Chapter 1264

Sean Gets Away

D*mn it! This b*stard is so vigilant that he opened fire right away! He was also shooting in such a
haphazard fashion! None of us dare to exit the villa now.

But although they were not hit, he felt sure that they had alerted Sean to their presence.

That was because he had heard one of his men curse aloud earlier.

If I heard it, there’s no way our target would’ve missed it.

With that thought in mind, the leader of the bodyguards carefully stuck his head out and saw that Sean
had a sinister smile on his lips.

The next moment, Sean raised his arm again.

Seeing that, the leader decided to throw caution to the wind. After all, they had already given the game
away. He quickly yelled, “Watch out! He’s going to shoot again!”

As soon as those words left his mouth, another shower of bullets rained down, hitting and shattering
objects around them.

Sean fired his gun while backing away so that the bodyguards did not dare to give chase. Then, he
whipped out his phone and sent the helicopter pilot a text message, telling the latter to start the
helicopter’s engine and let down a rope ladder for him.



After that, he continued retreating and was soon outside the villa.

It was not long before he heard the sound of the helicopter’s rotor blades above his head.



Sean looked up and saw a rope ladder tumble down through the helicopter’s hatch right in front of him.

After he had grabbed the ladder and stepped onto one of its rungs, the helicopter began rising through
the air.

When the helicopter was level with the villa’s third-floor balcony, Sean glanced into the room and saw
that it was empty. There was no one inside the room, which clearly indicated that Natalie was no longer
in the villa.

His fingers clenched around the gun in his hand, and a vicious look flashed across his eyes. He shouted,
“Not bad, Shane Thompson! You managed to find this place so quickly and took her away! You even set
up an ambush to capture me! Not bad at all! Alas, you still can’t get your hands on me!”

Shane watched the scene unfold from the cruise ship, furious to see Sean getting away on the
helicopter. But when he heard the latter’s taunts, his rage intensified.

“That b*start!” Shane hissed through clenched teeth, balling his hands into fists.

Natalie put a hand over his and said in a gentle and reassuring tone, “Calm down, Shane. Don’t get mad.
He’s deliberately provoking you.”

Although Sean had not seen Shane at the villa, it was not hard for Sean to guess that the latter was
watching nearby since he had stationed those bodyguards there.

That was why Sean had uttered that taunting remark.

Silas also nodded and chimed in to defuse the situation. “That’s right, Mr. Thompson. He succeeded in
getting away because none of us expected him to have a gun on him. If we had known, we would’ve
applied for a gun license. That way, we would’ve surely been able to take him down.”



“That’s all right. It wasn’t all for naught. We managed to capture Jacqueline, didn’t we?” Natalie smiled as
she gazed at Shane and continued, “Compared to Sean, it’s her that you want to seek revenge on more.
Isn’t that so?”

Shane’s gaze darkened, and he remained silent.

Indeed, he loathed Jacqueline much more than Shane.

“All right. Tell those bodyguards to withdraw. That place is of no use to us anymore,” Shane instructed in
an icy tone while massaging his temples.

It wasn’t the bodyguards’ fault that we failed to capture Sean. After all, they didn’t dare to engage in a
direct confrontation with Sean because they weren’t armed. Moreover, they’re bodyguards that we hired
in Nalanica. Hence, they won’t have such a strong sense of loyalty. Even if we told them to attack, they
might not necessarily do so. As Natalie pointed out, we might’ve let Sean slip through our fingers, but we
have Jacqueline. So, it wasn’t a total failure.

“Got it.” Silas nodded and began issuing the order for the bodyguards to retreat.

That night, the cruise ship began heading straight for Chanaea.

As for the bodyguards, the private security company they worked for had already sent helicopters to pick
them up earlier that afternoon.

Hence, only Shane’s men were left on board the cruise ship.

Natalie leaned against the railing as she stood on the deck, gazing at the sea. She mused with a smile,
“It’s my first time going back on a cruise ship.”










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