The next day, the sun rose as usual.
Only today, no one came to see Nicole. She stayed with the group of women. The air was stagnant and extremely hot.
During the day, they took away four women, so Nicole was extremely tense.
She felt like she was going crazy from the repression.
Two days later.
Someone brought Nicole to Caleb.
Caleb had just finished making a phone call. His eagle eyes looked at her sharply.
"Mr. Ferguson is here and said that he wants to see m e for negotiations. Ms. Stanton, you can look forward t o it."
Nicole could no longer look at Caleb with the same gaze she had in the beginning.
He was an arms dealer that made such cruel and unseemly deals in the shadows.
How could Nicole believe that he would keep his promise to let her go?
Nicole's eyes were clear, cold, and still. "It’s not that simple, is it? Besides exchanging hostages, what else d o you want?"
Caleb raised his eyebrows slightly. He seemed to look at Nicole in a different light.
"It looks like you've become wiser after spending a few days there, huh?”
Nicole pursed her lips. Her face was very glum.
How could he have any integrity if he did not treat people as human beings?
"Caleb, you're not doing this for Angie. Angie and I are just dispensable in your plan, right?”
Her tone was extremely dull as she tried to suppress the ripples within her heart.
Caleb's face changed slightly. His gaze darkened for a moment as he looked at her dangerously.
"And?”
Nicole looked at him. "You want to get something from Eric, so he must come in person. But you didn't show him your cards. At the meeting, you'll take advantage of the situation and blackmail him. Eric will have no choice but to concede."
The air turned cold in an instant.
Caleb raised his eyes to look at Nicole. His voice was deep and cold as he said, "Ms. Stanton, you're really smart, much smarter than Angie. No wonder Mr.
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