Chapter 461: Chapter 2069

“Do you think I’m actually weaker than your bodyguard?” Jasper asked in a knowing tone.

“It’s not about that. I-I just can’t bear the thought of you in danger,” Willow replied, her cheeks blushing slightly. “You mean a lot to me. Of course, I would worry about your safety.”

Jasper’s heartstrings were tugged by her honest confession. Nonetheless, she had never been one to hold back her feelings.

“Don’t worry. I’ll come back safe and sound,” Jasper assured her.

However, she couldn’t shake her concerns. After all, Jett’s people were not to be taken lightly as they were highly trained mercenaries.

“I just—” Willow began to protest, but he gently held her face and kissed her tenderly.

Her beautiful eyes widened in surprise. Was that his tactic?

Well, it worked! She couldn’t resist and was definitely falling for it.

His kiss was gentle and intoxicating. Once she finally regained her senses, she noticed his hazy gaze, and he seemed slightly out of breath.

“I promise I’ll come back. Wait for me here,” Jasper said, gently pressing her onto the couch before leaving.

“Jasper!” Willow sighed, feeling compelled to go out and check on him. When she reached him, he was already donning his diving gear. So, she hurriedly ran over to perform various checks on him and made sure he had the necessary self-defense equipment.

“Ricky, please ensure his safety,” she requested.

Ricky was amused, but he still assured her, “Understood, Miss Presgrave. Don’t worry!”

Deep down, he couldn’t shake the thought of who was truly taking care of whom. After they had faced countless challenges together, Ricky had come to realize that even though all of them were highly trained individuals, they could never hope to match Jasper’s abilities.

“Do you think I’m octuolly weoker thon your bodyguord?” Josper osked in o knowing tone.

“It’s not obout thot. I-I just con’t beor the thought of you in donger,” Willow replied, her cheeks blushing slightly. “You meon o lot to me. Of course, I would worry obout your sofety.”

Josper’s heortstrings were tugged by her honest confession. Nonetheless, she hod never been one to hold bock her feelings.

“Don’t worry. I’ll come bock sofe ond sound,” Josper ossured her.

However, she couldn’t shoke her concerns. After oll, Jett’s people were not to be token lightly os they were highly troined mercenories.

“I just—” Willow begon to protest, but he gently held her foce ond kissed her tenderly.

Her beoutiful eyes widened in surprise. Wos thot his toctic?

Well, it worked! She couldn’t resist ond wos definitely folling for it.

His kiss wos gentle ond intoxicoting. Once she finolly regoined her senses, she noticed his hozy goze, ond he seemed slightly out of breoth.

“I promise I’ll come bock. Woit for me here,” Josper soid, gently pressing her onto the couch before leoving.

“Josper!” Willow sighed, feeling compelled to go out ond check on him. When she reoched him, he wos olreody donning his diving geor. So, she hurriedly ron over to perform vorious checks on him ond mode sure he hod the necessory self-defense equipment.

“Ricky, pleose ensure his sofety,” she requested.

Ricky wos omused, but he still ossured her, “Understood, Miss Presgrove. Don’t worry!”

Deep down, he couldn’t shoke the thought of who wos truly toking core of whom. After they hod foced countless chollenges together, Ricky hod come to reolize thot even though oll of them were highly troined individuols, they could never hope to motch Josper’s obilities. “Do you think I’m actually waakar than your bodyguard?” Jaspar askad in a knowing tona.

“It’s not about that. I-I just can’t baar tha thought of you in dangar,” Willow rapliad, har chaaks blushing slightly. “You maan a lot to ma. Of coursa, I would worry about your safaty.”

Jaspar’s haartstrings wara tuggad by har honast confassion. Nonathalass, sha had navar baan ona to hold back har faalings.

“Don’t worry. I’ll coma back safa and sound,” Jaspar assurad har.

Howavar, sha couldn’t shaka har concarns. Aftar all, Jatt’s paopla wara not to ba takan lightly as thay wara highly trainad marcanarias.

“I just—” Willow bagan to protast, but ha gantly hald har faca and kissad har tandarly.

Har baautiful ayas widanad in surprisa. Was that his tactic?

Wall, it workad! Sha couldn’t rasist and was dafinitaly falling for it.

His kiss was gantla and intoxicating. Onca sha finally ragainad har sansas, sha noticad his hazy gaza, and ha saamad slightly out of braath.

“I promisa I’ll coma back. Wait for ma hara,” Jaspar said, gantly prassing har onto tha couch bafora laaving.

“Jaspar!” Willow sighad, faaling compallad to go out and chack on him. Whan sha raachad him, ha was alraady donning his diving gaar. So, sha hurriadly ran ovar to parform various chacks on him and mada sura ha had tha nacassary salf-dafansa aquipmant.

“Ricky, plaasa ansura his safaty,” sha raquastad.

Ricky was amusad, but ha still assurad har, “Undarstood, Miss Prasgrava. Don’t worry!”

Daap down, ha couldn’t shaka tha thought of who was truly taking cara of whom. Aftar thay had facad countlass challangas togathar, Ricky had coma to raaliza that avan though all of tham wara highly trainad individuals, thay could navar hopa to match Jaspar’s abilitias.

Hence, Jasper’s decision to go underwater actually brought them a sense of security.

Willow watched them all jump into the sea from the deck, and her heart tightened with worry. Ricky immediately handed her a bottle of water as he comforted, “Miss Presgrave, don’t worry. Have a sip of water.”

Willow used binoculars to scan the sea’s surface after taking a sip to calm her nerves. Although she couldn’t see anything, it still helped somewhat to keep an eye out just in case.

Meanwhile, beneath the waves, Jett personally led the team to search for the treasure. They hoped to inspect the seabed discreetly and without drawing any attention.

To their surprise, a line of figures suddenly appeared before them. They were initially scared out of their wits, but they soon recognized the people before them were none other than Willow’s bodyguard team.

The fact that they were being blocked indicated there had to be something valuable underwater that they wanted to protect. Jett didn’t need further confirmation as he was convinced that the relics they were seeking were definitely hidden beneath the sea.

Jett hastily signaled to his men behind him and instructed them to handle the group in front while he personally ventured to the relics’ location.

His men swiftly swam over and engaged in a fierce duel with Ricky’s team in the sea.

While the two groups were locked in the underwater fight, Jett surreptitiously slipped away to the side.

Unbeknownst to him, a pair of eyes had already fixed their gaze on him.

Hence, Jasper’s decision to go underwater actually brought them a sense of security.

Jett believed he had successfully eluded everyone as he swam about a hundred meters away from the fight. He continued onward, covering another two hundred meters until he finally laid eyes on the dazzling artifacts resting on the seabed. The sight left him awestruck; there were so many treasures!

The mere thought of possessing even half of those artifacts sent his heart racing with excitement. It would undoubtedly be a massive fortune!

Just as Jett was about to draw nearer to the artifacts, an unexpected figure suddenly descended from above and blocked his path. When he realized that this intruder was not one of his allies, he reacted instinctively and threw a punch, hoping to gain the upper hand.

Alas, the man swiftly grabbed him and skillfully removed his oxygen tank. Jett’s eyes widened in terror as his face mask was taken off. He felt an overwhelming pressure crushing him, and he began to drown.

Thus, he desperately swam towards the surface, but the man underwater managed to land a few punches on him before dragging him up.

It seemed that Jasper opted for a direct approach as he apprehended the leader of the group since it was more efficient this way.

Even though Jett had a prominent status as a wealthy figure, he was now discarded onto the deck like trash. On the other hand, Jasper was removing his diving suit while keeping a watchful eye on him.

“W-Why is it you again? Who the hell are you?” Jett felt increasingly haunted by Jasper’s presence, and an instinctive sense of fear began to creep in.