Chapter 451
His voice was so low it was almost inaudible as he spoke while leaning in to wipe the other side of her face.
Eva was already unsettled, and upon hearing his words, she only blinked gently before lifting her gaze to look at David.
After wiping the sweat from her forehead, David withdrew his hand.
Then things went back to normal. In fact, when David had informed her that Adrian Blackwood was safe that morning, she couldn’t help but worry. Even now, as he whispered the situation to her, Eva’s heart hadn’t completely settled down. The shadow that photo cast on her was simply too profound.
And perhaps because she had just woken from a dream, she still felt her heart racing. Although it was a dream, what if the events within came true?
With that thought, she took a deep breath out of exhaustion and then casually commented, “David, have you ever had a nightmare p>
As soon as she spoke, everyone around them looked in her direction.
David, caught off guard by her sudden initiation of conversation, hesitated for a moment before nodding. “Yes, I have p>
After that, Eva fell silent. David glanced at her and comforted, “Ms. Hansen, dreams are often just that-dreams, not reality. You’re not feeling well right now, so don’t think about the dream anymore. Why not rest a little more? We should be arriving soon p>
The people nearby were also listening intently to their conversation, having noticed Eva’s pale complexion earlier, which had startled them all.
Hearing David’s reassurances, they did not object but instead echoed him, “Yes, Ms. Hansen, dreams tend to be the opposite of reality. If you’ve dreamed something unpleasant, then surely the reality must be good.” “Right, right. When I was younger, I often had nightmares too, but it was just because I was under too much academic pressure. Once I relaxed, it got better. Dreams are just scary in the moment p>
Everyone joined in comforting Eva.
Before long, Eva fell back into sleep.
Seeing her breathing evenly, David finally breathed a sigh of relief, and so did the others, who whispered among themselves, “Thank goodness. If anything happened to Ms. Hansen, with Mr. Cooper’s temper, we’d be done for.” “Yes, our mission is to protect Ms. Hansen, but she seems a bit off. Let’s all be careful and try to say things that would cheer her up p>
After a little while, everyone was on the same page.
When Eva woke up again, the airplane was preparing to descend.
Due to the nightmare, she had been groggy, but now, hearing the news of landing, she perked up.
Had they finally arrived?
Could she finally meet Adrian Blackwood?
As this thought crossed her mind, joy began to bubble inside Eva, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
In fact, not much time had passed since their last meeting, but she missed him terribly.
However, she first needed to find an opportunity to inform Brent and the others.
Unfortunately, the plane’s lavatories were no longer in use, so she would have to wait until after deplaning to find a chance.
After getting off the plane, Eva was about to to go to the restroom when David said to her, “Ms. Hansen, before we depart, you need to give me your phone and any other communication devices p>
At those words, Eva looked at David.
“My phone p>
“That’s right p>
She hadn’t found the opportunity to message Jacob yet, and she didn’t even know where she was.
What was going on?
Wasn’t Michael Cooper using Adrian Blackwood to constrain her?
Why was he afraid of her notifying anyone else? Even if she did notify someone, she wouldn’t leave, would she?
Thinking this, Eva felt displeased.
Seeing her stand still, David continued, “Ms. Hansen, if you want to proceed to see Mr. Blackwood, don’t make things difficult for everyone, and don’t delay our time. The sooner you hand over your phone, the sooner we can start. Of course, if you do not wish to surrender it, that’s fine too. We have plenty of time to keep Ms. Hansen company here p>
At this moment, David seemed like a completely different person than the one on the plane.
It looked as though the communication, which had been cut off during the flight, had now been restored.
They might have re-entered a state of being monitored.
It seemed she had no choice but to give up her phone.
With this in mind, Eva could only take out her phone and hand it over to David, who turned it off immediately after receiving it and removed the SIM card.
Eva: p>
Sure enough, it’s that same tactic again. She’s not going to return the phone without the SIM card, is she?
However, this time she guessed wrong. David didn’t return the phone to her; instead, he collected it.
“Let’s go p>
Afterward, under David’s lead, they went to the underground parking garage.
Yet just as they arrived at the underground parking lot, the people with them took out a pair of glasses and handed them to Eva.
“Ms. Hansen, please put these on p>
“Glasses?” Eva looked at the other party puzzledly. “What do I need these for p>
“If you want to leave, you must wear them p>
Eva: p>
She took the glasses and glanced at them, only then realizing that what they had given her were not ordinary sunglasses; once worn, she wouldn’t be able to see anything ahead. In other words, after putting them on, she would be like a blind person.
This was not only about confiscating her phone but also keeping her from knowing the route they were taking.
Seeing the ‘blind’ sunglasses in her hand, she couldn’t help but laugh and said, “What next? Once we get in the car, will you gag my mouth with cloth to prevent me from shouting?” The others: p>
The next second, they saw Eva reach out her hands toward them, “Why don’t you just tie up my hands, too p>
The others, seeing Eva so unyielding, immediately shrank back, not daring to speak, and even took a step back. David stood there too, probably not expecting Eva to be so upset.
He was hesitating whether to say a few words of persuasion when he heard Michael Cooper’s voice in his earpiece.
“This temperament of hers p>
There was a hint of helplessness in Michael Cooper’s tone, as if he sighed, and finally said, “If we force her any more, she might just get angrier later. We’ve taken her phone anyway, if she doesn’t want to wear the glasses, then let her be.” Hearing Michael Cooper finish giving these instructions, David finally turned to look at Eva.
“Ms. Hansen, if you don’t want to wear the sunglasses, you don’t have to. Our car is right over there. Let’s go p>
Eva stood still, glaring at David, twirling the sunglasses in her hand.
“Are you sure? I can choose not to wear them p>
As she spoke, Eva threw the sunglasses onto the ground.
Seeing her action, David nodded silently.
“Let’s go, Ms. Hansen p>
Only then did Eva follow him.
Once she moved, the others also dared to move forward alongside her.
Seeing the opaque glasses she had thrown on the ground, one of them quickly bent down to pick them up and then stuffed them into his pocket.