Chapter 773



Philip narrowed his eyes as he heard this.

To be honest, when he kidnapped Iris, he had initially planned to take her, but he hadn’t expected the Hunts to be so capable. Besides, Justin wasn’t as simple as he seemed.

Justin had cornered them in such a way that they almost couldn’t get out of New York.

After that, when Philip wanted to return to his home turf, he got a call from King, asking him to send Iris back home safely.

Philip realized then.

It was no wonder King had sold him the shares at such a high price. King had sided with the Hunts long ago, everything he did was to help the Hunts.

He couldn’t understand the relationship between King and the Hunts, but he didn’t dare offend him either. Therefore, he had put up a facade of obedience and pretended to obey his instructions, but he took Iris to the cruise ship the next moment.

As long as they were at sea, King would not be able to find them. Even if they found their location, they could do nothing.

This was also the reason he had taken Iris to the cruiser.

Of course, there was also another reason.

When they were in college, he had once asked Iris where she most wanted to go on vacation. Iris had replied, “I don’t like sports. Mountaineering and all that stuff makes people sweat and sucks. I like ferry vacations. I can travel all over the world on a cruise ship and I won’t get tired of it either.”

This very elegant form of travel was his favorite.

At the time, Philip had said he would take her there in the future.

He was keeping the promise he had made to her then.

Thinking about this, Philip picked up Jason’s satellite phone. King’s deep voice came from the other end.

“Philip, Iris hasn’t come home yet.”

Philip replied, “Yes, she and I still have some old promises we haven’t kept. We’re having a lot of fun, so don’t worry, Mr. King.”

King was silent for a while. Finally, he said, “If anything happens to her, I’ll make you die a terrible death!”.

The other party’s harsh words shocked Philip.

The main reason no one dared to contradict King in the group was that he really was like a king. When Philip inherited his Imperial League account as a child, King had already been in the group for forty years.

He could remember as if it were yesterday that someone in the group had questioned King’s position and actions thirty years ago. His century-old business empire had gone bankrupt within a month.

King had used the stock to demonstrate his position and status.

Since then, no one in the group dared to go against him again.

Philip was a fierce and savage man to the core, but even he was afraid of King. He stood thinking for a while, but still decided to ask, “May I know what relationship you have with Justin Hunt, why are you so protective of him?”

King scoffed, “Don’t ask things you shouldn’t ask. Just know that Iris is related to me. Anyone who harms her will have to pay the price.”

Her relative….

That meant they were blood kin!

Philip was stunned. He had thought that, provided he got over his own problems, he could get back together with Iris; just as Herman had dutifully divorced Iris when he manipulated the Hunts a bit.

Iris had also remained in the suburbs for over twenty years and had never remarried.

Iris was not expected to have such a powerful relative.

But if Iris knew King, shouldn’t she have sought King’s help instead of his when Justin was kidnapped?

What exactly was going on?

Philip was puzzled, but when he wanted to ask further, King had already hung up.

This caused Philip to have some reservations.

He suddenly looked at Jason. “Have our men do a thorough background check on Iris.”

Although Jason didn’t understand, he nevertheless said respectfully, “Yes, sir.”

At the Hunt residence in New York.

Justin lowered his gaze and sank into deep reflections after hanging up the phone.

Philip was a little crazy, and he also had an uncompromising aura deeply engraved in him. Therefore, he shouldn’t push him too hard; it was very likely that otherwise Philip would kill Iris and then commit suicide.

Justin had exposed his family ties to Iris just to make Philip hesitate to do something unwise.

Of course, Justin was also now sure that he understood Philip very well. The man loved Iris dearly and was reluctant to hurt her. Otherwise, why did he hold back for more than twenty years?

“Boss, we’ve tracked down his whereabouts. Philip owns a cruise ship that left the coast three days ago. Everyone who had booked tickets has received a refund and information about compensation for the cruise. Therefore, we assume that Madame Iris is on the cruise.”

Sean reported his findings. “We have contacted the cruise ship people. We have an informant there, and he has passed us a message saying that Madame Iris is fine. On the contrary, Philip has apologized to her.”

He frowned and continued. “The problematic part is that, although we have pinpointed the location of the cruiser, there are too many of Philip’s men on board while we only have one informant, so we have no way of retrieving her. Also, if we send a helicopter or ferry to take her back, given the commotion it would cause, we will not be able to completely guarantee Madame Iris’s safety at sea. Therefore, we may have to wait for her to return alone and safe after she and Philip resolve the issues between them.”

After confirming that Iris was safe for now, Justin was relieved.

He lowered his head and looked at the map on the table. “Have someone keep an eye on them at all times. Send a ship to follow them from a distance and make sure they don’t discover the ship. But if any trouble arises, they can close in immediately and conduct a rescue operation!”

“Yes, sir.”

Sean pulled out his phone and made the arrangements.

Once the arrangements were made, he looked at Justin, only to see that he was staring at the location of a certain bank on the map.

Sean asked, “Boss, what’s going on?”

Justin was silent for a moment. Suddenly, he said, “Put all our men in New York near this bank. Nora and I will go there in the next two days.”

“Yes, sir.”

Sean turned to leave, but before he left, Justin suddenly stopped him. “Have some of our men follow me tonight.”

Sean’s heart sank.

Justin was the Big Brother of the Irvin School of Martial Arts. To be honest, he was fully capable of protecting himself in most typical dangerous situations. The reason he brought so many bodyguards with him was only so that he could weaken the enemy’s attention on him.

However, was he especially bringing his own men with him this time? What kind of dangerous mission was he carrying out?

He lowered his head and said, “I’ll go with you.”

“No, it’s okay.”

Justin looked at him suddenly. “The Hunt and the Imperial League need you.”

Sean: “…”

Suddenly, he felt as if Justin was leaving his last words, which made him feel rather uneasy.

He called up some of his more skilled men. Then, he watched as Justin led the men and stepped into the darkness.

At the same time, Nora also quietly exited Hunt Manor.

She was going to the bank to see what the hell her mother had left her.

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