“Tell them to go away!” Elena shouted.
For the sake of her own life, Ava could only follow her instruction. “Go away! Go away, all of you! No one is allowed to come any closer!”
Those thugs could only back off. Even though they were not Ava’s people, that woman still had value, and so, she must not be harmed. If something were to go wrong, it would be difficult to carry out their next plan. Elena took Ava as a hostage and inched toward her car.
The men were worried about Ava’s safety, but they could only tail them from a distance and dared not get close. Finally, Elena returned to her car.
Just before she could open the door, Ava swung up her elbow and aimed for Elena’s stomach. When she felt the oncoming attack, Elena panicked and subconsciously reached out to block her elbow. She had a baby in her stomach, and no one was allowed to hurt her child!
If Elena were not quick and agile enough to dodge the attack, Ava’s heavy blow would have definitely landed on her stomach. With a clatter, the knife in Elena’s hand fell to the ground. Ava took advantage of the opportunity, and hurriedly escaped her.
“Catch her! Kill her!” Ava snarled when she saw Elena open the door to her car. “I’ll give a million bucks to anyone that could kill her!”
One million! How long would it take to spend that amount of money? Handsome reward made brave men. Several people immediately got into the car and stepped on the accelerator; they chased after Elena, who had just left.
Elena’s driving skills were average, and she had never received any professional training. Very soon, the car that tailed her became clearer in her rearview mirror. That place was an abandoned wharf, so no cars would pass by in the wee hours in the morning. In other words, no one would be there to help her; she could only rely on herself!
Elena squeezed the steering wheel firmly and stepped on the accelerator. The Garcia’s luxury car had great features that performed superbly on the road. The cars behind her could not catch up to her at all. Elena glanced at the rearview mirror and saw that the vehicle was left far behind. She could finally sigh in relief.
When she turned to the front, a ray of light shone into her eyes!
A car came from the opposite direction of the road, and she was taken aback! The two vehicles drove on their respective lanes, and they would never bump into each other. However, Elena was startled, and she turned the steering wheel in panic.
When she realized she had made a mistake, she tried to steer the car back on track. However, she was so scared that she stepped on the brake instead.
The car stopped with a screech, and she hit her head on the steering wheel with a loud thud.
When those cars pulled to a stop by her side, they were stunned. Were women that unreliable behind the wheels?
…
“Eldest Young Master Williams, why did you bring me here? What do you want?”
The old master who walked behind Michael was the old man that everyone had looked for, Old Master Garcia. It had been two days since he arrived on the island, and it was already Monday. Time had flown by! He wanted to go back, but Michael had taken him to the island and ignored his pleas to return to the mainland. He had also lost his mobile phone, and there was no way to contact anyone!
He had signed the agreement to transfer his shares to Ava. He wondered about her next step. He also could not bring himself to ask if Michael and Ava were a team, because, even if he asked, the other party might not confess to it. The old master felt it was unlikely that Michael and Ava would plot for his downfall together. However, why did Michael keep him on the island?
“Eldest Young Master Williams…”
“Forty years ago, did you know a girl named Maia?”
“What did you say?”
Maia! That name was like a soulish demonic thought that suddenly choked the life out of the old master. His legs became jelly, and he almost fell over. Michael stared at his tremendous facial expression change, and he knew that he no longer needed to dwell further on the question. The answer was obvious.
“Then you should know that Maia is my grandfather’s first wife and my grandmother, the previous Old Madam Williams.”
“Eldest Young Master Williams, what exactly do you want to say?”
Old Master Garcia subconsciously took two steps backward. His eyes changed from fearful to cautious.
“I found a photo. The day before my grandmother was killed, you…”
Michael, who was ahead of the two, suddenly turned around. His cold eyes bore into the old master.
“At that time, you were with her. Can you please tell me, what did you do to my grandmother? Why did you appear at where she was killed and be with her?”
“I…”
Michael waited patiently for his explanation. However, Old Master Garcia did not say anything.
“Hmm.” Finally, Eldest Young Master Williams turned around and walked to the other side of the beach.
The old master caught up to him, and he was anxious. “Eldest Young Master Williams, no matter what happened that year, that was my personal issue. Please have mercy on the Garcia family.”
“This matter has nothing to do with my daughters or my granddaughter. Eldest Young Master Williams…”
“But this matter has a lot to do with the Williams family’s juniors.”
Michael stopped, but he did not turn around to look at the old master.
“Some of them lost their mothers, and some were born without a grandmother.”
He might not have any feelings for the old madam, but she was his grandmother! Some feelings were present at birth; they were related by blood!
“Eldest Young Master Williams, don’t involve the family…”
“You should say that to the Williams family.”
Michael was to leave at that time. There was a speedboat on the beach. The old master and Sasha could go too if they wanted to, but no one knew where they were. Since he could not handle the speedboat properly, the old master dared not approach it. Besides, his physical condition seemed to have gotten worse…
He coughed twice against the sea breeze. Sasha had looked for her father everywhere. When she saw him alone by the sea, her heart tightened, and she quickly walked to him.
“Dad, why are you here alone? Where’s Michael? Is he still on the island?”
“He had left.” The old man glanced in the direction of the sea.
Sasha looked along his line of sight. Indeed, she could still see the speedboat on the sea as it sped away. He was gone. What should they do next?
“Dad, was he with you just now? What did he tell you? Why did he save us, but leave us here?”
On the island, there was a house with a fully equipped kitchen. They would not starve even if they had to live on the island for another one and a half months! Nevertheless, why did Eldest Young Master Williams leave them at such a place?
It was Monday, and Ava had the agreement…
“Maybe Ava and he are a team?”