The CEO Gets What He Wants

Chapter 704

Chapter 704 Protecting Someone

The sniper, hidden at a good vantage point, was incredibly accurate, taking down his target with just one shot. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

The other assassins were swiftly dealt with by Taron's men. Then, they quickly began to clean up the scene.

Taron walked up to Avery. Noticing the bloodstain on her slender arm, he frowned. “I'm sorry, Avery. This was my oversight. Thankfully, it didn't lead to a major mishap. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to explain it to Cayden.”

Avery gently shook her head. “This blood isn't mine. It belongs to someone else. I'm fine, and so is Cal. Thank you, Taron.”

With his deep blue eyes, Taron looked at Cal, who was playfully wriggling around in Avery's arms, and the man couldn't help but let a hint of admiration shine through his gaze.

If it were an ordinary child, they would have been scared to tears by such a bloody scene.

Unexpectedly, the child was not scared at all. He believed that this child would grow up to be extraordinary.

“Mr. Taron, you looked so cool when you came out just now!” Cal extended his chubby little hand, asking for a hug.

Taron took the little one from Avery's hands, clumsily cradling him in his arms. His handsome face was filled with a doting smile. “Go on—tell me what you want,” he said. “You're buttering me up because you're trying to get something from me, right?”

Cal made a funny face at him, playfully sticking out his little tongue. “I've never tried to do something like that at all. I just wanted a castle dollhouse. That's all...”

“Give me a kiss, and I'll give it to you,” Taron teased Cal, presenting his handsome left cheek to the child.

Immediately, Cal playfully offered a sweet kiss, which made Taron burst into hearty laughter.

The man's hearty laughter echoed through the dense forest, lightening the gloom just a bit.

Avery was quietly looking at Taron. At this moment, he was completely different from the man who was ruthless, decisive, and merciless a moment ago.

She thought of Cayden. That man was like that as well. He was as cold as ice in front of others, but in front of her, he was like a child, occasionally showing his playful side to her.

She truly missed him. He had said that he would meet her in Mocset in a couple of days, but an inexplicable worry began to creep up on her.

The people from Dark River were going to extreme lengths to capture him. She was truly terrified that he would once again fall victim to Dark River.

She had already lost him once. The heart-wrenching pain that came with it was not something she wanted to experience a second time.

Now that the heavens had finally graced her with such a tremendous surprise, letting her know that he was still alive, she truly could not bear the pain of losing him again.

A beautiful statue of the armless and smiling Venus goddess was facing the room adorned with luxurious Epean decor.

The silver-white mirror reflected a face of unparalleled beauty.

In front of the mirror, Cassie leisurely applied her lipstick. Her reflection, so captivatingly beautiful, could make any man fall head over heels for her.

The door was knocked.

One of her capable subordinates hurried over and whispered urgently into her ear.

“Useless, utterly useless!” Upon hearing the report from her subordinate, Cassie scowled.

With a fierce punch, she struck the mirror. The expensive mirror instantly shattered into pieces. Fragments of the glass mixed with fresh blood scattered all over the floor with a loud crash.

The woman's face that was reflected by the scattered pieces was grim and terrifying.

“Ms. Cassie, it was Taron who suddenly appeared and ruined our plans. If it weren't for his interference, our people wouldn't have been completely wiped out...” The subordinate standing nearby lowered his head and took two steps back, frightened by her terrifying expression.

Cassie snorted coldly, her stunning eyes flashing with a hint of contempt. “You are a bunch of spineless creatures to be afraid of Taron, a b*stard who was once abandoned by his family. You're making a fool of yourselves! Report the current situation and the information about the woman I asked you to investigate to me immediately.”

Upon learning that he had narrowly escaped a disaster, the subordinate breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately relayed all the information he had gathered to Cassie.

First of all, Avery and Cayden were already married and had three children. Among them were a pair of twins about seven years old and a child who was two and a half years old, who she brought to Mocset with her.

Secondly, during the two-plus years that Cayden was missing, it was that woman who single-handedly shouldered the responsibility of Trident Group. She revived the company from the brink of crisis and further expanded the group's business. Judging from this, her abilities were not to be underestimated.

Third, before the incident, Cayden had a secret negotiation with Taron to save the life of his friend, Sid. Prior to this, he had no interaction with Taron. Now that Sid was Taron's brother-in-law, there was a much more concrete relationship between Cayden and Taron.

Lastly, the relationship between Avery and Taron was quite complicated and confusing. Taron obviously valued her greatly, and now he would protect her meticulously, leaving no room for any harm to come to her. It was unclear whether there was any ambiguity in their relationship as, apart from his sister Vivian, given Taron's personality of disregarding his relatives, it was impossible for him to risk his life for a stranger.

Cassie sat on the ruby-red velvet couch with her legs crossed, her expression gloomy.

A maid humbly half-knelt on the ground, tending to her wounds, while another maid lit a cigarette for her.

The pale blue flame flickered in Cassie's hand as she asked in a cold voice, “What's the family background of Avery?”

The subordinate replied, “She's a very ordinary woman, with an even more ordinary family background. Her father was an unknown small-time employee who didn't accomplish much before he passed away from cancer a few years ago. Her stepmother and stepsister are currently in prison. The only family she has left now is a grandfather in his sixties and an aunt who is suffering from cancer.”

“Avery Rumpley.” Cassie pronounced Avery's name in broken Chanaean, her expression full of amusement and disdain.

How could a woman with no background whatsoever become the beloved of Hugh?

“Have we found out where Hugh is?”

“Ms. Cassie, Hugh is now with the heir of the Matelski family. He no longer hides his whereabouts, seemingly exposing himself to us on purpose... Could this be a new scheme of his?”

It was not that the subordinate was overthinking. It was just that Hugh was too cunning, and they'd suffered quite a bit at his hands previously.

Cassie's deep blue eyes narrowed warily as she once again felt a sense of foreboding.

Having spent over two years together, she understood Hugh better than anyone else. Unless something unexpected occurred, that man would never expose himself so easily. His current actions were merely a ploy to divert their attention, drawing the danger to himself.

He was protecting the woman named Avery.

So what if he is protecting her? He is destined to be mine in this lifetime; no other woman can lay claim to him. Even his former wife and children are nothing more than a pile of corpses in my eyes!