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Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue He wasnt worried that Griffin would cause trouble after signing the contract , because they were all businessmen , and once the contract was signed , money would be involved .

The Berry family wouldnt be foolish enough to breach the contract and lose money .

Mr.

Newton hadnt considered further cooperation with the Berry family after this incident .

If it werent for Griffin insisting on Sylvia , he wouldnt have gone to such lengths , tearing his face apart and ending up in this situation .

As long as you agree to cooperate , Mr.

Newtons tone softened , now sounding more like a negotiation .

We promise this matter 1/14 Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescuee + 5 Points wont get out .

We will also help youuressolve the remaining issues .

Griffin clenched his fists in anger .

Hee couldnt afford to go to jail .

Fortunately , he didnt have to get engaged to anyone .

He didnt want anything to do with thee disgusting Newton family ! I agree to cooperate .

If word of this gets out today , I wont sparee the Newton family ! Griffin grabbed his clothes , glared at everyone , and left .

The fact that he had slept with an older woman could not get out ! That was worse than going to prison ! Hope yawned .

She hadnt slept all night just 2/14 Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue + 5 Points to watch this drama unfold .

Ugh , what a mess .

Im outta here for breakfast too ! Hope ! Mrs.

Newton shouted at her .

Did you have something to do with this ? Hope raised an eyebrow .

What ? You guys plotted against Griffin , and now youre trying to pin it on me ? It must have been your doing last night , clearly … Darling ! Mr.

Newton hastily interrupted Mrs.

Newton , gesturing for her to look towards Louis , who was standing nearby .

Louis clenched his fists , his face swollen from the punch Griffin had delivered .

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Clearly what ? Hope sneered , So you were originally plotting against me and Griffin , but Quinn ended up being the one who got caught ? Sorry about that , huh ? My bad for not being the victim , for not getting beaten to a pulp by Griffin , and becoming your leverage against him ! Hopes sarcastic tone left Mrs.

Newton speechless , her face dark with anger as she glared at Hope .

Mr.

Newton , however, tried to smooth things over with a flattering tone , Hope , youve got it all wrong .

Your mother didnt mean it like that .

Youre our own flesh and blood ; how could we ever plot against you ? Your mother and I were just too anxious , worried about you getting hurt , and 4/14 Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue + 5 Points concerned that you might misunderstand us .

Hope scoffed .

It was too fake , too disgusting .

She said nothing more and went downstairs .

Louis hurriedly followed her , grabbing her hand .

Sis , I didnt know any of this .

If he had known , he would have stopped it ! You know now .

If I had been the one lying in the study , would you have called the police ? Would you have killed your parents to protect me , or would you have beaten them up? Louis froze .

What could he do ? Those were his parents .

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t L Louis , deep down , youre no diffeffer ththem ! Hataid it not been for Louis also being here would have been one of the peopl plotoning against her today ! Hope yayaked her hand free and turne leavewithithout looking back .

Louis , dont bebelieve Hopes nonsens didnt know about what happened la : either , Mr and Mrs Newton followed to explainin .

Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue + 5 Points The couple had briefly discussed it upstairs .

They didnt understand why their eldest son suddenly cared so much about Hope .

They were afraid of hurting him .

They decided to hide the truth about what happened the previous day .

Actually , your mother and I only plotted against Griffin .

We planned to frame him for stealing confidential information to force him to cooperate .

We never expected it would lead to this , Mr.

Newton admitted .

Mrs.

Newton , holding Louiss hand , tried to persuade him , Louis , you have to believe us .

When we saw that scene this morning , we were just as shocked as you were .

You thought it was Hope too , and thats why you punched Griffin , right ? We never planned to frame Hope .

Shes our 7/14 Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue + 5 Points child .

We would never harm her ! Louis stared at his once admired and trusted parents , now feeling a deep sense of alienation .

He wanted to believe them , but doubts kept creeping in .

Mrs.

Newton was disappointed .

Louis , do you think Im such an evil person ? Think about how your father and I treated you and your siblings growing up ! Enough ! Im so confused right now ! Louis shook off Mrs.

Newtons hand , clutching his head in anguish .

He fled the Newton family estate , heading straight to the bar .

After leaving the Newton family , Hope , wary 8/14 Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue 5 Points of them sending someone after her , didnt return directly to the Farrell family .

Instead , she put on a mask and went to a nearby shopping mall , planning to buy some ingredients to cook a nice meal for Easton .

But today , luck wasnt on her side .

Even shopping could turn into a chaotic ordeal ! While picking out ingredients , Hope heard a commotion nearby screams and people running in all directions .

She turned to see a tall , thin man backing away slowly with his left arm around another mans neck , holding a sharp knife in his right hand .

Dont move ! If you do , Ill slit your throat ! The man wasnt joking ; he was serious about 9/14 Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue + 5 Points killing .

Beside him , an elderly man lay on the ground , covered in blood , with a wound in his stomach that was gushing fresh blood .

May , come out ! If you dont come out , Ill kill everyone here ! A young woman stepped out from the crowd , pale and trembling as she pleaded .

Zion , stop doing this .

Weve broken up .

Let me go .

I didnt agree to break up ! You cant leave me .

Come here ! May shook her head in fear .

Hurry up ! Arent you kind hearted ? If you dont come , Ill kill everyone here ! 10/14 Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue Ill kill them all ! The mans frenzied voice made the crowd recoil , and even the arriving security guards .

didnt dare approach .

May , trembling , finally walked toward him , her face resolute as if she were walking toward her death .

Im coming … Im coming .

Let everyone go , dont hurt innocent people .

Hope frowned .

What kind of twisted scenario was this ? When May approached , Zions excitement grew .

He moved the knife from the hostages neck , reaching out to grab May .

Taking advantage of this moment , Hope 11/14 Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue + 5 Points quickly grabbed a bottle of body wash and hurled it at the man , while a silver needle shot out , striking the back of Zions neck .

Zion felt his neck go numb , his body freezing up .

Hope quickly approached and slammed the body wash bottle over his head .

Zion collapsed , the knife clattering to the ground .

May , halfway to him , suddenly collapsed on the floor .

The hostage quickly freed himself , exchanging a stunned look with Hope .

They both paused for a moment , even though they were wearing masks , they recognized each other instantly.

Hope frowned .

If she had known it was him , 12/14 Chapter 39 : A Dangerous Rescue + 5 Points she wouldnt have saved him ! Sylvia , who had been hiding in the crowd , finally ran out , crying as she rushed to Noah .

Brother , you scared me ! Are you alright ? Im fine .

Noah tugged at his mask to avoid being recognized by the crowd .

Brother , lets go .

You still have to go to B City for the commercial shoot , right ? Noah glanced deeply at Hope , his mind full of confusion .

Why had Hope saved him ? Just as Zion , who had been knocked down , suddenly got back up and grabbed the knife , aiming for Hope , Noahs heart tightened .

He let go of Sylvias hand and rushed to save