Female Novel
Chapter 319
Chapter 319
Justin responded in a cold voice. “It takes two to tango.”novelbin
“I don’t have the time to debate this with you. Hurry up and search for them!” Ryan looked around.Unfortunately, he only met Jason a handful of times before and did not recall how the other party looked.
There was no way he could easily spot Jason from among the crowd, so he could only glance back atJustin.
Justin glanced at a spot in the distance. “There.”
Following Justin’s gaze, Ryan saw Jason standing by the bar in the distance. Jason was holding a glassof wine in his hand while gaily chatting with the people around him.
Ryan was about to head there when he was stopped by Justin. “You don’t need to go there.”
Upon hearing those words, he became pensive for a moment and immediately understood what Justinmeant. The two of them were not very familiar with the situation on this ship. If they acted together, thenit would be over for both of them if they were to encounter any danger. Not only would they loseeverything, but they wouldn’t even have a corpse to bury.
“I’ll wander around.”
“Okay.” After watching Ryan leave the banquet hall, Justin finally turned around and walked towardJason.
Jason was discussing ‘business’ with his friends. During this time every year, he would make a lot ofmoney through this banquet. It was also his highest and most triumphant time of the year.
He was savoring his triumph when he suddenly noticed a familiar figure coming toward him out of thecorner of his eyes. The sight startled him.
“Jason.” Justin’s expression was frosty and his manner of speech was rather aloof. “Long time no see.”
Jason was very puzzled. “Why are you here?”
“Don’t you know, Jason? Don’t you know why I came here?”
He quickly snapped back to his senses and studied Justin pensively. “You came to find Rachel. Don’tworry.
She is safe and sound. She is only accompanying me for some events at the banquet after all. We arebusiness partners now. Don’t you think you are making a huge fuss out of a molehill?”
“Then, where is she right now?”
“After our business talks, she returned to the room to rest. This ship is so large that it’s possible that sheis taking a stroll on her own. What’s wrong? Can’t you contact her?”
He was asking this question despite knowing the answer. It was impossible for a personal phone to sendout any messages on this ship. Likewise, the phones specially provided on the ship were as useless asscrap metal if one did not have the other party’s contact information.
At present, he was the only person who knew Rachel’s whereabouts and whether she was safe.
Justin had no choice but to mediate with Jason. “Jason, I have no interest in knowing what kind ofbusiness you’ve been doing over the years in the name of the Burton Group. However, I will not sit idlyby if you drag Rachel into this mess.”
“Those words displease me. Did you think I dragged her into these affairs? I’m afraid you’veunderestimated her abilities.”
“It has not been long since Rachel returned to the country. No matter how capable she is, she won’t beable to board the Golden Cruise. Isn’t that right?”
The invitation came from Jason. If Rachel had not heard about the news from the secretary, Justin wouldnot be going crazy right now because he could not get in contact with her.
“Jason, you had better tell me now. Where is Rachel?”
“What kind of attitude is that?” Jason’s expression was astonished. He observed Justin’s anxious andimpatient appearance, then he immediately said coldly, “Didn’t you grow out your own wings? Find heryourself!” After saying that, he glanced at his watch. “I still have friends to meet.”
He had long since been dissatisfied with Justin when Arthur indiscriminately withdrew all fundingpreviously.
There was no need to think to know that Justin was the one who mentioned something to Arthur. Howdare he take this attitude with me! What can he do even if he knows Rachel’s whereabouts?
Justin watched as Jason left without another word and clenched his fists tightly. Unfortunately, there wasnothing he could do. If it were anybody else, he would have his ways to pressure them into answering hisquestions. But, Jason was his uncle.
His thoughts turned in a different direction. If Jason is currently cooperating with Rachel, then he won’tharm her for the time being. She should be safe at the moment. It’s just that I don’t know where she is.Nevertheless, the Golden Cruise is a place beyond the law. We can’t stay here for long. I have to find herand get her off the ship as soon as possible.
It was already late at night by this time. The luxury cruise ship stopped on the river, facing the mostprosperous business district in Riverdale.
At this moment, almost all the people on the cruise ship were gathered in the banquet hall on the secondfloor. There was barely anybody else on the other floors and the terrace on the fifth floor was even morequiet.
Rachel and Jolly secretly followed Noah and Amber onto the terrace.
“Where are they?” Jolly looked around. “Didn’t they come this way just now?”
“Shh.” Rachel indicated for Jolly to be quiet.
Jolly spread her arms wide. “Look! Do you see anybody here?”
Rachel furrowed her eyebrows slightly. I clearly saw Amber and Noah entering this place, one afteranother. How can they just vanish into thin air? Could it be… This thought had barely formed when shefelt something cold pressing against the back of her neck. A woman’s voice entered her ears. It was afierce warning. “Don’t move!”
It was Amber. Sure enough, she had been hiding behind the door.
At this moment, there was a knife pressed against Rachel’s neck. The sharp edge of the knife slidagainst her skin. It was followed by a stinging pain. She jerked in surprise and did not dare to move asingle muscle. “Did you notice me a long time ago?”
“Chris, who are you talking to? I don’t think those two are here…” Jolly turned around only to see thisscene. Her expression immediately changed and the rest of her sentence trailed off. She couldn’t evenutter a single word.
“Stand there and don’t move!” The words had only just left Amber’s mouth when Rachel felt somethingcold against her neck. Bright red blood trickled down her neck and her collarbone. It was a particularlyshocking sight against her fair skin.
How could Jolly dare to move after that? She was so scared that her face turned pale with fright. “I won’tmove. Let go of Chris.”
“Let go? It wasn’t easy for me to finally get this opportunity. Do you think I’ll let her go?” Amber’sexpression was gloomy and her voice was extremely chilling.
Rachel forced herself to calm down. “You knew we were following you. You did this on purpose.”
“Of course. You are dressed so conspicuously. All the men in the banquet hall were crazy about you.How could I fail to notice you? This worked out fine though. It saves me the effort of searching for youinstead.”
“You want to kill me?”
“Everything started because of you! You are a jinx! You ruined my entire family! My mother passed awaythe moment you arrived. And now, my father is gone. My fiance and my company… All of them aregone!”
As Amber became emotional, her hand trembled uncontrollably. As a result, the edge of the knife slicedthrough the flesh on Rachel’s neck. It hurt so much that Rachel was drenched in cold sweat.Nevertheless, she gritted her teeth and did not dare to make a sound, lest she made Amber even crazier.
Unfortunately, Amber was already deranged.
“If I kill you now, everything will be over.”
“Amber Hudson, do you really believe that killing me will solve all your troubles? Will the people inHudson Pharmaceuticals obey you? Will Justin listen to you?”
“As long as you’re not around, they will! I am the only daughter of the Hudson Family! You’re just a wildsprout!”
“They won’t! Did you think that Evan Holt supported me and allowed me to manage the company justbecause I’m a daughter of the Hudson Family? That’s not true at all. It’s because of the formula! Haveyou gotten the formula?”
At the mention of the formula, Amber’s expression immediately darkened. It was precisely because ofthat damned formula that she had fallen so far from grace.