The CEO's Woman

"Thud"

"Thud"

Gideon stared at Jiang Yue, his eyes full of disbelief before looking at the wound on his stomach. He then turned his eyes towards unconscious Li Qiang who was also lying on the floor.

When Li Qiang turned his back to Gideon, the latter took advantage of that and immediately fired the gun that he had got when he tumbled down the floor. Despite Wang Ruo's warning, Li Qiang was not able to avoid the bullet and was shot directly on his lower back. He then lost consciousness even before his body hit the floor.

"You… shot me!" Gideon hissed amused while staring at Jiang Yue, with his eyes wide open.. He expected Jiang Yue to surrender after getting beaten by Simon. He was also sure that even the combined strength of both Wang Ruo and Jiang Yue would still be no match for Simon.

Who would have thought that Jiang Yue would be able to get ahold of a gun and directly shoot him? Was that woman crazy? Couldn't she see that he and the Li Family were the only people who were not lying to her?

The Li Family wanted to use this incident to make Jiang Yue stronger, both emotionally and psychologically. How come she did not appreciate their good intentions? Gideon originally thought that Jiang Yue would be smart enough to realize that. So, why was she still taking the side of her criminal mother?

"Your Highness!" Simon was about to walk towards Gideon when the latter held up his hand, signaling him to not approach. Gideon then stared straight at Simon. "End this." He blurted out before falling onto the floor.

Simon did not even wait for another second before he dashed towards the teary Wang Ruo. The latter was originally distracted from seeing Li Qiang bloody and unconscious, she was not able to counter Simon's move.

Simon dashed behind Wang Ruo and looped his hand around her neck. Afterward, he held his other hand, with the hunting knife that he was using just a while ago, next to her throat. "Drop your gun, or I promise, I will slit this woman's throat before your bullet can hit me," he commanded with a stern face before applying a little force to the knife.

A small wound was immediately seen on Wang Ruo's neck as small drops of blood instantly poured out from it.

"No!" Jiang Yue screamed as she raised her two hands, showing that she was willing to let go of the gun. "Let her go!"

"Throw the gun onto the floor and put your hands behind your head," Simon demanded. "I will let this woman go as long as you come with me," he said as he tightened his grip on Wang Ruo's neck.

Let her go? That was something that Simon couldn't do. No matter what.

Just like Gideon, Simon was instructed by the Elders of the Li Family to kill Wang Ruo no matter what.

He squinted his eyes as he watched Jiang Yue slowly lower the gun to the floor. "Kick it away from you," he ordered.

Jiang Yue immediately kicked the gun towards Simon. Her expression was complicated as she eyed the unconscious Li Qiang and her crying mother. For some reason, seeing Li Qiang lay there motionless, was not making Jiang Yue happy at all.

Jiang Yue had dreamt of that moment lots of time. She dreamt of shooting that man herself. However, she never expected to feel this way towards him once she witnessed that moment in real life. 'It must be because we are blood-related,' she thought before turning her attention towards Simon.

The Li Family…!!!

Jiang Yue's expression instantly darkened as she thought about the possibility that the Li Family had also ordered Simon to kill her mother, despite the cost. In Jiang Yue's analysis, the Li Family was thinking that they could get away with Wang Ruo's death in the future by threatening Jiang Yue with her remaining family members.

First, they used Wang Ruo's past deeds to make Jiang Yue hate her mother and side with them. Seeing that she was adamant about not taking their side, they started threatening her with her family members. They even went as far as planning to murder Fu Jin. So now, that the time had already come, why would Simon spare Wang Ruo?

Wang Ruo was their main target all along. No matter the cost, they would absolutely eliminate her. Then, without any constraint, they would surely use Jiang Yue's remaining family to threaten her.

If her guess was correct, that despicable Li Family would also try to use her against the Vercello family in the future. They would try to use her to dominate both the East and the West's black market. 'What an ambitious plan,' Jiang Yue inwardly sneered.

No wonder her father did not hesitate to leave this family twice.

"Now… I want you to come here and be my hostage instead of your mother." She heard Simon say. "I suggest you hurry up. That man of yours won't be able to help you this time. Probably, he is already dead by now."

Jiang Yue's mind once again went blank when she heard Simon's words.

Fu Jin... The man whose love had transversed death just to be together with her. Her man...

Simon originally thought that Jiang Yue would follow his orders. What else could she do? She was unarmed, weak, with a lot of wounds and bruises all over her body. Fighting was surely not an option for Jiang Yue. He could only smirk inwardly as he watched Jiang Yue's deadpanned expression after his words.

As expected that Fu Jin was her weakness. She did not even show this kind of reaction when her mother was the one being kept hostage. "What are you waiting for? Do you really want your mother to die?" He jeered. "Your man has already died because of you. Now… don't tell me that you are going to let your mother sacrifice herself so you can live?!"

Once again, he watched Jiang Yue's face darken as she stared at him. However, to his surprise, Jiang Yue's eyes did not show any hint of emotion anymore. There was no anger, no sadness.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" He chuckled.

"I can see that you are not angry or sad." He gave her an evil smile. "As expected of our Queen. Neither her man nor her mother's death is something that can faze her." He provoked. He wanted Jiang Yue to do or say something that would make him push his knife into Wang Ruo's neck. That way, he could still put the blame on her and affect her mentality.

That way, Simon could manipulate her psyche and influence her decisions. In Simon's thinking, Jiang Yue was already blaming herself at that moment for Fu Jin's death. That's why she was hesitant to act.

"You are funny..."

Simon furrowed his brows at Jiang Yue's words. He then narrowed his eyes when he heard her chuckle.

"Simon, isn't it?" She stared at him, mirth lacing her gaze. "Do you really see me as a woman who needs help every time she gets into trouble?"

Simon's frown instantly turned into a scowl. What did she mean by those words? Of course, she needed help. She might be smart but she was still a woman. A weak one at that.

"Sorry to disappoint you, Simon… but I am not that kind of woman…" she continued. "Let me tell you a secret." Jiang Yue said her face devoid of any expression.

"The drone that I have made… you know, the one that is recording this conversation right now..." she raised her head. "I have named it 'Colossus', by the way " she explained.

"Anyway, that's not the point now…." Jiang Yue shook her head before smiling at him. "The point is… that my drone up there is already connected to some of the satellites in this country."

Seeing Simon's clueless expression, Jiang Yue snickered. "You don't understand my words, do you?"

"Tsk… tsk… Let me explain it in a very simple way…" Jiang Yue then looked to her left and pointed at the blinking signal on her computer. "You see that green blinking light over there? That means that I have already successfully hacked into the space weapon of this country."

The change in Simon's face after he heard Jiang Yue's words was instantaneous. His eyes widened in shock. He was very familiar with the weaponry of their country. After all, it was something that M Country and the Li Family were very proud of.

He also knew that their space weapon was a secret that they had been keeping in case some other country attacked them. That weapon was something that could fire from the space! Of course, they would keep it as a highly classified secret. So, how did Jiang Yue get to know about that secret? It was impossible for Gideon to tell her about that… No… that was just impossible.

"Who told you about it!?"

"No one. But by letting me have access to the system in this palace during my presentation, you gave me the opportunity to get a hold of the most confidential secrets of this country." She smirked. "Or did you forgot that I used the same system to find out about the identities of the guards assigned to the King?"

"Unexpected, right?" Jiang Yue then stifled a laugh. "Now… Now… This is the thing that I want to tell you from the start." She said as her expression turned serious. The mirth in her eyes was gone and was replaced by stillness.

"Touch my mother and the whole Li Family will be burnt into ashes." She declared in a grave tone.

"Huh! You think that you can scare me?" Simon immediately replied while trying to compose himself. Her move was really very surprising for him. It was something that even the most brilliant minds of the Li Family had not expected.

"Oh… Do you want a demonstration?" She inquired.

"Go ahead, move an inch and your mother will die!" He immediately threatened, thinking that the only way to control the weapon was by using her computer.

"Oh… I forgot to tell you. I can control that weapon from my phone too… but unfortunately, it is already broken from the fight earlier." She faked a frown before beaming at him. "So, I decided to use my watch instead!"

"You…" Simon immediately felt his blood boiling up to his throat from his anger. He couldn't deny that Jiang Yue's words were starting to get on his nerves. "What are you doing? Hey! Don't touch your watch... Hey! Do you really want me to kill your mother?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Simon… I am not going to kill the Li Family, just yet." She turned her gaze towards the panicked Simon, her tone full of provocation before she gave him her most dashing smile.

"Let me take care of the bugs first…" she declared.

"Let me show you how I destroy the Kim Family!"

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