The gate was opened. There were two armed men standing outside the iron bars. Both of them looked fierce, and they were holding rifles.At this moment, one of them pointed the rifle at Nathan. He coldly said as he chuckled, "You, stand still. Don't ever think about escaping from here."Tristan quickly intervened as he tried to placate them, "Please calm down, sirs. He's young and spirited. He just got here, so he might have some thoughts of escaping. I'll talk to him later."The other armed man sneered, "Even if we let you out of this building, do you really think you can escape from this private island with no reception?"Nathan's expression became gloomy.Seeing his grim face, the two men burst into laughter and left.As they walked away, one of them said, "There's no reception at all. I feel like I'm a caveman now.""Forget it. Let's make some quick money for a few more years before quitting this job. This island is not a place for humans."As Tristan closed the door, he tur
Tristan and Michaela gradually fell into a deep sleep.It was 5:00 am, the sky was still dark, and there was heavy fog.Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound reverberating in the sky.Michaela woke up first, so she shook Tristan to wake him up. "Honey, honey, wake up."Tristan sat up abruptly. He nervously asked, "What's wrong?""Can you hear that sound?"Tristan listened attentively. He became excited, then quickly lifted up the blanket and walked toward the window. He leaned against the iron bars to look up at the sky.As dawn broke, he could see several helicopters hovering in the sky. Many people in black military uniforms descended on ropes from the helicopters.Meanwhile, there were faint sounds of people jumping from the rooftops.Tristan rushed back to the bed. He carried Elio up with one hand and hugged Michaela with the other. Trembling in agitation, Tristan said, "My love, they're here. There's so many people here.""Who?" Michaela asked as she nestled in his arms. S
"During these few days, I was back at the military base to handle business affairs. I received a call from a colleague in the satellite surveillance department, saying they located you."We immediately dispatched troops and helicopters to rescue you, so I followed along," Cole explained.Nathan nodded calmly. He slowly stood up and rested his hand on Cole's shoulder. "Help me walk."With Cole's support, he slowly made his way to the door.Outside, the gunfire ceased.Cole curiously asked, "General Morrison, why did you keep this mission secret from me?""You're my closest subordinate. If you knew my plan, you might not have acted convincingly enough, which would have failed to deceive the enemy."Cole felt aggrieved. He muttered softly, "So, you deliberately kept it from me, from Madam, and from your family to make the enemy believe you were truly in trouble."Everyone thought you were missing, so they kept searching, worrying and grieving."Nathan smiled faintly and responded
Mila didn't have the courage to tell Tristan about Vera.She stopped crying, wiped away her tears, and left her parents' embrace. She changed the subject, "Dad, Mom, how did you get out?"Tristan replied, "It was Nate who saved us. Nathan. Did you know?"Mila's hands trembled. She suddenly covered her mouth, and she cried again.How could she not know her own husband?"Mila, did you marry Nate?" Michaela asked.Mila nodded tearfully.Tristan and Michaela were overjoyed. They smiled at each other, then said with teary eyes, "No wonder he called us mom and dad.""Marrying Nate is great! Nate is a good man!" Michaela said with excitement.Mila still couldn't calm down. She looked outside anxiously. Then, she glanced at the soldier at the door before looking at her parents."Where's Nate? Why hasn't he come back?" Mila asked anxiously. She was afraid that only her parents had returned."He asked us to take the helicopter back first. He's still on the island," Michaela said.Mil
After listening to Daniel's reminder, Nathan became worried. Still, he pretended to be calm. He smiled and said, "Haha, knowing Chubs' personality, she might react like that.""Let her know as soon as possible. If she waits for you to come home and you don't, she'll be even more anxious and worried."Nathan agreed, "Yeah, I'll call her later."Daniel gently pursed his lips.Seeing his serious expression, Nathan said, "Daniel, since you can't see, a phone call would have sufficed. Why did you come all the way here just to visit me? Do you have something to tell me?"Daniel leaned back in his chair, and his expression became even more solemn. He said, "Nate, I do have a request.""Tell me, Daniel.""Can we capture Oliver without killing him?"Nathan was stunned. He was confused, so he asked, "Daniel, what do you mean?" Daniel answered, "I know he has committed a capital offense, but can you capture him alive first? Let him live for a few days, because I want to ask him to perfo
Nathan understood Daniel's feelings. If it were him, he would also take the risk for the sake of his beloved.Daniel only heard a sigh. After a while, he asked again, "Nate, can you help me?""I'll do my best," Nathan said, resigned. "But I still hope you'll reconsider. The surgery is very risky, and letting Oliver operate on you is even riskier. If he makes unreasonable demands that we can't meet, he won't perform the surgery."Daniel replied, "You just need to spare his life. Leave the rest to me."Nathan replied indifferently, "Okay.""Thank you, Nate."Nathan smiled lightly. He said, "We're brothers, you don't have to be so polite.""I hope you can find him soon. I don't have much time left."Nathan turned his head to look at him in confusion. He asked, "What do you mean?""Sienna has been attending blind dates. If she meets a good man, she'll get married."Nathan immediately came to a realization. He sat up properly and asked, "Daniel, if Sienna has been going on blind d
Mila walked over to help Daniel. "I'll see you off, Daniel."Nathan felt nervous. He tried to grab her hand, but they were too far apart, and he felt embarrassed to call her name. His hand hung in the air for a moment before putting it down.Daniel allowed Mila to support him as they walked out of the hospital. The driver was waiting for him outside."Wanda, you can go back. Nate is waiting for you."Mila pouted as she murmured, "He doesn't even want to see me. If I hadn't forced Cole to tell me, he would have kept it from me.""What nonsense is this? How could he not want to see you? He's probably been thinking about you like crazy. He just doesn't want you to see him injured."Mila pursed her lips as she helped Daniel into the car.Once he got into the car, he quickly explained, "I was the one who brought up Fenna. Don't blame Nate, and don't be jealous."The affection between the siblings was strong."I understand, Daniel," Mila said before closing the door for him. "Goodby
Mila let Nathan hug her. Feeling excited, she closed her eyes and leaned against him. Enjoying his warmth, his breath, his heartbeat, was truly blissful.Just as Mila was enjoying his embrace, her chin was gently lifted. Before she could react, he kissed her gently. Then, the innocent kiss turned passionate, and her heart began to beat faster. She nervously placed her hands on Nathan's chest, struggling a few times as she tried to push him away.Grabbing her wrists, Nathan locked her hands on her lower back. He kissed him intensely."Mmm." Mila shook her head.Nathan reluctantly released her sweet lips. Furrowing his brows, Nathan asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"Mila licked her lips, moistened by the kiss. She shyly said, "We're in the hospital. Nurses often walk around, so you shouldn't do this."Nathan smiled. Looking at her intensely, he slowly approached her. He said with a hoarse and magnetic voice, "We're just kissing, there won't be any problem.""Who's the one not