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Chapter 242
Chapter 242
Jeffrey thought he had discovered Aiden’s weak point. The former said, “Let me go first if you want to
save Cecilia.”
However, Aiden delivered a forceful kick to Jeffrey’s stomach in response.
Jeffrey grimaced in pain, his features contorted. He curled up into a ball, and his clothes were soaked
in cold sweat.
The laboratory was air–conditioned, and the cold air pierced through him, sending a shiver down his
spine.
His lips quivered as he said with difficulty, “I’ll make sure you regret treating me like this!”
Aiden smirked. “It looks like you’ll be the one regretting.”
After saying that, he beat Jeffrey up fiercely as if the latter were a punching bag.
It was not until Jeffrey began to cough up blood that Aiden reluctantly stopped.
He gripped Jeffrey’s jaw, raising his face, and asked coldly, “What have you done to Ceci?”
Jeffrey wanted to spit the blood in his mouth onto Aiden’s face. However, he did not have the strength
to do so. Alas, he ended up spitting on himself.
For a moment, Jeffrey felt utterly embarrassed.
However, he regained his composure in no time. He looked at Aiden with a faint smile before saying,
“Right now, the lives of the two women you care about the most are in my hands. If I die, they’ll share
the same fate
as me!”
Aiden’s breaths grew heavier as he tightened his grip on Jeffrey’s jaw. It was as if he might crush the
latter’s jawbone in the next moment.
Intense pain surged, and Jeffrey could not take it. Eventually, he passed
out.
Aiden threw Jeffrey on the ground. Then he looked at Cecilia, whose face had turned red. “Stop acting.
You can get up now.”
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However, the next second, he saw Cecilia lightly tapping the ground with her fingers.
She had used Morse code to tell him that she was fine.
Aiden immediately understood that Cecilia was feigning
unconsciousness. Hence, he cooperated with her and put on an act. In the end, he knocked Jeffrey
out.
Cecilia sat up and moved her stiff fingers.
“Aiden, I wasn’t pretending. I was poisoned. It’s just not as severe as Jeffrey thinks,” she explained.
If she wasn’t really poisoned, she couldn’t have deceived Jeffrey, who was a doctor with outstanding
medical skills.
Upon hearing what Cecilia said, Aiden crouched and asked concernedly, “Ceci, how are you feeling
now? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you know how to detoxify yourself?”
Cecilia looked at Aiden, who had asked three consecutive questions. She then smiled weakly at him.
“This little bit of poison won’t kill me. I have everything under control. Aiden, let’s discuss our next
steps.”
“I won’t agree if your safety is at risk,” Aiden replied while looking at Cecilia gravely.
Elaine was already in trouble. He could not afford to have Cecilia in danger, too.
Cecilia grabbed Aiden’s arm with her stiff fingers and acted coquettishly as she swayed. “Aiden, I know
my own limits.”
Aiden observed Cecilia’s girlish demeanor and felt somewhat uncomfortable.
He cleared his throat before withdrawing his arm.
“Go ahead and tell me. But I’ll decide whether or not I’ll listen to you.” Cecilia nodded in response. She
immediately got down to business. “Aiden, Jeffrey won’t just sit around and wait. He’ll definitely try to
escape. We should use him to find the hidden threats in Acocester.”
After saying that, she reached out her hand to Aiden. “Give me Jeffrey’s phone. I’ll install software on it.
Then, we will know all his external communications and everyone he contacts will be redirected to us.”
In other words, Jeffrey would appear to be communicating with the outside world, but everything is
under their control.
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Aiden was aware that as one of the shareholders of Wolf Killer, Jeffrey surely knew a lot. The latter
could also contact essential members of the organization.
Directly pressuring Jeffrey to reveal information would not work.
Hence, using a luring strategy to make him reveal everything himself was the most suitable approach.
Therefore, Aiden immediately agreed to Cecilia’s plan. He then instructed his secretary to fetch
Jeffrey’s phone.
“Ceci, you’ve grown up. You now consider things more thoroughly.” Cecilia smiled faintly and replied,
“After experiencing such a major setback, it’s natural that I’d have to consider more.”
Aiden knew she was referring to the events from three years ago.
He felt sorry for her and gently patted Cecilia’s head. “Ceci, you’ll soon be able to avenge your
teammates!”
Speaking of that, Cecilia looked worried. “Aiden, we haven’t found the mole. Our plan won’t be
compromised, will it?”
Charlie had spent 23 years and paid an immeasurable price to infiltrate Wolf Killer successfully.
To eradicate Wolf Killer, his life was completely ruined.
If there was a setback at a critical moment…
Cecilia dared not think about the consequences of failure because not only would Charlie be unable to
accept it, she could not either.
Aiden’s eyes met Cecilia’s concerned gaze. He said confidently, “Ceci, don’t worry. Even though we
didn’t find the mole, I won’t repeat the same mistake.”
This time, he had chosen the people he trusted the most. There was no way the information would
leak.
Cecilia felt at ease upon hearing that.
In fact, previously, she had asked Charlie about the events from three
years ago.
Even though Charlie was involved three years ago, he was not the mastermind. Hence, he was
unaware of the full details of the plan.
Aiden’s secretary soon came back with Jeffrey’s phone.
After installing the software, Cecilia hid it perfectly.
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With her backing skills, very few people in the world could discover the hidden program.
Naturally, Jeffrey, who specialized in pharmaceuticals, could not detect it. She returned the phone to
Aiden. “Aiden, let’s start with the plan. You can make reasonable compromises for the sake of
Grandma Elaine and me, but remember to set boundaries, Otherwise, it’d be suspicious. Got it?” Aiden
nodded with a smile. “Don’t worry, I’m a good actor
Despite his current high–ranking military position, he had started at the same level as everyone else,
Aiden had climbed the ranks from a team member to a team leader, then to an instructor. After that, he
eventually became the
commander–in–chief,
During his missions back then, he had played various roles. Aiden was skilled at acting
Cecilia knew of Aiden’s exceptional capabilities. That was because he was her second idol.
Her first idol was her former instructor, Christopher.
She lay back on the ground and held her breath, causing her already flushed face to deepen in color.
“Aiden, we can start now”
With that, she closed her eyes.
Aiden had his secretary place Cecilia on a nearby lounge chair. After that, he splashed ice–cold water
onto Jeffrey’s body.
The piercing, cold immediately jolted him awake. Jeffrey could feel the excruciating pain once again.
He curled into a ball, shivering uncontrollably. He was even struggling to articulate words,
“If you’ve got the guts, j–just end m–my life!”
Aiden picked up a clean test tube, broke the end, and aimed the sharp glass tip at Jeffrey’s throat.
“Did you think I wouldn’t dare to kill you?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Aiden cut Jeffrey’s throat, and blood gushed out.
He was so terrified by Aiden’s madness that he screamed, “Do you want
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to watch your grandmother and your sister die before your eyes?”
“I don’t want them to die, but the Shaw family won’t be threatened!”
Jeffrey felt the glass pierced deeper and shouted irrationally, “Don’t you want to know about Charlie’s
news?”