Reclaiming the CEO's Heart

Chapter 148 The Showdown at the Harbor

Chapter 148 The Showdown at the Harbor

Avery emerged from the underground passage next to the mall and saw that it had suddenly been

sealed off. Just as she expected, Jacob had no intention of letting her go.

Jacob must have thought she was still inside the mall, so he ordered it to be sealed off, blocking her

escape route.

Little did he know that she had already changed her clothes and left through a secure passage.

Arriving at the designated meeting place with Frank, Avery went to the market closest to the harbor to

buy the things she needed.

Jacob searched for a long time but couldn't find her. Suppressing his anger, he checked every ignored

surveillance footage and finally spotted Avery at an intersection.

Despite only seeing her back, Jacob recognized her as well as the man who was walking closely

beside her.

He punched the monitor, shattering it into pieces.

The sound of the broken monitor startled everyone. John looked at his bleeding hand and hurriedly

said, "Mr. Hill, your hand!"

"Go to the harbor."

Jacob connected the dots and realized that they might be hiding on one of the islands.

He didn't know what agreement she had made with that man, but the man hadn't harmed her or the

child.

The islands had limited resources, and she took out hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to

purchase supplies.

So, her mode of transportation wasn't a plane or a train, but a maritime vehicle that could stealthily

navigate the seas.

Seeing Jacob's fierce gaze, John explained, "Mrs. Hill saved Mr. Ethan. That's a fact. Maybe she's just

in a difficult situation."

"If she were coerced, she would have left signals for help."

Jacob had considered this possibility, but she had been free to move around the entire time, so it would

have been easy for her to ask for help. But she didn't, which showed that she did it willingly.

She had longed to leave him for a long time, and now she had found another man.

Jacob was having a fever, his eyes burning red, but the chilling air emanating from him couldn't be

ignored.

"Mr. Hill, compared to that, I think you should seek treatment. Your body temperature is approaching 39

degrees."

Jacob's eyes were filled with fury, and his voice was icy. "Floor it."

Avery handed over the purchased items one by one onto the speedboat. She knew that Jacob was still

searching the mall, but why was her heart so uneasy?

Seeing her pale face, Frank couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is your stomach acting up again?"

"No, it's just anxiety. We shouldn't linger. Let's go quickly."

As she placed the last set of painting materials on the speedboat, she heard the screeching sound of

brakes and saw a Bentley come to a halt at the harbor.

Avery's vision darkened, and her heart raced. She urged, "Go, go! He is here."

Frank started the speedboat when Jacob's voice resounded. "Avery, come here."

Avery looked at him across the seawater. "Jacob, please let me go. I've already returned Ethan to you.

You're about to get engaged soon, so why don't you just give up on me?"

Jacob's eyes were bloodshot. Defying the cold wind, he said, "I'm giving you one last chance. Come Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

here."

What responded to him was the sound of the accelerated speedboat. Like a devil, he put his hands on

the railing and looked down at her.

"Avery, where do you think you can escape to?"