The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 362 Two Lives For Two Lives

Meanwhile, Joseph was making a call.

"Are they with you right now?" The voice on the phone was stern and hoarse.

"Yes, they're with me right now," Joseph answered reverently.

"I hope you won't make any more mistakes this time," the person on the other side of the phone said threateningly. "Joseph, I was really disappointed with what you did in Canada. Don't tell me that you went easy on Julian because he is your cousin?"

Joseph's expression changed, and then he answered fawningly, "I did my best, but I underestimated Julian.

I didn't expect him to record all of our conversations."

"Hah!" the other person sneered. "Stop making excuses, Joseph. I know you’re a cautious person. It's impossible that you would not thoroughly check all the communication devices before you started to discuss such important stuff."

"It's all my fault. I should've been more cautious," Joseph replied, sounding very scared.

"I don't care if it is your fault or someone else's. You must not make any more mistakes this time. If you fail to do what I told you to do, I can guarantee that none of the people in your organization will live," the other person said coldly.

"Please rest assured. Now that I've got Susan in my hands, Julian is like a tiger without teeth. I can assure you that Julian and the Wrights will be destroyed this time," Joseph replied sternly.

"I hope you know what you're doing. After all, you have 1,000 lives on your back."

"I got it. I'll force Julian to make the decision." Joseph assured the other person once more.

"Okay then. I'll be waiting for your good news. If there i s no good news after three days, the batch of medicine will not be delivered," the old man hissed.

Joseph’s eyes shrank. "Three days? Don't you think that's a little too soon?"

"I'll only give you three days. Nothing more, nothing less. If I still don't see any progress after three days..." The other person sniggered and then hung up the phone.

As he listened to the monotonous dial tone, Joseph fell silent. After a long while, a cold glint crossed his eyes.

'Don't blame me, Julian. They are all my brothers. They have gone through thick and thin with me. I can't watch them die right in front of me, so you and the Wrights have to die. This is the choice that I've made.'

Joseph tightened his grip on the phone and then called Julian.

Half a month had passed.

Julian had been waiting anxiously for Joseph's call.

The moment Joseph's call came, his eyes shrank and h e immediately answered the phone. After he picked u p the phone, he gestured at Jacob.

Upon receiving his signal, Jacob took out his laptop and began tracking Joseph's signal.

"You picked up the phone really fast. Have you been waiting this whole time?" Joseph asked, raising his brow.

"Cut to the chase. How are Susie and Serenity right now?” Julian asked sternly.

"Don’t worry. They are doing well, but I can’t guarantee that they will always be fine." Joseph smiled.

Julian then said, his voice cold, "What do you want from me, Joseph?"

"Oh? At first, I wanted to chew the fat with you, but since you're in such a hurry, I'll just say it." Joseph curled his lips up, and his voice suddenly turned frigid. "I want you to kill George Wright and Oliver Wright. Use their lives in exchange for Susan and Serenity's lives. Two lives for two lives. That's fair, right?"

Julian's eyes shrank. "No, that is impossible."

There was no way he could kill George and Oliver. They were Susan's biological father and brother!

"Nothing is impossible." Joseph grinned. "Either you will kill George and Oliver, or I'll kill Susan and Serenity. It’s your call. I'll only give you three days, Julian. If I don't receive any good news in three days, then..."

"Then?" Julian gritted his teeth.

"Then I can’t guarantee Susan and Serenity's safety," Joseph answered. "My phone number is accessible at any time, so if you have anything to ask, you can call this number. Oh yeah, you don't have to track my signal. You won't be able to find me. If you want Susan to be safe, you can only listen to me."

Julian turned to Jacob, but Jacob just shook his head. He had already tried his best, yet he still could not intercept Joseph’s signal.

Julian did not say anything, but Joseph suddenly laughed. "Don't tell me Jacob is trying to track my signal next to you? Yes, Jacob is very good at this, but there is no way he can track me alone."

"Joseph." Julian narrowed his eyes. "I propose another condition. Release Susan and Serenity, and I’ll give you Lanyard."

"Tell him he can have the core code for the SL System as well," Jacob added.

Joseph heard Jacob’s voice through the phone and chuckled. "Lanyard and the core code for the SL System? Indeed, this is an attractive offer.

Unfortunately, I have to turn it down. I'll repeat myself:

George and Oliver's lives for Susan and Serenity's lives. This is my condition.”

"Joseph, you...”

However, before Julian could say anything, Joseph interrupted him. "Think twice before answering me, Julian. Remember, you only have three days."

After saying that, he hung up the call. The smile disappeared from his face and was replaced by a cold expression.

'Julian, I can only give you three days because I only have three days myself.’

Julian’s face turned ugly after Joseph hung up.

He had to kill George and Oliver in three days. Regardless of whether he could accomplish it or not, there was no way he could do it.

If he killed the two of them, he was certain that Susan would never forgive him when she returned.

"Why would he want you to kill Marshal Wright and Oliver?" Jacob gritted his teeth.

A dark glint crossed Julian’s eyes. "It's not Joseph who wants to kill Marshal Wright and Oliver. It’s the person behind him who wants them dead.”

From this moment on, this was no longer an ordinary abduction. This was war.

"What should we do now?” Jacob asked. "Should we tell the Wrights?"

Julian fell silent for a while. Then, he murmured, "Not now. Give me some time to think it over."

Ever since he had taken over Lanyard, he had overcome countless crises, both big and small. However, none of these crises had given him a feeling of despair like this one. This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org: ©.

Susan was his Achilles’ heel, and Joseph already had his weak spot in his hands.

He had already lost the upper hand.

"Susie..." A pained expression appeared on Julian's face.

His heart clenched up whenever he thought about how much danger Susan was in right now.

The next day...

"Did you hear from Joseph, Julian? I remember you saying he would contact you after 15 days. It’s the 15th day already," Luna said worriedly.

"No. He hasn't contacted me yet."

Julian had decided to hide the truth from the Wrights.