Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 552

Taking advantage of Summer's distraction, Lilith sprinted toward the mercenaries. Pointing wildly at Summer, she shrieked, "I'll use the rest of my funds to buy her life! Kill her right now, and I'll wire you another fifty million!"

The thugs' eyes immediately lit up with greedy anticipation as they stared at Summer.

In their eyes, she wasn't a woman—she was a breathing bag of cash.

Lilith planted herself beside Captain Jax with a sickeningly sweet smile, her tone arrogant and vicious. "Summer, you worthless bitch! I'm going to make sure there isn't enough of you left to bury!"

"I'll have you torn to pieces and feed your bones to stray dogs!"

The surrounding thugs began to slowly close in. Summer held Tessa tightly and backed away.

Tessa weakly pushed against Summer's chest. "Run away... You shouldn't have come. Leave me..."

But Summer only held her closer, her voice thick with emotion. "I'm not going anywhere. I came here to bring you home."

"Summer..." Tears slipped from Tessa's eyes, hitting the dusty concrete one by one.

Lilith's smile grew even wider. She turned to Captain Jax. "Kill her, safely escort me out, and the fifty million is yours!"

Captain Jax brandished his rifle and mockingly offered a gentleman's bow. "It's always my absolute pleasure to serve a wealthy lady."

Just as he raised his weapon, Summer yelled, "I'll give you two hundred million to kill the woman standing next to you!"

The thugs all froze in their tracks, looking incredulously at Summer and then shifting their stunned gazes to their captain.

Still halfway into his theatrical bow, Captain Jax slowly lifted his head and flashed a chilling smile at Lilith.

"Well now, my wealthy lady. Are you planning to outbid her? Because if not, I'm afraid I have to apologize."

Straightening his posture, Jax calmly leveled the cold, black muzzle of his gun right between Lilith's eyes.

An icy dread washed over Lilith's entire body. She glared at Summer with pure, manic rage.

"Summer, you little bitch! I will empty every single bank account I own just to watch you die!"

Lilith shrieked desperately, "One billion dollars for her life! I want her dead on this floor right this second!"

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