I Walked Away And He Lost His Mind (Zephyra and Steven) novel Chapter 501

Mr. Wilson, however, just swirled the wine in his glass and smiled in disagreement.

"Steven is ruthless. I've done my homework; you're both important to him. He'll take one of you and leave the other as a hostage until he cancels his deal with Hugh and signs with someone else. Then, the remaining one can go."

Verna smiled faintly. "Who do you think Steven will choose? I bet he'll pick me. He has to."

How could she be in the mood to make a bet?

I couldn't help but glance at Verna a few more times. She had a strange, detached calm about her. Was she just mentally tough, or did she genuinely believe everything would be fine?

I didn't dwell on it. Steven would definitely find a way to save her, and that would leave me in a terrible position.

Damn it. How did I end up a hostage out of nowhere?

And of all days, it had to be today, the day of my semi-finals. With all this chaos, there was no way I'd make it.

I was seething inside but couldn't struggle. We were surrounded by the open sea, far from shore. Even if I broke free, it would be useless.

I looked at the well-dressed man. "Mr. Wilson, Steven doesn't care about me. If he did, I wouldn't be his ex-wife. You don't need to go to all this trouble to cancel the deal. I have another way to help you."

Mr. Wilson raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

I smiled. "A partnership is a two-way street. You can sabotage it once, but not a second time. You can't just kidnap your brother's business partners' weak spots every time he tries to make a deal, can you? It's too much trouble."

"But I can offer you a permanent solution. My boyfriend is good friends with Hugh. They're both chess masters. As Hugh's brother, you must know how obsessed he is with the game, right? Whatever you want to arrange with his business deals, I can make it happen. Isn't that a better option?"

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