Chapter 5

Reluctantly, Angela Jackson closed the lid of her lunchbox.

 

The beautiful woman then picked it up and left to meet her cunning ex-boyfriend after leaving a message with his secretary.

 

But it wasn’t Ben Walter waiting for her at the restaurant, it was his secretary.

 

“Where is your young master, North?” Angela asked in a flat tone.

 

North smiled apologetically, “My apologies, Miss Jackson. Young Master Walter received an urgent call from Master Walter. He … rushed right back to the office because there was an important meeting.”

 

Oh, Angela actually smiled upon hearing this, feeling quite lucky that she had canceled her meeting with Ben that day.

 

As for the so-called secret project, Angela thought it might just be Ben’s excuse to meet her. Because of that, Angela vowed to be much more wary of Ben’s tricks.

 

At the same time, Nathaniel Lee had just returned to the park area where he worked.

 

He hurried to the restroom to change back into his work clothes. However, just as he was starting to change, the lights in the restroom went out.

 

Nathan immediately became wary.

 

As he went to open the restroom door, he found it had been locked from the outside.

 

He was about to break it down, but when he remembered the park manager’s fierce temper, he abandoned the idea. He didn’t want to have to deal with that bald man.

 

But then he heard footsteps approaching, so he immediately braced himself to attack anyone who might enter the bathroom to disturb him.

 

A few seconds passed, but no one attacked him. However, suddenly he caught a whiff of a strange smoke that made him so dizzy he eventually fainted.

 

Shortly after, someone opened the bathroom door and grinned smugly.

 

“What should we do next, Dean?”

 

“We’ll tie him up and take him to the car,” Virgo, his friend and criminal partner replied.

 

Dean quickly tied up the unconscious Nathan. Once he was sure his target wouldn’t be able to break free, he hurried to carry Nathan to the car along with Virgo.

 

Inside the car, Dean told Virgo to start the engine and drive off. Meanwhile, he contacted the man who had hired them.

 

“Mr. Jackson, I’ve successfully captured the target. He’s currently with us, unconscious.”

 

On the other end, Harry smiled broadly, “Good. Kill him and dump the body in the ocean.”

 

“Yes, Sir.”

 

“And … make sure no CCTV cameras record your tracks,” Harry warned.

 

“Understood, Sir.”

 

Harry nodded in satisfaction. “Your payment will be sent after you dispose of the body. Don’t forget the videos and photos!”

 

Dean understood.

 

After hanging up the phone, Dean told his friend about the order.

 

Virgo was truly overjoyed. After being out of work for a while due to a lack of clients, he could now fill his bank account with a pile of cash.

 

“How long will he be unconscious?” Virgo asked as they neared the coastal area.

 

“Six hours. But … I gave him a higher dose earlier, so … he’ll probably stay unconscious for about eight hours.”

 

Virgo nodded in satisfaction, “In that case, we still have four hours.”

 

Dean surveyed the area around the dock as soon as they arrived.

 

They were incredibly relieved because the coastal area was fairly deserted at that moment.

 

Before throwing Nathan into the sea, Dean ruthlessly slit the artery on Nathan’s wrist.

 

Virgo, who had checked and determined that Nathan would likely die within a few hours from blood loss, immediately pushed Nathan’s bound body into the sea after taking a photo of him.

 

“Ah, actually, I feel pretty sorry for this guy.”

 

Dean snorted, “Why would you feel sorry for your target, huh?”

 

“Well, he’s innocent. But … those rich people are just greedy.”

 

Dean shook his head, “They wouldn’t be rich if they weren’t greedy. Forget it, just let it go. Besides, once we get paid, our business with them is done.”

 

Virgo shrugged indifferently, “You’re right.”

 

Once they were certain the ocean waves had engulfed Nathan’s body, the two men left the scene.

 

They received a payment far greater than the deal they had agreed upon.

 

Harry, having obtained the video and the photo of Nathan, grinned widely and immediately told his father.

 

John Jackson clapped his hands in celebration of his son’s success, “Good. This time … Angela won’t be able to refuse to marry Ben, and her shares will fall into our hands.”

 

Harry immediately toasted his father, who had a brilliant plan to get rid of his cousin.

 

That evening, Angela frowned when she arrived at her still-dark home.

 

Usually, her husband always turned on all the lights when she came home.

 

“Hasn’t he come home yet? Could it be … maybe he’s working late?”

 

Feeling annoyed that her husband was still spending his time on a job that paid so little, Angela entered the house with a scowl on her face.

 

She turned on all the lights and freshened up without a care for her husband.

 

However, several hours passed and Nathan still hadn’t shown up. This eventually made Angela a bit anxious.

 

“This isn’t like him.” The beautiful woman bit her finger.

 

She grew even more anxious as thirty minutes passed and Nathan still hadn’t shown up.

 

“It’s already past ten o’clock at night, but why isn’t he home yet?”