Thomas's car passed by Nick's just like that.
Nick found out that it was a dead-end after he drove his car to the alley.
It was impossible for him to get out as the people outside were all Nathaniel's men.
Nick's brows were tightly furrowed.
He held Mango in his arms as he went to one of the homes in the housing area.
Even though Nathaniel used a lot of resources to find Mango, he would never openly say that he's looking for her because this will affect Mango's reputation and outsiders would think that she had run away with Nick.
That was why Nick dared to show up.
He gave the family an amount of money and rented the house for two days.
The owner of the house was overjoyed and agreed to it immediately after seeing the amount of money that he was willing to spend for just two days of stay.
Mango found herself to be in a different place when she woke up. She looked around the surroundings in confusion. This was a simple yet warm bungalow.
She didn't know where she was, but could only see Nick smoking from a distance away from her.
He looked exactly like Nathaniel when he was smoking.
Mango felt a bit of a discomfort in her heart.
She had only been away for a few hours. Why did it feel like she was in a different world?
She wondered how Nathaniel was doing now.
"Are you awake? Do eat if you're up. Well leave in a while."
Nathaniel threw her a piece of bread, which was hot from the oven..
Mango felt a little depressed for a moment as she couldn't tell where the bread was from even after she had examined it for a while.
Nick seemed to be very anxious.
He stood up and paced back and forth in the room.
Mango tore the bread bit by bit and threw it under the bed when he was not paying attention to her.
If she's not mistaken, there might be some drug in the bread, which could make her feel weak and fall into deep sleep.
Mango fell into a state of drowsiness not long after she finished her bread.
Nick only went inside to have a look at her after she had completely fallen into a deep sleep.
Mango held her breath and tried to breathe consistently as if she was really asleep.
Nick got up and dialed a number with his phone after looking at her for a while.
"Hello? I need your help now."
Mango didn't know who Nick was calling, but she was very excited at this moment. Would she be able to help Nathaniel a little if she found some clue on who was the mastermind behind Nick?
She could not help but perk up her ears after she thought about this.
Nick thought that Mango was asleep so he turned his phone to hands-free mode as he wanted to get something.
The voice from the other end of the phone sounded like a robot. It sounded like a voice changer.
"Nathaniel is looking everywhere for you now. How dare you call me now?"
"What? You're going to abandon me at this time? Don't forget that I'm Nathaniel's brother and mom's helping me. The most he can do is lock me up and the only thing I would lose is my freedom. I won't be harmed. However, I'm not sure if I can get you out if I'm captured. Nathaniel might not do anything to me, but that doesn't mean he won't do anything to you. What do you think?"
The other party was stunned for a while after listening to what Nick said, he then asked, "Where are you?"
"You don't have to know where I am. I just need you to prepare a boat for me to get out of Ocean City."
The other party said, "Impossible. Nathaniel has sealed off the entire sea. He's guarded every exit in Ocean City. I can't send you out."
"Stop fooling around. Do you think that I don't know how Nanny Zhang sent Mango out? Don't think that you can fool me just because I have not returned back then. Don't forget that Nanny Zhang is my biological mother. She pampers me the most and tells me everything. I want to leave Ocean City at 11pm tonight. As long as I can be sent to Jigsaw's place in A City, I don't care whatever method you use.
Mango was slightly taken aback by Nick's words.
He really had something to do with Jigsaw.
Not only that, but he also had contact with Nanny Zhang. So, was Jigsaw also Nanny Zhang's man? Who was this person who dared not show up and only talked with a voice changer?
No wonder Nathaniel couldn't find her and Zion when they were sent out of Ocean City no matter how hard he searched for them.
This person must be someone they were extremely familiar with. Otherwise, why would he use a sound changer?
Mango felt a little depressed.
How many spies were hidden around them? Nathaniel must have been very sad to have grown up in such an environment.
Mango sighed. She heard the other party say, "Are you alone?"
"There's two of us here."
"Who else?"
"That's not for you to ask."
Nick's tone was harsh.
The other side stopped talking. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "Well, I will get you out at eleven o'clock in the evening, but this is the last time. Nanny Zhang said that she would never use me again, and she had given me complete freedom. Both of you can't break your promise."
"I know. We won't use you again after we leave this time. Everything should come to an end."
Nick hung up the phone after he finished talking.
He was lost in thought as he looked at the sky.
Mango opened her eyes slightly. There was a moment where she seemed to capture a hint of sorrow within Nick's eyes.
He was so sad.
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