Chapter 94
âFollow her!â Dylan ordered coldly. He couldnât let anything happen to her.
He hadnât protected her well before, causing her so much pain and suffering. This time, he couldnât let anyone hurt her, not anyone, not even himself.
Audrey dropped David off at school. He had evening classes.
After turning around at the school gate, she noticed a car following her at a distance.
After a couple of blocks, Audrey saw that the car following her had changed.
It was now a different but somewhat familiar car, with a similar sequence of numbers on the license plate.
The car that had been following behind her had disappeared.
Audrey suppressed her emotions and accelerated towards Greencloud Mountain. Richard, in the car behind, also sped up to keep pace.
Both cars drove up Greencloud Mountain and stopped at the Holland family. Only then did the car following her turn around and leave.
Audrey watched it go, her brows knitted, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
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After leaving Greencloud Mountain, Dylan headed straight to Northville Hospital for
treatment again.
Every time Dylan left the hospital, his wounds reopened, some even becoming infected. Whenever his wounds festered, Dylan refused anesthesia, allowing the doctors to scrape the pus away with sharp scalpels. The excruciating pain reminded him of the suffering Audrey had endured.
Only then did he feel a little relieved.
After all of Dylanâs wounds were treated and the medical staff left, Richard entered the ward.
Dylan asked, âDid you find anything?â
Richard said, âThe people trying to kill Ms. Hernandez seem to be from overseas. Iâve already instructed The Patrons to investigate. However, it appears that the ones who attacked Ms. Hernandez previously and this time are not the same group.â Dylanâs brows knitted, his expression darkening, and his already pale face grew even colder and more severe.
Dylan said, âAssign a few members of The Patrons to protect her secretly.â
Richard was taken aback, glancing at Dylan. He hadnât expected Dylan to assign The Patrons to protect Audrey.
âYes, Iâll arrange it right away.â Richard nodded respectfully
Dylan then asked, âAny news from Rebecca?â
Dylan had been keeping tabs on the Hernandez family to prevent them from harming Audrey. Despite William and Sarah being imprisoned, Rebecca suddenly disappeared.
âWeâre still investigating, Richard said.
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Dylan waved his hand, closing his eyes. His pale face looked utterly exhausted.
As soon as Richard left, Dylanâs phone rang.
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In the silent ward, the ringtone was jarring. Dylan glanced at the caller ID, his eyes darkening, and he hung up. The phone rang again within two minutes, so Dylan turned it off.
Half an hour later, there was a noise outside the ward.
Dylan opened his eyes. The door was pushed open, and Claire, who was elegantly dressed, walked in, her high heels clicking, handbag in hand. The guards at the door couldnât stop her.
âWhat, does a mother need an application to visit her son?â Claire sneered, looking at Dylan lying in bed.
Dylan dismissed his guards, who respectfully closed the door behind them.
âWhat do you want?â Dylan asked.
Dylanâs gaze was icy as he looked at Claire. There was no hint of familial affection in his expression, only indifference and alienation, like two strangers.
âNo matter how much you dislike me, Iâm still your mother. Itâs only natural for a mother to see her son!â Claireâs cold as she looked at Dylan.
âIf I could choose, Iâd rather not be your son!â Dylanâs face showed a selfâmocking sneer as he looked at Claire.
âAre you here to stand up her coldness.
for your beloved?â Claire smiled, but her delicate makeup couldnât hide
Claire said, âDylan, you are my son. You must listen to me, or else I in prison!â
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Dylanâs face immediately darkened, his cold, deep eyes turning cold. He glared at Claire, his eyes intent that could almost kill her.
filled with a murderous
Dylan said, âTry it. If you dare put her back in prison, I will make your life a living hell, cutting your flesh piece by piece and sending it to her!â
When she saw her son so protective of that woman, Claireâs face twisted in anger. She suppressed her rage and said sternly, âCome home the night after tomorrow.â
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When Audrey returned home, she went straight to her study.
On the desk, four screens were lit up, each displaying dense lines of code running across them.
Following that, one of the monitors displayed a page, completely black except for the list of posted tasks. There was nothing else on the screen.
The topâranked task on the list was her assassination, with a bounty as high as 2 billion dollars.
Immediately after, Audrey made a call.
âYouâre still alive?â came the voice from the other side, lazy and with a hint of indifference.
âYouâve managed to save this life, so I better keep it safe!â Audrey said with a smile and shrugged off the voice on the other end of the phone.
âWhen did you cross Nightshade Alliance?â Paxtonâs voice suddenly grew serious.
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âNightshade Alliance?â Audrey frowned, thinking. âI donât think I have. Are you saying the one who put a 200 million dollar bounty on my head is from Nightshade Alliance?â
âYes, The Silence just received the information,â Paxton said.
Since the information came from The Silence, Audrey didnât doubt its authenticity.
Audrey frowned. She couldnât recall any conflict with Nightshade Alliance, let alone someone willing to pay 200 million dollars to have her killed.
âI understand. Iâll be careful,â Audrey said.
After hanging up, Audrey focused back on her screens.
Her slender fingers kept typing on the screen as lines of code flashed past.
An hour later, Audreyâs expression turned cold. She pursed her lips, staring at the screen for a few seconds.
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Audreyâs hacking skills were unparalleled, even on an international scale, but she found the opponentâs defense system to be impenetrable.
She wondered who was behind the defense system of the Nightshade Alliance.
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At that moment, alarms sounded in a grand estate.
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