Female Novel
Chapter 1322
He followed Nelson's gaze, looking up to the high ground behind him.
Almost simultaneously, something intermingled with the biting wind abruptly hurled itself toward him.
Before he had fully turned his head, the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of a dazzling light.
In the next moment, something pierced into his shoulder.
“Satan!” Violet exclaimed upon witnessing the scene and quickly rushed over.
The rest of the Cox family were also greatly shocked.
At that moment, Avery's body went limp, and the dagger slipped from his hand. He straightened up, staggeredback a couple of steps, and uncontrollably fell backward.
Violet moved swiftly, rushing to his side and steadying him with a firm grip.
“Satan, are you all right?” A rare look of panic appeared on her face. She reached out to touch his shoulder bladefrom behind, instantly staining her hand with blood.
“You're hurt!” she exclaimed, noticing that Avery's complexion had visibly darkened before turning pale.
It all seemed to occur in a blink for Avery. The instant he felt a piercing sensation, his body succumbed tonumbness, swiftly followed by a sudden drain of vitality.
He knew this feeling all too well. It was a stealth weapon, a poisoned one at that.
At that moment, he tightly gripped Violet's wrist, bracing himself to keep from falling. Clenching his teeth, hewarned her, “There's a stealth weapon... Get out of here quickly!”
In this house, there were others lurking, just waiting to deliver a fatal blow.
Realizing this, he yelled with all his might, “Move! Retreat!”
No sooner had the words been spoken than two darts flew from above, and two more people fell.
Nelson rose from the couch, lightly touching the bloodstain on his neck. With a cold smile, he said, “You want toleave? In your dreams! Avery, you have your trump card, and I have mine too!”
As he was speaking, several people fell one after another.
Violet looked at the scene, gritted her teeth, and without any hesitation, she draped Avery's arm over her shoulder.
“Hold on to me!” she said. Then, turning around, she dashed toward the door.
But at this moment, members of the Cox family were successively injured by the stealth weapon, falling to theground unable to rise. The Jagger family had regained the upper hand.
Naturally, Nelson would not let Avery escape. He immediately ordered his men to capture Avery and Violet underany circumstances. novelbin
And so, everyone shifted their focus, turning toward Violet.
Luckily, at this moment, Irwin and Finnley charged in with their men.
“What's wrong with Mr. Cox?” Irwin was utterly shocked to see that Avery had fallen into unconsciousness.
Violet gritted her teeth and said, “There's no time to talk. Cover my back. I need to take him back to Ms. Garcia!”
Upon hearing that she was looking for Neera, Irwin immediately understood that Avery must have suffered a veryserious injury.
At that moment, his face was icy cold. Leading a large group of men, he stormed in with an unstoppable force,blocking those who tried to stop Violet.
With the disturbance gone, Violet exerted great effort to take Avery with her, hastily escaping from the Jaggerfamily's power base. She didn't dare to pause for even a moment and headed straight for the docks.
Due to the explosion at the research base, the Bartitsu Guild had withdrawn all their manpower from the Gordonfamily.
With this troublesome matter out of the way, Neera felt considerably more relaxed.
When Jean had some free time, he took her out for fun again, this time without the triplets.
They were clearly dissatisfied, voicing their complaints one after another.
“Daddy's playing favorites, only taking Mommy out for fun and leaving us behind. Hmph!”
Jean chuckled, soothing each child in his arms.
“When I return this time, I will spend more time and play games with you all. How does that sound?”
The three little ones' eyes lit up instantly when they heard that.
“Sure thing! Daddy, it's a deal. No backing out!”
The triplets each made a pinky promise with him. Only then, feeling completely satisfied, did they let him go.
Neera got in the car, a hint of curiosity in her voice as she asked, “Where are you planning to take me?”
“You'll know when we get there.” Jean kept her in suspense.
Despite being filled with doubts, Neera followed him to the dock, only to become even more perplexed.
“Are you taking me out to sea?”
Jean saw her stop in her tracks, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he simply took her hand and led her onto theferry.
It wasn't until the ferry slowly pulled away from the dock that he said, “There's a beautiful island calledSweetbriar Island nearby, full of sweetbriar roses. I'm taking you there to relax.”
Phison itself was an island, surrounded by many smaller islands.
Neera had been here for some time now, but she still didn't know everything about the nearby islands.
She looked at him with suspicion. “I have no idea about Sweetbriar Island. How do you know it so well?”
Jean responded with a hum, then said nonchalantly, “I inquired about it, and then I bought it.”
Neera was utterly astonished. “You... You bought it? This is an island in Phison. You were able to buy it?”
“Why not? Haven't you heard the saying that money does wonders? No matter where you are, money is the mostpowerful tool.”
Neera was speechless.
Well, he does have a point.
Sweetbriar Island was very close to Phison. After only half an hour of sailing, they reached their destination.
After disembarking, Neera discovered that the name of the island was derived from the sweetbriar roses found allover it.
The air was filled with the delicate fragrance of sweetbriar roses, and the occasional sea breeze would waft by,intensifying this delightful scent.
Neera and Jean strolled hand in hand for quite a while, their interest growing with every passing moment. Theywere in high spirits, absolutely delighted.
“This place is truly beautiful, boasting both the beauty of nature and the refreshing charm created by humanhands. They complement each other perfectly. I feel so much better here.”
Jean smiled. “I'm glad you like it. After I bought it, I had professionals come over and do some work on it. The
island isn't big, but it's beautifully done and perfect for a leisurely vacation. If you like it, you can come here torelax whenever you're tired. I've even prepared a runway.”