Chapter 690

Evelyn's body tensed instantly.

She stared fixedly ahead.

Without any hesitation, she was about to jump off the boat to rescue him.

But the next second, her wrist was tightly grasped by Alexander.

Evelyn turned to look at Alexander, her eyes filled with urgency.

"Aren't we going to save him?"

Alexander shook his head.

"Those are all official personnel. We can't act recklessly."

Evelyn frowned deeply.

A derisive snort came from behind her.

Natalie spoke up.

"Weren't you so confident just now? Now there's trouble! How utterly stupid!"

Evelyn whipped her head around to glare at her.

Natalie met Evelyn's gaze and flinched.

"What? What are you looking at? You suspect me?"

Evelyn stared at her intently.

"If not you, then who?"

Natalie suddenly lifted her chin, her eyes defiant.

"Yes, it was me! We are enemies, after all. What's wrong with me acting against you? We're all competitors for the Sterling Family inheritance. Who told you to trust me so easily?"

As she spoke, Natalie reached into her pocket.

Evelyn's pupils contracted.

Her fingertips pinched a silver needle.

If Natalie dared to pull out a gun at this close range, Evelyn could subdue her with one needle.

But the next moment, Natalie pulled out a silver pistol.

She shoved the gun into Evelyn's hand, pressing the muzzle against her own temple.

"Go on, then! Kill me!"

Evelyn was stunned.

Natalie glared at her, her face full of anger.

"You suspect me, don't you? Killing me is your best option!"

Evelyn remained silent.

"Do you think there are no bullets in this gun?"

Natalie directly pulled the trigger, firing a shot to the side.

The gun was equipped with a silencer, so there was no sound.

But the bullet pierced through the boat's deck.

Proving the gun was real.

Natalie looked at her, puffing her cheeks in anger.

"Shoot!"

Evelyn took a deep breath.

"You insisted on coming along yourself. Now that something has happened, is it wrong for me to suspect you first?"

"Of course not! So kill me!"

Natalie acted like a jealous wife wrongly accused by her husband, utterly unreasonable.

Evelyn frowned.

"Enough!"

Natalie immediately stopped making a scene.

But she still pouted, looking away angrily.

"This is too much. Really too much!"

Evelyn couldn't be bothered with her anymore.

She looked toward the shore.

Alexander's brow was deeply furrowed.

The distance was too great to hear the conversation on shore.

They could only see the car being forced to stop.

The Aldorian officials rushed to the car and ordered the occupants to get out.

Then, the people inside raised their hands.

They were subdued by the officials and taken away.

Evelyn took a deep breath.

"Are we just going to watch?"

Alexander explained.

"What you can see are forty or fifty people. In reality, they knew about this in advance. There are probably no less than five hundred people埋伏 in the surrounding area. The moment we step off this boat, we'll be arrested."

Evelyn's heart was anxious.

But seeing Alexander's own furrowed brow, she didn't press further.

Professor Nathaniel Wright was a precious scientist in any country.

Even if Aldoria captured him, his life wouldn't be in danger.

His safety wasn't a concern.

But...

"If Professor Nathaniel Wright can't return to the country, how will Evelyn's reputation be cleared?" Natalie spoke up directly.

"If I were you, and I truly cared for her, even if there were ten thousand people on shore, I'd charge over to save him!"

Alexander looked at Natalie.

"Then why don't you go?"

Natalie was speechless.

She snorted.

"I'm not her husband!"

Alexander ignored her.

He looked toward the bow and ordered the captain.

"Turn back."

"Yes, sir."

The boat quietly started up.

It began sailing toward the direction of their home country.

Evelyn frowned as she watched the distant shore.

They were getting farther and farther away from those people...

Natalie couldn't help but complain.

"You sounded so impressive when we came, talking about Plan 2, Plan B. And now? We're just slinking back in defeat?"

She snorted again.

"Really useless!"

"Evelyn, why are you keeping a man like this? You're not married yet. Break up with him now!"

Neither Evelyn nor Alexander paid her any attention.

Natalie angrily took out some snacks.

She started crunching on them loudly.

Still unwilling to let it go, she looked at the two again.

"Evelyn, aren't you worried? Nathaniel Wright has been captured. It will be extremely difficult for him to return now! He probably won't be able to come back for at least half a year or a year! If he doesn't return, your name won't be cleared!"

Evelyn replied.

"...I'm not worried. Why are you so anxious?"

Natalie was speechless again.

Alexander added beside her.

"Truly, the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is frantic."

Natalie's eyes widened.

"You're the eunuch! You're the eunuch!"

She crossed her arms and looked away.

After a while, she couldn't help but look at them again.

"What do we do now?"

Evelyn glanced at Alexander.

The boat had already traveled far from Aldoria.

But Alexander's expression was growing calmer.

She asked.

"Is your Plan B going smoothly?"

Hearing this, Alexander chuckled.

"Nothing gets past you."