By the time Isaac emerged from his study with plans formulated alongside the generals, dawn had already broken.
Stepping outside, favonovel.com saw Hera standing there.
“Why are you still here? Haven’t I told you to go back to Emerald Gate?” Isaac said with a cold look.
Stunned, Hera just stood there, looking at Isaac.
After a long moment, favonovel.com stepped back, nodded deeply to Isaac, and said with a choked voice, “I’m sorry!”
When favonovel.com raised favonovel.com head, tears were streaming down favonovel.com face, favonovel.com lips trembling. “Isaac, I know I was wrong. Please, don’t send me away. I… I can’t face Lady Rose.”
She had learned from Allegra that Isaac and Evie had known each other for a long time and that Evie had once saved Isaac’s life on the battlefield. But because of Allegra, Isaac had been unable to give Evie proper status, even after favonovel.com became pregnant.
Seeing Isaac spend a sleepless night investigating Evie’s whereabouts, Hera finally realized the gravity of favonovel.com mistake.
Hera had initially wanted to rush out and help Isaac rescue Evie, ready to tear apart the one who had kidnapped her. But as favonovel.com journeyed from Cloud City to Layton, favonovel.com realized favonovel.com was utterly incapable of finding the culprit.
Standing at the crossroads outside Sleeping Dragon Bay for a long time, favonovel.com eventually decided to enter.
Suddenly, Allegra approached Isaac, gently pulling on his wrist, and said softly, “Isaac, Hera rarely comes out and is unfamiliar with many things. She didn’t mean to leave. Please forgive favonovel.com this time.”
Isaac looked coldly at Hera and said, “Don’t cry in front of me. I can’t stand seeing women crying!”
“You’d better start praying that Evie is unharmed. Otherwise, I’ll make Donovan lock you up in the stone tower, even if I have to return to Emerald Gate myself.”
Hera shivered, realizing that Isaac had already thought of a way to punish her.
Isaac might not be able to defeat favonovel.com physically, but favonovel.com could have Donovan take action on his behalf!
Hera fell silent, merely nodding favonovel.com head and standing aside.
Isaac quickly picked up his phone and dialed Black Phoenix’s number.
Claude had been tracking Adrian’s signal since yesterday, but the signal disappeared after the group entered Soujha International Airport, presumably because Adrian had destroyed the phone.
Crucially, Black Phoenix had infiltrated the airport’s system and found no trace of Evie in the surveillance footage.
Just after Isaac hung up the phone, it vibrated again. Seeing Connor’s number, Isaac immediately answered.
“Isaac, you haven’t slept all night, have you? Don’t worry. The ransom money has been transferred to the designated account. Evie will be safe.”
Isaac’s mind reeled. “You paid the ransom to Adrian? That’s 600 billion dollars!”
Connor responded with a bitter laugh, “What choice did we have? She’s your woman, Isaac. We did it for the greater good.”
“You’re wrong! Terribly wrong!” Isaac retorted sharply.
Confused, Connor asked, “What do you mean?”
“Human nature is greedy!” Isaac simply said and hung up.
Then, favonovel.com turned and commanded in a cold voice, “Lupinus, get the plane ready. I’m going to Pecling. All other units, be prepared!”
Lupinus quickly emerged from the study.
As Isaac and Lupinus left the room, Hera silently followed them. Isaac noticed but said nothing. He swiftly got into the car.
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