In the main hall of the yacht, everyone is handcuffed and blindfolded. I walked next to Dominic, feeling my heart beat faster and faster in my chest.
I'm missing Garrick so much now, I wonder what the hell happened to him. Vivian says he's dead, this is not necessarily true, but does not rule out the possibility that his life is in danger. A few days ago I texted Garrick that I was on the yacht with Dominic and we've made up now. But he didn't reply.
At the time, I didn't think much of it, just assumed he wasn't happy when I got back with Dominic. So I didn't text him anymore, I intended to wait until this trip was over when I would meet him and talk properly. Unexpectedly, bad news about Garrick came, which proved that he didn't respond to my messages not because he didn't want to but because he couldn't.
"Don't worry too much." Dominic whispered to me.
I nodded, but deep inside I couldn't control the feeling of uneasiness. Fortunately, I saw Kenelm now, lying obediently beside Rory, seemingly fast asleep. Of course, children, they are not aware of the danger, when tired, they will fall asleep, no matter what happens.
"Here you are, I thought you two had some bad luck." Rory heard my and Dominic's voices beside him and he jerked his head up, whispering happily. If it weren't for the black scarf covering his eyes, he might have discovered us sooner. "Sorry, it was my carelessness that an insider infiltrated my bodyguards."
"It's okay, I know you didn't mean it." Dominic said. Anyway, he didn't want Rory to feel too guilty, even though things were really bad right now.
Dominic and I were handcuffed and blindfolded, respectively, and for the time being, we weren't able to resist them. Never have I imagined a day when Dominic would be easily found and suppressed by the enemy, in my memory, he was always the most overbearing and defiant man.
"I'll definitely get you and Kenelm out of here." Dominic makes a promise. Dominic rarely promised anything, but now he does because he is truly confident and determined to be able to save Kenelm and me.
After a long wait, everyone sitting in the lobby was exhausted. At first, they even whimpered or begged to be released. Now, even sitting still and breathing, they find it exhausting.
I closed my eyes wearily and leaned against Dominic.
Suddenly, I heard an argument, apparently between Vivian and some man. The voice sounded familiar, but I couldn't remember who it was for a moment.
"I warned you, but you didn't listen. If you just followed the original plan, things wouldn't be so complicated." The man's voice tried to lower and lower the volume but it wasn't hard to tell he was angry.
"So what? You act like I'm the only one who's going against the plan. Aren't you the same?" Vivian retorted immediately. "Didn't the boss tell you to kill her too? But you even helped her pretend to be dead, then brought her to Goderich, silently protecting her for four years. Then what do you get in return?"
"Huh, do you blame me? You ruined everything yourself. You went to Goderich and indirectly helped them meet again. Your mission is to be obedient to Dominic, but you are madly jealous of his wife. That's why you want to prove that even if his wife comes back you can still have Dominic. You're being too conceited." The man laughed mockingly.
"It's okay, I admit I have feelings for Dominic. What about you, you love Esther too, don't you? But unfortunately, I'll kill her." Vivian growled.
"If you dare, I'll bury you along with Esther."
When I heard my name mentioned, I froze. Through that conversation, I finally knew who the owner of that manly and low voice was.
"Frederick Vincent." Dominic spoke up.
"You recognize him?" I ask.
"Um. Well, that's not even his real name. Even Vivian Odette isn't a real name." Dominic spoke calmly, without surprise.
"How do you know?"
"I know a lot of things, Esther. So now you think it's right to trust me?"
"Can you still joke now?" I pretended to be angry, after all, in this dangerous situation, few people can stay calm and alert like him.
At this moment, my whole body was lifted and I was taken away from that place. I knew Frederick was taking me away, but I pretended not to know and kept begging for forgiveness to make him believe I hadn't found out.
When the black eyepatch was removed, it took me a while to adjust to the light. Only then did I realize that it was already dark, which meant a few hours had passed. No wonder my whole body is tired, and my mind is not good.
"Drink some water, you must be thirsty." Frederick gave me water.
"Eh? Why are you here?" I pretended to be surprised.
"There are many things I want to tell you, but first I want you to believe that I will not harm you."
In my head, I told myself I definitely wouldn't believe him, because I already knew the story he told Vivian. He and Vivian were accomplices. They belong to a group that has a grudge against Dominic and has long planned to harm him. That plan spanned many years, and unfortunately I am also in this.
When the black eyepatch was removed, it took me a while to adjust to the light. Only then did I realize that it was already dark, which meant a few hours had passed. No wonder my whole body is tired, and my mind is not good.
"Drink some water, you must be thirsty." Frederick gave me water.
"Eh? Why are you here?" I pretended to be surprised.
"There are many things I want to tell you, but first I want you to believe that I will not harm you."
In my head, I told myself I definitely wouldn't believe him, because I already knew the story he told Vivian. He and Vivian were accomplices. They belong to a group that has a grudge against Dominic and has long planned to harm him. That plan spanned many years, and unfortunately I am also in this.
"Okay, I believe you." I nodded firmly.
"Tonight, there's a small boat going to the mainland. I'll find a way to help you get there."
"I can't go alone. What about my son and Dominic?"
"I'll think of a way to help Kenelm." Frederick looked a little awkward. "But Dominic can't. You also know he and I have a personal enmity."
I put on a thoughtful and thoughtful face, but in my heart I knew that Dominic would definitely not be able to get out of here safely.
"Okay, that's it for now."
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It was dark and the sea breeze blew strongly. In the middle of this vast ocean, all the people on the yacht had no way to seek help to get out of here.
Frederick glared at me, seeing that I was sleeping soundly and my eyes were closed, so he calmly answered the phone. In fact, with such anxiety and uneasiness, there is no way for me to sleep peacefully. I was mentally alert, so I overheard Frederick's conversation over the phone.
"Sir, we're about to succeed... You want to come here to see it?... Yes, I see... There's only one small boat to get all our underlings out of here... Of course sir, no one will ever find out that we purposely sunk this huge yacht. It will be a secret at the bottom of the ocean forever."
Hearing those words, my heart sank in fear. Their plan is more terrible than I thought. Not only did they target Dominic, but they also ruthlessly killed everyone on the yacht. I definitely have to find a way to get this information to Dominic.
Almost half an hour later, Frederick came over to check that I was still asleep, and seeing that my breathing was even, he left the room and locked the door. The sound of Frederick's footsteps grew farther and farther away, and I immediately got up and went to the window. Compared to Frederick, I was more familiar with this yacht, so I could easily find my way out of the room.
Of course, I couldn't boldly storm into the main hall of the yacht to tell Dominic. There must be another way.
This large hall connects to many other rooms on this luxury yacht, such as the disco room, the dining room or the way to the swimming pool...
The problem is that those entrances are all guarded by Vivian and Frederick's subordinates, it's really hard for me to get in there undetected. At this moment, an unexpected event happened. I surreptitiously hid outside and watched and saw that somehow Dominic and Rory managed to get the guns from the two men on guard.
Dominic is a gun dealer, not difficult to understand when his ability to use guns is superior. I myself have seen him shoot a gun with almost no miss. At this time, when he had a gun in his hand, Dominic did not hesitate to shoot down his subordinates consecutively. Everyone in the great hall was screaming in fear, they were all blindfolded so they couldn't see what was happening. But they heard gunfire and smelled blood, so they were all terrified and thought they were in danger.
With just the two of them, Dominic and Rory, they couldn't rescue more than a hundred people in the great hall, so they chose to escape. Dominic carried Kenelm and flexedly jumped out the window, followed right behind by Rory. Less than a minute later, Frederick and Vivian burst into the great hall.
"You're the one in charge of the guard here, right? How could Dominic and Rory untie themselves, steal guns, and kill our subordinates?" Frederick and his head scratched his ears, speaking in a voice filled with exasperation. "Do you know how your negligence could kill us? Boss is coming here by helicopter, if he doesn't see Dominic then you know what's going to happen."
The sound of helicopters buzzing in the sky and landing on the giant yacht. Frederick and Vivian quickly ran to the top floor. As he walked, Frederick angrily scolded Vivian.
"You definitely helped that son of a bitch Dominic."
"I... I didn't help him escape. It was just that he said he wanted to go to the bathroom, so I helped him untie him for a while." Vivian panics, she is also very afraid that the boss will get mad and kill her right