Chapter 368: Exchanging Her for Him

Chapter 368: Chapter 368: Exchanging Her for Him

After setting everything up, Nathaniel Nathan decided to personally ambush Trent Thornton. While Trent’s position seemed to be a perfect blind spot from all angles, Nathaniel saw a one-percent window of opportunity. The only catch was that it required someone’s cooperation to lure Trent out of that spot—even just a little would be enough.

However, in a situation like this, Trent Thornton would never emerge unless something unusual happened.

Nathaniel Nathan observed the scene inside once more, and then he made a shocking discovery: there was a girl in there who looked exactly like Vera Xavier!

Usually supremely confident, he now wondered if his eyes were deceiving him.

He took another look inside and confirmed it—that was Vera Xavier! He ground his teeth, cursing her silently. ’That gutsy girl actually came here to gamble on stones!’

’Coming here to gamble on stones is one thing, but to put herself in mortal danger... If it weren’t for the current situation, I’d haul her up and give her a good thrashing!’

As he spotted Vera Xavier, his gaze must have been too intense, because she sensed it immediately. She turned her head and met his eyes, which were filled with a complex mixture of emotions and worry.

For some reason, the moment she saw his eyes, she felt an inexplicable pang of guilt.

Her heart began to race. ’How is he here? This is too much of a coincidence!’

She glanced at the murderous-looking Trent Thornton and immediately understood: Nathaniel was on a mission.

She silently cursed her bad luck but quickly collected herself. ’I haven’t done anything wrong. What’s there to feel guilty about?’

’Wait. If he’s on a mission, and he still hasn’t acted, does that mean he doesn’t have an opportunity?’

After glancing at Trent Thornton’s position, she immediately got the gist of the situation. She checked the time; eight minutes had already passed.

She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, then looked at Trent Thornton and said, "I’ll take his place. Let him go!"

Trent Thornton was taken aback. He hadn’t expected such a delicate-looking girl to be so bold.

Aaron Cheney hadn’t expected her to offer to trade places and immediately grew anxious. "Vera, don’t worry about me! If anything happens to you, how am I supposed to answer to Nathaniel!"

Vera Xavier ignored Aaron Cheney and looked at Trent Thornton. "I’m a girl. I’m weaker. It’ll be easier for you to use me as a hostage!"

Trent Thornton sneered, flicking the knife in his hand as he stared at her coldly. "Scram!"

Vera Xavier flinched, instinctively covering her head. Alistair Forrest panicked. "Honey, get back here!"

He couldn’t believe her audacity. It was an incredibly dangerous situation, yet she was still trying to be a hero!

Vera Xavier didn’t look back. She took another step forward, looking at Trent Thornton with utmost sincerity. "He’s my only brother. Nothing can happen to him. I’m willing to trade my life for his! And I’ll cooperate with your escape!"

Trent Thornton was surprised again. He let out a sinister laugh. "You’re an interesting one, little girl. Fine. Come on over, and I’ll grant your wish!"

Vera Xavier raised her hands and walked toward Trent Thornton. When she was just a step away, Susan Caldwell suddenly screamed, "She knows martial arts!"

Trent Thornton froze for a second, then kicked Aaron Cheney, sending him flying. Aaron slammed against the wall and was knocked unconscious. At the same instant, Trent Thornton thrust his knife toward Vera Xavier’s head.

Vera Xavier cursed inwardly, ’That despicable, shameless Susan Caldwell!’

’We’re all in danger here. Even if we had our differences, does she really need to go this far to get me killed?!’