Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 2641

Zacharias was momentarily taken aback. He was well aware that neither of them could bear to part with the other, nor could they afford to lose the other.

“Now that I’m here, I won’t leave,” Shirley asserted firmly. He had always thought that the power he wielded was effective at any given time. Alas, he didn’t expect that it would be completely useless against her.

“Miss Lloyd, how many people have you brought over?” Freddie inquired as he approached the duo.

“There are eight of us, including my father and me. Four are with me, while two are with my father, Shirley replied succinctly.

“The other side has at least 50 people. What are we going to do now? The disparity in strength is far too great. Freddie sighed.

“How did this happen? Didn’t you arrange for manpower when you set out?” she asked as her brows furrowed in confusion.

“We did arrange for a task force. Unfortunately, Mr. Watts was the organizer. So, we only realized that Mr. Watts was also an enemy once we made it here. This was a trap from the get- go. Anyone who has set foot on this island is their target, and they’re shooting to kill,” Freddie explained with a vexed look on his face. The expression he was currently wearing was quite a stark contrast to his usual warm smile.

Shirley looked up at Zacharias. At this moment, she knew that he was definitely hurt and disappointed. The one he trusted, one of his inner circle, had betrayed him.

“It’s a disgrace. He was even Mr. Flintstone’s friend! So, Mr. Zacharias naturally held him in high regard and placed a great deal of trust in him. Who would have thought something like this could happen?” Roy huffed angrily.

“There’s no point dwelling on it now that we’re in this situation. We need to come up with a plan if we want to get out of here and make them pay, Zacharias said while glancing at Shirley. He couldn’t let her die here, not on his watch.

Shirley’s gaze was fixed on him as well. Her eyes conveyed that even if she were to die here, she would do anything to save him.

The selfless concern they bore for one another was just another reason that neither of them would be able to let the other go. The mutual sentiment they shared motivated them to get back down to business even though they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.