“Where are you going this time?”
“Get out of here and go to city D. It’s a beautiful environment and it’s close to the sea. Let’s relax there.”
“But...”
“But what?”
At the end of the conversation, Claire changes the subject again and says, “Juan will monitor the whole B city. It’s very difficult for us to leave.”
“You also says that Juan monitors City B, but you are still safe under his eyes. So, success is up to people, not to be so pessimistic about things.”
Claire can’t speak of Ashley, so she has to eat noodles in silence, thinking about something else.
Ashley’s performance is really strange. What she just said is even more strange. Now she has to take me to city D, I... Can I believe her?
But anyway, with Ashley, it must be safer than Juan. Besides, if I leave here, I can contact with Leo. Leo will come to find me.
Thinking of these, Claire is relieved and accelerates the speed of eating. She plans to start soon.
...
Looking at subordinate’s frightened look, Leo presses his lips tightly.
“Not catching up?”
“The tracking signal is broken, but they won’t be far away. I find their car.”
“Where does it stop?”
“Right ahead.”
“Go and have a look.”
“Yes.”
He takes Leo to the side of the road, reaches for the car abandoned by Ashley and says, “That’s one.”
At this time, it is already dawn. Someone pass by on the street in twos and threes. Seeing Leo and others, they all looks curiously.
Leo ignores all kinds of eyes, looks around and says, “They must be near here, not far away. We will send more people to guard the county’s exits and when we see people, we will immediately stop them.”
“Yes.”
“Remember, that woman has a gun. Don’t let her hurt Claire.”
“I see.”
“Go down.”
As soon as the command is arranged, Leo’s mobile phone rings.
It’s from Conan.
Leo immediately picks it up and then he hears Conan’s urgent voice.
“Daddy, I find another important clue!”
Leo’eyes bright, hurriedly asks, “What clue?”
“Ashley has an accomplice in the county, who is responsible for information exchange at ordinary times. I guess it’s quite possible that she’s coming to her accomplice.”
“Give me the information about that buddy.”
“It’s already on Daddy’s cell phone.”
“Very good!”
Hang up the phone, Leo looks up the information, then calls his subordinates and orders, “Call all the people back and go to this little hotel.”
Claire in the hotel doesn’t know that the people he is thinking about is in the county and is getting closer to her.
Packs up, Claire goes downstairs to meet with Ashley.
Ashley gets another SUV and is carrying two black boxes on it.
Curiously, Claire looks up and down and asks, “What is it? It looks very heavy.”
“It’s a life-saving thing when critical moment.” Put the box on the back seat, Ashley claps her hands and asks, “Are you all ready?”
“Well, it’s ready.”
“Then let’s go.” With that, Ashley waves to Bruce again and says, “Thanks a lot this time. Please write down the things on the account and I will supply you next time.”
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The readers' comments on the novel: Genius Son Sells his Mom to Dad
The storyline could have been better -- organization and cohesion of episodes could stand improvement, ending could have been more definitive resolving the many conflicts between the protagonists. Of course, the despicable treatment of Leo towards Claire initially, e.g., selling her off in an auction and giving her to the madam of the club as princess is inhuman and a violation to the wife's rights and honor. I was wondering why she did not leave after these maltreatments. Oh, well, the conclusion [if the narrative ends in Chapter 488] is quite disappointing and anti-climactic. Thank you just the same....
The end of the story is wanting, considering how the episodes build up to conflict after conflict and concluding in yet another conflict. But then c'est la vie! Thank you....