Obviously Shane was aware of that. That was the reason for his grim expression.
He fixed his eyes on Natalie.
She, too, was staring straight back at him. Her body trembled slightly as despair filled her eyes. “Shane…”
All he wanted was to comfort her.
Yet, his words would be futile. Nothing he could say would serve as a consolation while she was being held at gunpoint.
Instead, he shifted his gaze to Sean. He suppressed the urge to rage at him and asked, “What the hell do you want?”
“It’s simple, really. I want to leave this place safely,” Sean smiled as his eyes met his.
Shane tightened his grip on the gun and scoffed. “In your dreams!”
“Is that so? Then I guess you leave me no other option. I’ll just have to bring your wife along to perish. What a beautiful woman she is, so I won’t be the one getting the short end of the stick,” Sean joked while his grin grew wider.
“I’ll say it again. Let go of her!”
“That’s impossible unless you ask your men to back off and allow me to leave with ease. Once I’m out of here, I’ll return her to you.” While he negotiated, he kept his tight grip on Natalie.
Natalie shuddered in response.
Shane pursed his lips into a thin line. “You think I’ll believe you?”
“I guess I have no choice. We’ll bite the dust together.” With that, his index finger moved closer to the trigger.
With the close proximity of the gun, Natalie could audibly hear the sound of the trigger moving. The immense pressure caused her to shriek in horror. “Shane, save me! Please…”
Shane’s hands were shaking.
Silas took one look at him before turning to look at Natalie. He hurriedly said, “Mr. Shane, I know you don’t want to let Sean go. But there’s no other way out of this dire situation. Madam is still in his hands. Let’s release him first. Once she’s safe, we can carry out our revenge.”
“Yes, Mr. Shane.” The others on the helicopter piped up.
Even Connor was weeping. “Daddy, please save Mommy.”
Shane shut his eyes.
It was not that he wanted her to die.
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