Chapter 484 - 484: Eliminating The Traitor Within The Qin Family – Part 3

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation      Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

With ice-cold, emotionless eyes and a tone as chilling as if it came from the depths of the underworld, Nan Yan’s demeanor sent shivers down An Muyao’s spine.

She hadn’t anticipated Nan Yan’s audacity to attack her like this.

“An Xiran, strangle yourself!” An Muyao commanded without hesitation, and An Xiran immediately grabbed his own throat, squeezing it so hard that his fingertips turned white.

“Nan Yan, if you don’t release me now, your fourth brother will choke himself to death, and you’ll have to watch him die right in front of your eyes,” An Muyao challenged.

She was gambling. Nan Yan certainly couldn’t stand by and watch An Xiran commit suicide. However, An Muyao was mistaken if she thought this would intimidate Nan Yan.

With one hand still gripping An Muyao’s throat, Nan Yan swiftly struck An Xiran’s neck with the other.

A loud thud echoed as An Xiran collapsed to the ground, his eyes rolling back, unconscious.

“Now, he won’t obey your orders anymore, and you can’t hurt him,” Nan Yan stated coldly. She tightened her grip around An Muyao’s neck, causing her to feel a strong sense of suffocation.

Fear finally washed over An Muyao, and her face twisted with terror. She struggled to speak in a hoarse voice, “M-Mr. James… save me…”

James, who had been watching the scene unfold, swiveled his boss chair around, and his black eyes appraised Nan Yan from head to toe, giving off an air of disgust that made him seem like a venomous snake, emitting a cold, viscous aura that made one’s stomach churn.

However, Nan Yan was able to scrutinize him just as clearly.

“Mr. James… save me…” An Muyao’s voice grew louder as James turned away.

Since Nan Yan had eased her grip on An Muyao’s neck when James looked, her pleas became more audible.

“Are you the one behind An Muyao?” Nan Yan fixed her gaze on James’s face.

“You lured me here. What’s your purpose?”

James was of Asian descent, with black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin— typical characteristics of a person of Asian heritage.

Nan Yan was certain she had never met him before, in this life or the previous one; they had never had any contact.

“Release her first,” James ordered imperiously.

He only had intentions of using An Muyao, although she was a bit foolish, she was wholeheartedly devoted to him and proved to be a very useful pawn.

“I can release her, but first, release your control over An Xiran. One for one, that’s fair,” Nan Yan proposed.

“Agreed,” James readily placed a vial of antidote on his desk. “This is the antidote. Give it to him, and once he wakes up, he will return to normal.” Nan Yan didn’t believe his deceit for a second. She had no intention of giving

An Xiran that antidote.

Nan Yan picked up the vial but released An Muyao. Coughing, An Muyao hurriedly ran to the other side of the office desk, out of Nan Yan’s reach, seeking protection from James.

Nan Yan bent down to help An Xiran up from the floor and placed him on the sofa. Then, she looked at him expressionlessly and demanded, “Now, tell me why you went to such lengths to deceive me and bring me here.”

“I’d like Miss Nan to do me a favor,” James replied with a charming smile, even though he was in his thirties, he exuded the allure of a mature man. “If you can help me with this favor, there will be a significant reward in the future.’

“What favor?”

“I can’t disclose it at the moment. First, accompany me back to M country, and when the time is right, I will naturally tell you what favor I need your assistance with,” James said, attempting to stabilize Nan Yan.

He hadn’t expected Nan Yan to be more challenging to control than he had anticipated.

He planned to delay until the drug had taken full effect.

In three days, Nan Yan would be completely obedient, and at that point, manipulating her to use against Qin Lu would be effortless.

Perhaps it wouldn’t be bad to let Qin Lu die at the hands of the woman he loved most. He wouldn’t spare a single member of the Qin family.

With a hint of evil in her eyes, Nan Yan provocatively arched her eyebrow. “What if I say ‘no’?”

“If you don’t accept the offer, then you’ll face the consequences,” James coldly sneered, then called out, “Come out, all of you..”