wanted to say something when he noticed the bandage on Alpha Kilian ‘s hand. Frowning, he asked, “Daddy, what happened to your hand?”
Alpha Kilian responded indifferently, “Nothing. I had a small cut yesterday.”
Before Tony could pursue the matter, Alpha Kilian added, “Stay here with Dave. Remember, don’t roam around.”
Tony furrowed his brows. “Can’t we go with you, Daddy? We promise to be good and won’t take things into our own hands.”
Alpha Kilian looked them in the eyes and shook his head. “Daddy!” Ben chimed in.
“I know what you both are thinking, but I can only do this in peace if the two of you are safe and sound,” Alpha Kilian explained.
The boys could not refute him.
They mulled over it for a while and nodded.
He looked at his sons and reminded them. “Remember to always follow Alpha Dave closely no matter what and take good care of yourselves.”
“Okay!” Tony and Ben said in unison.
“Don’t worry. I’ll risk my life to protect them and won’t let anything untoward happen to them,” Dave reassured him.
Alpha Kilian stared at him and nodded his head solemnly.
At that moment, they did not need a further exchange of words to understand how each other felt when faced with a life-and-death matter. That was how in sync they were.
Then, Alpha Kilian checked his watch and said, “It’s time. I have to go.” With a nod, Dave said, “Be careful.”
“I’m leaving them in your capable hands.” Alpha Kilian smiled. Dave gave him another nod.
Without saying anything further, Alpha Kilian turned and was ready to depart. Seeing so, Tony and Ben darted forward and called out, “Daddy!” Alpha Kilian turned back and was met with two anxious gazes.
“Come back in one piece, Daddy.” “We’ll wait for you here, Daddy.”
The corners of Alpha Kilian ‘s lips curled upward to form a smile. Then, he headed out without saying one more word.