Chapter 794

Chapter 795
Janice’s voice trembled as she spoke. Her bright eyes shimmered with tears, showing a mix of stubbornness and silent pleading.
It was all or nothing now. She had no other options.
Wade’s expression darkened. He pressed his lips together, staring at her. His face showed a mix of surprise and disbelief.
Janice drew a deep breath and brushed her eyes with the back of her hand. Lives were on the line. She couldn’t waste another second.
“Wade, I’m not joking. I’ve never been more serious. Please, I’m begging you.”
Giving up on Wade had never been easy for her.
But at this moment, Ariel’s life hung in the balance. Signal zones were unreliable, and contacting her was nearly impossible.
Sudden crises were common in Bellador, but Janice couldn’t take the risk. Right now, the only way to get into
that area was from above.
“Wade, I’ve never begged you to do anything for me. Can’t I just trade the engagement for this one thing?”
Janice wasn’t naive. She had only been convincing herself before.
His indifference and lack of love were brutally obvious. He hadn’t even noticed that she was hurt. How could she wish for anything else?
Wade studied her reddened, desperate eyes for a long time in silence.
Bradley, behind him, couldn’t hold back. “Wade, this might…”
“Wait here,” Wade said abruptly, his tone cold. He glanced at Janice one last time, then turned and walked away.
He said nothing more.
Janice froze.
Bradley’s face turned pale. Wade was actually going?
Janice rushed after him.
Wade was already striding toward the tarmac.
Her heart pounded wildly. Relief and joy surged through her, but a dull, stabbing pain she couldn’t control made her breath come in heavy gasps. Tears streamed down her face.
Because Wade had only agreed to enter the war zone after she offered to call off their engagement. His concession was meant to escape from her and step toward Alicia.
Janice slid down against the doorframe, laughing at first, until her laughter turned into tears. All her years of
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hard work crumbled before her in that instant.
Bradley was too slow to stop Wade. He ran a hand through his hair in frustration, then turned to Janice. His expression was a mix of complexity and restraint. “Do you even realize what the consequences could be?”
Janice didn’t know, and she didn’t care. (2
This wasn’t Croinia. Waiting passively for rescue would only increase the risk.
She didn’t want to sit still and do nothing. She had to do everything she could.
The car continued forward.
Ariel kept glancing down at her phone for a signal, but it still hadn’t come back.
After an unknown amount of time, the car finally stopped. Someone opened the door, gesturing for all the colleagues inside to step out.
Then the man looked at Ariel. “Ms. Walker, please step out.”
Though she had her doubts, she still stepped out of the car.
The area they had arrived at was a secluded private estate, likely a wealthy neighborhood.
“Please hand over your phone,” the armed man said, extending his hand. It wasn’t a request.
Ariel’s mind raced. She wasn’t a fool. Though the man was speaking politely to her now, if she refused, he could easily seize her by force, and she wouldn’t be able to resist.
Clenching her fists, she handed over the colleague’s phone.
“This way, please.”
Ariel glanced at the colleagues who had already been escorted away.
During the evacuation, most of the people with her were locals, while her coworkers from Croinia had been placed in other vehicles and sent in different directions.
She pressed her lips together. She realized something about this situation was off. 1
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