Sensing that something was off, the head of the pirates turned to scan his surroundings.


    But two guns were pressed against his temples before he could even steady his rifle. Startled, he froze.


    Just then, arge group of armed men in ck armor barged in. The air they exuded was nothing short


    of formidable and imposing.


    Among them, Suzanne could make out a man who seemed especially intimidatingpared to the


    others.


    Now, she knew who they were. They were the Norvanian military. Nathan hade here with them.


    Overwhelmed by emotions, Suzanne’s heart raced at the sight of him.” Nathan would always appear


    whenever she was in danger.


    And although he didn’te for her, she still felt rather touched to


    see him.


    Just then, Sally stood up from the ground and yelled, “Nate! You


    here! I’m saved!”


    Suzanne froze when she heard the voice. The gleam in her eyes fad as an excited Sally rushed over to


    Nathan.


    However, Nathan stopped her. His eyes were solemn when he tol


    her to back off.


    Sally refused to listen, though. She stubbornly made her way over to him and started pouting.


    “Nate, you finally came to save me!” she sobbed as she rushed over


    to Nathan.


    When she moved past the head of the pirates, he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her to his chest.


    Before anyone could blink, he had already unsheathed his dagger and pressed it against her neck.


    Everyone was bbergasted at how idiotic Sally was. At the same time, they couldn’t help but panic at


    the sight of her being held hostage.


    The dagger dug into Sally’s skin, and she started bleeding. She was in so much fright that her face


    turned as white as a sheet, and she started crying.


    “Nate… help me…” she wept. “Kill him…”


    The head of the pirates gritted his teeth and, in Dorzanian, demanded, “Let me go.”


    Nathan’s gaze darkened as he took a step forward in the pirate’s


    direction.


    “What do you mean?” he asked, unable to understand Dorzanian.


    The head of the pirates bbered, but Nathan frowned, still unable


    understand his words.


    Nathan looked at Cole and asked, “What is he saying?”


    Cole shook his head, so Nathan turned to Lucas instead. Lucas


    shook his head too.


    Nathan then looked around. A look of astonishment shed acro his eyes when he saw Suzanne.


    He never thought that she’d be here. She even dressed up so beautifully that he was enchanted by her


    beauty for a brief moment


    However, he needed to do his job. There was no time for him to deal with his personal matters, so he


    tore his eyes away from her.


    “Does anyone understand what he’s saying? Pleasee out and trante it for me.”


    The crowd silently turned to look at Suzanne.


    The head of the pirates pressed the dagger deeper into Sally’s skin. and said something in Dorzanian


    again.


    Sally was in so much pain that she cried even more. “Nate! Help me! I’m going to die! Shoot him!”


    Suzanne nced at Nathan. Her heart broke at how he hesitated to shoot the pirate.


    Sally was held hostage, but the head of the pirates was a head taller than her. He was so close, so


    Nathan wouldn’t miss if he made the


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    But why didn’t he shoot the pirate? Was he afraid of hurting Sally identally if he did so? How deep


    was his love for her that he’d swallow his urge to kill the pirate right away?


    If Suzanne didn’t trante what the head of the pirates said, he’d start panicking and kill Sally right


    then and there.


    Suzanne would benefit from it, but she couldn’t make herself do something so inhumane.


    Pushing away the uneasiness in her heart, Suzanne eventually sa The pirate says that if you let him


    leave this ship, he’ll give you all t treasure here and let Sally go. He’ll even give you a gram of-”


    Suzanne abruptly stopped speaking.